Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water

Stories of Courage

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“Let us come together and remain hopeful as we defend and care for the blood of this Earth and of its spirits.” Berta Cáceres, Lenca, Honduras

Written by women land and water defenders, the following is a compilation of stories that highlight community-based triumphs and economic alternatives in the face of large-scale resource extraction.

To submit a Story of Courage, please contact resourcehub@kairoscanada.org.

This page has paths:

  1. Table of Contents KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives

Contents of this path:

  1. Women and Community Consultations
  2. Impacts on the Lives of the Women of Intag and Gender-based Analysis
  3. Indigenous Women and the Defense of Land and Water in Brazil
  4. The Wolastoqiyik Grandmothers and the Sisson Mine
  5. The Mi’kmaw Grandmothers and Alton Gas