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Ecocentric Blog Publishes an Exclusive Interview with Melinda Kramer
“I believe in the power of everyday people to transform our world. I am committed to this work because I believe there needs to be a shift of power into the hands of grassroots communities that now, more than at any point in history, have the opportunity to learn from each other, to link up…
2010 India Progam Kick-Off Event
On the evening of December 15, 2010, the Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) proudly planted the seeds of our 2011 India Women and Food Initiative with members of the community. The launch of this exciting new initiative embodied the spirit of India through live classical Indian music performed by Aharon Wheels Bolsta and delicious cuisine and…
Join WEA’s Ripple of Giving Campaign!
Dear Friends, Seasons Greetings! In celebrating this holiday season, we invite you all to make a ripple that contributes to clean water campaigns in Africa, training for women farmers in India and advocacy support to Native American leaders in North America. Our incredible WEA artist and community organizer, Nikila Badua has designed a stunning animated…
Collaborations for the Sacred Earth
Last Wednesday, over 200 people packed the theater and an overflow room at the Brower Center for WEA’s final Weaving the Worlds event of 2010! We are so grateful that so many of our community gathered to support our work in North America. Check out our Facebook page for beautiful photographs of the event. …
Guest Blogger: Julia Butterfly Hill
The photo above features Seane Corn (Off the Mat and Into the World), Melinda Kramer (WEA), Amira Diamond (WEA), Julia Butterfly Hill, and Suzanne Sterling (Off the Mat). Transforming Women’s Lives, Transforming the World On October 20th, the international non-profit organization Women’s Earth Alliance convened a gathering in Culver City, CA – bringing together…
Power Lines
Where do you get your power? Does it emerge from the ground beneath your feet? Do you look to the sky or to the waters for it? Does it coalesce within your community? As power flows towards you, does it render others’ lives bleak while it brightens yours? Will your great grandchildren’s great grandchildren be…
Promoting Energy Justice on the Navajo Nation: Merging the Ancient with the Modern
Women’s Earth Alliance, Art/Design Direction Across these long empty roads, amidst red mesa plateaus and small desert towns, I hold my camera in hand as my mind’s fingers trace the edges of horizons lined with rock formations that seem to have been intentionally carved out by Nature’s hands. Every now and then I spot rural…
Shiprock
In this magnificent southwest desert, a person cannot help but notice rocks and boulders. Peculiar stone outcroppings and plateaus highlight the striking landscape. There is also a mysterious sense that stories are written in the layered strata of the ancient mountains. We are four days in on our southwest journey with WEA’s Advocacy Delegation:…
Be That Voice
By: Joanna Levitt, WEA Advocacy Delegate, Director, International Accountability Project (IAP) There are obvious, striking similarities between the issues being faced on the Navajo Nation and the community struggles IAP supports in Asia and Latin America for development justice. IAP aims to increasingly facilitate exchange between our Global South colleagues and grassroots counterparts in other…
The Wisdom of Our Grandmothers
Stacy Ho, WEA Avocacy DelegatePolicy Associate, Green For All Sometimes I find myself talking about sustainable economic development as the “new thing,” the idea that will distinguish the future from the past. But sustainable economic development is not new to indigenous communities. As I participate in the Women’s Earth Alliance Sacred Earth Advocacy Delegation to…