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Prominent Voices to Address Sustainability Professionals at #AASHE2019
September 5, 2019 (Philadelphia, PA) – The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is excited to announce a new, more dynamic format with this year’s opening ceremony. To provide a broader view of the emergent movement to create a sustainable economy, 3 leaders will each share a concise, high-impact story of their work and how higher education can contribute.
Shevanthi Daniel-Rabkin, director of programs at The Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI), will chronicle the growth in worker-owned cooperatives and show how these enterprises are essential to building a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Working to expand economic development models and practices that advance equity and broad-based employee ownership, Shev directs the strategy and growth of programs at DAWI. Her work brings together city municipalities, business advisors and capital providers to strategically advanced equity, broad-based employee ownership across large metropolitan cities around the country.
Aaron Tanaka, co-founder and director of the Center for Economic Democracy, will highlight the Boston Ujima Project, an inspirational model for the democratization of finance capital to create a sustainable economy at the local level. Tanaka is a Boston-based community organizer, economic development practitioner, philanthropic advisor and impact investor.
Finally, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Policy Director for New Consensus, will emphasize the need for policy changes to secure a sustainable economy, focusing specifically on the potential of the Green New Deal. Gunn-Wright was previously the Policy Director for Abdul El-Sayed’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign.
With Varshini Prakash, our Student Summit keynote, and Bill McKibben, our closing keynote, our keynote addresses are sure to inform, inspire, and energize attendees.
About AASHE
AASHE empowers higher education administrators, faculty, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. AASHE enables members to translate information into action by offering essential resources and professional development to a diverse, engaged community of sustainability leaders. We work with and for higher education to ensure that our world’s future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges. For more information, visit www.aashe.org. Follow AASHE on Facebook and Twitter.
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