On V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, 2.14.13, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.

What does ONE BILLION look like? On February 14th, 2013, it will look like a REVOLUTION.

One of the keys to our future security and sustainability is the empowerment of women. On the heels of International Women's Day, Vandana Shiva, Lester Brown, and Achim Steiner emphasize the need to empower all citizens to be part of the decisions that affect the next generation.

Excerpt from a teaching circle of Grandmother Agnes who is a presenter at the SEED Institute's Wisdom from the Origins conference, September 13 through 17th in ABQ, New Mexico. This teaching circle was held at the Earth Day 2012 Conference sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council on April 20th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. The videographer was Daniel Dixon of wisdomoftheelders.org.

Jasmina is a Serbian author, feminist, political activist (Women in Black, Code Pink), translator, and filmmaker.  In this TEDx presentation, she brings into consciousness the design of war beginning her story with the genocide in Srebrenica.  The killing of 8,000 muslims, a huge design of crime, is explored and linked to the abuse and pornography women in warfare.  Her message: Responsibility, ethics, morality: that is what design stands on.

June 9, 2012

Sustainability Action Media (SAM) at Earth Day Conference 2012 sponsored by the Earth & Spirit Council.  This is an excerpt from a three hour teaching circle that involved members of the circle actively involved asking questions.  

There is a longer version of larrion's teaching here on YouTube. He talks about the New Spiritual Warrior.

Title: Womb at the Center of the Universe teaching by Larry Merculieff

Excerpt from TEACHINGS FROM THE WOMB:  The transformative Powers of Ceremony, videotaped by Barry Heidt of Sustainability Action Media.

This presentation focuses on remembering the "Original Instructions" and "Natural Laws " given to humanity before the beginning of time to ensure harmony and balance.  Particular emphasis is given to the role of women.

Videotaped by Barry Heidt of SAM, April 20, 2012 and added to the EarthSayers.tv collection by Ruth Ann Barrett, Curator.

Meet Richmond, CA's Tania Pulido, one of the Earth Island Institute's 2011 Brower Youth Award Winners! Tania is nourishing, employing, and educating her community through urban agriculture. Her award speech is here.

Rhiannon Tomtishen & Madison Vorva created Project ORANG (Orangutans Really Appreciate and Need Girls Scouts) in 2007. They discovered that the Girl Scouts' iconic cookies contain palm oil, and that palm oil plantations are one of the leading causes of orangutan habitat destruction. They started a campaign to get the Girl Scouts to replace palm oil with a more eco-friendly oil instead. They have since partnered with Rainforest Action Network, co-authoring a petition that has generated more than 70,000 emails to the Girl Scouts headquarters.  Both a great admirers of Jane Goodall.

Tania Pulido runs a community garden that's more than just a place to grow food. The Berryland garden in the Iron Triangle neighborhood of Richmond, CA, is also a space where local youth can take summer apprenticeships and learn about issues like climate change and environmental racism. Here is a video about her work in her community, a food desert.  Tania is deeply involved in issues impacting the health of her community, including a campaign against the local Chevron oil refinery. She accepts the Brower Youth Award.

The Brower Youth Awards recognize people ages 13 to 22 living in North America who have shown outstanding leadership on a project or campaign with positive environmental and social impact.  

In the United States, Mary Kay, Inc. is committed to changing the lives of women and children by helping to end and prevent domestic violence.

The fourth plenary at the One Young World summit on The changing power of the media. Gifty Pearl Abenaab talks about the importance of young people having access to the media and for those that do, they don't necessarily have the ability to use it. Counsellers include Oscar Morales, Elio Leoni-Sceti and Tony Fernandes.