Film Screening of Sisters on The Planet  and Panel Discussion

5:30 - 6:00; Reception

The reception features representatives with information from:  Philadelphia Oxfam Action Corps, Women's Campaign International, the Philadelphia United Nations Association, Repower America/Alliance for Climate Protection, and CARE USA

6:00 - 8 pm; Program

*Please note program time*

Join us for a celebration of Women's History Month with a film and discussion on the critical effects of climate change on women. Panelists will explore the challenges facing women in developing communities as they cope with a changing climate. Speakers will additionally explore the tools needed to foster empowerment and a decrease in the vulnerabilities of women and their families in developing communities.

• Film Screening: Sisters on the Planet

See how four inspirational women are fighting back against climate change around the globe. This film is a production of Oxfam America.

Panel: 

• Marjorie Margolies, Founder and President of Women's Campaign International (WCI), former member of Congress.  Women's Campaign International was founded in 1998 by Pennsylvania Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies.  After serving in Congress, Ms. Margolies led the United States delegation to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.  At the conference 189 countries signed a Platform For Action that pledged to further the rights of women around the world. Inspired by these commitments and the astounding attendance by thousands of women participants from around the world, Ms. Margolies founded WCI to help women to achieve the goals laid out in the Platform For Action.  WCI's programs help women find their voices by giving them tangible skills in areas such as leadership, public speaking, media relations, grassroots organizing, campaign strategies, voter outreach and mobilization, polling, policy analysis, and fundraising.

• Munhtuya Goulden, Researcher with the Asia Center, the Academy of Natural Sciences Patrick Center for Environmental Research.  Mrs. Goulden has participated as an interpreter and researcher on a joint project of the Academy of Natural Sciences, the University of Pennsylvania, and the National University of Mongolia. Research for this project was concerned with  Mongolian nomadic herding women's observations about how climate change is impacting their daily lives. She has served as an Expedition Coordinator for a project funded by the National Science Foundation , International Expedition to Protected Areas of Mongolia, and also prepared a proposal to develop the International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) and Ecological Tourism in protected areas of Mongolia.  Mrs. Goulden has traveled extensively in Mongolia, Russia, China, Japan, Italy and France, and has over 14 years of experience coordinating international scientific expeditions, projects, events, and tours.
  

The Philadelphia Oxfam Action Corps is a non partisan group of volunteers fighting against global poverty and social injustice with the support of Oxfam America.

Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. 

This program was made possible through the support and collaboration of the Philadelphia Oxfam Action Corps.