Inaugural DC Celebration
Featuring:
- Special guest Amazon Watch founder and Executive Director Atossa Soltani will offer insights into the current state of the Amazon rainforest and the grassroots struggles to protect the rights of indigenous stewards therein.
- A photo exhibition by award-winning conservation photographer Cristina Mittermeier, featuring her breathtaking photos of indigenous communities along Brazil's endangered Xingu River.
- A celebration of fifteen years of achievements for the people and rainforests of the Amazon and the launch of new initiatives to advance alternatives to large dams in the Brazilian Amazon, secure land rights for indigenous peoples in Peru, and bring clean water to oil affected communities in Ecuador.
When:Thursday, |
Where:Busboys and Poets |
RSVP to: rsvp@amazonwatch.org
and stay updated by visiting the Facebook event page.
Admission is free and you will have the
opportunity to support Amazon Watch's tremendous work.
Hors d'oeuvres provided with a cash bar and menu items available for ordering.
If you cannot attend, consider making a contribution online or by mail.
Host Committee:
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Ronit Avni
Monika Bernstein Simon Billenness Moira Birss Kelly Blynn Eve Bratman Susanne Breitkopf Lily Bryan Gillian Caldwell Thomas Cavanagh Harriett Crosby Cristina Espinel |
Matt Finer
Bennett Freeman Paulina Garzón Emily Goldman Robert Goodland Kevin Healy Karen Hinton Kate Horner Chris Jochnick Steve Kretzmann Viviana Krsticevic Janet MacGillivray Wallace Liliana Madrigal |
Nick Magel
Amol Mehra Andrew Miller Carroll Muffett Folabi Olagbaju James Orlando Ryan Phelps Mark Plotkin Carlos Salinas Ashkan Soltani Atossa Soltani Suzanne West |
* There is still time to join the host committee!
If you are interested in joining this amazing group of supporters,
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