Healing Mother Earth: How Sustainable Development Addresses Poverty for the World’s Women and Girls
A special celebration for International Mother Earth Day!
In honor of International Mother Earth Day, ICUUW hosted an online interactive event with life-long UU Erin Boeke Burke. Erin, Director and Lead Analyst in the sustainable finance practice at S&P Global Ratings, works with teams of people in different parts of the world to assess the environmental, social, and governance issues which drive investment considerations.
Erin spoke about the progress being made toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to energy, food, and water - and how this impacts women and girls.
Sustainable Finance and UN SDGs - Experience an Expert
Erin grew up as a UU in Fox Valley UU Fellowship in Appleton, Wisconsin. In her current position as Director and Lead Analyst in the sustainable finance practice at S&P Global Ratings, she provides analysis and opinions on the environmental and social impacts of companies, as well as specific investments. She currently calls New York City as her home but has previously lived in Japan, Bangladesh, and Switzerland, and her work has taken her to Spain and Hong Kong as well. Before her current job at S&P, she worked in water and other infrastructure sectors at S&P and for the White House Budget Office. She has a Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. When not at work, Erin visits her family and friends, enjoys music, and travels with her fiancé Andrew. Her interests include hiking, dance, yoga, reading, exploring, and generally living life to the fullest.
UU Women's Federation's April Community Gathering
Join a conversation with Zoë Johnston, UU Young Adults for Climate Justice Leader with UU Ministry for Earth!
Thursday, 18 April 2024 4:30 pm Pacific / 6:30 pm Central / 7:30 pm Eastern USA & Canada Friday, 19 April 2024 5 am India / 7:30 am Philippines / 9:30 am Australia 11:30 am New Zealand
Zoë will speak about her national and local organizing work, UUYACJ programing, and how you can get involved (even if you aren't a young adult). Open to all women, femmes, and gender-expansive folks.
Zoë Johnston (she/her) is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist currently based in Philadelphia. She works as the Network Coordinator for Unitarian Universalist Young Adults for Climate Justice, a caucus of the UU Ministry for Earth. Zoë is also a graduate student studying International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Her work is focused on building intentional communities that experience the full complexity of relationships, care and conflict, in the pursuit of liberation. Zoë loves to read, crochet, cook delicious food, and is an aspirational gardener.