by Nada Khader | Dec 10, 2019 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Community Gardening, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage
Corinne Segal has done a fabulous job with this interview on our food system, and how appropriate that it comes out on International Human Rights Day and on the day that we discuss Eric Holt-Gimenez’s book tonight at WESPAC at 7pm on Can We Feed the World...
by Nada Khader | Nov 15, 2019 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
We had a good group that came together including Martha Elder who has presented at WESPAC before (thanks to Tracy’s introduction). She is the founder of Second Chance Foods and was recently featured on Channel 12 News: ...
by Nada Khader | Aug 29, 2019 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
On September 20 people everywhere will walk out of their homes and workplaces to join young strikers in the streets. We know governments won’t deliver climate action and justice on their own, so we’re going on #ClimateStrike to show them what people power is capable...
by Nada Khader | Nov 5, 2018 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Frontpage, Movement Building
Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty An Evening with Amani Olugbala and Soul Fire Farm Wednesday, November 28th at 7pm at WESPAC 77 Tarrytown Road, Suite 2W White Plains, NY 10607 “Stewarding our own land, growing our own food, educating...
by Nada Khader | May 15, 2018 | Environmental and Food Justice
“Environmental groups have united in opposing a massive new terminal that would receive fracked gas from the US in a protected area on Ireland’s west coast. They fear the plan runs counter to Ireland’s newly agreed climate commitments and is contrary to the...
by Nada Khader | Mar 21, 2018 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice, Movement Building
Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns Conflict and civilisational threats likely unless action is taken to reduce the stress on rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands and reservoirs Jonathan Watts in Brasília Mon 19 Mar 2018 07.00 GMT Last...