Today March 8, 2017, as we do every day, WildEarth Guardians stands in solidarity with our sisters (and those of all gender identities) across the world who are participating in the International Women’s Day to honor and celebrate the irreplaceable ways that women labor in their homes, workplaces, and communities.

We stand in solidarity because we recognize that none of the civil liberties—or environmental protections—we enjoy today would be possible without the women who came before us. Women have invested immeasurable hours and boundless courage on the streets, in the fields, in the kitchens, and in the factories, fighting for the rights of all—particularly the voiceless and disenfranchised.

While we are always striving to make our staff representative of our nation, we are proud to be an organization that is majority female (65%) and has a senior leadership team that is 50% female. We support and practice equal pay across genders and are grateful for our male co-workers and their commitment to gender equality both in our shared workplace and their respective communities.

Our fight to ensure that nature has a right to exist and thrive is part of a larger movement to ensure that everyone has the right to live, labor, and love with dignity and equity. We act on this belief with compassion and courage. We defend wildness, empower life, end injustice, and stand for healthy, sustainable ecosystems and human communities.

We mobilize, inform and inspire others, and we work to heal wounded landscapes. This work is done in solidarity with those who work to disrupt the world of class, race, and gender privilege and to heal the emotional and physical wounds caused by injustice.

We are a force for nature and justice. Thank you for joining us in our shared fight.

In solidarity,

Madeleine Carey
Lori Colt
Bethany Cotton
Marla Fox
Laurele Fulkerson
Taylor Jones
Michelle Lute
Sarah McMillan
Kelly Nokes
Carol Norton
Jen Pelz
Samantha Ruscavage-Barz
Rebecca Sobel
Jodie Wheeler
Marlies Wierenga