About the Book

Towards Cascadia is about the unique region of Cascadia, why its society needs a new future, and how to achieve it peacefully. This book explores the following themes in detail:

1. The unique identity of Cascadia’s society: the ethos of the Pacific Northwest unified across international borders.

1. Bioregionalism and its effect on shaping ethos: how Cascadia is a coherent region of people unified across a diverse array of auxiliary human characteristics, such as skin color, ethnicity, religion, and more.

1. A new understanding of freedom: a concept based on balance between the liberties of individuals and the liberties of a collective body meant to govern such individuals.

1. The political status quo of Cascadian society: the root causes of our most fundamental political issues.

1. The possibility of Cascadian independence: how to achieve real, tangible sovereignty in a practical manner according to the constitutional principles of Canada and the United States.

The goal of this book is to propose a different way of understanding the Pacific Northwest and regional differentiation in upper North America.

About the Author

Ryan Moothart is a supporter of the Cascadia bioregional movement and is a first-time author. He graduated from Willamette University in 2010 with a BA in Rhetoric and Media Studies. Since 2010, he’s worked as a digital marketing strategist for Portent, Inc., a Seattle-based agency. He is an avid fan of Seattle Sounders FC and a follower of current events. He and his husband, Paul, live in Seattle.

If you’d like to contact Ryan with any inquiries, you can do so via e-mail at towardscascadia(at)gmail(dot)com—please limit contact to legitimate inquiries only. Not all inquiries may get a response.

You can follow Ryan on Twitter: @ryanmoothart