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March 31, 2014
Experts on Climate Change & Farming, Immigration, Equality Monday, Afghanistan, and March Madness
This week we feature experts who can discuss the UN climate change report and the effect on the world's food supply, the upcoming push to advance comprehensive immigration reform, the effects of raising the minimum wage for Equality Monday, the Afghan elections, and the conclusion of March Madness.
Expert Spotlight
Denise O`Brien
Farmer and Consultant
For interviews on UN climate change report, farming, food.
As the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that climate change has started cutting into the world's food supply, we SPOTLIGHT farmer Denise O'Brien. Denise has worked within the agricultural community on policy development on the state, national and international level and is involved in the community of local food systems and conservation issues. She was a delegate to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Agriculture meeting to discuss issues of the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Initiative, and a member of the North America/Europe subglobal design team for the World Bank International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development. Denise has been featured in Ms. Magazine, Organic Trader, the New York Times and the Nation.
WMC SheSource
Featured Expert
Shivana Jorawar
Co-Executive Director
Jahajee Sisters
For interviews on immigration reform, discharge petition.
Following House Leader Nancy Pelosi's announcement that the House Democratic Caucus will be pushing for a discharge petition on immigration reform, we FEATURE Shivana Jorawar, a lawyer and policy advocate at the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPWF). NAPWF co-leads the We Belong Together campaign which aims to lift up the voices of women for commonsense immigration reform. Jorawar will be part of the campaign's 100-women, 48 hour fast on the national mall from April 6-7.
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Rachel West
Senior Fellow
The Century Foundation
For interviews on Equality Monday, minimum wage.
For Equality Monday, we FEATURE Rachel West of the Institute for Research on Labor Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Her work at Berkeley focuses on low-wage labor policy—in particular, the effects of the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage on employment, earnings, and economic well-being among low-wage workers. She is co-author of the report The Effects of Minimum Wages on SNAP Enrollments and Expenditures and the related study Raising the Minimum Wage to $10.10 Would Cut Taxpayer Costs in Every State.
Featured Expert
Isobel Coleman
Former Ambassador, U.S. Representative to the United Nations for UN Management and Reform; Former CFR Senior Fellow.
Formerly United States Mission to the United Nations
For interviews on Afghan elections.
With the Afghan elections this week, we FEATURE U.S. Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Isobel Coleman. Coleman testified before Congress on Iraq and Afghanistan, and her areas of expertise include economic and political development in the Middle East, regional gender issues, educational reform, and microfinance. Her media experience includes interviews on CNN, CNN International, ABC, BBC, PBS’s Frontline, al-Arabiya, and NPR.
Featured Expert
Alexis McCombs
On-Air Sports Contributor (CNN, NBC News, HLN, Entertainment Tonight's The Insider on CBS); Creator, Executive Producer, Former Talk Show Host for Huffington Post
For interviews on March Madness, baseball season starting.
As March Madness reaches its climax and the baseball season begins, we FEATURE sports and entertainment expert Alexis McCombs. Alexis McCombs is the former creator, producer and host of the talk show "Instant She-Play" on AOL Sports - Huffington Post where three women interviewed top NFL athletes about politics, religion and other hot topics. She's also served as a judge for the Sports Emmys Awards and is a board member for the Association of Women in Sports Media (AWSM). McCombs has written articles on"The Business of the Super Bowl" & "The Business of the NBA Finals" and has been published, covered and quoted by the New York Times, USA Today, ABC.com, Essence.com, Inc. and Black Enterprise magazines.
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