Hi! I am a freelance writer/journalist and activist/community organizer who focuses on issues of social justice, sustainability, and travel.  I write on urban agriculture/food justice, local community issues, abuse of corporate power, human rights, peace & militarism, and local/world travel. I strive to place stories and issues within a broader context and to link the local with the global. If you want to get a story out along these lines don't hesitate to contact me.

I write for a number of print and online sources, including the new progressive new and community hub Oakland Local, Terrain Magazine, Green Options, MatadorChange, and Ethical Traveler.

I also have 5+ experience teaching in the Humanities (Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Environmental Ethics, Comparative Religions, World History) at the college level and 2 years experience as a community organizer and activist for non-profits working on peace, social justice, and sustainability issues. I speak intermediate Spanish and have traveled to or lived in over 15 countries.

I have experience in new media, web content, news, advocacy, people profiles, organizational profiles, travel guides, interviewing, editing and proofreading, fact sheets, and documentary film and book reviews.

I am also interested in collaborating on a project tentatively entitled "Another Possible World" which is an interactive Map/Database/Travel Guide/Resource Network/Education Tool.  I envision it as Wiserearth meets Matador Travel and Change.org, having a threesome, and begetting Volunteer match, Freecycle, and Common Language Project.  I am an idea and content guy and I want to collaborate with designers and programmers and others. Visually bold, content rich, crowd-sourced, and user-friendly.