Kristen Psaki
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Kristen Psaki is an independent videographer and photojournalist on the ground in the Gulf. She is a co-founder of The DC Project, a non-profit with national reach working to advance economic and environmental justice by creating clean energy career opportunities for people who need them most.

Kristen began her organizing career as a field organizer for the Obama for America campaign three weeks after graduating from Davidson College in May 2007. After learning about the theories behind community organizing, Kristen soon committed to the idea that real, sustainable change grows from the bottom up and often starts with the sharing of personal stories. During the general election, Kristen pursued online organizing as the Florida New Media Director where she directed and managed a state web page, internal and external social networks, a text message program and a team of new media gurus.

After co-editing four “Seat At The Table” videos with the Presidential Transition Team, Kristen joined Energy Action Coalition’s PowerShift09 Internet Team in February 2009 and created the most watched video of their season. Throughout her post-campaign exploration Kristen developed a New Media curriculum for the Institute for Public Leadership, a YWCA backed training program for prospective women candidates and campaign managers. In May 2009 she co-lead a four-day training of the full curriculum for the Jamaican Women’s Political Caucus in Kingston, Jamaica.

Blog Entries by Kristen Psaki

First U.S. Climate Refugees

Posted April 4, 2011 | 20:04:48 (EST)

Although all of our eyes turned to the faces of the Louisiana bayous following the largest oil spill in U.S. history, we slowly adapted to Gulf Coast headlines moving below the fold to web only news -- to nothing.

Rachel Maddow recently revived pieces of this story...

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Holida Alert: Toy Giveaway Parade in the Gulf

Posted November 11, 2010 | 22:02:52 (EST)

I met Elaine Langley in New Orleans, LA back in June while trying to connect with one of the many state and federally recognized Native American tribes deeply impacted by the April BP oil rig explosion.

Point-au-Chien Indian Tribe is a state-recognized tribe with roughly 700 members...

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Not So Fast BP

Posted August 1, 2010 | 00:02:08 (EST)

I was driving back to New Orleans last night from a soulful interfaith prayer service in recognition of the oil spill at the Houma/Terrabonne Civic Center, when rapid-fire phone interviews with parish presidents pierced through the radio.

The WWL interviews with St. Bernard...

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A Solution-Based SOTU Reaction

Posted January 28, 2010 | 12:58:55 (EST)

As I read through posts and comments this morning I collected critiques, quips, and rants clawing at last night's State of the Union address - anyone for a side order of solution with that bellow?

Let's start with something simple. What can we all agree upon? The country is...

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Home Weatherization: One of America's Few Industries Primed for Expansion

Posted December 10, 2009 | 17:46:03 (EST)

It's been a big few week for jobs. At last Thursday'sJobs Summit President Obama announced the question of the moment, "How do we get businesses to start hiring again?" How do we get folks back to work?

We all know someone. We spoke to a friend just yesterday...

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