Jim's Blog — Modern Activism
March 23, 2012
Capturing the essence of water in 3 seconds
Topics: Water Joy Communications Modern Activism Water Quality Surfing
How do you capture something as valuable as water in 3 seconds? Find out right here.
March 05, 2012
Stiv Wilson >>> Surfrider activist profile
Topics: Podcasts Stories Activism DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality
Stiv Wilson's story of how he became a leading coastal conservation activist.
February 27, 2012
Reinventing activism
Topics: Strategy Activism Culture Shifting Modern Activism
What will Surfrider be in the future? We will be a network that is constantly learning from itself, getting better and becoming more potent... all for our coasts.
February 15, 2012
A room with 800,000,000 people
Topics: Strategy Activism Modern Activism
It is never about the technology, it's always about what the technology enables. Facebook is one more tool that helps us scale our mission.
February 14, 2012
私たちの水の循環が壊れている (our water cycle is broken)
Topics: Coastal development Water Chapters Ocean friendly garden Coastal armoring Stories Communications DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality
Surfrider's mission spans the globe, so it makes sense that The Cycle of Insanity, a video about our broken water cycle and how to fix it, is now available in different languages.
February 07, 2012
Peter Douglas: Patron saint of the California coast (podcast)
Topics: Beach access Policy Victories Coastal development Beaches Podcasts Coastal armoring Stories Activism Communications DIY Activism Modern Activism Water Quality Surfing
It is challenging to point to an individual who has done more to preserve the California Coast than Peter Douglas. This is Peter Douglas' story told in his own voice.
January 23, 2012
A network that learns from itself
Topics: Strategy Chapters Campaigns Activism Culture Shifting DIY Activism Modern Activism
Surfrider strives to become a network that learns from itself... for the benefit of our coasts.
January 04, 2012
What do we want? A bag ban in NYC.
Topics: Activism Communications Modern Activism Plastics
Single-use plastic bags have no place junking up one of the best cities in the world.
December 05, 2011
Waste to waves, from trash to… slash
Topics: Waves Activism Culture Shifting DIY Activism Modern Activism Oil Pollution Plastics Surfing
What better way to recycle EPS foam than into a surfboard blank. I'm not sure I can think of a better way. Nope, I can't.
November 30, 2011
Seattle’s Space Needle snags giant plastic bag
Topics: Events Chapters Campaigns Activism Communications DIY Activism Modern Activism Plastics
I heard a representative from NYC share the joke that the State flower is a plastic bag stuck in a tree. Looks like bags are taking over cities all over.
October 21, 2011
How valuable is a friend?
Topics: Strategy Activism Culture Shifting DIY Activism Modern Activism
We tend to miss the value of innovations early on.
October 18, 2011
Greetings from Surfrider Jamaica
Topics: Chapters Beaches Activism Modern Activism Surfing
I love seeing our mission spread around the world. The newest member is Surfrider Jamaica.
October 05, 2011
Powershift (what current events mean for Surfrider)
Topics: Strategy Activism Culture Shifting Modern Activism
Quite a bit seems to be happening in the world, it's an extension of a shift that started a while ago and our coasts may benefit from it all.
September 26, 2011
Surfrider on the African continent
Topics: Chapters Activism Culture Shifting Modern Activism
The idea of coastal preservation knows no boundaries.
August 12, 2011
What is Surfrider’s greatest organizational asset?
Topics: Chapters Modern Activism
The question was asked "what is Surfrider's greatest organizational asset?" and a follow on question "What would you do with a million dollars?" Here are our answers.
August 03, 2011
This is how we do a beach cleanup… in Brazil
Topics: Coastal development Joy Art DIY Activism Modern Activism Surfing
The essence of Surfrider is connecting the love people have of the coasts to action. To do that we need to go where people live and spend time... what better place to make that connection than on the beach itself?
June 23, 2011
What does it mean to protect a wave? It can mean a range of things
Topics: Policy Strategy Waves Modern Activism Surfing
Protecting something, anything, over the long term is not easy. Protecting a wave isn't any different. Protecting a wave can mean many things.
June 02, 2011
Activism finally moves to the phone
Topics: Activism Culture Shifting DIY Activism Modern Activism
We have computers in our pockets. It's about time we start using them for some good.
May 20, 2011
Surfrider activist Darin McClure shares his views on the internet and Surfrider’s mission
Topics: Strategy Activism DIY Activism Modern Activism
There isn't a play book for the internet, social networks and web apps because the entire space is evolving in real time. This said, it's always good to reach out to those heavily engaged and ask them what's working now. I sat down with Surfrider activist Darin McClure and did…
April 12, 2011
Activism will never be like it used to be
Topics: Strategy Campaigns Activism Communications Culture Shifting Modern Activism
We hear lots of talk about the role of technology in protests and pushing ideas forward. My view is that technology is one of the many tools used, that we never go backward and what's important is that we not "meet" the tools that exist today but "project" their path…
