Tuesday, May 15, 2018
7:30 pm | Peace United Church | 900 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA
Inaugural Kamieniecki Lecture in Environmental Policy
Climate Justice: A Conversation with Bill McKibben & Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Hosted by the Social Sciences Division, Everett Program for Technology and Social Change, and Kresge College Common Ground Center
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
7:00pm | Kresge Town Hall
Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever
A Conversation with Maude Barlow & Robert Bilott
Hosted by UCSC Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, and Participatory Governance, and Kresge College Common Ground Center
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Teach-In!
A Day of Teaching and Activism for Human Rights, Sustainability, Social Justice & Media Reform @ Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room, and Social Sciences Lawn
9:30 am – 9:45 am | Opening Remarks @ Multipurpose Room
Ben Leeds Carson, Provost, Kresge College
Monika Griefahn, Chair of the Board, Right Livelihood Award Foundation
David Robles, Spoken Word Poet, “As the Fog Lifts”
Ecology & Society: A Conversation with Maude Barlow @ Multipurpose Room
9:50 am – 11:25 am | Session #1
Hosted by Prof. Andy Szasz and Environmental Studies 100: Ecology and Society
Democracy: A Conversation with Frances Moore Lappé @ Social Sciences Lawn
Hosted by Prof. Alejandra Kramer and Anthropology 110S: The Evolution of Democracy
With Prof. Elizabeth Beaumont, Director of UCSC Legal Studies
Caring for Prairies: A Conversation with Wes Jackson @ Soc Sci 2 Room 179
Hosted by Prof. Jenny Reardon, Director of the Science & Justice Research Center
11:40 am – 1:15 pm | Lunch & Poster Session @ Multipurpose Room & Dining Hall
David Shaw, Coordinator, UCSC Right Livelihood College
Farm-to-College Introduction and “Real Food” Lunch, Hosted by the Campus Food Systems Working Group
Poster Session, Hosted by students and faculty of Kresge-78 – Social and Environmental Justice Activism and the Right Livelihood Award.
1:30 pm – 3:05 pm | Session #2
Renewable Energy: Amory Lovins @ Multipurpose Room
Hosted by Prof. Yu Zhang and Electrical Engineering 80J/180J – Renewable Energy Sources, Storage and Smart Grids
Social and Political Philosophy: A Conversation with Robert Bilott & Paul Walker @ Social Sciences Lawn
Hosted by Prof. Kyle Robertson and Legal Studies / Philosophy 144 – Topics in Social and Political Philosophy
3:20 pm – 4:55 pm | Session #3
Economic Justice & Human Rights: A Conversation with Alice Tepper Marlin, Tony Clarke & Yannick Beaudoin @ Multipurpose Room
Hosted by Prof. Sylvanna Falcón and Latin American & Latino Studies 5 – Introduction to Humans Rights & Social Justice
With Prof. David Gordon and Politics 160A – Theories of International and World Politics
Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems: A Conversation with Wes Jackson & Frances Moore Lappé @ Social Sciences Lawn
Hosted by Prof. Stacy Philpott and Environmental Studies 130C – Field Experiences in Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
Moderated by Mark Lipson, Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
5:20 pm – 6:30 pm | Session #4
Technology & Social Change: Jamila Raqib & Amory Lovins @ Multipurpose Room
Hosted by Prof. Chris Benner, Everett Program for Technology and Social Change, and Sociology 30C: Project Implementation and Grant Writing for Social Entrepreneurs
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Doors at 7:10pm | Event 7:30pm | Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room
A Conversation with Daniel Ellsberg & Amy Goodman
Hosted by UCSC Foundation, Kresge Media and Society, and Common Ground Center
Laureates attending
The following Laureates have confirmed their attendance:
- Robert Bilott (USA, 2017)
- “…for exposing a decades-long history of chemical pollution, winning long-sought justice for the victims, and setting a precedent for effective regulation of hazardous substances.”
- Sheila Watt-Cloutier (Canada, 2015)
- “…for her lifelong work to protect the Inuit of the Arctic and defend their right to maintain their livelihoods and culture, which are acutely threatened by climate change.”
- Bill McKibben / 350.org (USA, 2014)
- “…for mobilising growing popular support in the USA and around the world for strong action to counter the threat of global climate change.”
- Paul Walker (USA, 2013)
- “…for working tirelessly to rid the world of chemical weapons.”
- Jamila Raqib on behalf of Gene Sharp (USA, 2012)
- “…for developing and articulating the core principles and strategies of nonviolent resistance and supporting their practical implementation in conflict areas around the world.”
- Yannick Beaudoin (David Suzuki Foundation), on behalf of David Suzuki (Canada, 2009)
- “…for his lifetime advocacy of the socially responsible use of science, and for his massive contribution to raising awareness about the perils of climate change and building public support for policies to address it”.
- Amy Goodman (USA, 2008)
- “…for developing an innovative model of truly independent political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by mainstream media.”
- Daniel Ellsberg (USA, 2006)
- “…for putting peace and truth first, at considerable personal risk, and dedicating his life to inspiring others to follow his example.”
- Maude Barlow (Canada, 2005)
- “… for their exemplary and longstanding worldwide work for trade justice and the recognition of the fundamental human right to water.”
- Tony Clarke (Canada, 2005)
- “… for their exemplary and longstanding worldwide work for trade justice and the recognition of the fundamental human right to water.”
- Wes Jackson / The Land Institute (USA, 2000)
- “…for his single-minded commitment to developing an agriculture that is both highly productive and truly ecologically sustainable.”
- Alice Tepper Marlin (USA, 1990)
- “…for showing the direction in which the Western economy must develop to promote the well-being of humanity.”
- Frances Moore Lappé (Small Planet Institute) (USA, 1987)
- “…for revealing the political and economic causes of world hunger and how citizens can help to remedy them.”
- Amory Lovins (USA, 1983)
- “…for pioneering soft energy paths for global security.”
- Pat Mooney (Canada, 1985)
- “…for working to save the world’s genetic plant heritage.”
- Lisa Wartinger, Bruce Curtis and/or Peter Schweizer of Plenty International (USA, 1980)
- “…for caring, sharing and acting with and on behalf of those in need at home and abroad.”
Sponsors
Right Livelihood Award Foundation
UCSC Foundation
Common Ground Center
Kresge College
Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, and Participatory Governance
Everett Program for Technology & Social Change
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Division of Social Sciences
The Humanities Institute
University Relations
Science and Justice Research Center
Sustainability Office
Environmental Studies Department
Heller Chair in Agroecology
Rachel Carson College & Headley Chair for Integral Ecology and Environmental Justice
Please contact us if you would like to contribute to the conference.
Conference Background
Since 2013, the Right Livelihood Award has arranged a series of regional conferences for its Laureates. It was after a call from one of our Colombian Laureates, asking for help to strengthen their regional network, that we decided to bring Laureates from Latin America and the Caribbean together for the first time. Since it was such an important and fruitful meeting, this meeting was followed by regional meetings for Laureates in Africa and the Middle East in 2014, in Asia in 2015, and, in 2016, Laureates in Europe. The meeting of North American Right Livelihood Award Laureates will be the fifth regional conference. In times when safe spaces for action are shrinking for civil society all over the world, these meetings provide an enabling environment for important actors toward a more sustainable and peaceful world. Award recipients have been able to share struggles, exchange ideas, strengthen networks of collaboration, and engage more deeply with change makers and communities local to the areas where the meetings have been held.
Add strength to change-makers by supporting this conference
Since its founding by Jakob von Uexkull, Individual donations have been the backbone of the Right Livelihood Award. Institutional donors also help to support the Award and College. If you would like to contribute to this meeting of courageous people and organisations in North America that have found practical solutions to the root causes of global problems, please email us.