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.

Photographers: Various
Organizations: The Interference Archive, The Nathan Cummings Foundation
Publisher: Booklyn, Inc.
Gallery: City Lore
Format: Educational Catalog, Exhibition
Date: 2022/04/29 — 2022/09/01

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Ancient Farming Practice Draws Cash From Carbon Credits


Biochar, which pulls carbon from the atmosphere, is embraced by companies to offset emissions.

Photographer: Alexandra Hootnick
Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Digital, Print
Date: 2022/02/25

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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.

Photographer: Devin Blaskovich
Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/12/08

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Harvesting Wheat in Drought-Parched Kansas


A global grain shortage has put extra pressure on American farmers. Can they navigate extreme weather and skyrocketing inflation when the world needs them most?

Photographer: Stephen Ross Goldstein
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/07/22

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Rose Matafeo Is Reconstructing the Rom-Com


The creator and lead of “Starstruck” has crafted a heroine who responds to outlandish tropes in recognizably human ways.

Photographer: Bridget Badore
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/03/26

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Russia’s Last Independent TV Channel Covers the Invasion of Ukraine


In Moscow, the small staff of TV Rain works through another endless night.

Photographer: Nanna Heitmann
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/02/26

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Cate Le Bon’s Strange Journey Home


How a Welsh artist making sharp, mysterious songs found herself in the desert. 

Photographer: Pat Martin
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/02/25

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What Min Jin Lee Wants Us to See


The author of “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires” discusses her research process, her memories of arriving in America, and why she reads the Bible before writing.

Photographer: Andrew Kung
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/02/17

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The Afterlife of a Las Vegas Spectacular


Nearly two years after “Le Rêve” went dark, cast members are still grappling with what it means to be a performer without a show. 

Photographer: Mikayla Whitmore
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/02/05

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A Married Couple’s Pictures of Longing and Repression


Ken Graves and Eva Lipman’s œuvre fixates upon the American social rites that mediate touch, particularly between men.
 
Photographers: Ken Graves and Eva Lipman
Publisher: The New Yorker
Format: Digital
Date: 2022/01/24

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