News at Brighter Green
Brighter Green Assists in Short Video for UN Women Event at Rio+20 6/18/12
Brighter Green worked on this video honoring the legacy of Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai for the Green Belt Movement to be shown at the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brighter Green Participates in ASI-WAS Fellowship 6/7/12
Mia MacDonald recently attended the 2012 Animals and Society Institute and Wesleyan University's Animal Studies initiative's Fellowship Program conference at Wesleyan.
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Brighter Green at Bonn UN Climate Change Conference 5/14/12
Mia MacDonald is attending the Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. It runs from May 14-25 at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn.
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2012 Brooklyn Food Conference 5/12/12
Brighter Green served as a partner of the 2012 Brooklyn Food Conference and hosted a workshop panel.
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NYU Earth Week Panel 4/19/12
Mia MacDonald moderated a panel tonight at NYU titled, "Global Equity and Animal Agriculture." She was joined by Professor Lori Gruen, Chetana Mirle, and Professor Peter Li.
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"What's for Dinner?" Screening 4/18/12
Mia MacDonald joined Peter Li, Associate Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Houston, at a screening and discussion of "What's for Dinner?", as part of NYU Earth Week.
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State of the World 2012 4/11/12
Mia MacDonald spoke at the State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity release celebration today, along with other co-authors of the report and Worldwatch researchers. Mia contributed a chapter to this year's report, titled, "Food Security and Equity in a Climate-Constrained World."
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New Brighter Green Associate Eve Feng 4/10/12
Brighter Green is pleased to announce a new associate, Eve Feng. Eve is a media and communications consultant for various international organizations, and shares our interest in climate change, animal welfare, sustainable development, and equity.
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Tree-Planting Ceremony in Morningside Park in Honor of Wangari Maathai 3/30/12
Mia MacDonald attended a tree-planting ceremony, organized by Columbia University Professor Gayatri Spivak. More details here.
Stanford University Lecture 3/12/12
Today, Mia MacDonald spoke at Stanford University's Environmental Humanities Project for a special lecture titled, "Sustainability, Equity, and Rights: Human-Animal Nature Interactions & Intersections".
International Women's Day Event 3/8/12
Brighter Green was on the host committee of the event, International Women's Day Celebration, organized by Oxfam Action Corps NYC.
UN Event on Rural Women's Livelihoods 3/6/12
Yesterday, Mia MacDonald spoke at the event, Rural Grassroot Girls and Women as Agents of Climate Justice: Living Testimonies of Wangari Maathai's Legacy, honoring the memory of Brighter Green Advisory Board member, Wangari Maathai, in the specific context of rural agriculture and women farmers.
India Case Study in the News 2/17/12
Brighter Green's policy paper, Veg or Non-Veg? India at the Crossroads has been featured in a recent article in the Daily Mail India.
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Tanzanian Girls Start New School Year, Too 1/20/12
The five Tanzanian girls participating in the East African Girls' Leadership Initiative went back to school recently to start the first term of their new academic year.
Kenyan Girls Back in School 1/6/12
The Kenyan girls participating in the East African Girls' Leadership Initiative went back to school this week, the first term of their last year. The Tanzanian girls go back later this month.
2011 Year-End Review 12/30/11
Happy New Year from Brighter Green! Please take a look at our most recent newsletter for a summary of what Brighter Green has accomplished this year.
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India Case Study Now Available 12/16/11
The highly anticipated India policy paper, Veg or Non-Veg? India at the Crossroads is now available for download.
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Girls' Leadership Workshop Underway 12/9/11
The East African Girls' Leadership Initiative is holding a workshop in Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Durban COP 17 Presentation Available 12/6/11
Brighter Green participated in an official side event at the UN climate summit with partners Humane Society International and Compassion in World Farming. Mia MacDonald's presentation from the event on December 2 is posted here.
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