2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator – Women’s Earth Alliance
Calling all women leaders who are stepping forward to protect our families, communities, and ecosystems from environmental and climate threats. Join a Powerful + Diverse Cohort who are ready to accelerate their impact and deepen their work. The Accelerator Cohort will include leaders nominated by organizations from around the U.S. and U.S. Territories. You’ll participate…
Read MoreICLD Migration from the Sahel
ICLD Migration from the Sahel from ICLD on Vimeo. This video forms part of a research series that seeks to understand the multiple treatable causes for climate-related migration from the Sahel towards Europe and the role of local political representation through local government in addressing those causes, researchers travelled to the Tambacounda Region in Senegal…
Read MorePowHer Up: Women-led clean energy solutions to power our world
Tuesday, April 19th at 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET The World Health Organization estimates that indoor and outdoor air pollution accounts for about 7 million deaths per year. Air pollution is not only a climate issue, but a public health crisis as well. As technology improves, there are multiple solutions to this issue,…
Read MoreNorth America/Pacific Program Director – Women’s Earth Alliance
Job Title: North America/Pacific Program Director Location: Berkeley, CA – currently all remote with option to use office space Start Date: ASAP Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) seeks a North America/Pacific Program Director to lead the design and operations of our North America/Pacific programs, with a particular focus on our U.S. Grassroots Accelerator. WEA’s U.S. Grassroots…
Read MoreEquitable Climate Programs at the State and Local Level
April 19 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT Including equity in climate action is of the utmost importance, but many climate policy actors may be unsure of how exactly to include equity effectively in their climate programs. With the influx of federal climate funding initiatives and the ever-increasing pressure of climate change on our…
Read MoreClimate Change is a Social Justice Issue | Adriana Laurent | TEDxUBC
Adriana talks about the connection between climate change and social justice through a lens of story telling. She discusses the impacts of climate change on her home country, Honduras, and how she discovered the intersections between these two issues. Far too often we talk about the effect of climate change on the planet, and she…
Read MoreSpelman College Environmental and Health Sciences Department Environmental Justice Panel
About this event Time: Thursday, March 31 from 11am – 1pm EDT Location: Virtual event – Join from anywhere (Hosted in Atlanta, GA 30314) Spelman College’s Environmental and Health Sciences Department, in partnership with the Climate Action Campaign is hosting its third Climate Change Symposium, this year as a hybrid event: in-person and virtual. This…
Read MoreClimate and Gender Action for a Thriving Future – WEA
Join Vital Voices and Women’s Earth Alliance for “Climate and Gender Action for a Thriving World” on March 21st at 1:00PM PT / 4:00PM ET. This is a parallel session at UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). During this powerful conversation, our panel of women leaders will explore the links between…
Read MoreClimate action needs new frontline leadership
We can’t rely on those who created climate change to fix it, says climate justice organizer Ozawa Bineshi Albert. An Indigenous woman living in the heart of oil and gas country in the US, she’s observed an alarming disconnect between empty promises made by corporations and the actual needs of communities on the ground.…
Read MoreClimate change isn’t a distant threat — it’s our reality
Every year, ocean levels rise and high tides flood the low-lying Marshall Islands in the Pacific, destroying homes, salinating water supplies and disrupting livelihoods. In a stirring poem and talk, youth climate warrior Selina Neirok Leem explains why adaptation using Indigenous solutions is the only choice for people on the front lines of climate…
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