  {"id":3189,"date":"2011-02-01T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/?p=3189"},"modified":"2023-10-24T11:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:19:02","slug":"sheilawattcloutier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/2011\/02\/sheilawattcloutier\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian-American Center presents Inuit Climate Change Activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"thickbox\" title=\"800px-Sheilawatt\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2011\/01\/800px-Sheilawatt.jpg\" rel=\"same-post-3189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3196 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2011\/01\/800px-Sheilawatt-508x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn March 29th, 91¸£Àû welcomes&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Sheila Watt-Cloutier<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and<br \/>\nWorld Leader on Global Climate Change and Human Rights<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Sheila Watt-Cloutier changed the discourse on climate change; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>it\u2019s a human rights issue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sheila Watt-Cloutier is in the business of changing public opinion into public policy.\u00a0 Experienced in working with global decision makers for over a decade, Watt-Cloutier offers a new model for 21st Century leadership.\u00a0 She treats the issues of our day &#8212; the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability &#8212; as a deeply interconnected whole.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 This is Watt-Cloutier&#8217;s message.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>March 29th Event Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SEMINAR FOR STUDENTS:<\/strong><br \/>\nWells Conference Center, Room 2 from 2:00-3:15 PM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Climate Change and the Environment: An Inuk Elder&#8217;s Firsthand Experience.&#8221;\u00a0 Seminar style discussion with graduate and undergraduate students .\u00a0 Brief presentation followed by Q&amp;A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AN EVENING WITH SHELIA WATT-CLOUTIER:<\/strong><br \/>\nWells Conference Center, 7:00-9:00 PM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st Century&#8221;<br \/>\nPresentation followed by Q&amp;A, and by a reception.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Please RSVP for either or both events: (207) 581-4220***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umaine.edu\/center\/files\/2010\/03\/Wells-Conf-Ctr-Directions-and-Area-Map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions to Wells Conference Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>___<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More information on Sheila Watt-Cloutier:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2011\/02\/pc-Sheila-Watt-Cloutier-at-91¸£Àû-March-29.pdf\">Flyer<\/a> describing Seminar for Students and an Evening with Sheila Watt-Cloutier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2011\/02\/News-Release-Sheila-Watt-Cloutier.pdf\">News release<\/a> for upcoming visit to 91¸£Àû<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hs7okU271PA\">Ken Rockburn interviews Sheila Watt-Cloutier<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isuma.tv\/hi\/en\/inuit-knowledge-and-climate-change\/movie\">Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isuma.tv\/siila\/siila\">Keynote Presentation: &#8220;Our Indigenous Voice to Change Copenhagen&#8221;; Sheila Watt-Cloutier at the Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Global Summit on Climate Change Plenary Session Anchorage, Alaska, United States 20 April 2009<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Globe and Mail article:<a href=\"\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/25\/the-25\/sheila-watt-cloutier-made-climate-change-a-human-rights-issue\/article1742259\/\"> &#8220;Sheila Watt-Cloutier Made Climate Change a Human Rights Issue&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.climatelawpolicy.org\/uploads\/docs\/HumanRightsPrimer.pdf\">Global Warming and Human Rights: A short primer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.policyresearch.gc.ca\/page.asp?pagenm=2010-0042_02\">Climate Change, Human Rights: Canada&#8217;s position<\/a><\/li>\n<li>White paper by Sheila Watt-Cloutier: <a href=\"http:\/\/earthjustice.org\/sites\/default\/files\/library\/references\/Background-for-IAHRC.pdf\">Global Warming and Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">___<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Event Sponsors: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>C<\/strong><strong>anadian Consulate General<\/strong>, Boston<\/li>\n<li><strong>University of Maine:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthropology Department<\/li>\n<li>Canadian-American Center<\/li>\n<li>Climate Change Institute<\/li>\n<li>College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Collins Center for the Arts<\/li>\n<li>Hudson Museum<\/li>\n<li>Maine EPSCoR<\/li>\n<li>School of Economics<\/li>\n<li>University of Maine Humanities Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Women in the Curriculum and Women&#8217;s\u00a0 Studies Program<\/li>\n<li>supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 29th, 91¸£Àû welcomes&#8230;. 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