Saturday, March 26, 2011

What about the Ivory Coast

Africa:  Neglected.  Suffers in silence.

Nuclear fall out from the reactors in Japan.  Civil unrest, censorship and governmental crack down in the Middle East and sadly all these events eclipse the tragedy that has persisted in Africa.


“What can we do?” he said. “When the rains come we will really suffer.”



Mr. Dourmadji and hundreds of other ragged, hungry people came out of hiding Friday morning to meet John Holmes, the United Nations’ new under secretary general for humanitarian affairs, who visited the Central African Republic on the last leg of a 10-day visit to the region.

  
Give a voice to injustice, speak out for those who cries are not heard.  


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/world/africa/26ivory-coast.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha22
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/02/world/africa/02car.html?ref=centralafricanrepublic

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Sustainability Conference | March 22, 23 Drexel Philadelphia


For Immediate Release: 

The Sustainability Collaborative, the leading organization network, and the meeting place of people, ideas and concepts, that is helping to shape the important issue pertaining to universal sustainability; and Drexel University, one of America's most prestigious university's will conduct a Summit Conference March 22 and the 23, 2011, at the Drexel University-Bossone Research Center, 3140 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19104. The Summit Conference will begin at 9am on March 22, 2011.

Keynote speakers will include, Robert L. Lattimer, Senior Fellow, Diversity Studies, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University; Debbie McCormack, Deputy Managing Director, Deloitte; Mike Maggio, Vice President, Johnson & Johnson; Glenn Barbi, Vice President, Office of Sustainability, Becton Dickinson; and a senior official from the Obama Administration; the program will be introduced by Ann Lee-Jeffs, founder, Sustainability Collaborative.

Other presenters will include, William F. Lynch, Ph.D., Dean, Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Drexel University, Dr. John M. Gould, the Collaborative for Sustainable & Regenerative Learning at Drexel, Jo Opot, Global Vice President, Business Development, Terra Cycle, Daniel F. Oscar, President & CEO, the Princeton Center for Leadership Training, Fenna Hanes, Executive Director, New England Board of Higher Education, Joanne Gere, Founder, BioScience Collaborative and President, Association for Women in Science, Randi Schoenfelder, Managing Partner, Theololite Human Capital, and others.

The objectives of the SustaiNext 2011, Summit Conference, is to present the latest research by experts regarding America's educational, economic, workforce development, and public policy pertaining to the science and the strategy of sustainability program solution development.

For Additional Information visit www.sustaiNext.org, or contact either Randi Schoenfelder or Joanne Gere at (609) 203-6852 and/or jgere@biosciencecollaborative.com.

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