<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-fe176b6d-7fff-1eaa-8d84-f2e161cfd627"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Call for Nominations: GLOBAL CLIMATE SHEROES</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Human Impacts Institute</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Human Impacts Institute</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is a think-and-do-tank based in New York City whose mission is to use arts and culture to inspire environmental action for social good. We provide environmental education and creative communication consulting services to national governments, corporations, universities, community-based organizations and individuals around the world.  Our work in creatively exploring issues from climate change to environmental policy has reached hundreds of thousands of individuals around the world and has included private partners like L’Oreal, Citigroup and HSBC. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Climate sHeroes</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Together with the UNFCCC and the German Federal Ministry of Environment, we are working to elevate the stories of amazing women (and women-identifying persons) from the Global South who are working on climate change solutions in diverse ways.  Through our Climate sHeroes campaign, twelve women will be selected and their personal stories of climate action will be highlighted in creative, diverse, and public ways.  The Climate sHeroes will be celebrated at an exhibition in New York City during the UN Climate Summit in September 2019 and from there the exhibit will travel to the UN Climate Change Conference in December.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Human Impacts Institute is seeking nominations with the following criteria:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women of all ages, ethnicities and sexual orientations</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women who are approaching climate change from diverse sectors (energy, transportation, food, waste, migration, green tech, stewardship, health, etc.) and professions (research, engineering, urban planning, art, entrepreneurs, health care providers, policy makers, activists, etc.)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women whose work supports the achievement of one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Women who are taking on the ground action with a direct link between their work and the issue being addressed </span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do you know a woman who deserves to be a Climate sHero?  We’d love to hear from you!  You can nominate a Climate sHero using this form.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The deadline for nominations is April 26th, 2019.  Please submit nominations via the link </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/s14N5JRe7uGceokj2" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6XCv8X1Ie7EZMynti3a62zEuQ12QC01yQwB7YpmZHhrMo158cZhu13dn0X3554lI1XN2b3vUX-fESvgpeGI_1fgH6LHc01ztGdOtaPkelbsK9HPNYhCC2ChKhtiIgvRvhQ8c_nDu" width="259" height="122" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);"></span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">Tara DePorte</span><br style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><i style="font-size:12.6666669845581px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Executive Director and Founder</i><div><b style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><a href="http://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">The Human Impacts Institute</font></a><font color="#000000"> </font></b><div style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><div><div><a href="mailto:Tara@HumanImpactsInstitute.org" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">Tara@HumanImpactsInstitute.org</font></a></div><div><b>Office:</b> +1 917 727 9761 </div></div><div><b style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">Like us!</b><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"> </span><a href="http://facebook.com/HumanImpactsInstitute" style="font-size:12.6666669845581px" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">facebook.com/HumanImpactsInstitute</font></a><br></div><div><div><b>Follow us!</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/humanimpacts" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">@HumanImpacts</font></a></div></div><div>   </div><div><div><i>Tara DePorte <b>Art, Teaching, and Speaking</b></i><br><a href="http://www.taradeporte.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">TaraDePorte.com</font></a><br>_______________________________<br>Do LESS. Be more.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>