Posts Tagged ‘US and Territories’
The Climate Crisis is a Women’s Issue
The heaviest burdens of the climate crisis fall on women’s shoulders. And yet, as caretakers of families and the natural resources on which life depends, women are also best positioned to innovate the solutions our world urgently needs.
Read MoreJust Released! WEA’s 2021 Impact Report
We asked you to change the world with us. And you did. At this time last year—as we all entered another year of what felt like insurmountable health challenges and compounding crises—we assured you that #WEAMadeforThis moment. We promised you that with your support we’d spend the next twelve months doubling down on our tried-and-true approach…
Read MoreRunning the Salmon Home: The Winter-Run Chinook Salmon
This blog is part of a series on the Winnemem Wintu’s Run4Salmon, a two-week long prayerful event and call to action for public awareness about the need to restore the endangered winter-run Chinook salmon to the McCloud River in Northern California. To learn more about the Winnemem Wintu and this sacred relationship with Salmon, read…
Read MoreA Mother’s Day Call to Protect the Earth
This Sunday is the day of the mother, the day we honor the source of life. As we give thanks for our very existence, for all the nurturing and resources our mothers provide for us so that we may grow and thrive, we also celebrate our shared mother—the Earth itself. Without her flowing waters, warm sun,…
Read MoreSeeking Solar Power Instead of the Grid
For many, electricity is a luxury; it can even be magical. Derrick Terry remembers the first winter when there were lights on at his grandmother’s house. “You see the Christmas lights in the distance, it’s like seeing that unicorn,” he says. “It’s an indescribable feeling, I guess, when you first get electricity.” Many Native Americans…
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