2020 US Accelerator
Xochitl Bernadette Moreno
Xochitl Bernadette Moreno Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Building individual and communal immunity by providing access to essential foods and medicines to all. Region Oakland, California Affiliations & Roles Co-Founder & Co-Director, EFAM (Essential Food and Medicine) Resilient Hub Coordinator, Nor Cal Resilience Network Radio Show Host & Producer, 94.1FM KPFA Pacifia’s La Onda Bajita…
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Moñeka De Oro Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Increasing food sovereignty in the Mariana and Micronesia region. Region Talofofo, Guam Affiliations & Roles Just Transition Curriculum and Policy Fellow, Climate Justice Alliance & Micronesia Climate Change Alliance Moñeka De Oro is an indigenous Chamoru mother, climate/peace activist, educator and dedicated community organizer based in the…
Read MoreDesiree Shelley Flores
Desiree Shelley Flores Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Accelerating a land and water protectors initiative within Indigenous communities in Virginia. Region Roanoke Area, Virginia Affiliations & Roles Climate Justice Organizer, Mothers Out Front Board Member, Southwest Virginia Agrarian Commons Member, Alliance of Native Seed Keepers Desiree Shelley Flores (Monacan), originally from Baltimore, MD, moved to…
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De’Etra Jenra Young Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Increasing diverse student representation in food, agricultural, and natural resource sciences and supporting young people to become environmental justice advocates. Region Nashville, Tennessee Affiliations & Roles Associate Professor & Interim Associate Dean, College of Agriculture at Tennessee State University Dr. De’Etra Young serves as the…
Read MoreCrystal Cavalier-Keck
Crystal Cavalier-Keck Participant: 2020 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Teaching cultural lessons and self-sustainment through indigenous seed gardening. Region Burlington, North Carolina Affiliations & Roles Co-Founder, Seven Directions of Service Chair, Environmental Justice Committee for the NAACP Board Member, Haw River Assembly, and the Women’s Resource Center Eastern Woodland Lacrosse Crystal Cavalier-Keck is the co-founder of…
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