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New Moon Newsletter
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Defend the Amazon: Campaign Update
During the last few weeks of 2011, we asked you, our global community, to support the critically important campaign to defend our indigenous partners’ pristine rainforest home, and we heartily thank all of you who responded so generously to that year-end appeal for funding for this work.
Petroleum interests inside and outside Ecuador were already at work, too, attempting to influence and divide indigenous communities, and it continues to be difficult for indigenous people to organize and speak out to defend their homes.
Fundación Pachamama is moving quickly to partner with indigenous peoples on their education and mobilization efforts, as well as a broader public relations campaign.
More about the campaign plans »
Fundación Pachamama and Allies Face Pressure
As the stakes get higher for Ecuador’s indigenous communities and its ecologically irreplaceable natural environment, it appears that Fundación Pachamama’s work is being threatened in very direct ways.
Read more »
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Reverend Deborah Johnson Joins Pachamama Alliance Board of Directors
We are thrilled to announce Reverend Deborah Johnson as the newest member of our Board of Directors.
Many of you may remember Reverend Johnson from the November 2011 Annual Luncheon, where she offered a blessing for the meal in San Francisco. She is a true visionary whose unflagging stand for social justice has earned her national presence and influence.
Meet Reverend Johnson»
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Roll Outs Galvanize The Pachamama Alliance Community Across the U.S.
Volunteers from all around the East Coast came together in New York earlier this month for the latest in a series of “Roll Outs.” Three more Roll Outs are scheduled for the coming weeks in Colorado, Texas, and California.
These fun, energizing events were launched last fall to galvanize Pachamama communities across the US and expand the educational programs of The Pachamama Alliance, including the debut of a new workshop.
What a Roll Out can offer you and your community»
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The Beginning of a New Bioneers-Pachamama Collaboration
The Kalliopeia Foundation has awarded a seed grant to support a collaboration between The Pachamama Alliance and Bioneers. Called “Awaken → Learn → Connect → Act,” the project will create synergy by leveraging the closely aligned work of both organizations.
Expect to see new tools and resources for taking action and accelerating the global transformation already underway!
How Bioneers and Pachamama will work together »
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Monthly Gathering: A Special Poetry Open Mic With Drew Dellinger
Our February Monthly Gathering falls on Valentine’s Day this year, and we decided to do something special to embrace the date and celebrate love. Drew Dellinger, our dear friend, poet, and author of Love Letter to the Milky Way will host an evening of poetry – your poetry!
More details and RSVP »
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Awakening the Dreamer Symposium at Pachamama Offices
Calling all Bay Area Pachamama Alliance supporters, donors, friends, and those curious about the organization: please join us and/or invite your friends to an Awakening the Dreamer Symposium at The Pachamama Alliance Office in San Francisco, CA.
Share or register for the Symposium »
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Co-founder Lynne Twist to Offer Two Trainings
If you’ve experienced Pachamama co-founder Lynne Twist at our Annual Luncheon, then you know a little (or a lot) about what’s possible when we transform our relationship with money.
Next month, learn directly from Lynne about deepening that transformation: a three-day Fundraising from the Heart workshop in New Mexico and a one-day Soul of Money workshop in Washington.
Workshop details and how to register »
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Let 2012 Be the Year of Your Pachamama Journey
With new oil threats facing the Amazon rainforest, now is the time to experience this irreplaceable treasure. Your Pachamama Journey will take you deep into Ecuador’s rainforest, providing priceless opportunities to learn from the worldview, cosmology, and culture of our indigenous partners and from Pachamama herself.
Plan your Pachamama Journey for 2012 » |
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5 Key Strategies for a Plastic-Free Life
Driving less and eating organic foods get a lot of press as ways to reduce our oil consumption. But there is one huge source of oil consumption in the modern lifestyle that is often overlooked: plastic.
After spending a month plastic-free, the team at Rodale News put together five key strategies that can help anyone live with less plastic.
Start your plastic-free life »
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Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla
This month’s most popular video by far on our Facebook page was this short video of a chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda. Erica McGivern, a member of our Facebook community, said it best: “INCREDIBLE! … The tenderness and trust are stunning.”
Watch the video »
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Why Chevron Will Settle In Ecuador
In the January 2nd issue of The New Yorker, Patrick Radden Keefe told the story of the eighteen-year legal battle between a New York lawyer and Chevron over environmental contamination in the Amazon.
On January 3rd, an Ecuadoran appeals court upheld an $18 billion fine against Chevron. In this update from the author, he outlines why Chevron may finally be looking to settle the case.
Read more »
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Race to Save Ecuador's “Lungs of the World” Park
Yasuni National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places on earth, is under threat from oil drilling. The race is on to find funds to develop new sustainable energy programs that would leave the oil - and the forest - untouched. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript from BBC correspondent Nick Haslam.
Get the full story »
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Reconnecting with Our Roots
Inspired by "new beginnings" and what the month of January brings for many of us, we invite you to explore (or revisit) the origin story of The Pachamama Alliance. As we plan the year ahead, this story reminds us where we’ve been and where we are going now, together.
Why we're here »
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Awakening The Dreamer
Generation Waking Up
Pachamama Journeys
Possible Futures Film Festival
Volunteer
There are many opportunities to volunteer your skills, have fun and make a difference. We welcome your participation.
Please visit our website to find out more, or contact Volunteer Coordinator, Lindsay Dyson, at lindsay@pachamama.org or 415-561-4522 ext. 107.
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