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WECAN Latin America Leaders to Facilitate The Andean Walk for the Climate
On November 21, WECAN Latin America & Caribbean regional Coordinator, Kiyomi Nagumo, and longtime ally Carmen Capriles of Reacción...
Nov 10, 20153 min read
Women for Climate Justice Celebrate KXL Victory & Look To The Future
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Emily Arasim, emily@wecaninternational.org, +1 (505) 920-0153 SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 9, 2015) – Last...
Nov 9, 20151 min read
WATCH: WECAN Latin America & Caribbean Leaders Call for Climate Justice
We are thrilled to share this video put together by Kiyomi Nagumo, our outstanding WECAN Latin America & Caribbean Regional Coordinator,...
Oct 29, 20151 min read
Planting Hope in the DR Congo: Women Lead First Ever Reforestation Effort in Itombwe
WECAN-Congo women walking to the tree nursery in Marunde, Itombwe For almost two years, women in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic...
Oct 26, 20153 min read
Global Women's Climate Justice Day of Action 2015
Full action gallery and background information, coming soon!
Sep 29, 20151 min read
Women on the Frontlines, An Untold Climate Story
“We know, and must push governments to see, that the window of opportunity for acting on climate change is not going to be open for much...
Sep 22, 20151 min read
International Allies Denounce Violence Against Women on Strike in Ecuador
Indigenous groups from across Ecuador rose up last week in a General Strike to challenge proposed Constitutional amendments curtailing...
Aug 17, 20155 min read
Voices from the DR Congo: WECAN/SAFECO Workshop, Advocacy Update & Declaration
Training report by Neema Namadamu and Stany Nzabarinda, SAFECO On July 3, 2015 women and men from across South Kivu Province, Democratic...
Aug 10, 20155 min read
Reflecting on the Clean Power Plan: Justice, Next Steps, and the Road to Paris
On Monday August 3, U.S President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency released their long anticipated Clean Power Plan. The...
Aug 4, 20152 min read
‘Rights of Nature: Protecting & Defending the Places We Live’ Training Resources 2015
On July 28, 2015 the U.S Women’s Climate Justice Initiative presented the final session in a series of free, online advocacy and...
Aug 4, 20152 min read
Resistance & Solutions: Women on the Frontlines Training Recap
Blog by Emily Arasim, WECAN International Communications Coordinator On July 8 2015, the US Women’s Climate Justice Initiative presented...
Aug 3, 201512 min read
Health & Climate: Changing the Narrative – Training Recap Day Two
Blog by Emily Arasim, WECAN International Communications Coordinator On June 25, 2015 the U.S Women’s Climate Justice Initiative held the...
Jul 13, 20159 min read
Political Will For Climate Actions: Statement from Farah Kabir, Bangladesh
On June 29, 2015 Farah Kabir delivered a powerful speech as Civil Society Representative during the United Nations General Assembly...
Jul 10, 20155 min read
For Our Children & All Generations: Health & Climate Change Training Recap Day One
Blog by Emily Arasim, WECAN International Communications Coordinator Human health and the health of the planet are inseparable. A...
Jul 2, 20158 min read
Revisiting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commision (FERC): A Mothers Plea
Blockadia- The Beyond Extreme Energy Action in Washington DC. Photo via Erik McGregor. We are honored to share this article written by...
Jun 30, 20154 min read
WECAN Joins 63 Groups Calling On Obama To Reject Enbridge’s Illegal Alberta Clipper Tar Sands Scheme
WECAN International is one of 63 environmental, Indigenous, and inter-faith groups who sent a letter to President Obama last week,...
Jun 26, 20154 min read
Mother Earth Cries Out, We Must Listen & Act Boldly–Reflecting on the Encyclical on the Environment
Blog by Osprey Orielle Lake, WECAN International Co-Founder & Executive Director Photo by Emily Arasim Pope Francis’s new encyclical on...
Jun 22, 20154 min read
WECAN International at the Coalition Climat 21 Gathering in Paris
For the past three days the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN International) has been on-the-ground in Paris, France...
Jun 17, 20152 min read
Indigenous Women of the Americas Protecting Mother Earth: Struggles and Climate Change Solutions
Blog by Emily Arasim and Osprey Orielle Lake Gloria Ushigua (Sápara Nation, Ecuador) and Casey Camp Horinek (Ponca Nation, Oklahoma, USA)...
Jun 15, 201523 min read
‘We are all Solar Sisters’ – Women for 100% Renewable Energy Training Recap
On June 2 and 4, 2015 the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN International) held the first in a series of online trainings...
Jun 9, 20158 min read
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