COVID 19 AND WOMEN IN INDIA By Pooja Bhati I met Sushila (changed name) while working on a corona relief campaign with the Tarun Bharat Sangh team in the village of Banjaro ki dhani. She is a beautiful 24yrs old woman from the Banjara tribe. She was 8months pregnant and waiting eagerly for her husband to return as soon as

SAVING THE ALIKIR RIVER, TURKEY By Birhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal Many things have happened since we were last in contact. After we started our struggle against the Hydroelectiric Power Plant projects in the valley, we began to face lots of threats in various ways. The source of those threats was the company Metamar that had already begun building one

WATER SO DEEP, WATER SO WIDE

PAYAHUUNADU UPDATE: SHARING NEW STORIES By Alan Bacock In the fall of 1998 I moved to the Big Pine Indian Reservation.  It was only 4 hours drive from where I was raised in Los Angeles county, but it felt like I had travelled much further.  Every mile travelled was a mile further from my family and friends.  Saying goodbye was

PAYAHUUNADU UPDATE: BRINGING LIFE By Kathy Bancroft Spring is always a time for renewal, but today we have been offered a chance to renew the way we live our lives and treat the Earth.  With the Covid-19 shut down, we have had the opportunity to slow down and take a look at what is really important to our daily living. 

OTEPIC KENYA PEACE PROJECT: RESPONDING TO CRISIS By Philip Munyasia and Siri Gunnarson OTEPIC Peace Project is a grassroots food sovereignty community project in Kitale, in North Western Kenya. Since 2012 we have been serving the community with permaculture education & training, open community gardens in four locations, a childrens’ home and clean drinking water for 3,000 people… and so