Bay Area Reportback from World Social Forum, This Tuesday, Feb.24, 7-8:30pm
BAY AREA REPORTBACK FROM THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM (WSF) Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7-8:30pm 522 Valencia, 3rd Floor Auditorium* (near 16th and Mission BART) San Francisco, CA $5-10 donation requested…
Small Grants for a Dozen Frontline Communities
Through our relationship with Global Greengrants Fund, we’ve helped recently to make a dozen grants to projects spanning 3 continents. These communities are on the frontlines of efforts around the…
A Message from the Heart of the Amazon
This morning Andrea, Atossa and I climbed out of bed as the sun was rising on the first day of the World Social Forum to go lay out an image…
Human Banner will Send SOS from the Amazon
This year’s World Social Forum is officially kicking off tomorrow, and is being held in Belem–in the Brazilian Amazon. Approximately 100,000 people, representing civil society, social movements, and Indigenous people…
First Nations Petition Obama on Native Rights vs. Dirty Energy
How will an Obama Administration handle Native Rights issues in the face of fossil fuel expansion? That’s the question raised in a good article from by Joe Friesen in the…
U.S. Youth Lead where U.S. State Dept Won’t in UNFCCC Negotiations
Young people in Poznan, Poland are stepping into the empty shoes of our stalling government. Young people from the United States have been engaging full force in the 14th Conference…
U.S. Youth Lead where U.S. State Dept Won’t in UNFCCC Negotiations
Young people in Poznan, Poland are stepping into the empty shoes of our stalling government. Young people from the United States have been engaging full force in the 14th Conference…
Climate Activists Confront Environmental Defense for Greenwashing
Washington, DC – As the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change opened today in Poznan, Poland, grassroots climate activists took over the Washington DC office of Environmental Defense. The activists…
RAN Grassroots Stick It to Palm Oil
I know, I know – after the past couple days, Halloween seems like it happened about three months ago. But I wanted to share my excitement with you about last…
What do immigrant rights have to do with the youth climate movement?
Melting I.C.E. Yesterday was a Halloween to remember. Along with other RAN staff, I had the honor of participating in an inspiring action organized and led by Bay Area Latino…