WEA Voices
These Indigenous women are organizing a movement to stop a deadly pipeline
Water Walk in opposition to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, May 2021. Video: Mothers Out Front. When Desirée Shelley moved from Maryland to a rural valley near Roanoke, Virginia in 2017, she knew plans were underway to build a methane pipeline that would pass just eight miles from her house. But Desirée thought she and her…
Read MoreBuilding resilience in the Maasai community
There are no communities in the world immune from the impacts of climate change and COVID-19. For members of the Maasai community in Kenya, these compounding crises have exacerbated the burden placed on women by existing inequitable systems and norms, particularly in regions where accessing food, fuel, or safe water (a responsibility held primarily by…
Read MoreIndigenous Leaders Walk to Protect Water
Photo credit: Crystal Cavalier-Keck On Sunday, May 2, 2021, over 90 teams of walkers, runners, cyclists, and paddlers participated in a Water Walk from Virginia to North Caroline to protect local water sources and sacred sites from the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Organized by an Indigenous-led coalition of grassroots organizations and activists—including U.S. Accelerator Alumni…
Read MoreFor the mothers who care for us all
Today is a very special Mother’s Day. Many of us are able to safely spend the day with our mothers after more than a year of separation; many of us will continue to honor our mother’s from afar. In the last year, the WEA Team welcomed two beautiful babies to our family (shout-out to mom’s Arielle…
Read MoreSpring Edition of the WEAvings Newsletter: When women are safe
Read the latest WEAvings Newsletter Today Dear Friends, We’ve experienced the full spectrum of the human experience this month. We felt the solidarity of International Women’s Day as we gathered with many of you to plant trees and build the momentum of women led tree-growing efforts. We celebrated Women’s History Month and honored the legacy of generations…
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