![]() ![]() ![]() I’m going to give you a greeting, a distance greeting. Well, first of all, I’m going to test you, Brad. Jane, welcome and how are you? Where are you? And what gets you up in the morning? And here she is today to talk with us, Dr. ![]() And she is the founder of Roots and Shoots, which you are going to hear more about in a few minutes. She has appeared in lots and lots of films and television shows. Jane travels over 300 days out of the year - but not right now - spreading her message of hope and activism all over the world. Since the mid 1980s, Jane has become the world’s foremost champion of conservation and tireless advocate for animals, their habitats, the people who live near those habitats, which is all of the people, and the rights of all living things to exist. She challenged the world’s beliefs about what it means to be human in the process, showing that we are far more connected to our animal cousins and the natural world than we ever thought before. With this research and her shocking discoveries into the lives of primates, Jane has transformed the science of Anthropology and Animal Behavior forever. Jane celebrates over 60 years of research at Gombe in Africa. This extraordinary woman is living an extraordinary life. ![]() So today, I have the great pleasure of introducing the world’s most recognized scientist and the most dedicated defender of animal rights in the history of history. That together we can change our world, and there are reasons for hope. Why? Because we believe in the vision at the heart of Jane’s message that everyone can make a difference. Trust me on this, and many of us here on the call, we have and continue to be changed by our “Jane encounters”. If you are not prepared for this, please disconnect now. As I’m a social scientist that studies risk, let me describe the risk you’ve put yourself in - by interacting with Jane Goodall, you risk changing your life. First, here I would like to issue a warning to you about a great risk you are taking. “JGI” is the Jane Goodall Institute, by the way.Īnd, of course, the introduction that really matters, and it is hard to keep short, but I’ll do my best: Jane herself. Goodall and the many wonderful change agents who surround her at JGI. I am also very fortunate to have worked for many years with Dr. I study identity development and the nature of transformative experiences. Brad McLain and I am a Senior Social Scientist at NCWIT and the Director of Corporate Research. We’ll try to get to as many of those as we can. I am blessed to work with an amazing team.ĭuring the talk today, I encourage you, the listening audience, to post your thoughts, questions, and comments on the Q&A board - as we go, don’t wait for the end - using the Zoom icon at the bottom of your screen. And especially our CEO and Co-founder, Lucy Sanders, who envisioned this event. And of course, the NCWIT production team who is even now this very second working to make this a wonderful experience for all of us. First, I want to recognize and thank our many NCWIT sponsors and collaborators who are making this event possible. Jane Goodall.” I can’t think of a better time to be having this conversation. In fact, this is our special encore presentation event today entitled, “Change Leadership: Call for Courageous Action with Dr. And welcome to the National Center for Women in IT’s - which we call NCWIT - Conversations for Change series. Good afternoon, or evening, or middle of the night to some of you. So that when you look back over your journey, your life, you can truly say, “I did make a difference.”īRAD: Good morning, everyone. I do believe in the possibility of a world where we can live in harmony with nature, but only if every one of us does our part to make that world a reality. And when nature flourishes, we all flourish. Where animals, plants, air, water, all care for us. Replenishes our bodies and our souls, and stretches our imaginations. We cannot ignore this Earth that surrounds us. This planet has filled me with the wonder of all living things, great and small. ![]()
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