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Sacred Land Threatened by Fracking
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, 4,600 square-miles of Anasazi ruins, and other archeological remains of structures over 1,000 years old, is nestled in the San Juan Basin in the four-corners area of New Mexico. It has long been a sacred place for the Navajo, Pueblo and Hopi people. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization…
Resistance of Indigenous Women Stretches from North to South
Across the Americas, the plight of Native people, and women in particular, continues to be ignored. From North to South, the systematic state discrimination against women excludes their participation in politics, discourages their participation in movements through the threat of violence, and belittles not only their political demands but also their very lives. 1,200 indigenous women…
Women vow to save forests
In the small northern community of Lahaul Valley in the Himalaya, 139 ‘mahila mandals‘, women groups, in all but one of the 28 panchayat, or village councils, have vowed to save the forests. This gorgeous forest valley lies between 13,000 and 20,000 feet above sea level, and to ensure their continued survival, the community members have…
Keystone XL Pipeline: The Effects on the Environment and Indigenous People
“I urge our allies to stand with Native people, heed our call for systemic change to how we create and utilize energy and the policies that regulate both, support our right to self-determination, and join our movement to protect the territorial integrity and sacredness of Mother Earth.” …
Meet our Fall Interns!
As we all shut down our computers and close our office doors to get ready for the holiday weekend, we at WEA are once again reminded of how so much of our work would not be possible without the support of our rockstar team of interns. So to kick off our gratitude-sharing festivities, we’re sending…
Women with Land Boost world Agriculture Output
Researchers are concluding what many have known for a very long time. That women are central to the production of food across the globe, but receive drastically fewer resources than their male counterparts. In the developing world, women produce almost half of the food grown. But according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, they…
WEA Grassroots Partner Celebrated as “Woman Warrior”
Check out this great article on grassroots women warriors–including a WEA partner!–who are protecting their lands and communities against #environmental destruction. Suryamani Bhagat is a brave forest activist and #Indigenous leader of the Jharkhand Save the Forest Movement in #India, and has mobilized a forest watch committee to stop illegal forest destruction in her state. WEA partnered with Jharkhand Save…
WEA’s New Partnership to Address Environmental Violence
We are so proud to be in partnership with The Native Youth Sexual Health Network on a community-based research and advocacy initiative to address the environmental violence Indigenous women and youth face as a result of extreme extraction. Everything that impacts the land in turn impacts our bodies. Visit the link below to learn more about this initiative, how…
Happy Women’s Equality Day!
Happy Women’s Equality Day here in the U.S.! While this day commemorates the passage of women’s right to vote, here at WEA, women’s equality also means honoring the knowledge, expertise and leadership of grassroots women around the world who are standing strong for our communities, environment and futures. What does Women’s Equality Day mean to you?
No voice in Environmental Policy hurts Women
In 2010, government officials in Sri Lanka launched a $260 million rural water project in the Eastern and Central Provinces -and they made sure that women were at the helm. In one village, Talpotha, women have formed a management group that routinely visits houses connected to water pipes to ensure each home doesn’t exceed the…