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Close Authorship Given the devastating economic toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on women and girls, the imperative to mark International Women’s Day carries more weight than usual this year.  The idea of a day celebrating the accomplishments of the female gender in the U.S. reaches back to 1909. Throughout the subsequent decade, the concept was embraced by countries including Austria, Denmark, Germany, Russia and Switzerland, but it wasn’t until 1975 that the first International Women’s Day was celebrated and adopted by the United Nations. As I began identifying leaders to include o...

Thu, 02/25/2021 LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas spring program series will feature contributors to the 2020 book “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis.” Each event will feature dialogue across study and practice and compel attendees to think about climate in both contemporary terms and historical context, recognizing that climate change disproportionately affects minority and low-income communities.  The first event will feature artist Favianna Rodriguez in conversation with artist Imani Wadud, doctoral student in American studies, at 12:30 p.m. Wedne...

“The Sea Around Us,” by Rachel Carson “The Forests of California,” by Obi Kaufmann “Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future,” by Elizabeth Kolbert, is up next on her reading list. Please tell us: What other environment and nature books do you recommend? What’s next This moment in photos: Francine Orr’s photos capture L.A. with compassion, beauty and a keen eye for humanity under duress. The latest example: This heartbreaking story from Orr and reporter Joe Mozingo shows life and death decisions for two families. Join Orr on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Pacific time, when she discuss...

"All We Can Save" collects essays, memories, poems and more from 60 women whose work involves climate change.

February 12, 2021 Sherri Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset, Indigenous rights attorney and executive director of the Land Peace Foundation Sustainability goals have become top of mind for an increasing number of corporations and communities, but in the words of Tara Houska (Couchiching First Nation), attorney, environmental and Indigenous rights advocate, we will not "solar panel or vote our way out of this crisis without also radically re-framing our connection with our Mother." In order to restore balance in our environment, we must first listen to the natural world — and to those who know it...