Elson Bankoff – Ecosystemic Magazine

The Principles and Mission of Ecosystemic

22Jan

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Notes From the Editors

The Principles and Mission of Ecosystemic

We recognize the impact and importance of the dissident press. Newspapers, magazines, artwork, and writing have historically been great catalysts of social change in our world. These mediums hold the potential to spark curiosity, educate, inspire, enrich, and demand action. The ongoing fights for environmental justice, economic equality, and the liberation of the oppressed may be strengthened through our words and art. With this great responsibility in mind, we strive to uplift youth narratives, promote storytelling, draw attention to the realities of our world, and demand and detail change. We recognize that this ecological crisis has been caused disproportionately by the wealthy and most adversely impacts the poor and the marginalized. We deem the climate crisis a violation of human r...

Poem: Ode to the Movement

By Elson Bankoff, Sidwell Friends School Praise the sweat upon their brow,Mostly as drops gather in the heat.Then too, like those very drops,They condense in miraculous numbers.Their atomic energy to the mammoth star.Praise the movement, hear their chants echo from afar. And for every sign held, and arm achingAtop a hill, in that driving heat,Generational cycles rewardEachother. Flowers to soldiers,Or bodies planted to diner leather seats.Now a new march continues,Because love persists longer and love persists stronger than corruption ever will. Praise their fire that runs rampant,Their hyperfixation not haltedBy those who, with the brightness,Have their eyes become dull.The romantics and believers,Bound to save what is small, by recalling something large.Praise the loyal movement...

Poem: Bison, Atmosphere, Ecology

By Elson Bankoff, Sidwell Friends School We run with our intuition and with our passionIn heards, we triumph across Great PlainsInto hearts, enriching minds,Generational continuity for the sakeOf generational continuity. Bison. The sky is abstract, it is visualBut the air adds distinct layers. Ones ofThick textures. Not rich, like a sweet breezeOver fertile land;But poisoned and suffocating.Atmosphere. The sky is connected to the groundSmall stalks of grass that are nibbledAnd rebirthed.The ground bound to stabilizing mantle,And resting upon that, is the breath of creation.The joy of being. The wholeness of symbiotic narratives and journeys.Ecology.