Reminder from Jane Clark
The Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge - A Priceless Gift
A Presentation and Storytelling
about a very Special Place
When: Saturday
August 2nd, at 10:00 am
Where: Urbandale Public
Library, Meeting Room
A/B
3520 86th Street Urbandale, Iowa 50322
The Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge is one of America's premier wilderness
areas. The coastal plain
of the Refuge has been threatened by oil drilling
many times in its 50 year
history. Today, threats from Big Oil are greater
than they have been for
over two decades. Come learn about the history,
it's values, and how
you can help protect this national treasure.
This is a story, as well, of
indigenous concerns, and about raising the
voices of those urging our
government to recognize the rights of indigenous
peoples.
Presented
by:
Sarah James, a Neetsaii Gwich'in Athabascan Indian from Arctic Village,
Alaska, raised in the traditional nomadic way. Sarah was one of the first
recipients of the Ford Foundation Leadership for a Changing World Award and
a co-recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work
with the Gwich'in Steering Committee to protect the calving and nursery
grounds of the Porcupine River Caribou Herd. The Porcupine Caribou Herd has
sustained the Gwich'in for over twenty thousand years.
Lois Norrgard,
the Upper Midwest Field staff for the Alaska Wilderness
League. She has
worked for the League and Alaska Coalition for the past
three years,
continuing to raise awareness about the values and threats
facing our
beautiful wild lands in Alaska.
Some places are just too special to
destroy for a short term gain - the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of
these places