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Fall Retreat 2008

Key Note: Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
November 20, 2008 - Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, EGA
Special Key Note: Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen The Prime Minister addressed the road to Copenhagen, the likelihood of achieving real success, what constitutes the Danish government's goals and commitments, and how civil society around the world can contribute to agreement by governments on an ambitious, equitable climate deal in Copenhagen. The speech was followed by a Q&A session led by Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists.  Go >

Keynote: Lois Gibbs
October 16, 2008 - Lois Gibbs, EGA
Lois Gibbs is the founder of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, (CHEJ), an organization that has assisted over 10,000 grassroots groups with organizing, technical, and general information nationwide. Today, she serves as Executive Director and speaks with communities nationwide and internationally about toxic chemicals and children’s unique vulnerability to environmental exposures. Ms. Gibbs has been recognized extensively for her critical role in the grassroots environmental justice movement. She has spoken at numerous conferences, has been featured in hundreds of newspaper articles, magazine, textbooks and has appeared on many television and radio shows including 60 Minutes and 20/20. The many awards she has received include the 1990 Goldman Environmental Prize, the 1998 Heinz Award, the 1999 John Gardner Leadership Award from the Independent Sector and, in 2003, Lois was nominated for the Noble Peace Prize.  Go >

Featured Conversation: Busting Silos, Creating Connection: Can Systems Thinking Change the Way We Do Business?
October 16, 2008 - EGA, EGA
The philanthropic sector is dealing with enormous, often entrenched problems. Might applying systems thinking be an effective tool for solving these problems?  Go >

Keynote Address: Dr. Vandana Shiva
October 13, 2008 - Vandana Shiva, EGA
Vandana Shiva, physicist, feminist, philosopher of science, writer and science policy advocate, is the Director of The Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy. She serves as an ecology advisor to several organizations including the Third World Network and the Asia Pacific People's Environment Network. In 1993 she was the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, commonly known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". A contributing editor to People-Centered Development Forum, she has also written several works include, Staying Alive, The Violence of the Green Revolution, Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge, Monoculutures of the Mind and Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit.  Go >

Featured Conversation: Five Minutes to Doomsday or Newday: Accelerating Solutions to Climate Change
October 13, 2008 - EGA, EGA
We are running out of time to address the effects of climate change. Without wholesale rewiring of the global economy, protection of the ecosystems that support life and more sustainable urban development, a warming planet will become inhospitable for plants, animals and human beings. Solutions to the climate change crisis exist in market economies, the planet’s ecosystems and the built environment. In this plenary, three experts will discuss how technological innovation can lead to a new energy platform; ecosystems can provide solutions to carbon; and investments in urban infrastructure can sustain humanity in preventing and adapting to climate change.  Go >

Featured Conversation: Moving Your Assets to Address Climate Change
October 13, 2008 - EGA, EGA
EGA’s members control more than $200 billion in assets and distribute about $600 million to environmental issues annually, leading to numerous victories over time. Given the gravity of climate change, shouldn’t foundations explore how to mobilize the full weight of their assets to create climate solutions?  Go >

State of the States 2008

Fighting Goliath: Texas Mayors and the Coal Plant Battles
August 19, 2008 - EGA, EGA
Mayor Will Wynn (Austin), Mayor Robert Cluck (Arlington), and former Mayor Laura Miller (Dallas) explain how their 17-mayor coalition worked with pro-bono attorneys, citizens, non-profit groups, and foundations to eliminate half of the proposed plants. Ann Hamilton, Houston Endowment senior grant officer and Texas Environmental Grantmakers Group co-founder, moderates.  Go >

Focus on States
August 19, 2008 - EGA, EGA
Commissioners Rod Bremby from Kansas and Richard Opper of Montana will tell us about their experience leading efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their states. Ken Colburn of the Center for Climate Strategies will also offer an overview of state action across the country. Moderated by Michael Northrop, Rockefeller Brothers Fund.  Go >

Climate Plus: The Formula for Success
August 19, 2008 - EGA, EGA
Solid successes in states demonstrate how multiple objectives are advanced when climate is combined with other issues, such as health impacts from air pollution, environmental justice, and damage to water quality, natural freshwater flows and forest biodiversity. Angela Johnson Meszaros, California Environmental Rights Alliance- Melinda Kassen, Trout Unlimited- Sarah Murdoch, The Nature Conservancy- Conrad Schneider, Clean Air Task Force- Moderator: Ruth Hennig, John Merck Fund  Go >

Keynote: Austin Mayor Will Wynn
August 19, 2008 - EGA, EGA
State of the States Keynote Address by Austin Mayor Will Wynn  Go >

Fall Retreat 2007

Leading the Way: Western States Turn Up the Heat on Climate Change
December 5, 2007 - EGA, EGA
States across the country have designed and implemented new policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy and create family wage jobs. Their leadership serves as a guide for bold federal action that can transform the nation-revitalizing the economy and stemming the effects of global warming. We’ll highlight climate initiatives and their implications for the West and the Nation.  Go >

Cultural Roots of Environmentalism
December 5, 2007 - EGA
What is cultural organizing and what its potential role in a diverse and successful environmental movement over the next twenty years? We will discuss a variety of ways communities in the US Southwest are engaging in environmental issues by drawing upon their cultural values—including artistic expressions. Hear voices from our host region discuss the variety of ways in which arts, culture and media can build a diverse constituency for the environment and enrich the discussion of environmental values.  Go >

Keynote Address: Arturo Sandoval
December 5, 2007 - EGA
Arturo Sandoval is the founder and president of the Center of Southwest Culture, Inc., a non-profit organization promoting the peoples and cultures of the Southwestern United States. CSC focuses on developing cultural events and promoting groups who reflect the rich Mexicano and Native American cultural heritage of New Mexico and the Southwest.  Go >

Keynote Address: Regis Pecos
December 5, 2007 - EGA
Regis Pecos was born and raised at Cochiti Pueblo and is a lifetime member of the Traditional Tribal Council. He has spent his professional life advancing the interests of American Indian citizens at the tribal, state and national levels. In 1996, he became the first American Indian to be appointed to the Board of Trustees for Princeton University. He was also named New Mexico’s Distinguished Public Servant, the state’s highest honor. He is the director and co-founder of the New Mexico Leadership Institute.  Go >

Featured Conversation: 20/20: Viewpoints in Environmental Philanthropy, 1987-2027
December 5, 2007 - EGA
It has been 20 years since the Environmental Grantmakers Association was founded. What has environmental philanthropy done right? Where were our mistakes? How can we make the most of the next 20 years? How is the context of our work, both in the US and globally, evolving and what is the best way to take action? How do the changes in environmental philanthropy dovetail with philanthropy as a whole? How do other movements affect ours? Join this dynamic, powerful panel for a provocative discussion and hard look in the mirror and into the future.  Go >

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