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Behind a curtain, hidden from the eye of the consumer, lies the truth about the world of fashion.  Along a supply chain that begins in the soil and ends in a landfill, clothing production exacts a devastating toll on the earth as well as on the labor force toiling in garment factories around the world. This webinar discusses the way the supply chain works, what mitigating efforts are in place and looks at how fashion fits in a circular economy that aims to halt the endless consumption of our planet’s finite resources.


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Please join us for a panel on the connection between better food systems and a safer climate.  Our speakers: Dr. Sweta Chakraborty  Risk and Behavioral Scientist  IG: swetachak Twitter: @swetac  Deanna Dahlinger  Registered Dietitian Nutritionist  IG: deesdailydish   Udi Lazimy  Global Director for Sourcing and Sustainability, Eat JUST IG: eatjust  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/udilazimy/ Jillian Semaan  Director of Food and Environment, Earth Day Network Twitter: @jilliansemaan  Caroline Wimberly  Senior Campaign Manager, 50by40  Moderated by: Marcelle Lashley-Kabore, Founder and CEO of Girls with Knowledge, Inc.  IG: girlswithknowledge


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The next big citizen science effort is a partnership between Earth Day Network, the Wilson Center, and the U.S. State Department. Learn more about how Earth Challenge 2020 can help you save the bees, clean up your environment, and support science around the world.


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THE RISING BATTLE FOR FOOD: Global Solidarity to Increase Food System Resilience  Join us and our panel of experts in a discussion about food security, hunger and how we can rebuild our food systems by making them more sustainable and resilient — especially in a time of global pandemic. The panel will also talk about approaches we can take to mitigate our climate crisis through our agricultural systems by explaining the linkages among agriculture, food systems and the environment.  Panelists: Dr. Sweta Chakraborty Risk and Behavioral Scientist, U.S. Representative - We Don't Have Time  Max Finberg President and CEO of Growing Hope Globally  Umezuruike Linus Opara Distinguished Professor Stellenbosch University, Laureate - African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Prize for Life and Earth Sciences  President, CIGR - International Commission of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering  President, AfroAgEng - The pan African Society for Agricultural Engineering  Jillian Semaan Director of Food and Agriculture, Earth Day Network   Elizabeth Whitlow Executive Director, Regenerative Organic Alliance


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Join our panel of experts to learn the dangers, challenges, and solutions of our plastics crisis.


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Can art save the world? Join a team of three incredible Artists for the Earth, plus Nora Lawrence of Storm King Art Center and EARTHDAY.ORG's own Shelley Rogers, to discuss the ways that moving, educational art can make our planet more sustainable.


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