Join us for the sixth public listening session with the Early Years Climate Action Task Force.
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Capita and This is Planet Ed (the Aspen Institute) have co-convened the Early Years Climate Action Task Force to draft the U.S. Early Years Climate Action Plan. The plan will recommend ways the country can help young children, zero to 8, flourish in the face of climate change. It will be published in late 2023.
The task force’s work is supported, in part, by the W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation.
Co-chaired by Diana Rauner, former First Lady of Illinois and President of Start Early, and Antwanye Ford, President and CEO, Enlightened, Inc. and Chair, District of Columbia Workforce Investment Council, the Task Force includes 19 other distinguished representatives from the education and health sectors, current and former elected officials in state and Tribal government, parent leaders, and early childhood advocates.
This sixth, public listening session of the Early Years Climate Action Task Force will focus specifically around the question: How can we support parents and early years providers in advocating for a sustainable future?
About the speakers
Lois Martin is the President/Director of the Community Day Center for Children
Shaina Oliver is State Coordinator for Mom’s Clean Air Force, a tribal member of the Navajo Nation from Shiprock, New Mexico, and an advocate for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights.
Anya Kamenetz is an advisor to the Aspen Institute on a new initiative to end climate silence in children’s media and an author of several acclaimed nonfiction books. She has covered education as a journalist for many years including for NPR, where she also co-created the podcast Life Kit:Parenting in partnership with Sesame Workshop.
Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, works alongside the Foundation’s leadership and partners to improve lives and inspire emerging leaders across the United States and around the world. This includes the Foundation’s early child initiative Too Small to Fail, which supports families with the resources they need to promote early brain and language development; and the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), a global program that empowers student leaders to turn their ideas into action. A longtime public health advocate, Chelsea also serves as vice chair of the Clinton Health Access Initiative and uses her platform to increase awareness around issues such as vaccine hesitancy, childhood obesity, and health equity.
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