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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: National Climate Seminar: Young Climate Voters and Carbon Pricing Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Join Bard CEP on October 17th at NOON EST for a conversation with Page Atcheson Matilsky, Executive Director at Our Climate.The topic: Political engagement among young voters and mobilizing in support of carbon pricing and climate change.Page Atcheson, Executive Director, has been a climate advocate for six years. She co-founded a statewide 350.org chapter while earning an environmental studies honors degree from the University of Vermont, and then moved to Montana to organize for the Northern Plains Resource Council. After serving as Oregon Climate's deputy director, Page recently managed field efforts for a statewide legislative campaign, where she recruited and coordinated a team of 30 organizations to build strong and diverse grassroots support for comprehensive climate policy. She recently returned to Our Climate to direct the organization's national expansion. BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY The Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability offer masters programs in Environmental Policy, Climate Science and Policy, and Sustainable Business. The Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s career-focused, science-based, interdisciplinary master of science programs are located in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. The rigorous first-year coursework, followed by a required four-to-six-month immersive internship, culminates with a master’s Capstone Project and a 93 percent job placement rate within six months of graduation. Graduates are currently pursuing careers in many fields, such as alternative energy, international development, advocacy/lobbying, conservation, research, and strategic consulting. For more information: bard.edu/cep/.Click HERE to access the webinar Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Sponsor: Bard Center for Environmental Policy Contact: Eban Goodstein. E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bluejeans.com/839561222