Canadian-American Center presents Inuit Climate Change Activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier

On March 29th, UMaine welcomes….

Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and
World Leader on Global Climate Change and Human Rights

Sheila Watt-Cloutier changed the discourse on climate change;

it’s a human rights issue.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is in the business of changing public opinion into public policy.  Experienced in working with global decision makers for over a decade, Watt-Cloutier offers a new model for 21st Century leadership.  She treats the issues of our day — the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability — as a deeply interconnected whole.  Every decision, whether environmental, political or economic, has a profound effect on those far from the corridors of power; to understand this connection is vital to building a sustainable world.  This is Watt-Cloutier’s message.

March 29th Event Schedule:

• SEMINAR FOR STUDENTS:
  Wells Conference Center, Room 2 from 2:00-3:15 PM
  • “Climate Change and the Environment: An Inuk Elder’s Firsthand Experience.”  Seminar style discussion with graduate and undergraduate students .  Brief presentation followed by Q&A.

• AN EVENING WITH SHELIA WATT-CLOUTIER:
  Wells Conference Center, 7:00-9:00 PM
  • “Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st Century”
    Presentation followed by Q&A, and by a reception.

***Please RSVP for either or both events: (207) 581-4220***

Directions to Wells Conference Center

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More information on Sheila Watt-Cloutier:

• Flyer describing Seminar for Students and an Evening with Sheila Watt-Cloutier
• News release for upcoming visit to UMaine

• Video: Ken Rockburn interviews Sheila Watt-Cloutier
• Video: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
• Video: Keynote Presentation: “Our Indigenous Voice to Change Copenhagen”; Sheila Watt-Cloutier at the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change Plenary Session Anchorage, Alaska, United States 20 April 2009
• Globe and Mail article: “Sheila Watt-Cloutier Made Climate Change a Human Rights Issue”
• Global Warming and Human Rights: A short primer
• Climate Change, Human Rights: Canada’s position
• White paper by Sheila Watt-Cloutier: Global Warming and Human Rights

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Event Sponsors:

• Canadian Consulate General, Boston
• University of Maine:
  • Anthropology Department
  • Canadian-American Center
  • Climate Change Institute
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Collins Center for the Arts
  • Hudson Museum
  • Maine EPSCoR
  • School of Economics
  • University of Maine Humanities Initiative
  • Women in the Curriculum and Women’s  Studies Program
  • supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series