Wolves in Oregon
Protesting outside Governor Kate Brown's residence in Salem regarding the ratification of HB 4040. http://katu.com/news/politics/group-protests-outside-governors-mansion-over-wolf-bill-signing
Me and my mom after providing public comments at ODFW's meeting regarding de-listing gray wolves from Oregon's endangered species list, November 9th, 2015.
I helped Bark start developing a new space in their organization for wildlife advocacy. http://bark-out.org/project/preparing-return-gray-wolves-mt-hood
Protesting outside Governor Kate Brown's residence in Salem regarding the ratification of HB 4040. http://katu.com/news/politics/group-protests-outside-governors-mansion-over-wolf-bill-signing
In this project, I close read the public rhetoric of the wolf debate in Oregon and connect it to a greater tide of nationalist xenophobia. I trace the history of wildlife management agencies in the United States and find a parallel with wolf eradication and the establishment of institutionalized racism.