Project Zula

Currently, Donna works as part-time coordinator of Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (an affiliate of the national IPL network), bringing climate solutions to people of faith and conscience. She continues to arrange presentations of her award-winning film, Yemanj: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil, narrated by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author A... lice Walker. A lifelong socio-environmental educator, Donna most recently taught at Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA), alma mater of Rachel Carson, considered the Mother of the modern environmental movement. Donna is a writer whose recent articles have appeared in the online investigative publication PublicSource and in the recent Voices from the Attic anthology (ed. Jan Beatty, 2019). Donna has translated essays about the Earth Charter - a longtime inspiration and guide to creating a more just and sustainable future - by great Brazilian Liberation-theologian Leonardo Boff. An abridged version of her masters thesis was published as the book chapter, Voices of Brazilian Women socio-environmental educators (Young people, education and sustainable development-eds. Corcoran, Osano, 2009). After working in broadcast news, TV production, and contributing to non-profit organizations in Montreal, Canada, Donna was invited to produce a video for the Rio + 5 Forum on Sustainability, in Rio de Janeiro (1997), and to attend as a delegate. That was the beginning of a Brazilian journey which would span the next two decades, culminating in production of the film Yemanj, Brazilian residency, and a deep connection to the international Earth Charter, an initiative and movement integral to Donna's personal and professional worlds. Connect to Care in the Heart of BrazilRead More