11 June 2020
June 12 Webinar Will Focus on Mental Health and Public Lands/Waters
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-2) will deliver the keynote address at Hispanic Access Foundation’s next Staying Connected to Conservation webinar on “Mental Health and Public Lands/Waters” this Friday. Following Rep. Torres Small’s remarks, a panel of…
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11 June 2020
New Report Finds Latino Connections to the Ocean and the Coast Provide Opportunities for Community Engagement and Advocacy in its Protection
As the world celebrates Ocean Week, a new report from Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) finds that the extensive cultural and historical connections Latinos have to the ocean and its coasts could result in this community…
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03 June 2020
Learning to Love in Justice
The video of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officers is atrocious. He called out for breath. He called out to his mother. No one helped him. Prior to his murder, Breonna Taylor was murdered by…
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03 June 2020
MAITE ARCE: We Have a Moral Obligation to Create Equity, Eradicate Racism
In response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the protests in American cities that have taken place over the last several days, Hispanic Access Foundation’s President and CEO Maite Arce…
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01 June 2020
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Latino Conservation Groups Urge Action on Pandemic, Climate Change
Latino conservation groups say battling the pandemic goes hand in hand with fighting climate change, because poor air quality exacerbated by climate change makes people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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30 May 2020
Conservation in the age of a pandemic – "Telework Conservation?"
The Director Fellowship Program with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was about to start, but many questions swirled around our summer projects: "How are we going to effectively conduct our conservation project responsibilities when…
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