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The Ghost People of Tanzania
THE SWAHILI PHRASE zeru zeru translates to “ghost people” and in Tanzania refers to one of every fourteen hundred citizens with albinism. The phrase is both descriptive and prophetic, as much Continue reading
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Watch: Rebecca Solnit & Terry Tempest Williams
Last night we witnessed something special. Orion partnered with Point Reyes Books to host a special, post-Election Day online conversation between two of our most influential writers and thinkers, Rebecca Solnit Continue reading
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Music for a Changing Climate
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, for my storytelling initiative Climate Stories Project, I’ve had the privilege of listening to people from around the world share their personal stories about the climate Continue reading
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Listen: “Origin Stories”
Over two years ago, my mother died from lung cancer at sixty-one years old. While she never smoked, she did grow up downwind from Rocky Flats, a major nuclear weapons Continue reading
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Behind the Cover: Camille Seaman
Camille Seaman was born in 1969 to a Native American (Shinnecock tribe) father and African American mother. Her photographs have been published in National Geographic, Italian Geo, German Geo, TIME, New Continue reading