Not the Time to COP Out!
Public Lecture
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Convocation Hall
Mount Allison University
November 29, 2011 – 7:00 pm (Atlantic)
As former international Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Sheila Watt-Cloutier has worked extensively to advocate on behalf of Northern and Inuit peoples, who are disproportionately affected by climate change. She was amongst the first to link climate change to human rights and, as a result, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Sheila? is a?former education team member on Students on Ice Arctic youth expeditions.
In 2008, she has been recognized with honorary doctorates from the Universities of Guelph, Windsor, Ottawa along with Royal Roads University, Wilfred Laurier University, La Institute Nacionale de la Recherché Scientifique, and McMaster University. She received three additional honorary degrees in 2009 from the Universities of Western Ontario, the University of Alberta and Bowdoin College in Maine, USA. In 2010 she received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Victoria as well as being named one of 25 Transformational Canadians by the Globe and Mail and CTV.
Ms. Watt-Cloutier sums up her work by saying: “I do nothing more than remind the world that the Arctic is not a barren land devoid of life but a rich and majestic land that has supported our resilient culture for millennia. Even though small in number and living far from the corridors of power, it appears that the wisdom of the land strikes a universal chord on a planet where many are searching for sustainability.”
This public lecture coincides with the UN international climate change negotiations, COP-17, which is the final opportunity for the world to ratify a post-Kyoto Protocol agreement. The talk on? the? human? dimensions? of? climate? change? will? mark? the? second? day? of? the? international? UN? COP?17? climate? change? negotiations?in? Durban, South ?Africa.
This lecture will be webcast LIVE on IsumaTV (www.isuma.tv) and Digital Indigenous Democracy pages (www.isuma.tv/did).