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Bridging Personal Connections to Climate Change 
​#ConnectCareAct

European Speaking Tour
​
Islands at the Frontline: Surviving Hurricane Irma and Beyond 
​17th September - 25th September, 2018
Readings from The Irma Diaries: Compelling Survivor Stories from The Virgin Islands by Author, Angela Burnett will take audiences deep inside the strongest hurricane at time of landfall in Atlantic history. Angela has served as the Climate Change Officer for the British Virgin Islands for the past 10 years and has been involved in vulnerability assessments, policy development, adaptation projects and sustainable climate financing. She will engage audiences in discussions around recovery, the future of islands in the face of climate change and creative mechanisms for accelerating global climate action.
Mon 17th Sep 12:30 - 14:00
Lunchtime Conference, External Cooperation Infopoint
Hosted by the European Commission
Rue de la Loi 43-45, Ground floor, Brussels
Register at https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint 
 
Mon 17th Sep 17:30 - 19:30*
Presentation and Discussion
Hosted by the Embassies of the Eastern Caribbean States
Rue de Livourne 42, 1000, Brussels
 
Tues 18th Sep 18:00 p.m.*
Reception – readings and book signing
Hosted by BVI London Office
15 Upper Grosvenor St, Mayfair, London
RSVP to rsvp@bvi.org.uk

Thurs 20th Sep 9:30 – 11:30
Press Briefing – IPCC 1.5°C Report (for release Oct 2018)
Hosted by CAN Europe
Mundo B, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050, Ixelles
 
Objective: to announce the People’s Climate Case and raise attention to the need to increase the EU 2030 target in line with keeping temperature raise to 1.5°C.
 
Spokespeople:
  • Angela Burnett
  • Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Professor of climate and environmental sciences at Université catholique de Louvain, former Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  • Armando Carvalho, plaintiff of the People’s Climate Case, who lost his forested land during the forest fires in 2017
  • Wendel Trio, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
Thurs 20th Sep 14:00*
Debate: The role of climate litigation in supporting the objectives of the Paris Agreement
Hosted by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and Université Saint-Louis
Université Saint Louis, Brussels
 
Topics:
  • Scientific aspects of the 1.5°C temperature rise limit enshrined in the Paris Agreement: Why is it necessary to limit warming to 1.5°C? What will it take to stay below this threshold? Testimonies about the already existing impacts of climate change in different geographies
  • Some examples of climate litigation actions, including the People's Climate Case, a litigation action initiated by 10 families (including young children) from Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Kenya, Fiji, and the Saami Youth Association Sáminuorra
  • the EU's response to climate change: given the urgency of the climate crisis and to fully implement the Paris Agreement, the EU needs to make significant further efforts to fight climate change, over and above the already taken commitments. 

Fri 21st Sep 12:30 – 14:30*
Luncheon talk
Hosted by National Centre for Development Cooperation, Belgium
(CNCD-11.11.11)

9, quai du Commerce 1000 Brussels
 
Tue 25th Sep 18:00 – 20:00*
Lecture and reception
Hosted by Centre for Integrated Caribbean Research, Institute of Latin American Studies School of Advanced Study, University of London in collaboration with the British Library
The Senate Room, First Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Register at https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/event/16752 

Northeast, USA Speaking Tour 
​
12th April - 2nd May, 2018

Daily videos from the tour coming soon!
Thursday 12th April, 2018
Panelist – Water’s Edge, Brown University
Providence, RI  
          

Saturday 14th April, 2018      
Invited Speaker - March for Science, Boston 
Christopher Columbus Park, Boston    
 
Monday 16th April, 2018       
Guest lecturer - Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
 
Tuesday 17th April, 2018       
Guest lecturer - Smith College
Northampton, MA

Tuesday, 17th April, 2018
Guest speaker - Newton “node” of 350 Mass
Newton, MA              
 
Wednesday 18th April, 2018 
Massachusetts Climate Leadership Summit, UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA              
 
Thursday 19th April, 2018
Panelist on Climate Change and SIDS - Columbia University Upper Manhattan, NY            
Friday 20th April, 2018
Contributing Artist - LoveBVI Art Gala
NYC, NY                        
 
Saturday 21st April, 2018      
Featured Speaker - Paperbark Magazine Launch
Amherst, MA
                         
Tuesday 24th April, 2018       
Guest - Authentic Caribbean Foundation Radio Show                

​Tuesday 24th April, 2018       
Guest Lecturer, Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
                       
Thursday 26th April, 2018     
Guest lecturer - Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
                       
Monday 30th April, 2018
Guest speaker - University of Maryland
College Park, MD                   
 
Tuesday 1st May, 2018
Guest speaker - University of Maryland
College Park, MD                   ​
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