PARWAZ Microlending Project
In 2002 Green Cities Fund co-founder Tran Tuong Nhu led a woman’s delegation, including Afghan-American women and a representative of Women’s World Banking, to Kabul, Afghanistan. There they established the groundwork for PARWAZ, the first Afghan-run microlending institution in … Continue reading
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Malcolm Margolin Ohlone Project
The top of Panoramic Hill in Berkeley looks out on the Bay and the sea beyond, a view seen by the Ohlone People for thousands of years before they were hunted down and their land was taken from them. Such a … Continue reading
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Belly of the Beast Film Project “Cuba from the Inside”
Journalists and documentary filmmakers Ed Augustin and Reed Lindsay are producing a ten part series on the Trump White House and Cuba. Combining hard hitting journalism and stunning cinematography, the series will assess the impact of the Trump White House on … Continue reading
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God is a Woman – A documentary by Andrés Peyrot
In 1975 French explorer and Oscar winning (“The Sky Above, the Mud Below”) documentary filmmaker Pierre Dominique Gaisseau traveled to Panama to make a film on the indigenous island dwelling Kuna people, whose women play a unique and sacred role. Accompanied by … Continue reading
Go to project pagePLANTING SEEDS IN PUERTO RICO
In 2012 Green Cities Fund sponsored a visit to Cuba by West Coast chefs to encourage and support Cuba’s sustainable food movement. The trip inspired the further development of sustainable farming in Cuba and related projects. Chefs who went to … Continue reading
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PROJECT RENEW VIETNAM
The legacy of the decades long American War in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia includes hundreds of thousands of unexploded cluster bombs, land mines and other ordnances and the poisoning of generations of Vietnamese from the extensive spraying of dioxin laden … Continue reading
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Queer Surf
Queer Surf was founded by the LGBTQ community to make surf culture and “belonging to the waves” more inclusive of diverse and underrepresented communities and to expand surf culture as an advocate for equitable access to nature and the support … Continue reading
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Havana Harbor Project
Working closely with renowned historian and restorer of Old Havana Dr. Eusebio Leal, Green Cities Fund developed a comprehensive plan for the restoration and development of Havana’s historic harbor. The Plan includes the restoration of multiple adjoining buildings, the construction of … Continue reading
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“The Sacred and the Snake” Documentary
Join Green Cities Fund in support of the documentary project “The Sacred and the Snake” described below:” At Standing Rock, a Lakota matriarch, a non-binary Appalachian, and a Jicarilla Apache / Navajo youth leader join the resistance against the Dakota Access … Continue reading
Go to project pageCubanobel.org
Green Cities Fund arranged for the nomination of Cuban medical workers for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, delivering to Oslo nominating letters from Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, and U.S. Congressional Representative Barbara Lee. The medical workers, … Continue reading
Go to project pageCARAVAN SUPPORT PROJECT
Green Cities Fund is fiscal sponsor of the Caravan Support Project, founded by Thanh Mai Bercher and Holly Joy Wertman, who received their B.A.’s in Public Health at U.C. Berkeley. They have been active in women’s health and refugee relief … Continue reading
Go to project pagePEOPLE’S PARK MURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT
Artist/attorney Osha Neumann has fought for generations for the preservation of Berkeley’s People’s Park as a symbol of the never ending fight against injustice. He has also worked to preserve the adjacent People’s Park Mural which is badly in need … Continue reading
Go to project pageRunning Shadow Documentary
Inspired by the Native American youth who confronted an epidemic of suicides to start the movement behind the Standing Rock Protests, Green Cities Fund is supporting Cuban documentary filmmaker Carlos Betancourt’s short film documentary RUNNING SHADOW. For information see: www.runningshadowfilm.com 100% of … Continue reading
Go to project pagePolitical Cartoons
Green Cities Fund has sponsored a number of educational political cartoons with noted cartoonist Khalil Bendib and others. Among the most popular was “Play Ball” showing President Obama on the mound pitching to Fidel. In 2012 It was presented to … Continue reading
Go to project pageNHA SAN ARTISTS COLLECTIVE
Established as an independent collective in 1998 by artists in Hanoi whose skill, innovation and creative spirit have established new artistic boundaries in a society moving from a tragic past to a challenging future, Nha San has nurtured artists whose … Continue reading
Go to project pagePlanting Seeds “Cocina Abierta”
In December of 2012 Green Cities Fund sponsored a visit to Havana by a delegation of organic food experts and chefs trained at Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse Restaurant. The purpose of the trip, whose planning took almost a year, was … Continue reading
Go to project pagePalma Soriano – A Clean Water Plan
Over a decade ago river restoration experts from the University of California at Berkeley began developing a clean water plan with the Palma Soriano community. Located near Santiago de Cuba in Eastern Cuba, it is a community of 80,000 rich … Continue reading
Go to project pageCuban Economy Project
Green Cities Fund has been at the forefront of economic innovation in Cuba, providing educational information on socially responsible enterprise as an adjunct to the state-controlled economy. Here is an article on the subject: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/cuban_remix Here is a report by the … Continue reading
Go to project pageCuba Music, Art and Cultural Programs
Cuba’s love of music, art and culture is renowned, and to encourage exchanges in this area Green Cities Fund has accomplished several outstanding successes. Green Cities Fund arranged for the Oscar nominated documentary and Sundance Film Festival winning documentary film … Continue reading
Go to project pageEco Cuba Network
Eco Cuba Network, a 20 year old collaboration between US and Cuban environmentalists, promotes environmental interchange with Cuba, and works within both countries to implement the ideas generated by the Network. Our goals are two-fold: to create a program of … Continue reading
Go to project pageCuban Humanitarian Programs
The above photo shows Cuban gay rights advocate Mariella Castro and her husband accepting Berkeley cartoonist Khalil Bendib’s “Play Ball” cartoon from Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, State Senator Loni Hancock and Green Cities co-founder Tran Tuong Nhu at a December, … Continue reading
Go to project pageAid to Haiti: “FONDAM” – The Dallas Monnin Foundation
The Monnin family has played an integral part in Haitian culture since 1947. Through Galerie Monnin, Haiti’s most prominent gallery, the family has introduced Haitian artists to the international art market with great success. In 2002, the family established The … Continue reading
Go to project pageVietnam Green Building Council
The Vietnam Green Building Council, founded in Vietnam by Green Cities Fund in 2006, has had a major impact in Vietnam and Southeast Asia through its educational programs and its development of the “Lotus” green building certification program specific to … Continue reading
Go to project pageThe Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
In 1966 co-founder Tom Miller and renowned plastic surgeon Arthur J. Barsky, a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, established the Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Vietnam to treat war-injured children. A medical team led by Israeli plastic … Continue reading
Go to project pageSend A Piana To Havana
In 1993 Berkeley California piano tuner Ben Treuhaft was introduced by Green Cities Fund founder TT Nhu to the director of Cuba’s extraordinary National Music School, where talented youth from all over the country come to study in an open … Continue reading
Go to project pageNew Sun Road
After serving as founding director of the Vietnam Green Building Council’s founding director, Jalel Sager, obtained his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley’s Energy Resource Group. He then established with colleagues New Sun Road, which focuses on renewable … Continue reading
Go to project pageLa Pena Cultural Center
Green Cities Fund co-founder Tom Miller assisted in the establishment of La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley, California over 40 years ago. La Peña was started by a group of Latin American & Californian allies as a direct response to … Continue reading
Go to project pageDangerous Waters: The Conflict in the South China Sea
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Go to project pageChi-Em Microfinance
Chi-Em is a small microfinance project serving ethnic minorities living in the mountains surrounding Dien Bien Phu, the remote valley in the northwest corner of Vietnam where, in 1954, the Vietnamese defeated the French colonial government. It was founded by Nathalie … Continue reading
Go to project pageOMEGA GLOBAL INITIATIVE (OGI)
The floating OMEGA system produces green energy, clean water, and healthy food while preparing coastal cities for sea-level rise—OGI makes it happen. The Vision: With guidance from OGI, coastal cities expand production of energy, water, and food beyond the limits … Continue reading
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“Anything to Say?” Public Art Project
Green Cities Fund is a sponsor of the “Anything to Say?” public art project, honoring the Free Speech Movement and three persons who have sacrificed their freedom to protect yours: Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning. More information can … Continue reading
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