by Nada Khader | Nov 24, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Friends of Turtle Island, Movement Building
Statement of Support Submitted to the EPA on November 9, 2013 in support of a total cleanup of Ringwood, NJ Superfund Site, home of the Ramapough Nation. We come before you tonight on behalf of WESPAC, a 500-member strong Westchester-based non-profit organization...
by Nada Khader | Oct 31, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Fracking Impact Hits Close to Home … and new pipeline project looms Increasing Radon Levels Alert for NY, CT & New Jersey BY ELLEN WEININGER Agrowing number of people are beginning to comprehend the health and environmental impacts of hydrofracking, or shale gas...
by Nada Khader | Oct 22, 2013 | Communities & Focus Areas, Environmental and Food Justice
The Strange Politics of Southern Hunger October 19, 2013 By Sue Sturgis Sue Sturgis’s ZSpace Page / ZSpace Date on which the Republican-controlled U.S. House, led by majority leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), voted to make deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition...
by Nada Khader | Oct 8, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice
Former NRC Chair: Emergency Plans Won’t Protect Residents from Radiation Indian Point Should Be Closed By Roger Witherspoon http://spoonsenergymatters.wordpress.com/ The former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said yesterday that emergency...
by Nada Khader | Oct 2, 2013 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
TPP is an Attack on Food Sovereignty by Mark Dunlea The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the latest Free Trade Agreement (FTA) assault against food sovereignty, where the profits of multinational companies are placed ahead of the food security needs of individual...
by Nada Khader | Aug 23, 2013 | Communities & Focus Areas, Community Gardening, Environmental and Food Justice
Bronx Activist Eyes Vacant Lot for Urban FarmDNAInfoAugust 23, 2013http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130823/longwood/bronx-activist-eyes-vacant-lot-for-urban-farm Bronx Activist Eyes Vacant Lot for Urban Farmby Patrick Wall Slideshow Simpson Street Urban Farm...