Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Communities of Color and Tribal Nations
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Date: 19/03/2013

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Monday, March 18, 2013——The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, and the Franciscan Action Network held a briefing on the disparate impact climate change has upon communities of color and tribal nations in congressional districts around the country. The speakers talked about steps and initiatives they are taking to sustain and strengthen their communities, create jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Speakers include:

Speakers for this forum were:

-Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)

-Jacqueline Pata, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians

-William Anderson, Chairman, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians

-Joseph Reed, Policy Analyst, NAACP Washington Bureau

-Shamar Bibbins, Senior Political Associate, Green For All

-Anthony Giancatarino, Coordinator of Research & Advocacy, Center for Social Inclusion

-Diane Randall, Executive Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation

-Carol Werner, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Study Institute (moderator)