Posts Tagged ‘Wea Team’
WEA Welcomes our Newest Team Member!
The Women’s Earth Alliance team is excited to introduce one of our newest family members–Gillian Wilson! Gillian, or Gill as she prefers to be called, joins WEA as the Interim Operations Director at a point of inflection. While co-directors Melinda and Amira prepare for and nurture the new additions to their families, Gillian will be…
Read MoreWhen Women Face the Music, We All Get To Sing
This week WEA is featured in HuffPost Impact‘s article “Changing the Channel From Fear: When Women Face the Music, We All Get To Sing.” The post includes an interview with WEA Co-Director Melinda Kramer. Leah Lamb writes, These women are facing straight into the challenges of their communities and are finding ways to live in…
Read MoreWEA Interview on Women Rising: National Radio Project
National Radio Project recently interviewed India Program Director Rucha Chitnis, Africa Program Director Maame Yelbert Obeng, and GWWI Director Gemma Bulos for its Women Rising radio program. Click here to listen to the interview and learn more about women’s rights to water, land, and farming. “Women are realizing that they are carpenters; they are masons who…
Read MoreEarthDance Film Festival Benefits WEA!
WEA is honored to be the beneficiary of the 8th Annual Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival March 17th at 7 and 9 pm in the David Brower Center for an evening of entertainment benefiting our work and showcasing nine inspiring, environmentally-themed short films. A Q&A session will follow both screenings. Please click here for ticketing and more…
Read MoreEcocentric Blog Publishes an Exclusive Interview with Melinda Kramer
“I believe in the power of everyday people to transform our world. I am committed to this work because I believe there needs to be a shift of power into the hands of grassroots communities that now, more than at any point in history, have the opportunity to learn from each other, to link up…
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