Congratulations to fellow José González who was included in the “Grist50“—a list of the “best and the brightest fighting for our planet” “innovators, organizers, and visionaries who will lead us toward a more sustainable future, in the coming year (and…
In October, BKF fellow Sheila Bapat was published alongside over fifty influential voices in the book The Feminist Utopia Project: Fifty-Seven Visions of a Wildly Better Future. This collection features interviews, essays, speculative fiction, poetry, manifestos, art, and more. Contributors…
Pamela Krasney, 1943-2015 On June 9, 2015, activist and philanthropist Pamela Krasney passed away. Pamela’s passing is a great loss for Butler Koshland Fellowships, and to honor her, I would like to add some of my own thoughts to the…
BKF fellow José González calls himself a “Green Chicano”—but what does that mean? According to José: This will continue to be an evolving definition. I intend this to be about that are not mutually exclusive: being an environmentalist and a…
Mehroz Baig is a fellow at The Commonwealth Club of California where she is being mentored by its President and CEO, Gloria Duffy. Together, they are working to broaden the reach of The Club’s content. For this project, Mehroz has…
Congratulations to BKF mentor Greg Moore! He will be honored at an October 1 ceremony by The San Francisco Foundation, which is awarding him a Community Leadership Award. Greg is the Executive Director of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and…
We congratulate BKF Mentor Maurice Lim Miller on his MacArthur "Genius" Award. This well deserved recognition is for his work with the anti-poverty innovation organization that he founded, Family Independence Initiative. Maurice is the third BKF Mentor to win this…
Fellow Sheila Bapat will be writing a weekly column for RH Reality Check, a forum for news, analysis, and commentary on reproductive health and justice. Sheila is an attorney and writer who covers reproductive law and policy, gender discrimination and gender…
Happy 75th birthday, Golden Gate Bridge! Join BKF fellow Ben Fash in the year-long celebration. Ben first began working with the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary team while he was a fellow to Greg Moore, Executive Director of the Golden…
Is 2012 the year of the woman? Mary Hughes thinks so. Learn more about the bipartisan 2012 Project this former BKF mentor created with the Center for American Women and Politics. http://youtu.be/GdDZilTViQQ