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BRIGHTER GREEN’S LATEST NEWSLETTER IS OUT

…South, unequal access to the Covid-19 vaccine, and the unjust treatment of animals, both farmed and wild. Feel free to post and share, and be in touch with any feedback….

Celebrating African Women’s Day with Joy Kakenya Barta

…about becoming a leader in her community as an advocate for gender equality and environmentalism. She relates her upbringing and involvement with social justice as a youth, and considers how…

November 2021 Newsletter

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Read our latest newsletter here to learn more about what Brighter Green has been up to. Having participated in the UN Food Systems Summit, we moved our focus to COP26,…

December 2022 Newsletter: Now and in the New Year: Protecting Biodiversity, Climate, and Rights

common needs. Clean water. Breathable air. Fertile soil. Intact forests. Habitat. A stable climate. And so much more. If we don’t create policies and practices that center the wellbeing, equity,…

2012 Brooklyn Food Conference

…Humane Society of the United States The conference includes over 175 workshops, a slate of well-known speakers, cooking demonstrations, family activities, expo for non-profits and profit companies, and more! The…

Wangari Maathai on The Challenge for Africa

…Maathai discusses her new book, The Challenge for Africa (Pantheon, 2009), with Leonard Lopate of WNYC New York public radio. Maathai offers a compelling look at the problems facing Africa…

Brooklyn Food Conference

…touches us all. Come join us for a day of workshops, food demos, and a kids’ food fair. Lunch and dinner will be available for purchase. Dance following dinner. The…

Future of Food: Transatlantic Perspectives

…at The Future of Food: Transatlantic Perspectives conference, co-sponsored by the European Union and Boston University. The conference is free and open to the public. For more information, click here….

Cooling the Planet, Feeding the World: Diet for a Hot Planet Launches in Paperback

Come celebrate the paperback release of Brighter Green colleague Anna Lappé’s book Diet for a Hot Planet. Brighter Green’s Executive Director Mia MacDonald will be moderating a panel discussion on…

Feeding Hope: Living Democracy

The evening commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Small Planet Fund and the 40th anniversary of Diet for a Small Planet. The event is free and open to the public,…