Christine Baniewicz

Christine Baniewicz is a freelance writer, theatre artist and former fellow at the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. She lives in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Interview

How Five Climate Activists Shut Off the Equivalent of 15 Percent of US Oil

Recently acquitted climate activist Emily Johnston discusses the need for direct action to fight Big Oil.

October 23, 2018

Institutions of all stripes are moving to sever their financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.

June 21, 2018

Even discussing a protest can get you five years in prison.

April 18, 2018

Op-Ed

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has voted to avoid investing in the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

August 17, 2016

Op-Ed

A bill in the Florida Legislature is an attempt to quash the growing momentum of the BDS movement on US college campuses.

February 16, 2016

Op-Ed

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an executive order in May that legalized discrimination against same-sex couples on the basis of religious belief.

June 10, 2015

Op-Ed

Cinema 2 of the New Parkway Theatre in Oakland is deserted. I take a seat against the arm of a cushy brown couch on the third tier upfrom the …

February 25, 2013