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...
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- Aug 4, 2015
- 2 min
‘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 3, 2015
- 12 min
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...
- Jul 13, 2015
- 9 min
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 10, 2015
- 5 min
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 2, 2015
- 8 min
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...
- Jun 30, 2015
- 4 min
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 26, 2015
- 4 min
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 22, 2015
- 4 min
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 17, 2015
- 2 min
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 15, 2015
- 23 min
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 9, 2015
- 8 min
‘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 8, 2015
- 4 min
‘Women, an Unstoppable Force’ – WECAN at the Regional Bay Area Its Time 2015 Network Convening
On May 2nd, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN International) Co-Founder and Executive Director, Osprey Orielle Lake, spoke...
- Jun 5, 2015
- 3 min
With 2015 UN Climate Negotiations Underway in Bonn, Women and Gender Constituency Is Speaking Out
Members of the Women & Gender Constituency in Lima, Peru during COP20. Photo via WEDO. The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC), one of...
- May 30, 2015
- 4 min
Democratic Republic of Congo Climate Women Take On Deforestation & Clean Energy Needs
The second largest rainforest in the world lies cradled in the Congo Basin of Central Africa. It represents more than 60% of the African...
- May 7, 2015
- 5 min
Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network Middle East/North Africa Region Training 2015
WOMEN’S EARTH AND CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA REGION TRAINING 2015 Imene Hadjer Bouchair, WECAN MENA Region...
- Apr 2, 2015
- 3 min
San Francisco Bay Area Refinery Corridor Healing Walks
In the San Francisco Bay Area of California, the Chevron refinery in Richmond is a familiar sight and one that is a constant reminder of...
- Mar 26, 2015
- 3 min
First Solar Engineer Grandmother Moseten
FIRST SOLAR ENGINEER GRANDMOTHER FOR MOSETEN NATION IN BOLIVIA By: Kiyomi Nagumo and Carmen Capriles Solar panel installations provides...
- Mar 13, 2015
- 9 min
Behind the Climate Negotiating Text for COP21
Pablo Solón The future lies in the past. What has happened will determine what will come. The idea that we can change everything and save...
- Mar 1, 2015
- 6 min
Women Are Half Of The Population, Policies Must Reflect This!
WECAN Latin American Coordinator Statement for the 5th meeting, Post-2015 Intergovernmental Negotiations (Declaration Session) – U.N....
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