June 7, 2017
On Sunday, June 11, 2017 the film BERTA VIVE/BERTA LIVES, a Honduran documentary on the life and death of 2015 Goldman Prize winner Berta Cáceres will screen at the East Bay Community Space (507 55th St, Oakland, CA 94609) at 6pm. Stick around after the film for a Q&A with the film’s director Katia Lara. Tickets for this fundraising event are $10-30 and can be purchased at the entrance by cash or check.
Last month, staff from the Goldman Prize attended the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or “COP16.” Hosted in Cali, Colombia, October 21 through November 1, the conference gathered various stakeholders together to advance the Global Biodiversity Framework and take stock of international progress thus far. Goldman Prize Winners Representing the Grassroots While on the…
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“Average people and the average community can change the world. You can do it just based on common sense, determination, persistence and patience.” —Lois Gibbs The current environmental issues plaguing our world can seem countless and overwhelming—daily headlines underscore the effects of pollution, climate change, deforestation, and other ecological challenges. In the United States, these…
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In today’s world of magical modernity, we can have anything we want the next day. A pack of socks, a Cuisinart® food processor (top rated), a new electric toothbrush—a click of a button and poof!—it appears at my doorstep. I fold up the cardboard packaging into my apartment’s blue bin where it will be recycled…
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