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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: National Climate Seminar: The State of the Climate Movement Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Jay Carmona is the National Divestment Campaign Manager for 350.org. The fossil fuel Divestment campaign is one of the top environmental campaigns in the country. Divestment has been covered by virtually every major national news outlet. In 18 months, grassroots divestment campaigns have Committed dozens of Universities, Cities and Foundations to divest billions of dollars from fossil fuels, and there are currently divestment bills being considered in several states. As Campaign Manager, Jay is responsible for coordinating day-to-day strategic support of this large and high-impact campaign, working directly with grassroots campaigners across the US and beyond to coordinate, coach and support their work.Duncan Meisel is the Digital Campaigns Director for 350.org, an international campaign against climate change, working on the campaign to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and other tar sands projects. Prior to that he was an online organizer for the Tar Sands Action, as well as a smattering of other progressive causes. He lives in Brooklyn with his bike and pile of books. Follow him on twitter @duncanwrites. Sponsor: Bard Center for Environmental Policy Contact: Molly Williams. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 845-758-7071 If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/cep/news/