IslandWire: News From Earth Island http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWire/ en matthew@earthisland.org Copyright 2012 2012-01-27T01:50:44+00:00 Earth from Above http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/earth-from-above/ Renowned French filmmaker and photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a lovely 11-minute documentary, Vu du Ciel, La Sierra Gorda (Earth from Above, the Sierra Gorda) that captures the incredible beauty and life of the dynamic and colorful Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, as well as the extraordinary passion that characterizes those working to protect this region.still of a movie, a woman's face, she is speaking The documentary, that features Earth Island project Viva Sierra Gorda’s co-director Patricia Perez-Arce, aired on national TV in France and is now freely available on YouTube. This year, Viva Sierra Gorda takes a larger role in the challenges facing North America, specifically immigration and climate change. Visit their website to learn more.

]]> Renowned French filmmaker and photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has made a lovely 11-minute documentary, Vu du Ciel, La Sierra Gorda (Earth from Above, the Sierra Gorda) that captures the incredible beauty and life of the dynamic and colorful Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, as well as the extraordinary passion that characterizes those working to protect this region.still of a movie, a woman's face, she is speaking The documentary, that features Earth Island project Viva Sierra Gorda’s co-director Patricia Perez-Arce, aired on national TV in France and is now freely available on YouTube. This year, Viva Sierra Gorda takes a larger role in the challenges facing North America, specifically immigration and climate change. Visit their website to learn more.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 Help us Kickstart Brower’s Biography http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/help-us-kickstart-browerrsquos-biography/ CubaIn celebration of our Founder David Brower’s 100th anniversary, Heyday publishers will release The Wildness Within — a collection of interviews with 20 activists influenced by Brower, including Paul Ehrlich, Amory Lovins and Nancy Skinner. The book, that’s been compiled and edited by Brower’s son, Ken Brower, is slated for release in June. Help us Kickstart this venture by becoming a supporter and win some exciting rewards.

]]> CubaIn celebration of our Founder David Brower’s 100th anniversary, Heyday publishers will release The Wildness Within — a collection of interviews with 20 activists influenced by Brower, including Paul Ehrlich, Amory Lovins and Nancy Skinner. The book, that’s been compiled and edited by Brower’s son, Ken Brower, is slated for release in June. Help us Kickstart this venture by becoming a supporter and win some exciting rewards.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 Intern with New Leaders Initiative http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/intern-with-new-leaders-initiative/ EII’s New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Awards are seeking interns for the upcoming year! As an intern, you’ll be involved in the exciting process of elevating bold, emerging, young leaders in the environmental movement through the Brower Youth Award as well as our various year-round programs. Send a resume and brief letter of interest to program director, Anisha Desai. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Details here.

]]> EII’s New Leaders Initiative and the Brower Youth Awards are seeking interns for the upcoming year! As an intern, you’ll be involved in the exciting process of elevating bold, emerging, young leaders in the environmental movement through the Brower Youth Award as well as our various year-round programs. Send a resume and brief letter of interest to program director, Anisha Desai. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Details here.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 Learn to Live with Coyotes http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/learn-to-live-with-coyotes/ Coyote

On Feb. 1, Rob Ruiz, Marin County’s chief park and a volunteer at Earth Island’s Project Coyote will give a presentation titled “Living with Coyotes” at the Marin County Library in San Rafael, CA. Ruiz will discuss coyote ecology and biology as well as ways to mitigate negative encounters with coyotes. Details here.

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On Feb. 1, Rob Ruiz, Marin County’s chief park and a volunteer at Earth Island’s Project Coyote will give a presentation titled “Living with Coyotes” at the Marin County Library in San Rafael, CA. Ruiz will discuss coyote ecology and biology as well as ways to mitigate negative encounters with coyotes. Details here.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 Children at Play http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/children-at-play/ EII’s Children in Nature Collaborative would like to encourage Earth Islanders to check out the work of artist Lia Sutton, whose direct artistic practice includes teaching children carpentry. Sutton recently spent six months photographing an adventure playground near Amsterdam. Picturish Galllery in Berkeley, CA, is hosting an exhibition of Sutton’s photographs titled, “Play/Ground: Exploring the Power of Unstructured Outdoor Play.” An artist’s reception is scheduled for January 28. Click here for details.

]]> EII’s Children in Nature Collaborative would like to encourage Earth Islanders to check out the work of artist Lia Sutton, whose direct artistic practice includes teaching children carpentry. Sutton recently spent six months photographing an adventure playground near Amsterdam. Picturish Galllery in Berkeley, CA, is hosting an exhibition of Sutton’s photographs titled, “Play/Ground: Exploring the Power of Unstructured Outdoor Play.” An artist’s reception is scheduled for January 28. Click here for details.

]]> Thursday January 26, 2012 Tour Cuba with Ethical Traveler http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/tour-cuba-with-ethical-traveler/ CubaEarth Island’s Ethical Traveler is accepting participants for its Sustainable and Community Development Cuba tour from February 17-25, 2012. This 9-day tour combines visits and dialogues with educational, social, cultural, agricultural and environmental organizations to gain a broad understanding of modern Cuba. This special journey is led by Malia Everette, director of Global Exchange Reality Tours, and advisor to Ethical Traveler. This is a unique opportunity for educators, sociologists, social workers, travel writers, journalists and anyone involved in the sustainability movement, to visit Cuba legally and explore the future of US-Cuban relations. For more information click here.

]]> CubaEarth Island’s Ethical Traveler is accepting participants for its Sustainable and Community Development Cuba tour from February 17-25, 2012. This 9-day tour combines visits and dialogues with educational, social, cultural, agricultural and environmental organizations to gain a broad understanding of modern Cuba. This special journey is led by Malia Everette, director of Global Exchange Reality Tours, and advisor to Ethical Traveler. This is a unique opportunity for educators, sociologists, social workers, travel writers, journalists and anyone involved in the sustainability movement, to visit Cuba legally and explore the future of US-Cuban relations. For more information click here.

]]> Thursday January 12, 2012 Turbo-charging Sustainability http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/turbo-charging-sustainability/ EII’s Sustainable World Coalition (SWC) is turbo-charging its efforts to educate, inspire and activate SWCpeople toward a just and sustainable future through two major new initiatives. On January 26, SWC will launch “Co-Creating A Thriving World”, a new multimedia telecourse set in 7-week and 14-week formats. This interactive certificate course is designed to deepen understanding about sustainable living and further effective action. And then on March 26 SWC will kick off “Spring of Sustainability” (SoS) – a three-month series of live and virtual events that will include teleseminars with 100 top leaders in sustainability, such as Jane Goodall, Paul Hawken and Vandana Shiva, globally synchronized live events, and local community events such as neighborhood theme potlucks and community garden creation. Visit SWC’s website for more information.

]]> EII’s Sustainable World Coalition (SWC) is turbo-charging its efforts to educate, inspire and activate SWCpeople toward a just and sustainable future through two major new initiatives. On January 26, SWC will launch “Co-Creating A Thriving World”, a new multimedia telecourse set in 7-week and 14-week formats. This interactive certificate course is designed to deepen understanding about sustainable living and further effective action. And then on March 26 SWC will kick off “Spring of Sustainability” (SoS) – a three-month series of live and virtual events that will include teleseminars with 100 top leaders in sustainability, such as Jane Goodall, Paul Hawken and Vandana Shiva, globally synchronized live events, and local community events such as neighborhood theme potlucks and community garden creation. Visit SWC’s website for more information.

]]> Thursday January 12, 2012 Help Save the Altai Mountains http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/help-save-the-altai-mountains/ UkokStand with The Altai Project and the Save Ukok Coalition and send an appeal to UNESCO asking the World Heritage Committee to intercede with the Russian government on behalf of the “Golden Mountains of Altai” World Heritage Site. When Russia applied for the establishment of the “Golden Mountains of Altai” World Heritage Site, it committed to protecting the cultural and natural diversity of Altai, including the Ukok Plateau. Now, in violation of its own laws and international commitments, Russia wants to build a natural gas pipeline straight through the heart of that World Heritage Site, across the Ukok Plateau, held sacred for millennia by then native Telengit people. Tell UNESCO that Russia is violating its commitment to protect Altai's natural heritage!

]]> UkokStand with The Altai Project and the Save Ukok Coalition and send an appeal to UNESCO asking the World Heritage Committee to intercede with the Russian government on behalf of the “Golden Mountains of Altai” World Heritage Site. When Russia applied for the establishment of the “Golden Mountains of Altai” World Heritage Site, it committed to protecting the cultural and natural diversity of Altai, including the Ukok Plateau. Now, in violation of its own laws and international commitments, Russia wants to build a natural gas pipeline straight through the heart of that World Heritage Site, across the Ukok Plateau, held sacred for millennia by then native Telengit people. Tell UNESCO that Russia is violating its commitment to protect Altai's natural heritage!

]]> Thursday January 12, 2012 Urge Armenia to Clean Up Nubarashen http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/urge-armenia-to-clean-up-nubarashen/ ArmeniaPlease join EII’s new project, Armenian Environmental Network (AEN), in urging the Armenian government to clean up the Nubarashen landfill. Nubarashen is a suburb of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and home to the country’s largest landfill that’s fast becoming an environmental nightmare. Due to a lack of governance, the dumped trash includes extremely dangerous chemicals. Nubarashen does not have a protective barrier to keep toxic leachates from seeping into the soil and eventually into the water table. Methane build-up at the site often causes spontaneous combustion, therefore the landfill continually smolders sending toxic fumes into the air. Read more about Nubarashen and urge the Armenian government to take immediate action to protect the surrounding environment and area residents.

]]> ArmeniaPlease join EII’s new project, Armenian Environmental Network (AEN), in urging the Armenian government to clean up the Nubarashen landfill. Nubarashen is a suburb of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and home to the country’s largest landfill that’s fast becoming an environmental nightmare. Due to a lack of governance, the dumped trash includes extremely dangerous chemicals. Nubarashen does not have a protective barrier to keep toxic leachates from seeping into the soil and eventually into the water table. Methane build-up at the site often causes spontaneous combustion, therefore the landfill continually smolders sending toxic fumes into the air. Read more about Nubarashen and urge the Armenian government to take immediate action to protect the surrounding environment and area residents.

]]> Thursday January 12, 2012 Looking Ahead to a Year of Great Work http://www.earthisland.org/index.php/getInvolved/islandWireItem/looking-ahead-to-a-year-of-great-work/ Happy New Year, dear friends of Earth Island!

All of us at the institute are really looking forward to the coming months, especially since 2012 is our founder David Brower’s centenary year and our 30th anniversary. Stay tuned to announcements of upcoming celebrations.

But before we get to all that, one last check in to see if you are still thinking about that gift to EII. Did you intend to make a year-end gift, but never got around to it? You can still support Earth Island and our 60 plus projects around the world by donating now.

And, a HUGE thank you to everyone who has already given so generously to Earth Island’s year-end campaign! We are truly grateful for your support and encouragement.

]]> Happy New Year, dear friends of Earth Island!

All of us at the institute are really looking forward to the coming months, especially since 2012 is our founder David Brower’s centenary year and our 30th anniversary. Stay tuned to announcements of upcoming celebrations.

But before we get to all that, one last check in to see if you are still thinking about that gift to EII. Did you intend to make a year-end gift, but never got around to it? You can still support Earth Island and our 60 plus projects around the world by donating now.

And, a HUGE thank you to everyone who has already given so generously to Earth Island’s year-end campaign! We are truly grateful for your support and encouragement.

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