Judy Wicks
I’m a retired entrepreneur, activist and author working for peace, human rights, and the well-being of all species.
My life-long work has focused on building just and restorative regional economies as an alternative to extractive, profit-driven corporate globalization. Local economies lower the carbons of long distance shipping, create greater equality through decentralized ownership, lower dependance on vulnerable global supply chains, and prepare future generations to survive climate chaos by producing basic needs as close to home as possible.
Now retired from business and organizational work, I am focused on building a sustainable, solar-run 2-acre homestead in Philadelphia, where my daughter and I have turned a lawn into a meadow, orchard and vegetable garden.
I continue to support under-resourced, local entrepreneurs who are helping to build our regional economy.
Currently, my activism is aimed at a ceasefire in Gaza and self-determination for Palestinians.
For more, visit www.judywicks.com.
Water and the Rising Feminine
Journal Article
Pat McCabe | As women, I see us as the relational glue, the relational builders, so I need to get it really straight in my own mind and heart from what ethic will I address these pressures and potential conflicts around water.
Gaza on My Mind
Journal Article
l am an American who, like the poet Hughes, has sworn that someday America will be the country where our ideals of liberty and justice for all people will be achieved. It is vital to me that US foreign policy confirms and reflects these ideals. As I once opposed the bombing of the Vietnamese and then the Iraqis, I now oppose the US financed bombing of Gaza and uphold the right of Palestinians to self-determination.