The Women’s Environmental Conference features women on the cutting edge of environmental activism and policy working throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Conference will be Friday March 27, Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29 at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. The event is hosted by the Women’s Resource Center and California Women’s Agenda, in association with the United Nations’ Women’s Intercultural Network.
Topics include:
- the fight for clean and plentiful water on the Klamath River,
- pushing back against California's biggest timber company,
- the power of direct action to heal our forests and climate,
- Citizens of Richmond organize to protect their community from oil refinery pollution,
- alternatives to toxic chemicals in Humboldt County
- surviving as a species in the face of climate change
Keynote speaker Aggie Pilgrim (Sat March 28 @ 6 pm) is Chief of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, a body of women leaders from around the world dedicated to healing Earth for the next 7 generations. Aggie Pilgrim is the oldest living member of the Rogue River Indians who have called Southern Oregon home for 20,000 years. Aggie is known for her no-nonsense eloquence that has touched audiences across the nation and around the world.
Everyone is welcome to attend March 27-28 Women’s Environmental Conference at HSU in Arcata. Presentations will be held at the Bolman Forum (aka Native Forum), Founder’s Hall, Nelson Hall East, and the Goodwin Forum. Please check our Facebook event page for the latest updates to the schedule.
Conference organizer: Jene McCovey jlm159@humboldt.edu, 707-822-4233
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
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