The Center for Resilient Communities will host the “Women Move Mountains” panel in celebration of International Mountain Day beginning at 9 a.m. Friday (Dec. 9) in 325 Brooks Hall.
This panel of women leaders are coming together to discuss the power of women in shaping decision-making processes and their efforts to gain more control over critical resources, advance social justice and promote livelihoods with dignity in their communities.
The panel includes Maria Gunnoe, executive director of the Mother Jones Foundation; Angie Rosser, executive director of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition; Lori McKinney, executive director of the RiffRaff Arts Collective; Delegate Danielle Walker (D-Monongalia); Liz Brunello, youth program director of the Appalachian Center for Equality; and Jen Osha, director of the Mountain Stewardship and Outdoor Leadership School
International Mountain Day was established by the United Nations to promote awareness and create platforms for advancing human rights and sustainable development in mountain states and communities around the world.