On January 21st, 2024, the workers of Planned Parenthood Northern California announced the formation of their union, PPNorCal United, in partnership with SEIU 1021. Redwood Voice Director Persephone Rose talks with Organizing Committee Member Syd Long about the entire ordeal—what led to unionizing, demands, upper management reception, where things stand with negotiations, and the story so far. A special thanks to Syd Long for making this video possible!
Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe has put together a compilation reel of the up-and-coming band St Sophie at one of their breakout concerts on B Street Pier. Thanks to St Sophie for putting on such a great show, and Bryce Evans for additional photography!
Every year in the 4th of July Parade, there’s a rowdy bunch of old time trappers, and the thundering cracks of their black powder pistols. If you weren’t aware these are the Jed Smith Mountain Men, and they do so much more than just the parade. From primitive camping, to coon skin hats, to hawk and knife throwing the Jed Smith Mountain Men are fun folk to congregate with. They meet at the Rowdy Creek gun club on the last Sunday of every month, and host a larger “Rendezvous” once a year. Learn more in this segment from Redwood Voice’s Ethan Caudill-DeRego.
Redwood Voice Youth Ghost Hunting & Parapsychology, the most logical use of our time and resources, takes its first steps into the abandoned Elk Valley Casino. (Not to be confused with the not-abandoned Elk Valley Casino.)
The case is obscure, reports are wild—chainsaw-wielding maniacs, undead, bones, and a strange spirit with a golden face who embodies the ghost of avarice and bad decisions. Will the team uncover the mysteries deep within the bowels of the casino? Or will they… not do that?
The Redwood Voice Humboldt Road Trip, produced by Ethan Caudill-DeRego
In this short but exciting segment, Ethan Caudill-DeRego recalls the events in which Redwood Voice took its very first family road trip. Hear about this exciting multimedia road trip from a first-hand perspective, and have a window into the behind the scenes of Redwood Voice Youth Media in action!
On September 23rd, Redwood Voice Youth Media made an appearance at the Youth Wellness Summit in the Cultural Center. Put on by Sources of Strength and other organizations, we learned a bit about what our community has to offer in mental health resources. Here’s a report from Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe:
Redwood Voice Youth Media covers a intriguing chapter of History, and the events which commemorate it. This being, the bombing of Brookings Oregon, when on September 6th, 1942, Imperial Japanese pilot; Nubuo Fujita dropped his incendiary bombs on the Oregon forests bellow. His plane was launched from an experimental submarine that was capable of launching a seaplane. The Redwood Voice crew also partook in many of the events for the 80th anniversary, and interviewed model maker; Simon W. Herbert, as well as movie director; Ilana Sol.
—Credits—
A Redwood Voice Youth Media Production
Produced by Ethan Caudill-DeRego
Cinematographers: Ethan Caudill-DeRego, Grant Meriwether, Monique Camarena, & Sebastian Monroe
Produced by Persephone Rose. Pictured center is Geneva Wiki of the California Endowment
Something special happened right here in the heart of Del Norte. From the office of True North to the Howland Hill Outdoor School and back to the Cultural Center, a team of California Endowment senior program managers met with numerous members of our community. After a tourism and economic development collaboration and a day of viewing the county they’ve never seen, what does this gathering of minds have in store for Del Norte?
Jeremy Farrell created the S#!TSHOW Gallery on June 3rd of 2022. After finding out about the opening, Redwood Voice’s Sebastian Monroe delved deeper into his career and why his art is needed in Crescent City. This is what they found…
The Redwood Voice crew was pleased to cover a spectacularly unique performance from a local art adventure group, “DiRT & GLiTTER.” Directors, Producers, and Performers Lauren Godla & Madeline Lawder invited artists from all over—as near as the Bay and as far as Vancouver, Canada—for a comedy, dance, and music show… to be attended by kayak!
We were pleased to receive an invitation out of the office and into a pleasant sunny day by the beautiful Smith River, in which an armada of kayaking spectators made their way between classical musical echoed from the rocks, a ukulele-ing comedian, a dance on an isle in the river, a comedian sitting communally with a squad of squeaking rafts, and, to top it off, Lauren and Madeline with their “Two Suns” suspended dance performance! (We originally covered the Behind the Scenes of this dance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwF7asannr4)
—Credits—
• A Redwood Voice Youth Media Production • Produced by Persephone Rose • Cinematographers: Ethan Caudill-DeRego, Grant Meriwether, Monique Camarena, & Sebastian Monroe • Drone Operator: Persephone Rose • Interviewers: Monique Camarena & Grant Meriwether • Interviewees: Lauren Godla & Madeline Lawder; Tatjana Luce & Elena Patterson • Music: Courtesy of DiRT & GLiTTER & Performers
