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Erin Covey-Smith 7/24/25 Erin Covey-Smith 7/24/25

De-Colonizing Branding & Marketing

Part III of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.

Erin Covey-Smith 7/16/25 Erin Covey-Smith 7/16/25

Part II of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.

image credit: Society of Native Nations

Erin Covey-Smith 7/10/25 Erin Covey-Smith 7/10/25

Part I of a conversation with Jo Banner and Frankie Orona, an installation of Upstream’s project exploring the role of reuse in a Just Transition.

Erin Covey-Smith 4/24/25 Erin Covey-Smith 4/24/25

How reuse can meet the objectives of a just economy as well as provide safe, healthy, dignified jobs.

Erin Covey-Smith 1/15/25 Erin Covey-Smith 1/15/25

We know reuse plays a crucial role in a just transition to a more sustainable economy—but we’ve not yet explicitly stated how and why this is so.