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DESCRIPTION:Already among the most vulnerable populations worldwide, women and other 
 marginalized groups have been the most acutely affected by the 
 instabilities produced by climate change. Issues such as water scarcity, 
 drought, and other environmental problems threaten the world's food supply, 
 making it more difficult for disadvantaged groups to obtain the basic 
 necessities of life. Increased temperatures and more intense weather 
 patterns raise the likelihood of illness and disease, especially among the 
 poor. Diminishing resources, known to increase conflict and war, are 
 leading to greater numbers of "climate refugees" and displaced people. In 
 all of these situations, women are disproportionately affected by the 
 dangers that climate change poses to our world.\n\nAt the same time, women 
 and people of color have been at the forefront of many movements for 
 environmental justice, incorporating analysis of race, class, and gender 
 that governments and mainstream environmental policy have ignored or failed 
 to recognize. Looking at these issues in a wide variety of contexts, we 
 bring together a group of panelists to explore how global climate change 
 poses not just a disproportionate threat to some, but also how scholars and 
 activists are responding. How does social exploitation parallel 
 environmental exploitation in regional and global contexts, and how can an 
 analysis of gender and race help build an effective response? How can the 
 diverse groups that are affected find common ground? What are the 
 challenges and complexities of working within multiple movements, including 
 those for environmental, racial, and gender justice? These questions and 
 many others are the focus of this year's Scholar and Feminist Conference on 
 Feminism and Climate Change.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/18/18638088.php
SUMMARY:Feminism and Climate Change
LOCATION:Barnard College, Barnard Hall Lobby\nWest 117th Street and Broadway\nNew 
 York, NY 10027
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/02/18/18638088.php
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