The Kenyan girls participating in the East African Girls' Leadership Initiative went back to school this week, the first term of their last year. The Tanzanian girls go back later this month.

Happy New Year from Brighter Green! Please take a look at our most recent newsletter for a summary of what Brighter Green has accomplished this year.

The highly anticipated India policy paper, Veg or Non-Veg? India at the Crossroads is now available for download.

The East African Girls' Leadership Initiative is holding a workshop in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Brighter Green participated in an official side event at the UN climate summit with partners Humane Society International and Compassion in World Farming. Mia MacDonald's presentation from the event on December 2 is posted here.

Brighter Green's documentary film, "What's for Dinner?" is screening as part of the 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival.

Brighter Green is excited to spread the word about Food Day, a day for all Americans to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.

Thanks to the hard work of translator Tibebe Mengistu, the Ethiopia video is now available with an Amharic narration. To view the rest of the Globalization of Factory Farming materials related to Ethiopia and other countries, click here.

Brighter Green's short documentary, "What's for Dinner?," is screening at the 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival on Thursday October 27 at 5:20 PM (PST).

In this blog on the Huffington Post, Mia MacDonald reflects on Wangari Maathai's life, their work together, and what made Wangari remarkable.

Mia MacDonald is quoted in this article in the U.K. Independent about how Kenyans are dealing with the loss of Wangari Maathai. Mia recalls the day in 2004 when Wangari learned she had won Nobel Peace Prize -- Mia was there -- and how what happened after the news broke embodied Wangari's approach and the values she held.

Thanks to translator Tibebe Mengistu, the Amharic translation of the Ethiopia policy brief is now available in a smaller file size for dial-up internet connections.

Brighter Green's short documentary, "What's for Dinner?" exploring rising meat consumption and production in China, has been chosen to screen at the 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival. The festival runs October 20-28, 2011 in San Diego, California. A schedule of screenings will be posted soon. In the meantime, view a short interview about the making of the film with "What's for Dinner?" director Jian Yi here.

Brighter Green's policy brief, Climate, Food Security, & Growth: Ethiopia’s Complex Relationship with Livestock is now available in an Amharic translation. Amharic is widely spoken in Ethiopia, among the Ethiopian diaspora, and is also the working language of the Ethiopian government. Countries in the Horn and East of Africa, including Ethiopia, are in the grip of a severe drought. Millions of people and livestock are affected, providing an important current context for Brighter Green's Ethiopia research and policy recommendations.

Brighter Green Executive Director Mia MacDonald was interviewed August 17 by REAL (Responsible Eating and Living) founder and radio host, Caryn Hartglass. For a podcast of Mia's interview, click here.