MEDIA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

Samuel Getachew, Poet and Journalist

Sunni Patterson, Poet and Activist

Josh Mori, Iwikua

Destiny Barnes, Louisiana Green Corps

Casey Camp-Horinek, Councilwoman and Hereditary Drumkeeper of the Women's Scalp Dance Society of the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma

Wawa Gatheru, Black Girl Environmentalist

CHANGE THE NARRATIVE.
CHANGE THE WORLD.

Counterstream Media centers the stories and perspectives the mainstream media often miss.

We are a nonprofit media organization that uses journalism and storytelling to challenge harmful narratives and work towards Environmental Justice. Through our podcasts, publications, and live storytelling events, we amplify frontline voices and influence how culture and policy take shape.

Counterstream Media was previously known as People over Plastic.

  • PEOPLE OVER PLASTIC PODCAST

    Our internationally recognized podcast is a safe space for frontline organizers, movement builders, and culture-bearers to hold unfiltered conversations about environmental justice. Now in our fifth season.

    Listen

  • PEACE & RIOT ZINE

    The place for our community to stay informed, inspired, and connected. Each issue contains powerful features and deep dives with voices of Environmental Justice leaders and community members.

    Explore

  • THE MARGIN

    An award-winning investigative journalism publication covering the intersections of social and Environmental Justice in the United States. Our special edition was published in collaboration with The Nation this summer.

    Read

  • STORY SALONS

    A Story Salon is not your typical panel—but an act of memory, strategy, and future-making, hosted in a space of cultural significance.

    Learn

At Counterstream, covering the intersections of race, Environmental Justice, and the climate crisis are the norm, not the exception.

Every contribution, however big or small, powers media for Environmental Justice.

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Thank you so much for just being real, covering the real stories on the ground. You know, the real frontline people, telling our real stories.

-Roishetta Sibley Ozane,
Founder of The Vessel Project of Louisiana

Sharon Lavigne,
Rise St. James

Frank Johnson,
Center for Transforming Communities

Rahkeem Durio,
Louisiana Green Corps

Dr. Beverly Wright, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice

Dr. Joy Banner,
The Descendants Project

Roishetta Sibley Ozane, The Vessel Project of Louisiana