Steve Chase
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Dr. Steve Chase is the current Director of the Environmental Advocacy And Organizing Program in the Department of Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England
. He is an activist, organizer, lecturer, and editor.
in Minneapolis. He participated in a program of self-designed study, focusing on writing
, publishing
, social and ecological issues, and non-profit organizational management. Chase's MS
in Environmental Studies, came from Antioch University New England
in May 1996. He became the Director of Antioch's Environmental Advocacy And Organizing Program, which he helped found and used as the subject of his dissertation, in July 2002. The dissertation is entitled Activist Training In The Academy Developing a Master’s Program in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing. Chase completed his Ph.D. at Antioch in November 2006.
In 2002-2003, The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation awarded Chase with the Switzer Environmental Leadership Grant, which covered his salary for the first year of the new program. In 2003-2004 Chase received the Ella Baker Fellowship to support and promote dialog between leaders in the business, academic, and non-profit arenas in the interest of positive social change.
He teaches courses in Organizing Social Movements and Campaigns, Corporate Power, Globalization, and Democracy, Organizational Leadership in the Nonprofit World, and Environmental Justice in the Mississippi Delta.
Steve Chase was the guest editor for Orion magazine's Autumn 1996 issue on the theme of Nature and Justice. He has been published in The Trumpeter, Whole Terrain
, Z Magazine, Terra Nova
, Race, Poverty, and Environment, Environment, Place, and Ethics, and The Journal of Multicultural Environmental Education. The Environmental Justice Reader: Politics, Poetics, & Pedagogy (University of Arizona
Press, 2002 ISBN 0816522073) included his essay Changing the Nature of Environmental Studies: Teaching Environmental Justice to 'Mainstream' Students.'
Chase is a member of the National Organizers Alliance, and United for a Fair Economy
's National Trainers Network. He coordinates the Pacifica Radio
Programming Committee at WKNH
Radio in Keene and moderates a listserve for the annual National Training for Trainers in Human Rights Education. He has previously served on the editorial boards of Orion magazine, Terra Nova
, South End Press
, and More Than Money Journal. From 1985 to 1988, Chase worked as the business and marketing manager at Milkweed Editions
. He has served on the boards of the Underground Railway Theater, and Bookslinger, Inc. He worked for the Green Party
from 1984 to 1986, helped co-found Men Against Rape and Sexism (MARS) in 1980, and was a shop steward for the International Typographical Union
, Local 9, in 1984.
Antioch University New England
Antioch University New England is a private graduate school located in Keene, New Hampshire. It is part of the Antioch University system that includes campuses in Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Santa Barbara, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio.- History :In 1964, Antioch College...
. He is an activist, organizer, lecturer, and editor.
Biography
Steve Chase attended the Metropolitan State UniversityMetropolitan State University
Metropolitan State University is a four-year public university located in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, United States. It is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.-History:...
in Minneapolis. He participated in a program of self-designed study, focusing on writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
, publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, social and ecological issues, and non-profit organizational management. Chase's MS
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Environmental Studies, came from Antioch University New England
Antioch University New England
Antioch University New England is a private graduate school located in Keene, New Hampshire. It is part of the Antioch University system that includes campuses in Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Santa Barbara, California; and Yellow Springs, Ohio.- History :In 1964, Antioch College...
in May 1996. He became the Director of Antioch's Environmental Advocacy And Organizing Program, which he helped found and used as the subject of his dissertation, in July 2002. The dissertation is entitled Activist Training In The Academy Developing a Master’s Program in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing. Chase completed his Ph.D. at Antioch in November 2006.
In 2002-2003, The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation awarded Chase with the Switzer Environmental Leadership Grant, which covered his salary for the first year of the new program. In 2003-2004 Chase received the Ella Baker Fellowship to support and promote dialog between leaders in the business, academic, and non-profit arenas in the interest of positive social change.
He teaches courses in Organizing Social Movements and Campaigns, Corporate Power, Globalization, and Democracy, Organizational Leadership in the Nonprofit World, and Environmental Justice in the Mississippi Delta.
Steve Chase was the guest editor for Orion magazine's Autumn 1996 issue on the theme of Nature and Justice. He has been published in The Trumpeter, Whole Terrain
Whole Terrain
Whole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice is an environmentally-themed literary journal that's published approximately once a year by Antioch University New England . Each volume explores emerging ecological and social issues from the perspectives of practitioners working in the...
, Z Magazine, Terra Nova
Terra Nova
Terra Nova means "new land" or "new earth" in Latin, Galician and Portuguese. Common uses include:* Newfoundland , the island portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada was originally called Terra Nova...
, Race, Poverty, and Environment, Environment, Place, and Ethics, and The Journal of Multicultural Environmental Education. The Environmental Justice Reader: Politics, Poetics, & Pedagogy (University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
Press, 2002 ISBN 0816522073) included his essay Changing the Nature of Environmental Studies: Teaching Environmental Justice to 'Mainstream' Students.'
Chase is a member of the National Organizers Alliance, and United for a Fair Economy
United for a Fair Economy
United for a Fair Economy is a national Boston, Massachusetts-based movement support organization that highlights the detriments of uneven wealth distribution. UFE was co-founded by Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel in 1995...
's National Trainers Network. He coordinates the Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
Programming Committee at WKNH
WKNH
WKNH is a student-run radio station licensed to serve Keene, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Keene State College...
Radio in Keene and moderates a listserve for the annual National Training for Trainers in Human Rights Education. He has previously served on the editorial boards of Orion magazine, Terra Nova
Terra Nova (newspaper)
Terra Nova is a weekly newspaper that covers top stories from the island of São Vicente in the island country of Cape Verde. Terra Nova is headquartered in Mindelo, the nation's second largest city and is one of the most circulated newspapers and dailies in Cape Verde as well as the island of São...
, South End Press
South End Press
South End Press is a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, John Schall, Pat Walker, Juliet Schor, Mary Lea, Joe Bowring, and Dave Millikan, among others, in Boston's South End...
, and More Than Money Journal. From 1985 to 1988, Chase worked as the business and marketing manager at Milkweed Editions
Milkweed Editions
Milkweed Editions is an independent, non-profit publishing company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Milkweed's goal is to make a positive impact on society through the transformative art of literature. Milkweed is sometimes called the largest independent, non-profit literary publisher in the United...
. He has served on the boards of the Underground Railway Theater, and Bookslinger, Inc. He worked for the Green Party
Green Party (United States)
The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
from 1984 to 1986, helped co-found Men Against Rape and Sexism (MARS) in 1980, and was a shop steward for the International Typographical Union
International Typographical Union
The International Typographical Union was a labor union founded on May 3, 1852 in the United States as the National Typographical Union. In its 1869 convention in Albany, New York, the union—having organized members in Canada—changed its name to the International Typographical Union...
, Local 9, in 1984.
Books
- Chase, Steve, ed. Defending the Earth: A Dialogue Between Murray Bookchin and Dave Forman. (South End PressSouth End PressSouth End Press is a non-profit book publisher run on a model of participatory economics. It was founded in 1977 by Michael Albert, Lydia Sargent, John Schall, Pat Walker, Juliet Schor, Mary Lea, Joe Bowring, and Dave Millikan, among others, in Boston's South End...
, 1990) ISBN 0896083837
External links
- Action Alert: Willie Fonenot by Steve Chase, April 11, 2005
- Activist Training In The Academy, PhD Dissertation by Chase
- El Paso NPR 88.5 Interview with Chase on Activist Training, April 22, 2007
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- Environmental Advocacy: Academic Requirements, Professional Outlook published on EnvironmentalPrograms.net - August 1, 2003
- Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program at Antioch
- Take Action for Willie Fontenot, letters include one by Chase
- The Well-Trained Activist Blog maintained by Chase
- Whole Terrain link to Chase articles published in Whole TerrainWhole TerrainWhole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice is an environmentally-themed literary journal that's published approximately once a year by Antioch University New England . Each volume explores emerging ecological and social issues from the perspectives of practitioners working in the...