World Water Day Conference
“Water is Life: Youth Leading Change on World Water Day”
Summit: March 22
Training Day: March 23
Lobby Day: March 24
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Hosted by: Student Movement for Real Change, Americans for Informed Democracy, Food and Water Watch, Vestergaard Frandsen, Razoo.com, Carnegie Council's Policy Innovations, Student Campaign for Child Survival, Chipotle, Whole Foods, Water Advocates
Student Movement for Real Change and Americans for Informed Democracy, with the Student Campaign for Child Survival and Carnegie Council’s Policy Innovations, are pleased to invite you to join us on March 22nd for a national summit: “Water is Life: Youth Leading Change on World Water Day.”
The Summit
The Saturday summit will be a forum for dialogue, through panels, keynotes, workshops and service, between young people from around the United States and leaders, experts and social entrepreneurs on the issue of water and how it remains a global crisis.
With 1.1 billion people living without access to clean water, the issue is of the utmost important for alleviating poverty. SMRC and its partners invites young people to join us on World Water Day to help bring about change in our global community.
We are seven years away from 2015, the date that the Millenium Development Goals called for reducing by half the number of people who lack access to water. There is much work to be done. Join us in helping to meet that goal.
Click here for a complete schedule.
Interested in getting additional training on organizing and to lobby congress? Trip participants are invited to join us for two additional days of intensive training and lobbying, its optional and is FREE!
Clean Water Lobbying Day
You've mobilized your campus, and your community; now join us in Congress on March 24th, and help make clean water a national priority! Water is a basic public service and a human right. Here in the U.S., we are lucky to have some of the best tap water in the world. Still, many communities struggle to find the resources they need to keep their water safe, clean, and affordable. As droughts sweep the country, and our infrastructure ages, we need long-term solutions from our leaders, not short-term fixes. Meet with your elected officials on Monday, March 24th, and ask them to pass legislation that protects and funds our public water, not just now, but for future generations. Training and materials provided- no legislative experience necessary.
Building the Movement: Grassroots Skills for Water Justice
Join us on Sunday, March 23rd for action-oriented Advocacy Day! For students looking to gain concrete grassroots advocacy skills to take back to campus. Topics include: Media and Messaging, Recruiting and Cultivating Campus Leaders, Strategic Campaign Planning, and Legislative Strength: Running Effective District Meetings. Details to come!
Summit Speakers Include:
1. Vanessa Tobin, Deputy Director of Programmes, UNICEF
2. Ambassador John McDonald, Chairman, Global Water and Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy.
3. Andra Tamburro, Water Advocates
4. Daniel Wolf, International Lifeline Fund
5. Michael Deane, Environmental Protection Agency
6. Carol Collado, Child Health Foundation
7. Vesteguard Frandsen Innovations Representative
8. Policy Advisor, Food and Water Watch/Take back the Tap
Invited:
Dr. Chris McGahey
Kellogg Schwab
Rita Colwell
Dr. Tanvi Nagpal
Need help finding a hotel while you're here? Visit http://www.dupontcirclehotels.com for information about nearby places to stay.
There are small travel scholarships available. We highly encourage students to seek funds from their respective student governments and academic deparments. To apply, please send a one pager to sam@aidemocracy.org explaining why you want to attend, how you will take action following the summit, what dates you plan to attend, and exactly how much money you are requesting.