Posts Tagged ‘Land’
Protecting the San Francisco Peaks
On the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona lies a sacred mountain called the San Francisco Peaks. It is a place of profound spiritual significance to Dine, Hopi, Apache, Havasupai and others, who consider it one of the four sacred mountains of this region of the Southwest. Native people from around the region come to the mountain…
Read MoreWomen and Land celebrates 1st anniversary
Happy (almost) Birthday! The Sacred Earth Advocacy Network, a project of WEA’s Women and Land Initiative, will celebrate its first birthday this June! Over the past year, we’ve established a thriving and growing network of advocates applying their legal, policy and business expertise in pro bono partnership with indigenous women environmental justice leaders in North…
Read MoreWhat does ‘land’ mean to you?
From World Pulse: Does it evoke images of the dusty streets you walked down as a child or memories of the sacred land you grew up on? Does your mind wander to property rights or the importance of respecting the earth? Maybe you have a broader definition of the word and recall a time you…
Read MoreWhy Women’s Rights Matter to Our Food
Katherine Gustafson wrote a beautiful call to action on change.org. She quoted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We have seen again and again . . . that women are entrepreneurial, accountable, and practical,” said Clinton. “So women are a wise investment. And since the majority of the world’s farmers are women, it’s critical that our…
Read MoreFrom The Fields : From seed to root
By Melinda Kramer and Amira Diamond We have just returned from our India Women and Agriculture Learning Exchange. This rich and informative tour through Northern India brought 14 women practitioners and advocates in agriculture and food systems to the frontlines of India’s sustainable agriculture movement.As we journeyed through the vast and diverse country, we observed…
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