Like The Waters We Rise
Like The Waters We Rise box set is a collection of posters, photos, and objects from the front lines of the climate justice movement, 1968–2022.
The scale of the climate crisis we are collectively facing is daunting, and it is our hope that each piece in this collection offers a portal to an inspiration, a victory, or a teaching about how people-powered action is the most viable strategy we have for building the future. Each element of this collection has been carefully selected to support an understanding of climate justice as a rich, intersectional movement of movements driven by a multitude of visions for a better world.
Each poster, banner, and button in this collection was designed and produced as a call to action. Posters, in particular—a touchstone of movement visual culture—are a high-impact format: versatile, accessible, affordable, replicable, and easy to distribute. A full-color printed monograph is included in each box set and within it, you’ll find hands-on activities for use in classrooms and community centers. These activities are accessible for a range of diverse audiences and adaptable for a variety of educational and community contexts.
Publisher: The Interference Archive, Booklyn Inc.
Gallery: City Lore Gallery
Format: Educational Catalog, Exhibition
Date: 2022/04/29 — 2022/09/01
National Guard troops block striking workers in Memphis, TN, 1968. Photograph from Alamy
United Auto Workers, I Am A Man, 1968.
Youth activists at the PCB landfill protest, Warren County, NC, 1982. Photograph by Jerome Friar, Courtesy North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina
Designer unknown. No PCB, offset printed placard, 1982.
Global justice banner drop during the batter of Seattle, 1999. Photograph from Reuters / Alamy
Reverend Joseph Lowery with protestors in Warren County, NC, 1982. Photograph from Bettmann / Getty
The Young Lord's Serve The People breakfast program, 1970. Photo by Hiram Mirastany
Earth First!, logo and button design, ca. 1990s
Navajo-Hopi Relocation Act protest (woman with sign, Roberta Blackgoat, woman with flag, Mae Tso), 1986. Photograph by Kenji Kawano
Water protector overlooks Oceti Sakowin Camp, Standing Rock, ND, 2016. Water is Life backpatch image by Nicolas Lampert. Photograph by Kiliii Yüyan
Designer unknown, Stop Black Lung Murder, graphic, ca. 1960s
Strikers and supporters gather in the fields outside of Paso Ranch, 1973. Photograph by Criz Sanchez, Courtesy Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Young Lords Party, Struggle, screenprint, 1971
Members of United Farm Workers picket Safeway Stores, 1971. Photograph by David Cupp / The Denver Post / Getty
Draping flas of peace on the Seneca Army Depot fence, 1983. Photograph by Mima Cataldo
Boycott Lettuce, The Black Panther, v.8 n.27, 1972.
Draping flas of peace on the Seneca Army Depot fence, 1983. Photograph by Mima Cataldo
Imagining Everyday Life
Imagining Everyday Life: Engagements with Vernacular Photography brings together leading scholars and critics to consider vernacular photography: snapshots and family pictures; photo albums and displays; mug shots and identification photographs; and ethnographic, scientific, industrial, and architectural images. What do these ordinary photographs that people make and use every day tell us about our social patterns and personal rituals, and how we reinforce or resist structures of identity or political participation? Defining vernacular photography by its social function rather than by its aesthetic features, the essayists reexamine these ordinary photographs in relation to power and ideology, as well as to gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality in the communities from which they originated. The authors reevaluate the agency of the makers, compilers, subjects, and viewers of these vernacular images, and highlight the affects, touch, and sounds that shape them and the social roles they play. These new approaches recast existing histories of photography, and insert into those narratives objects and questions that have been in large part ignored or erased.
Publisher: The Walther Collection, Steidl
Format: Print (432 pages)
ISBN: 978-3-95829-627-5
Date: 2020/05/01
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The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide
Packed with insights, itineraries, and inspiration, this panoramic compendium will introduce you to LGBTQ+ locals who share, in their own words, the things that make their destination sparkle - with lesser-known attractions and off-the-beaten-path destinations that are inclusive and welcoming to LGBTQ+ travellers.
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Format: Print
Date: 2025/03/01
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Origin Story: The Frankfurt Kitchen
Aimed at reducing the burden of domestic labor for working women in the interwar period, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s pioneering modular cooking space laid the groundwork for the modern built-in kitchen.Publisher: Dwell
Format: Print, Digital
Date: 2025/03/01
Origin Story: The Winding Road of American Gas Station Design
Call it an architectural joyride: For more than a century, the roadside icons have mapped the country’s ever-evolving landscape, reflecting shifting tastes and new technologies.
Publisher: Dwell
Format: Print, Digital
Date: 2024/11/01
The Energy Transition Will Require Cobalt. America’s Only Mine Can’t Get Off the Ground.
The U.S. is playing catch-up in battery supply chains dominated by China.
Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Print, Digital
Date: 2023/07/20
Ancient Farming Practice Draws Cash From Carbon Credits
Biochar, which pulls carbon from the atmosphere, is embraced by companies to offset emissions.Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Print, Digital
Date: 2023/02/25
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Homeowners Struggle to Get Pandemic Aid Meant to Stop Foreclosures
The $10 billion Homeowner Assistance Fund has been slow to distribute funds.Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Digital
Date: 2023/01/22
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The $42 Billion Question: Why Aren’t Americans Ditching Big Banks?
Big banks still pay next to nothing on savings, but their customers aren’t yet moving much money to higher-yielding alternatives.Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/12/08
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