Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Susan Ostlie on June 29, 2021
Border Wall webinars
May 13, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 4 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 5 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Relationship Building with non-white and/or frontline communities (relational meetings, attending events, community support, etc.)
Key Partners: National Great Old Broads AZ Broadbands; National Lawyer’s Guild NYC Animal Rights Committee
Short Description of Activity
· Wildlife Along the Border – Hon. Congresswoman Nanette Barragán, California’s 44th Congressional District. OPENING STATEMENT
· Jason Rylander, Esq. Senior Endangered Species Counsel, Defenders of Wildlife BIDEN’S 130-DAY E.S.A. REPORT CARD;
· Bryan Bird, Southwest Director, Defenders of Wildlife 7 Ways to Repair the Damage;
· Hon. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
· John Buse, Esq. Senior Counsel, Center for Biological Diversity JAGUAR RECOVERY
· Elizabeth Forsyth, Esq., EarthJustice, MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY
· Michael Robinson, author of Predatory Bureaucracy, Center for Biological Diversity
Wildlife along the border wall: – 12:00-1:15PM – 1:25 hours – 2 people.
Agenda and speakers:
· Marianna Treviño-Wright, Executive Director, National Butterfly Center
· Maggie Howell, Executive Director, Wolf Conservation Center
· Hon. Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District
· Hon. Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.
National Lawyers Guild NYC Animal Rights Committee – Border Wall and Endangered Species – 1.5 hours – 1 person.
Reflection/Evaluation
Awareness and advocacy for the RGVBB group. I have both of these events on the same day, but at different times. I am not sure if I went to both or not, and if they are one or two events…oh, well!