Creating a Climate of Change: Women, Nuclear Energy and Justice in a Warming World
May 6, 2008 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Description:
Join us for this public event where women Nobel Peace Laureates and co-founders of the Nobel Women's Initiative, Wangari Maathai and Jody Williams, will discuss their vision of ‘climate justice’ – an approach to climate change that recognizes differential responsibilities for developed and developing countries, and puts the rights of people, especially women, at the centre of the climate debate. Pat Mitchell, President of The Paley Center for Media and the former President and CEO of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), will moderate.
"Women often lead the way in their communities in conserving precious natural resources, adapting their food crops to changing soil and climatic conditions, and rebuilding following floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters…Women’s experiences, creativity and leadership must be part of the solution if we, whether from North or South, are serious about addressing global warming."
Wangari Maathai, Recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.
Creating a Climate of Change is hosted by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, in partnership with the Green Belt Movement, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), Friends of the Earth and ActionAid International USA. Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. Jody Williams, founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, was awarded the Prize in 1997 for her work in creating an international treaty to ban landmines.
Location:
Carnegie Institution of Washington
1530 P Street NW
Contact:
Ilana Solomon
ilana.solomon@actionaid.org
