December 23, 2010
On December 20, the KPFA program Africa Today featured Hesperian Fellow Julie Cliff talking about her work in Mozambique. Here’s a recording of the program (Julie’s interview starts at 29:30):
Read MoreDecember 22, 2010
On December 16, 2010, President Obama announced that the United States will sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Among many other rights, the Declaration affirms that indigenous people are entitled to the human right to health:
Read MoreDecember 17, 2010
Amy Hagopian is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, and a long time friend of Hesperian who is now under attack by Bill O'Reilly of Fox News. Hesperian’s Director, Sarah Shannon, has worked with Amy on the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association, and in various activities within the International Health Section of the APHA and the People's Health Movement.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2010
Jeff Conant, former Hesperian staffer and co-author of A Community Guide to Environmental Health, is at the United Nations COP 16 climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico this week. He is working with Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environmental Network, Global Exchange, Climate Justice Now! and a host of other organizations, to draw attention to the urgent need for governments, civil society, and the international community to develop solutions to the ecological crisis.
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