The calls for engagement and participation this electoral season have grown exponentially, as so many observers, campaigners and activists begin to recognize the time is ripe with possibility and opportunity to pursue a progressive agenda via Bernie’s revolution. This comes despite – and because of – the looming peril posed by the man recently dubbed…
Courtesy of the White House Historical Association. FDR, A. Philip Randolph and the Desegregation of the Defense Industries Since September 1939, war had been raging in Europe. Hitler’s armies had virtually seized the mainland, so that Great Britain stood alone as the last bastion of democracy on that continent. Hitler’s ally in the East, Japan,…
Great news from the Interfaith Sustainable Foods Collaborative: CONGREGATIONAL PARTNERS WANTED TO DISTRIBUTE CASH MATCH AT CSAS AND FARM STANDS On June 8, 2016, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilseck announced a $155,000 Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant award to the Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative. The two-year grant will allow faith-based groups hosting farm…
Seed Matters, a five-year-long initiative of the Clif Bar Family Foundation, today launched “Mr. Seed,” a provocative, animated short film with a clear message: our food production system has been hijacked by the big agrichemical companies and organic farming is a key to taking it back. The film makes the case for organic seed and…
Published on Jul 3, 2014
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. We’re told that if we are overweight, it’s because we can’t control ourselves. Personal responsibility has been cited as a cause of obesity over and over again. If that were true one third of America should be considered irresponsible. Deborah Cohen debunks this myth and provides the real causes of the obesity epidemic and how we can stop them.
Dr. Cohen is a physician and Senior Scientist at the RAND Corporation and is the Principal Investigator of several studies on the intersection of the built environment and health. She is the author of the new book “A Big Fat Crisis—the Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic—and How We Can End It” and the co-author of the book, “Prescription for a Healthy Nation—a new approach to improving our health by fixing our everyday world”. She is the lead researcher on several studies investigating ways to change the environment to reduce the burden of chronic diseases.
View at the source. Demand a Cap on Refinery Emissions! A message from 350 Marin: JUNE 03, 2016 Please set aside time to attend this crucial Air District hearing! Right now there are no limits on Bay Area refinery emissions. At the next meeting of the Air Quality Management District, June 15 at 9:30am, the Directors will give direction to their…
Petaluma has released an updated list of major development projects. Click on the link below for the full pdf: City of Petaluma Development Projects 2016
Stockton developer A.G. Spanos is hosting its second community meeting for the public regarding its proposed North River Apartments project at 368 & 402 Petaluma Boulevard North. According to a letter the company mailed to the neighborhoods in the vicinity of its project, the project proposal has been revised considerably since it began hearing community input…
