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Jessi Phillips

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I am a freelance journalist, fiction writer, musician, and adjunct English professor with an MFA in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University. I write about travel, environmental issues, arts, health, and the outdoors. I live in Oakland, California. Reach me at phillips.jessi@gmail.com.

United States of America

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Vice
09/11/2017
The Activists Behind the Crudest, Loudest Art of the Trump Era
Photo via INDECLINE The activist collective known as INDECLINE was founded in 2001 by a handful of artists barely out of high school with a penchant for defacing corporate...
Vice
How to Run for Office with No Money and Little Experience - VICE
If the presidential election left you wanting to be more politically engaged, you're not alone.
Pacific Standard
01/04/2017
The City of Dentists
A trip to Los Algodones, the town just south of the border where it seems almost everybody is either a dentist or works for one. By Jessi Phillips In the southeastern corner of...
Sierra Club
07/06/2016
The Search For a More Accessible World
There is no shortage of recent articles and books urging humans to wake up to the imminent danger of climate change. But few experts have offered such an exuberant and...
Broadly
06/06/2016
Leading Bigfoot Researcher Explains Why a Woman is More Likely to Find Sasquatch | Broadly
Melissa Hovey-Larsen, president of the American Bigfoot Society and one of the few female cryptozoologist researchers, on dealing with Internet trolls and maintaining a healthy...
Earthisland
05/02/2016
When Out On the Trail, Leave Your Dog Behind
No matter how sweet, our furry friends pose a significant threat to wildlife There's a reason many nature lovers own dogs. As an often-solo female hiker, I enjoy the added...
Broadly
04/27/2016
What Happened When We Tried to Get Over-the-Counter Birth Control in California | Broadly
The 2013 law allowing women to access birth control without a prescription in the state went into effect this month. But when we called over a dozen pharmacies in Los Angeles,...
SF Weekly
04/12/2016
Cynic Cave Send-off This Saturday at Lost Weekend Video
click to enlarge The hosts of Cynic Cave After three years of stand-up comedy showcases in the basement of the Lost Weekend Video, Cynic Cave will bid adieu this Saturday with a...
SF Weekly
01/13/2016
The Great Analog Gamble
On a chilly November evening, a few hundred people mill around a warehouse in a quiet corner of Oakland. The crowd spills into the empty street, where musicians, engineers, and...
SF Weekly
10/28/2015
Under the Cover (Bands) of Darkness: Halloween Tribute Shows Roundup
click to enlarge What's better than standing through a packed, sweaty show while wearing an itchy wig and ill-fitting polyester hand-me-down costume? Doing so while watching one...
SF Weekly
10/30/2015
Local Cookbook Authors Teach You How to "Decolonize Your Diet"
Photo courtesy of Luz Calvo Deciding to eat healthier often means turning to the latest diet trend or fashionable super food. But according to Luz Calvo and Catriona Esquibel,...
SF Weekly
10/02/2015
¡FLACC! Celebrates Latin Americans in Contemporary Dance
click to enlarge Every artist needs space. In a city where physical space for the arts is becoming scarce, having space might mean finding acceptance in a community or feeling...
SF Weekly
09/21/2015
Impact Theatre's The Gun Show Questions America's Gun Obsession
click to enlarge Americans love guns. Or, rather, half of Americans love guns, while the other half, characterized inas "granola-eating, Whole Foods-shopping, Rachel...
SF Weekly
07/20/2015
"Third Eye Vision": Hip Hop's Phesto Dee's Solo Photography Exhibition | The Exhibitionist | San...
click to enlarge Self-portrait by Phesto Dee As one quarter of the hip-hop group Souls of Mischief,Phesto Dee found musical prominence at a young age, as the group released its...
SF Weekly
07/20/2015
Punch Drunk Lust: Red Light Lit's Intoxication Issue Out Friday
click to enlarge WhenRed Light Lit founders Veronica Christina and Jennifer Lewis chose the theme for their latest issue, "Everyone I Love is Drunk," they had in mind a broad...
SF Weekly
07/20/2015
East Bay Theater Troupe Agile Rascal Kicks off National Tour - By Bike!
click to enlarge Writing and producing a play requires sweat and sacrifice in even the cushiest of conditions: hours of daily rehearsal, endless revisions, personality conflicts...
SF Weekly
07/20/2015
OutofFocus.TV Presents First Annual Music Video Fest at The New Parkway
click to enlarge The MTV-fueled glory days of the music video have long since passed, but videos remain a crucial part of any band's ascent, helping it bring its songs to life,...
SF Weekly
07/15/2015
Oakland's Umami Mart Launches Monthly Sake Subscription Service
click to enlarge When you pair the words "sake" and "Oakland", you might think of the infamous bottomless sake at Coach Sushi, which has left many a patron contemplating his...
The Green Life
Interview: Trees for the Future of Haiti
January's earthquake in Haiti forced many Port-au-Prince residents to relocate to surrounding rural areas, most of which lack the ability to sustain them. According to Ethan...
Sierraclub
Escape: Grand Canyon's Phantom Ranch - March/April 2010 - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club
Sierraclub
Act: Islamic Environmentalism - July/August 2010 - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club
The Green Life
Humane Society's Naomi Rose on SeaWorld and Marine-Mammal Captivity
During a routine day at SeaWorld on Feb. 24, whale trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tilikum, a six-ton orca already linked to two other deaths. Orcas are a threatened...
The Kalamazoo Gazette
08/02/2008
Activism Fuels Indigo Girls
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