On Tuesday, October 5th, 12 Seattle University students embarked on an educational trip to New Orleans, Louisiana for the purpose of creating a photojournalism project aimed at enlightening the public on the impact of the BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill. The trip was envisioned by four passionate Environmental Studies undergrads : Lauren Ressler, Ian Siadak, Carey deVictoria-Michel, and Carli Redfield, and business student Phil Paine, weeks after the oil spill occurred last spring. Other participants include Environmental Law students Marcus Lee and Alec Osenbach, business students Makio Pastolero and Talia Marino and Community/Public Health Nursing graduate students Stefanie and Mary Margaret Thomas.
Over the course of the week, Seattle University students will be partnering with the Sierra Club, Vietnamese American Leaders Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Loyola Environmental Club, Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organization, and YALL: Youth Alliance Louisiana Leaders. We have several educational and volunteer meetings planned for this exciting trip including meeting with the leaders of the EPA command center with the Department of Homeland Security, meeting with representatives from British Petroleum, working on a Sierra Club restoration project, meeting with members of the Vietnamese-American fishing community, working on a wetlands restoration project, and co-hosting a 10/10/10 work party event with students and professors from Loyola University, engaging in various clean-up projects around the city and raising awareness for utilizing the city’s new bike paths. The overarching goal of our group for the week is to gain a dynamic understanding of the current and future impact of the spill by engaging multiple perspectives: local and federal government, British Petroleum, industry workers, environmental activists, and community members. We look forward to absorbing the rich culture New Orleans has to offer and returning to the Pacific Northwest to share the many insightful lessons we will have learned. Stay tuned for daily updates on the status of our trip…
Over the course of the week, Seattle University students will be partnering with the Sierra Club, Vietnamese American Leaders Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Loyola Environmental Club, Bayou Interfaith Shared Community Organization, and YALL: Youth Alliance Louisiana Leaders. We have several educational and volunteer meetings planned for this exciting trip including meeting with the leaders of the EPA command center with the Department of Homeland Security, meeting with representatives from British Petroleum, working on a Sierra Club restoration project, meeting with members of the Vietnamese-American fishing community, working on a wetlands restoration project, and co-hosting a 10/10/10 work party event with students and professors from Loyola University, engaging in various clean-up projects around the city and raising awareness for utilizing the city’s new bike paths. The overarching goal of our group for the week is to gain a dynamic understanding of the current and future impact of the spill by engaging multiple perspectives: local and federal government, British Petroleum, industry workers, environmental activists, and community members. We look forward to absorbing the rich culture New Orleans has to offer and returning to the Pacific Northwest to share the many insightful lessons we will have learned. Stay tuned for daily updates on the status of our trip…
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