Posts Tagged ‘US and Territories’
Spring Edition of the WEAvings Newsletter: All we need to meet this moment
Dear Friends, As we welcome in the Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, we recognize that Winter has left us with a lot to take stock of: From this week’s IPCC report—offering both warnings on the dangers of fossil fuels, and also a blueprint to change course—to the outrageous approval of the destructive Willow oil drilling project in…
Read MoreThis Holiday Season, Celebrate Food & Farmers with WEA Grassroots Accelerator Leaders
Johanie Rivera-Zayas Today’s conventional agriculture has traditionally produced 10-20% more yields than organic and regenerative agriculture—but at a steep and unsustainable cost. In fact, research has shown that it has done so largely at the expense of the environment, economics and the well-being of our communities. The industry is responsible for an estimated 24% of…
Read MoreIndigenous Futures: U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Leaders Across Sectors
2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Leader Nikila Badua and youth artists stand beside their completed mural “We’re not leading from way back when. We’re leading from right now. What are we dealing with right now? What are the solutions right now? We’re using that incredible [ancestral] knowledge in a very contemporary way.” ~ Casey Camp Horinek…
Read More2022 Fall Newsletter: Healing ourselves, healing the earth
It’s in moments like these that caring for ourselves and one another are more important than ever. The good news is that, in this deep and heart-centered care work, the earth is our greatest ally and teacher—and healing is in fact all around us, all the time.
Read MoreSeeding community, empowerment, and healing with women leaders in the U.S.
On October 26th and 27th, leaders from Women’s Earth Alliance’s 2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator came together for a Virtual “Collaboratory” designed to support and co-power one another through participant-led skill- and knowledge-sharing workshops.
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