#Cascadea flag free
Our goal is to make sure the Cascadian flag remains free to use for educational and noncommercial use, while remaining a strong bioregional symbols for the values on which it stands. In addition, we are working with Alexander to halt a proliferation of large corporations – from Walmart, to Alibaba, Amazon and DHGate from pirating the Cascadia Flag, and making sure that when people use it for private commercial gain, that they get permission, and that Alexander is compensated in some way. The Cascadia LDF was started after alt-right and white supremacists tried to co-opt the Cascadian Flag in 2017. What is the Cascadia Flag Legal Defense Fund? We look forward to building a coalition movement that empowers every person and community, and provides space for indigenous, POC, and traditionally marginalized communities, and of course the millions of amazing Cascadians who live here, to advocate with their own voices, find solidarity and support, and break down boundaries which are harmful and negative.
We reject racism, hate, fear, sexism, white supremacy, or any type of discrimination based on sexual orientation, religion, personal beliefs or choices, and these stances are reflected at every level. We reject all forms of hate, prejudice, and believe in an inclusive movement, that shows the beauty of this region, it’s people and our incredible diversity. The Cascadia movement works to partner with and create a safe space for frontline and traditionally marginalized communities and voices.
The Cascadia Doug flag is also a symbol against hate. By using the Doug Flag, and the green white and blue, we show a shared regional identity, and that we share common beliefs, dreams and principles. We hope that as a bioregional symbol, every community, ecoregion, watershed, business and cause will adopt and adapt the Doug Flag to their own purposes in line with these bioregional values. It is not a flag of nationalism, or division or exclusion, but rather, one of thousands, of the different communities, ecoregions and watersheds that make up our movement and organization. The Cascadia Flag represents the value of bioregionalism, and building healthy, bioregional movements and communities. All these symbols come together to symbolize what being Cascadian is all about. The lone-standing Douglas Fir symbolizes endurance, defiance, and resilience. The white represents snow and clouds, and the green represents the evergreen forests and fields of the Pacific Northwest. Our home is a place of continuous cascading waters flowing from the Pacific to the western slopes of the Rockies and Cascades where water cycles back to the Pacific. The Cascadia Doug flag is a symbol for the natural beauty and inspiration that the Pacific Northwest provides, and is a direct representation of the bioregion.ĭesigned in 1994 by Portland native Alexander Baretich, the blue of the flag represents the moisture-rich sky above, and the Pacific Ocean, along with the Salish Sea, lakes, and inland waters. It is not a flag of blood nor of the glory of a nation, but a love of the bioregion our ecological family, natural boundaries & the place in which we live & love.” “The Cascadia flag conveys something more tangible than an abstract concept of demarcation of space.
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