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How do research alliances run parallel to activist alliances?

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During my thesis project, Tim has served as a collaborator and mentor while he studied data use among activists opposing Formosa Plastics Group (FPG). In addition to connecting me with activists and interview candidates, he also introduced me to a small network of American and Taiwanese students in Taiwan and the United States studying FPG. This community can share resources and knowledge to further our individual studies. Could this academic network serve as a parallel to the transnational activist alliances I am studying? Are the strengths and barriers of research alliances reminiscent of the strengths and barriers of activist alliances?

How can locally oriented campaigns contribute to global rejection of petrochemical expansion?

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Linking messages of community pride with political opposition to intrusion by petrochemical companies has interesting implications for collaborations across communities. Does this message enable partnerships in other regions and nations, and what is its relationship to the not-in-my-backyard/NIMBY mentality? How may it be interpreted in differing cultural and language contexts? 

FPG's Beginnings: Ox-drawn Cart of PVC Resin

This replica is a display in the Formosa Plastics Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. It depicts the original ox-drawn cart that the company first used in the 1950s to transport PVC resin.

Ox-drawn cart of PVC resin

Portrait of Founder Wang

This is a portrait of Wang Yang-ching (王永慶), founder of Formosa Plastics Group, displayed in the Formosa Plastics Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. 

Portrait of Founder Wang found in Formosa Plastics Museum

Fieldnote Mar 7 2023 - 3:12pm

This fieldnote is about how to get information on what is transported via rail.  I emailed the Dept of Transportation, a federal agency.  My inquiry was forwarded to the Federal Railroad

San Diego 350

SanDiego350 is building a movement to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and climate injustice through education and outreach, public policy advocacy, and mobilizing people to take action.