Posts Tagged ‘North America’
Victory for Earth and Community in the Navajo Nation
This week, an administrative law judge for the Department of Interior issued an historic decision revoking Peabody Coal Company’s permit for its Black Mesa and Kayenta coal mines, effecting a precedent-setting victory in the decades-long struggle for environmental justice on Black Mesa. The decision also signals that while the Obama Administration still has its work…
Read MoreWEA Partners in the News
We do not do our work alone. Key to WEA’s strategy is collaboration. Everywhere we go, whether it be Africa, India or the sacred lands of North America, we partner with other organizations to provide the services we provide. It is through these partnerships that we reach more women and create more sustainable change. It…
Read MoreWEAving Words
“As indigenous people we’re still fighting for protection, for cultural survival, fighting to protect our sacred and holy places. Although it has always been in the interest of the government to annihilate or assimilate indigenous peoples, we’re still here, and we’re not going anywhere. And we’re continuing to share our traditional ways and traditional knowledge…
Read MoreWEAving the Worlds Call Series: Green Jobs
On September 29 we held our first conference call in our Fall 2009 WEAving the Worlds Call Series: The Navajo Green Jobs Victory and the State of U.S. Green Jobs Policy. 21 women leaders at the cutting edge of green jobs policy development participated in a conversation with two fascinating leaders in this field: Elena…
Read MoreA little blogging history
This isn’t WEA’s first blogging experience. In September 2008, Women’s Earth Alliance convened a delegation of public interest women attorneys from across the United States for a journey of listening, witnessing, and preparation for action. Through ten days of travel and experiential learning throughout the Southwestern United States, our delegates discovered firsthand the ways in…
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