Salote Soqo

Salote Soqo Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Uplifting human rights based responses in frontline communities. Region Kocoma Village, Qamea Island, Fiji Islands Affiliations & Roles Senior Partnership Officer, Climate Justice & Crisis Response Unitarian Universalist Service Committee     Salote is an I-Taukei from the Fiji Islands and an American immigrant with 16 years of…

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Emma Perez

Emma Perez Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Preserving indigenous history and reconnecting the people of the Marianas to their land and waters. Region Northern Mariana Islands Affiliations & Roles Co-Founder & Board Secretary & Treasurer, 500 Sails     Emma Perez is co-founder and President of 500 Sails, a Northern Mariana Islands non-profit organization dedicated…

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Natalie Nava

Natalie Nava Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Supporting Bay Area waste management through planning, innovative research, and strategic communications that improve equity for disadvantaged communities. Region Redding, CA Affiliations & Roles Program Manager, Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR)     Natalie is currently the Program Manager at the Center for Creative Land Recycling. Inspired…

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Jeanné Kapela

Jeanné Kapela Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Advocating for and progressing environmental and social policy in Hawaii. Region Hawaii Affiliations & Roles Representative, Hawaii State House of Representatives Vice-Chair, Committee on Education     Rep. Jeanné Kapela serves in the Hawai’i State House of Representatives, where she is the Vice-Chair for the Committee on Education.…

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Shelley Kalei Muneoka

Shelley Kalei Muneoka Participant: 2021 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Defending Native Hawaiian elders and protecting cultural rights. Region Honolulu, HI Affiliations & Roles Board Treasurer, KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance     Shelley Kalei Muneoka is a Kanaka Maoli woman, born and raised in Heʻeia Uli in Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu. She has worked on land and Native…

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