Meet Our Summer Intern!

We don’t know what we’d do without all the wonderful interns who have given of themselves to support our work over the past few years. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce you to the amazing intern working with us here in Berkeley this summer!  She’s a rockstar, and we feel so lucky to have…

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#Proud2BIndigenous Week

Did you know this week was First Peoples Worldwide’s Proud To Be Indigenous week? WEA’s Advocacy Network Coordinator, Kahea Pacheco, shares why she’s so proud to be Indigenous: “Because it grounds me in my history, my legacy, and my responsibility.  Hawaiians are a strong and resilient people that took care of community and land, and…

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Leading from a Place of History and Learning

By Kahea Pacheco, WEA Advocacy Network Coordinator I grew up in a tiny, rural town on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island of Hawai’i called Honomu.  We are maybe 550 people large, and are a remnant of the old sugar plantation days when the Big 5 sugar companies were king and villages would crop…

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Meet our Summer Interns!

How is it nearly August already? It seems like the summer has just flown by as we’ve been preparing for our annual Gala taking place on September 19th in San Francisco. None of what we’ve accomplished these last months would have been possible without our team of talented interns! These ladies have been an absolute…

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Meet our Spring Interns!

Spring is a busy time of year here at Team WEA as we plan for events and shift our programs into high gear.  None of this would be possible without our stellar group of interns who help us keep things running smoothly.  We are so grateful that these wonderful ladies have chosen to share their…

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