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COP28: An Eyewitness Report On The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference


The UNA of Greater Milwaukee invites you to a highly informative presentation by…

 

Candice Owley, a long-time Milwaukee labor leader who attended the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai as a League of Women Voters Observer, will speak on…

COP28: An Eyewitness Report on the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference

Followed By The Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee

Saturday – February 17th, 2024 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Free & Open to the Public

Attend In-Person at Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee

Parking in MKE Church Parking Lot on Left Side of Church & Street Parking
or
Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7165675210?pwd=WjJUcTE3c0gwd1NhQndab3dFQ3hRQT09

To attend by phone only: 1.312.626.6799     Zoom ID 716 567 5210    Password: 178153


Candice Owley attended daily caucuses of the Trade Union NGO as they strategized how to influence the final outcome of the COP28 talks, including workers’ rights during the transition to green jobs. She also focused on gender and on the health threats from climate crisis. She observed the weaknesses of COP28 but also signs of hope: agreeing to wean the global economy from fossil fuels, committing to halt deforestation by 2030, putting money into the new Loss and Damages Fund, & cutting down on methane leaks.

Candice Owley is a retired labor union official who worked as President of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals.  She served on the AFT International Executive Board and chaired the health division and international affairs committee.  She was on the Executive Board of Public Services International, which regularly met with the UN’s International Labor Organization.

Agenda for the Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee

  • Report on the 2023 UNA-GM activities and program plans for 2024

  • Presentation of the UNA-GM financial report and proposed 2024 budget

  • Election of UNA-GM Board Members and Officers

Only active (paid up) members of the UNA-GM Chapter are eligible to vote on the election of board members and officers.

For more information, contact George Stone by phone at 414.259.1318
 
https://www.unamilwaukee.org/ (website) 

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