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In Memoriam: Jean Crandall

Date: 11/10/2011

Cultural Survival is deeply saddened by the sudden death of our long-time Bazaar vendor, Jean Crandall of La Chula Mula. Jean, 47, a former folklorist at the DC Arts Councildied on November 1, 2011, at her home in Poughkeepsie, New York.

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Messengers Between Worlds

“With the climate in crisis, we are facing some dire circumstances going into the future. It’s a wild time to be alive. The problems we are facing are so complex and connected that a holistic way of addressing them is the only way forward. And that’s what I see in many Indigenous cultures. Given my role in this life, I am listening and trying my best to be a messenger.”

—Sonja Swift

A New Way of Giving

Anank Nunink Nunkai (left), a Shuar representative, speaks with Cultural Survival staff person Cesar Gomez.

In philanthropy, as in too many other areas, Indigenous Peoples tend to get scant attention. Despite being responsible for the majority of the world’s remaining biodiversity, and despite suffering the most egregious human rights violations and the highest rates of poverty, Indigenous programs receive less than one-fifth of one percent of U.S. foundation grants. And most of the grants they do get treat Indigenous Peoples as passive beneficiaries rather than as equal partners.

Massau’u’s Message

The following is an excerpt from a speech delivered by Hopi spiritual leader, Thomas Banyacya, in front of the United Nations Habitat Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1976. The speech was delivered as part of a three-day Earth Healing ceremony, during which the Hopi shared their spiritual prophesy with the forum.

Remembering to Remember

As the end of August nears and summer begins to transition to fall, we are reminded of the seasonal change with the early hints of yellow leaves, the crisper evening air, the harvesting of crops, and the feeling of needing to prepare for the winter months ahead. I am, of course, speaking about a specific place: the United States.

"Behind the Lens" Launches in Guatemala

Date: 07/18/2011

Next door to Cultural Survival's Community Radio Project monthly training and production session, a week-long workshop on video production was also getting underway with the help of two documentary filmmakers, Hanna Adock and Karin Stowe, from the University of Winchester, England.

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"Одним из изъянов многих проектов, реализуемых в формате ГЧП в нашей стране является то, что государственное участие часто используется для того, чтобы снизить затраты при обеспечении социально-экологических параметров. Так, при реализации таких проектов, как Богучанское энергометаллургическое объединение (БЭМО), в которое входит и сооружение Богучанской ГЭС или автодороги Москва - Санкт-Петербург на участке 15-58 км через химкинский лес, за счет использования "административного ресурса" продавливаются решения в обход требований природоохранного законодательства. По-видимому, такого типа социально и экологически опасные проекты еще преждевременно реализовывать в формате ГЧП в России, нужно сначала добиться восстановления таких важнейших в современном мире институтов, как экологическая экспертиза, и побороть коррупцию в стране. Сегодня альтернативным направлением для развития ГЧП в стране в первую очередь должны стать проекты по решению экологических проблем и экологизации экономики, и в частности по повышению энергоэффективности".