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.
- “Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st Century”
***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