![]() But I do have to squeeze in just one more! At an international strategy meeting in Uruguay a few years back, I learned that PAN AP’s brilliant Dr. So many towering figures across the globe - it’s impossible to name them all. PAN Germany’s Susan Haffmans leads the “ Double Standards” campaign with skillful persistence, and PAN Africa’s founding director Abou Thiam gracefully passed the torch of organizing to Maimouna Diene, the next generation of PAN leadership in francophone Africa. Javier Souza of RAPAL (PAN Latin America - check out one of Javier’s online agroecology workshop videos here). Then there’s PAN Asia Pacific’s director Sarojeni Rengam, who fights tirelessly for justice PAN UK’s eloquent and strategic leader Keith Tyrell and the always amiable and wise Dr. Romy’s daughter Ilang Ilang is now a powerful organizer in her own right, co-coordinating the global Stop the #ToxicAlliance campaign with our Organizing Co-Director Simone Adler. He also happens to be an expert at crafting poems that capture the essence of your personality, with the start of each line using the letters that spell your first name. He endured years of persecution - including lawsuits and threats of jail time - for daring to publicly challenge pesticide corporations with on-the-ground evidence of the damage their products were wreaking on farmers and farmworkers. Romy Quijano, the physician/activist who founded PAN Philippines and documented the devastating human health harms of the pesticides sprayed in plantation agriculture across the islands. There are so many PAN people I’ve been inspired by over the years.īeing part of a global network means meeting people like Dr. It takes courage to stand up to corporate lobbyists with deep pockets and even deeper connections to those in power.Īnd most importantly, it takes authentic, human connections with others who are working for change to stay grounded, and in this work for the long haul. It takes persistence to make progress toward the deep, systemic changes we seek. Part 1 is available here and Part 2 is available here. This is the final blog in a three-part series highlighting some of what I’ve seen and learned during 25 years of advocacy at PAN. The changes we’re working toward don’t happen overnight, and some may not occur within our lifetimes. Because, honestly, the work we do is hard. ![]() As I wind up my 25-year tenure at PAN, I’ve been reflecting on what’s kept me in this work for so many years.
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