Counterstream Media centers the stories and perspectives mainstream media often miss.
We are a nonprofit media organization that uses journalism and storytelling to challenge harmful narratives and work towards climate & environmental justice. Through our podcasts, publications, and live storytelling events, we cover frontline voices and influence how culture and policy take shape.
Counterstream Media was previously known as People over Plastic.
Founders
Shilpi Chhotray
Co-Founder and President
Patrice Simms, Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor
Staff
Mindy Ramaker, Head of Creative
Marianella Nuñez, Operations Director
Julia Luz Betancourt, Assistant Editor
Chess Jakobs, Head of Partnerships
Kate Rose Weiner, Editor of Peace & Riot
Advisors
Lance Blair, Senior Benefits and Employee Engagement Manager at Liquid Death
Abre' Conner, Director of the Center for Climate and Environmental Justice at NAACP
Erin B. Hart, Founder of Hart Strategies
Ogonnaya Newman, Environmental Health and Justice Advocate
