Big Idea, Real Impact.
Cultivating Citizen Documentarians
Justice work depends on trustworthy public data. Reliable data is essential for public health, accountability, and ecological advocacy.
Yet shrinking research capacity, reduced monitoring, and regulatory rollbacks are leaving many communities without the tools needed to document environmental harm or advocate for change.
The Integral Ecologies Project (IEP) empowers people to become citizen documentarians—collecting, documenting, and sharing environmental data to create independent, accessible sources of public knowledge for justice seekers.
How? Through advocacy training and the building of an online web platform to foster knowledge democracy. We will start with our neighbors in NC but the mobile app can be used anywhere in the nation.
Community Designed. Community Driven.
This project cultivates a knowledge democracy by equipping citizens to gather, interpret, and communicate environmental data rooted in their own communities to foster justice. However, to build a tool that communities need, NCEAC will be hosting online focus groups to help you play a role in building the online platform.
When participants observe, document, and share stories through a mobile platform, they become citizen documentarians. Their combined photos and observations generate dashboards, maps, and community reports that show not only what is happening in a watershed, but why. This community-powered platform supports ongoing collaboration, insight, and action for justice.
At its core, the Integral Ecologies Project is not simply a technology project. It is the strengthening of a wide community of people who are learning to see more clearly, to act more courageously, and to care more deeply for the places they call home.
Community Storytelling. Citizen Documentarians.
Community Storytelling. Citizen Documentarians.
Pursuers of Justice. Presentation SIsters of Aberdeen (SD)
The Presentation Sisters of Aberdeen (SD) are the anchor funders of this project, continuing the legacy of Nano Nagle and her call to “Go forth and proclaim the Good News to all creation.” Rooted in a deep commitment to justice, care for creation, and human dignity, they support this Integral Ecologies Project as it builds key tools to amplify community voices and serve the most vulnerable.
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“Not Words, But Deeds.”
Nano Nagle defied the restrictions of her time to educate the poor and confront social injustice in Ireland. Today, her legacy lives on through communities committed to education, environmental justice, healing, and public good. LINK -
A message of Hope — new pathways and new gestures of care. Nano Nagle visited the sick, elderly, and imprisoned daily—often late into the night. Thus, her lantern became a symbol of her ministry, as she walked the dark streets of Cork bringing relief to those in need. Today, this platform is a ray of light to bring hope to those experiencing ecological injustices.
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1. Rooted in faith and prayer the leader walks forward guided by the light of the Gospel.
2. Courageously pursuing justice by “alleviating oppression and promoting human dignity” especially for the vulnerable and voiceless. (Constitutions)
3. Empowering communities by learning together and building collaborative relationships.
4. Trusting God’s call and courageously walking new paths, even when policies challenge our mission.
5. Joyful service rooted in humility, dedication and practical wisdom.
6. Welcoming all, respecting diversity, and embracing our global interdependence.
7. Honoring and caring for our planet so all of life can thrive.
