Thriving Together: How Women-Led, Community-Based Solutions Are Transforming Our Planet
Hosted by the Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA)
The Women’s Earth Alliance, a global alliance working at the intersection of gender justice and environmental resilience, has as its guiding principle that “When women thrive, the Earth thrives.” This session will highlight women-led, community-based solutions to the interconnected challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and social inequity. Through storytelling, discussion, and collaborative art-making, participants will celebrate grassroots leadership and explore actionable pathways to build a just and sustainable future in which both people and the planet thrive. With:Daniela Perez, Regional Director for North America and the Pacific at WEA; Sarita Pockell, WEA’s Senior Program Architect; and WEA leaders Crystal Cavalier-Keck Ph.D., Tashanda Giles-Jones; Morning Star Gali; Lil Milagro Henriquez.
Magnes Museum
March 28th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Daniela Perez
Regional Director for North America and the Pacific
Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA)
Daniela Perez, originally from Tijuana, is the Regional Director for North America and the Pacific at Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA), overseeing programs in the U.S., U.S. Territories and Mexico that advance women’s leadership, climate justice, social equity, grassroots capacity-building, mentorship, network building, gender equity, and community resilience. With over a decade in the nonprofit sector and a proven track record in regenerative agriculture, food sovereignty, health equity, and gender and climate justice, Daniela excels at facilitating transformative dialogues, coalition-building, and leadership development for systemic change.
Sarita Pockell
Senior Program Architect
Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA)
Sarita Pockell is Senior Program Architect at Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA), where she co-designs transformative programs that equip women environmental leaders with capacity, tools and networks to drive change in their communities. With a background in education for sustainability, Sarita uses a holistic approach to create immersive, collaborative learning experiences that support regenerative solutions to social and environmental challenges. Before joining WEA, Sarita spent nearly seven years in curriculum leadership at Green School in Bali and has designed and implemented educational programs in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Croatia, and Indonesia. A lifelong artist and storyteller, Sarita is also a musician, playwright, theater director, and devoted gardener and land-steward.
Crystal Cavalier-Keck
Co-Founder and CEO
7 Directions of Service
Crystal Cavalier-Keck is co-founder and CEO of 7 Directions of Service (an Indigenous-led collective rooted in environmental justice and community organizing, operating on the ancestral homelands of the Occaneechi-Saponi in rural North Carolina) and of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women NC Coalition. An Adjunct Professor at Salem College, Crystal has extensive experience in the nonprofit and government sectors and has worked extensively with the Women’s Earth Alliance on a number of projects. She is also currently working toward a Master of Legal Studies in the Indigenous People’s Law Program at the University of Oklahoma School of Law.
Tashanda Giles-Jones
Co-Designer
Women’s Earth Alliance’s Black Girls/Green Futures Program
Tashanda Giles-Jones, an environmental educator cultivating a network of like-minded individuals, organizations and activists eager to support the learning and growth of urban youth in Los Angeles, develops human impact lessons adapted for her student population and provides engaging learning activities through garden-based education. She has volunteered and held positions with several nonprofit fundraising, leadership, and youth committees, and, most recently, Tashanda has been co-designing and implementing the Women’s Earth Alliance’s Black Girls/Green Futures Program in South Los Angeles.
Morning Star Gali
Director
Indigenous Justice
Morning Star Gali, a member of the Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe in Northeastern California, is the Director of Indigenous Justice and has served for 16 years as the California Tribal and Community Liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council, dedicated to advancing the sovereignty and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. Her work focuses on the recognition and protection of Indigenous rights, treaties, traditional cultures, the fate of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW), climate and gender justice, and the preservation of sacred places. Morning Starr is also currently a Design Team member for Women’s Earth Alliance North America Programs.
Lil Milagro Henriquez
