Catania If there is one thing about the climate fight that has become certain, it is that business and governmental leaders are not going to move quickly, unless they feel the heat coming up from the grassroots. Talking recently on Wade’s World to climate warriors in Birmingham, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi, it is clear …
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No Mow May
Pearl River The story on the front page of the Wall Street Journal caught my eye because it mentioned “lawn care.” Now, that’s actually an area where I have long and wide experience. Seems there’s a campaign that began in the United Kingdom started by a nonprofit Plantlife called “No Mow May” that they claim …
A Community Voice – Together Again Post-Pandemic
New Orleans How does a neighborhood-based community organization continue to fight and win, when they can’t meet? That was the question before thousands of community-based groups around the world during the global pandemic. ACORN’s affiliate in New Orleans, A Community Voice, had to meet that challenge head-on and adapted the best they could. …