The Esperanza Project

A Green Magazine for the Americas

Pablo Alarcón and his luminous environmentalism

Honoring the life and work of Pablo Alarcón Chaires (1964-2022)

Victor M. Toledo

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Wixárika Invitation Inspires 'Mirror Altars' Around the World

Thousands to synchronize with 'Renovation of the World' ceremony in Wirikuta to heal humanity’s relationship with Nature

Tracy L. Barnett

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Discovering the Ecobarrios of Latin America

New book explores a model for green living that transcends borders

Diana Leon

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Removing Racism, one statue at a time

"The Builders monument was a mockery, a humiliation for our peoples": Pavel Uliánov

Angelica Almazan

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Facing Mexico’s zero-waste challenge

Grassroots organizers urge shared responsibility

Diana Leon

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Throwaway people or valued environmental service providers?

Mexico's pepenadores seek to dignify a long-neglected role

Diana Leon

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My Manifesto: Toward a Politics for Life

Victor Toledo on a way forward for a planet under siege

Victor M. Toledo Jane K. Brundage

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Traditional fishers defend Colombia’s largest wetland ecosystem

Protecting the vital Mompós Depression Wetlands and its traditional fishing communities

Daniel Henryk Rasolt

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Planting Agroecology in the Sacred Desert of Wirikuta

Renovating the Candles of Life Through Regenerative Agriculture

Diana Negrin

One response

Enlightening Our Way Together - Best of 2021

We are celebrating another year of lifting up the voices of those who are making a difference. Will you be among them?

Tracy L. Barnett

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Violence and Resistance at the Frontlines of Climate Justice

Artist reflects on her encounter with police brutality at Enbridge Line 3 encampment

Cindy Anders

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Power, State and Capital: The Axis is Arrogance

We need to build a postmodern world that identifies arrogance as the evil to be overcome and replaces it with an ethic of humility and compassion.

Victor M. Toledo Jane K. Brundage

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Moira Millán: 'A telluric movement is awakening the women of the Earth'

Author, activist and traditional Mapuche weychafe on the end of the patriarchy

Tracy L. Barnett

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Youth demand redress for Indian boarding school atrocities

Former Holy Rosary Mission becomes lightning rod for charges of historic trauma

Talli Nauman

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New Transmedia Series Opens Lens on Ancestral Cultures

'Cosmology & Pandemic' offers deep insights and practical knowledge gained from the current health crisis, aimed toward preventing the next one.

Esperanza Project

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Mexico scores historic legal victory in defense of native corn

Mexican Supreme Court ratifies restraining order for protection from contamination by GMOs

Jane K. Brundage Ana Ruiz Díaz

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Mexican Village Sets International Precedent in Water Conflict Resolution

Temaca celebrates victory after winning the right to not be flooded, with reparations for 17 years of human rights violations

Tracy L. Barnett

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Anishinaabe pipeline foes target Line 3 at global climate talks

Indigenous water protectors wield treaty rights against fossil fuel

Talli Nauman

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Cosmology & Pandemic is live!!! And making waves throughout the world

Join us at cosmopandemic. esperanzaproject.com to see the film, read the stories and sign up for more

Tracy L. Barnett

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The Arhuacos: A Message from the Mamos, the Prophets of the Sierra Nevada

The Arhuacos have warned of this crisis for generations. Now their spiritual guides say Covid is only the first of four pandemics.

Tracy L. Barnett Hernan Vilchez

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The Misaks: Balance and Harmony as Medicine

For the Misak people, harmony and balance are so important to health and well-being that they are willing to fight for them.

Tracy L. Barnett Hernan Vilchez

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The Kamëntšá Biyá: Land Use Planning in Defense of the Sacred

Territorial planning and protection of sacred sites is integrally connected with public health for the Kamentsá

Tracy L. Barnett Hernan Vilchez

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A journey through ancient cultures during the pandemic that shook the world

Esperanza Project launches groundbreaking transmedia series, 'Cosmology & Pandemic,' with Pulitzer Center and Mongabay

Tracy L. Barnett

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