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Upcoming WEA event: Climate Justice in Copenhagen
Women’s Earth Alliance presents the next call in the WEAving the Worlds Conference Call Series: Climate Justice in Copenhagen : What’s at Stake for Indigenous Peoples and Communities of Color Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 9AM Pacific / 10AM Mountain/ 11PM Central/ 12PM Eastern Next month, the world will be watching the United Nation’s Climate…
Event Series Finale a Huge Success
WOW! Tuesday’s event hosted with CommuniTree and Art in Action was such a special gathering of friends, colleagues, partners, family, and folks who were new to the work of Women’s Earth Alliance. As Joanna Macy noted during her talk, together, we certainly modeled an “adventure in collaboration!” The Brower Center’s first ever Eco-Art and Urban…
What 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…
Why 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…
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From 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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Join us! Joanna Macy and more on Tues, 11/10/09
We’ve just returned from our 10 day journey through Northern India where we launched our Women and Agriculture Initiative (we blogged about it – take a look)! Coming soon are pictures, a summary of the lessons we learned, and our next steps. So stay tuned for that. In the meantime… Join us this coming Tuesday,…
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From The Fields : Spice Girls and Water Harvesting Women: A Gandhian Legacy
By Blue Baldwin In the remote reaches of the Thar Desert, where the bustle and noise of Rajasthan’s blue hued city of Jodhpur fades and disappears into the sand, far beyond the sandstone mines at the outskirts of the city, Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti, a.k.a. GRAVIS, and otherwise known as Center of People’s Science for…
From The Fields : Which gulab jamun was your favorite?
By Deepa Iyres Cecoedecon – sounds mysterious – is it a recently discovered dinosaur, the Latin name of an indigenous seed, an exotic Indian dish with a strange spelling? Actually, it is an amazing organization, but let’s talk about what the buzz is really about. Which gulab jamun was your favorite? Was it the denser,…
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From The Fields : “Forget not the earth delights to feel your bare feet”
By Navina Khanna “and forget not the earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the winds long to play with your hair.” —Kahlil Gibran. Our hotel is luscious: the Shahpura House, owned and operated by the local maharaja and maharani. Jaipur is full of historical buildings, fantastical palaces and forts, mostly painted pink. The…
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From The Fields : Intrigued and well-fed in Punjab
By Rucha Chitnis We wake up in Ludhiana. View Larger Map It’s day 3 of WEA’s India Women and Agriculture Initiative. We are 14 women, transplants from different parts of the world, who have a deep sense of reverence for land, food cultures and the sanctity of our food systems. We find ourselves transported to…