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WEDO \u00a0held this event in 1991 to create consensus among women for the 1992 World Summit on the Environment and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speakers in part 1 of this 2-part documentary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bella Abzug, USA; Peggy Antrobus, Barbados; Marjorie Walden reads the greeting of a Cherokee clan chieftainess; Meenakshi Raman, Malaysia; Dr. Rosalie Bertell, Canada; Magda Renner, Brazil; Dagmar Thorpe, American Indian; Laila Takla, Egypt; Jocelyn Dow, Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photo credit: WEDO<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Description of Part 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The World Women’s Congress for a Healthy Planet was convened by Bella Abzug in Miami, Florida, November 8-12, 1991, to produce a Women’s Action Agenda for the June 1992 Earth Summit. and to build an international network to ensure a strong women’s voice on all issues pertaining to environment and development. This is part 2 of 2, and includes readings from the conclusions that were presented to the women judges from around the world. The distinctive concepts that emerged are eye[and ear]-opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speakers part 2:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bella Abzug<\/strong>, USA; Rosalie Bertell<\/strong>, PhD, Canada; un-named readers of the conference document; Ava Nordlund<\/strong> from Norway; un-identified conference judge; Peggy Antrobus<\/strong> of Barbados, co-founder of DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women in a New Era), and author of The Global Women’s Movement: Issues and Strategies for the New Century<\/em>; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf<\/strong> [later, President of Liberia]; Jacqueline Pitanguy<\/strong>, Brazilian sociologist, political scientist and international organization official; Jocelyn Dow<\/strong> of Guyana, Champion of Forest Stewardship and Women’s Empowerment; Nancy Barry<\/strong>, on leave from World Bank [later, founder of Women’s World Banking]; Marilyn Waring<\/strong> from New Zealand, former member of Parliament, author of the book If Women Counted; Justice Elizabeth Evatt<\/strong> from Australia; Magda Renner<\/strong>, spokesperson on the environment for Brazil’s National Confederation of Women <\/p>\n\n\n\n Documentary produced by Frieda Werden [editing on open-reel tape!]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n