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Environment

Miami on the Mind

We’re writing this refreshed newsletter from Washington, D.C. and New York, but mentally we are in Miami, where Aspen Ideas: Climate is set to kick off in just five days. If you missed it, we just announced the full programming schedule, and there’s still time to buy tickets. Attendees and speakers include U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, science educator Bill Nye, “Today” show anchor Al Roker, and many more.

It’s been a busy winter at the Aspen Institute. Let's dive into some of the work around the community.

Catherine Coleman Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Natural Resources Defense Council Manish Bapna in a lively discussion at Aspen Ideas: Climate 2023.

Catherine Coleman Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Natural Resources Defense Council Manish Bapna in a lively discussion at Aspen Ideas: Climate 2023. Flowers will be returning to Miami this year. 

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Upcoming Events

Economic Opportunity

Workers on the Line: Improving Jobs in Meat and Poultry Processing

March 19, 2024

Virtual

Join the Aspen Institute’s Food & Society Program and Economic Opportunities Program for a virtual conversation exploring challenges meat and poultry processing workers face, ideas for improving their jobs and well-being, and the policies and practices to reshape this industry and build a sustainable system where workers, consumers, and businesses thrive together.

Leadership

Flash Seminar: Rooting Our Leadership in Humanity

March 27, 2024

Virtual

How do we embed our core values in our leadership vision and actions? How do our perspectives on human nature play a role in our professional decisions? During the hour, explore these questions and uncover how your answers influence your personal and professional leadership decisions.

Find all of our upcoming events here.

 

Around the Institute

Leadership

Leadership in Action: Jan Eliasson

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Watch Aspen Ministers Forum Member and Former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson’s fascinating story.

Communications & Culture

Decoding Diversity Insight and Trends

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The Tech Accountability Coalition, part of Aspen Digital, released new insights on workforce data sourced from nearly 50 US-based tech companies, following two years of collaboration with the firm eqtble. Learn more here.

Economic Opportunity

Unlocking Social Capital to Build Generational Wealth

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For Ascend Parent Advisor Kimberly Mitchell, building social capital means working with the Ascend and Aspen Institute communities to make lasting change.

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In the News

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Health & Sport

Why So Many Kids Are Priced Out of Youth Sports

The New York Times

Founder and Executive Director of the Sports & Society Program Tom Farrey on the importance of maintaining access to sports for children.

Leadership

The Pastor, the Scout Leader, and the School Principal: How Three Black Men Showed Me How to Be a Man

American Institute for Boys and Men

Executive Director, Weave: The Social Fabric Project Frederick J. Riley penned a moving personal essay this month. 

Philanthropy & Social Enterprise

Global Hot Spots and a Brief Look at the Future of Philanthropy

Grey Matter with Michael Krasny

Executive Director of the Philanthropy and Social Innovation program, Jane Wales, was featured in a wide-ranging discussion that focused on her international affairs expertise and also touched on the work that PSI is doing around the Generosity Commission. 

 
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