Program

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11

8:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast

Ad Hocs

9:30 – 11:30 am

Featured Conversation: We’re Not Alone—New Voices in the Fight on Climate Change

Al Gore’s presentation on climate change at the 2005 Fall Retreat left many funders with questions and craving more discussion. This year we’ve brought together distinguished leaders from diverse fields—the faith community, social justice field, national security interests, and business—who will offer a glimpse into the breadth and range of forces working on climate change. With ample time for questions and conversation, our facilitated discussion will inspire us to recognize that we are indeed not alone in this important fight. Join us to discuss strategies for becoming effective forces for change in the political, economic, and public spheres.

Jim Ball is the executive director of the Evangelical Environmental Network. Reverend Ball’s focus has been on how evangelicals have responded to ecological crisis. His research on global warming resulted in a primer for Christians on the subject published in 1998, entitled Planting a Tree This Afternoon: Global Warming, Public Theology, and Public Policy.

Linda Fisher is vice president and chief sustainability officer at DuPont, where she is responsible for advancing sustainable growth, and environment, health, and product stewardship programs. Previously, she served in government and industry, including as deputy administrator of EPA. She serves on the boards of the Environmental Law Institute, The National Parks Foundation, and RESOLVE.

General Charles F. “Chuck" Wald recently retired from his most recent post as Deputy Commander, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany. USEUCOM is responsible for all U.S. forces operating across 91 countries in Europe, Africa, Russia, parts of Asia and the Middle East, and most of the Atlantic Ocean. The general has served as a T-37 instructor pilot and F-15 flight commander. Other duties include Chief of the U.S. Air Force Combat Terrorism Center, special assistant to the Chief of Staff for National Defense Review, Director of Strategic Planning and Policy at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and on the Joint Staff as the Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is the past chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, which internationally represents the Inuit people. She has been honored with the United Nations Champion of the Earth Award and the Norwegian Sophie Prize. She filed a complaint to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to defend Inuit human rights against the impacts of climate change.

FACILITATOR

Hal Harvey is the environment program director at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Between 1990 and 2001 he served as founder and president of the Energy Foundation, a joint initiative of six US foundations. He has served on energy panels appointed by Presidents Bush (41) and Clinton, and he has published and spoken widely on energy topics. 

RELATED LINKS

Evangelical Climate Initiative http://www.christiansandclimate.org/
Evangelical Environmental Network and Creation Care Magazine http://www.creationcare.org/

12:00 – 1:00 pm

BBQ Lunch and Closing