A few days ago, I saw my friend John. He was pretty excited, told me he had just finished reading Whale in the Door and how much he loved it. “Did it make you fall even more in love with Howe Sound?” I asked. He shook his head. “It made me want to get arrested.” As I tried to gather myself, he told me about being in Clayoquot in the […]
Sonja Arntzen is a dear friend of mine who recently sent me this email: “I finished reading Whale in the Door yesterday. I found it informative, moving, inspiring and much, much more. You danced a delicate balance between your passionate commitment to protect Howe Sound and your openness to listen to all points of view.” She told me she had written a poem inspired by Whale in the Door, and […]
A few days ago, I watched this powerful movie in North Vancouver. Written, directed and produced by Sarama, it explores the beauty of the Salish Sea – a sea that knows no borders – home to more than seven million people on the west coasts of Canada and the U.S. Spectacular underwater photography reveals the living treasures of the Salish Sea and the grassroots resistance to the corporate fossil fuel […]