Good News! WEI in Collaboration with EJAM Receives Funding for Climate Justice Research and Advocacy
WEI, in collaboration with Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota, has received funding from the Minneapolis Foundation to work with communities of color to develop a multi-level policy agenda that includes justice and equity standards in renewable energy and global warming solutions. In addition the grant funding will be used to implement community-based climate change action research that brings grassroots involvement in assessing impacts of global warming on vulnerable communities and families. WEI will soon launch a webpage devoted to this project with more information.
Phillips Community Environmental Justice Forum and Feast
Friday, May 9, 5:00-10:00 p.m.
Plaza Verde, 1516 East Lake Street, Suite 301, Minneapolis
5:00 p.m. Gathering, music, networking and food
6:00-10:00 Program and discussion begins
Spanish and Somali interpreting will be available.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
The Women's Environmental Institute (WEI) invites you to participate in the Phillips Community Environmental Justice Forum and Feast this Friday evening
WEI Hosts the International Gathering of the Sacred Obsidian Pipes August 13-18, 2008
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The Women’s Environmental Institute at Amador Hill hosted the first International Gathering of the Sacred Obsidian Pipes August 25-29, 200t. This five day event called “The Heart of the Water Turtle Moon Dance” or Ayoltmetzli in Nahuatl is based on the millennia tradition of indigenous women of the mountains of Mexico who sing, dance and pray at night in relation with the stars and the moon. Afternoons were dedicated to teaching circles and speakers.
"EXTREME THIRST": EJEAC and ADT Collaboration
“Extreme Thirst” is a Performance of the Ananya Dance Theater (ADT) in partnership with WEI's Environmental Justice Education and Advocacy Collaborative. The performance dates: Sept. 6-9 Southern Theatre.
ADT will be performing a production on globalization and its impact on women and the environment. Ananya is based on the Bengali na·anya, "like whom there is no other."
WEI Welcomes Katie Zerwas and Randy Dietel to the Second Year of the North Circle Project
WEI’s North Circle Project, a program that combines research, advocacy, and education to promote sustainable organic agriculture in East Central Minnesota, has just ushered in its second phase with expanded goals and two new staff members to work on the project.
WEI EcoAware Project Moving into High Gear: Become Involved! Expect to Change Your Lifel
In this day and age, it is sometimes difficult to feel hopeful about the future of life on our planet and the legacy of pollution and injustice we are leaving for our children and generations to come. We may feel helpless as we learn more about global warming, the toxification of animal and plant life and the depletion of the commons. We may feel pain and anger by the callous disregard for the special burdens the environmental crisis placed on the poor communities here and in the developing world.
5K+ TRILLIUM RUN @ WEI'S OPEN HOUSE: WINNERS ALL!
Thank you and congratulations to all participants in the May 19th Women’s Environmental Institute’s 4th Annual Trillium 5K+ Walk/Run!
From the barn at WEI, through the beautiful Trillium and Sunrise trails in Wild River State Park, to the dusty River Road, and finally up the mega-steep and rocky Heartbreak (Amador) Hill to the finish line, these brave few will never forget their triumph.
WEI Receives "Changemaker 2006" Award
The Minnesota Women's Press recently honored the Women's Environmental Institute in it's "Changemaker 2006" issue. The December 27, 2006 issue honored Minnesota individuals, groups and organizations whose action promoted greater self-determination, equality and justice for women and girls. Read the story here.
Environmental Justice Education and Advocacy Collaboration (EJEAC)
With initial grants from Headwaters Foundation for Justice, WEI created a project to clarify and make visible the link between toxic sites mapped by the MN Pollution Control Agency, MN Department of Agriculture and other state agencies concerning both what we know and what we need to know about health disparities experienced by individuals living near or on those sites.