Written by: Skyla Jewell-Hammie When you think of the word “sustainability,” what comes to mind? Sure, recycling and refraining from polluting the air are great ways to advocate for…
Written by: Sarah Gibes WMEAC’s 2020 Annual Meeting was held virtually on January 27. Despite the tumult of 2020, WMEAC continued to lead and support climate action throughout West…
By Hope O'Dell and Gregory Manni Sergio Cira-Reyes had seen the numbers. Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in the United States, and those in the ethnic minority, were catching COVID-19…
COVID-19 has now killed more than 100,000 in the US, and 25% of those deaths are Black Americans, due in part to racism, social inequity, and environmental injustices that have…
By Dan Christmann Jessica Stokes is a disability activist, performance artist, and scholar currently working on her Ph.D. at MSU. She’s also one of my favorite people in the whole…
Written by Madalyn Buursma It takes a lot to prepare for a ten day backpacking trip through the deserts of New Mexico. “It’s nothing that I’ve really ever done before,”…
Written by Madalyn Buursma Environmental justice activist and prolific public speaker Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali will be giving a presentation on environmental justice on Thursday, April 11, at Aquinas College.…
By Joshua Vissers "Not all maple syrup is the same, it's like wine," said Jim Belcher, producer and packer of Awesome Woods Maple Syrup. "I still consider myself to…
by Kim Buchholz Peggy Shepard, co-founder and executive director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, will be our keynote speaker for the 2018 Women and the Environment Symposium on Tuesday,…
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