STATE OF THE WORLD FORUM

Leaders from WEDO, ARE Day, ECO BOYS AND GIRLS,
and Climate Wise Women joined the Forum and discussion session.

(Seated) Joji Carino -- Tebtebba Foundation (Indigenous Peoples' International   Centre for Policy Research and Education),
Anita Wenden -- International Peace Research Assoc. Chair, NGO CSW Subcommittee on Women and Climate Change,
Donna Goodman -- Founder, Earth Child Institute,
Ann Goodman -- Founder/Executive Director, Women's Network for a Sustainable Future & (Standing) Osprey Orielle Lake -- Founder/Director, Women's Earth and Climate Caucus.
Photo by:  Joyce Brooks

Women's Earth and Climate Caucus Forum
May 5th, 2011, New York City

 

Facing the Climate Crisis, Collaborating for Solutions

Women's Earth and Climate Caucus Forum

May 5th, 2011  1:30-3:30
UN Church Center Building, 777 UN Plaza, NYC
2nd floor conference room

Presenters from NGO's, business, and grassroots organizations shared reports, stories, and photographs about women and girls on the forefront of climate change.
 Highlighted were  women worldwide as innovators and agents of change in adapting to and mitigating climate change.
There was also ample time for group discussion/interaction.

Men were welcome to attend the Caucus and are central participants in their work. This event was open to the general public as well as NGO's  and took place during the UN 19th Commission on  Sustainable Development.

Presenters were:

Kathleen Rogers -- President, Earth Day Network and
Women and the Green Economy

Joji Carino -- Tebtebba Foundation (Indigenous Peoples' International   Centre for Policy Research and Education)  
                             
Ann Goodman -- Founder/Executive Director,
Women's Network for a Sustainable Future
  
Anita Wenden -- International Peace Research Assoc. Chair,
NGO CSW Subcommittee on Women and Climate Change

Donna Goodman -- Founder, Earth Child Institute
  
Osprey Orielle Lake -- Founder/Director, Women's Earth and
Climate Caucus

Leaders from WEDO, ARE Day, ECO BOYS AND GIRLS,
and Climate Wise Women joined in the Forum

The Women's Earth and Climate Caucus (WECC) is working as a collaborative organization to create an international campaign to reduce carbon emissions and to foster a post-carbon economy and energy future, while also addressing societal change.

The Women's Caucus honors diversity, and addresses both the immediate actions required to stop global warming as well as the long-term societal and personal transformation needed for systemic, creative, and enduring change.

They are a solution-based alliance that works with women leaders from grassroots organizations, policy making agencies, business, and science.

Please see more about their initiatives at http://www.worldforum.org/womans-caucus.htm

For more information contact June Timberlake of WECC at jtimberlake@worldforum.org

Additionally, while in NYC, WECC Director Osprey Orielle Lake  give  a presentation on her book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Location and time TBA.

The WECC event was co-sponsored with Earth Child Institute
 and ARE Day
 

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