Tag: Brett Wilcox

Wilcox family merges transcontinental run with food activism

Wilcox family merges transcontinental run with food activism

by KCAW News | May 18, 2015 |

In 2014, Brett and Kris Wilcox led their family in a transcontinental run to protest GMOs in the food supply and the lack of labeling in the United States. Brett and his 16-year-old son David did the running, while Kris and their 14-year-old daughter Olivia drove a vehicle. The Wilcox's will be talking about their run across America on Wednesday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 106 at the University of Alaska Southeast. Downloadable audio.Read More
Sitka’s 2014: Buckets o’ fun!

Sitka’s 2014: Buckets o’ fun!

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 31, 2014 | ,

2014 in Sitka will be remembered for water: Water piling up behind a brand new dam, and water falling from the sky that brought down a mountain and made a major highway construction project nearly impassable. And if that wasn’t enough, there was something about ice buckets. Read More
Sitka father, son finish 3,000 mile trans-America run

Sitka father, son finish 3,000 mile trans-America run

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 21, 2014 | ,

A father-son team from Sitka has completed a six-month run across the United States. Brett and David Wilcox ran into Ocean City, New Jersey, on Saturday (7-19-14), after covering 3,000 miles on foot. The project was intended to raise awareness about the hazards of genetically-modified foods. Read More
Father-son team at halfway mark ‘Running the Country’

Father-son team at halfway mark ‘Running the Country’

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 1, 2014 | ,

Most people will never run 1,700 miles in their lives. Brett and David Wilcox have run 1,700 miles since January, and they still have a long way to go. The father-son team from Sitka is running across the country to raise awareness about genetically-modified-organisms -- or GMO’s -- prevalent in the American diet. The runners are in Parsons, Kansas, a little beyond the halfway point of their journey from Huntington Beach, California, to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Read More
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