EPES Update – Fall/Winter 2025

Donate online to support the work of EPES Dear friends of EPES,As I write this, Chile is in the midst of presidential elections, and we do not yet know whether Chile will continue to improve conditions for its people or revert to Pinochet-era policies. It is a tense time for many Chileans. None of theContinue reading “EPES Update – Fall/Winter 2025”

EPES Update – Spring 2025!

Donate online to support the work of EPES Dear friends of EPES,In these turbulent times, I find it comforting to witness examples of people moving forward and working to create a better world, amid and despite the uncertainty. That is why I find the work of EPES so inspiring: In the face of dictatorship, earthquakes,Continue reading “EPES Update – Spring 2025!”

EPES Update – November 2024

Freedom and Dignity at Every Age – Food Sovereignty – Honoring Tere and Charito – Remembering Friends Donate online to support the work of EPES Dear friends of EPES, I can find no better way to open this letter than to quote Rebecca Solnit’s words on November 7 to millions of brokenhearted Americans: You mayContinue reading “EPES Update – November 2024”

EPES Update December 2023: Highlighting Community Gardens

Dear friends of EPES, British politician Tony Benn once said that the human heart needs to keep two flames burning: the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope that we can build a better world. I think this Update will help fuel the latter—it’s sorely needed these days! I think you’ll beContinue reading “EPES Update December 2023: Highlighting Community Gardens”