Dorsey, assistant professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College
and a co-author of the paper.aifoundation .

About the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set out in the UN Millennium
Declaration in September 2000 are: (1) eradicate extreme poverty and hunger,
(2) achieve universal primary education, (3) promote gender equality and
empower women, (4) reduce child mortality, (5) improve maternal health, (6)
combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, (7) ensure environmental
sustainability, and (8) develop a global partnership for development.

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C. These leaders have found ways to connect with and
persuade their neighbors by making a moral case.

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While "Soul" credits the environmental justice and sustainability
movements with great success over the past two decades, the authors
acknowledge that much remains to be done for the environmental movement to
achieve a healthy environment, a strong economy and a fair society .

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Davis, among others. Also in the 1980s, the birth of the environmental justice movement
redefined American environmentalism.

AIF and the UN Millennium Campaign Host the AIF-UN Bay Area Summit Titled Dialogue with Change Agents: Towards Implementing the Millennium Development Goals in

Prahalad, University of Michigan distinguished
professor + CEO and founder of The Next Practice.

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"Environmentalists must think big-and be willing
to create the kind of transformative alliances that bring together diverse
constituencies to realize our broader goals. The Summit is open to the public.

About AIF
The American India Foundation (AIF) is an international development
organization charged with the mission of accelerating social and economic
change in India.

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This event will spark a much-needed discussion on the
future of the environmental movement and bring the voices of established but
under-recognized activists and academics to the table."
"The Soul of Environmentalism " points out that environmentalism has
undergone more change in the last 20 years than is commonly recognized.

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In a paper of their own, entitled, "The Soul of Environmentalism," to be
released at a May 26 panel event on the future of the environmental movement,
nine prominent activists, academics and policy analysts have made bold
assertions and given voice to those left out of the "Death" discussions:
people working in the influential sustainability and environmental justice
fields, as well as Latinos and African-Americans in general. to 12 p."

For additional information please contact Kavya Rajan
at 212-891-4637 / kavya@aifoundation.

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Environmentalism Is Alive and Well Say Social Policy and Grassroots Leaders

"There is an untold story in environmentalism today," said Michel
Gelobter, one of the "Soul of Environmentalism" authors and the Executive
Director of Redefining Progress.

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m. For information on the American India Foundation visit
http://www. President Bill Clinton serves as Honorary
Chair.

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at the
Delancey Street Screening Room in San Francisco, will feature co-authors Tom
Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Richard Moore of the
Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice and Julie Sze of U. AIF works out of New York and Silicon Valley in the US, and
New Delhi and Bangalore in India.

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, (AIF), The American India
Foundation (AIF), in partnership with the United Nations Millennium Campaign,
today announced its third annual Summit in the Bay Area will be held at the
San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Friday, September 23,
2005, featuring Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of
Sun Microsystems Inc.K.org.

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"The next generation of national and global environmental leaders are working
in cities and towns today, doing the hard work that the media doesn't cover,"
says co-author Gerald Torres, a professor of law at the University of Texas. Jonathan Schwartz, President and COO of Sun Microsystems, and C.K., and C.AIFSummit.com. All 191 United Nations Member States have pledged to reach goals
in each of these eight areas by 2015.

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According to "Soul," these overlooked yet thriving organizations and sub-
movements hold the keys to the entire movement's future in more ways than one.
"The American India Foundation and the United Nations Millennium Campaign
are committed to promoting the ideals of sustainable development and
grassroots movements that are key to the long-term empowerment of the
underprivileged in India," says AIF President Lata Krishnan.

Attendees will also examine how progressive
leaders in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors are working to
integrate social, environmental, and economic considerations into their
organizations .
"Real progress, whether in education, science, business, or even public
policy, requires collaboration across boundaries," said Jonathan Schwartz,
president and chief operating officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. These key topics will be addressed in panel
discussions with leaders from both Indian and American foundations, grassroots
Indian NGOs, and academic and business leaders from the United States.org.

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World Environment Day to speak out about the
future of the movement -- and their views on the current state of
environmentalism differ greatly from those of the consultants who authored
that much-debated paper. By mobilizing people and resources across the United States ,
AIF has raised over $25 million since its inception in 2001. AIF awards
grants to education , livelihood, and public health projects in India -- with
emphases on elementary education, women 's empowerment, and HIV/AIDS,
respectively.

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N. Prahalad,
University of Michigan Distinguished Professor, to Address Attendees at
Day-Long Conference in San Jose, CA on Friday, September 23rd

SAN JOSE, Calif.
Detailed information and online registration is available at
http: //www.

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The concept of sustainability now dominates the debate on global
resources. Specific
targets of the MDGs as relevant to AIF's work are: ensure that all boys and
girls complete a full course of primary schooling, eliminate gender disparity
in primary and secondary education, and halt and begin to reverse the spread
of HIV/AIDS.

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In the
early 1980s, environmentalism was reframed globally as 'sustainability' to
include concepts such as social justice, economic sufficiency, and democratic
governance. Indian
NGOs that have received AIF grants will also be featured.

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"As we seek
solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues, the act of connecting
participants accelerates both social and economic development opportunities.

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"We must
be willing to look beyond specific regulatory or legal battles," says Michael
K.

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Movement's Future Lies With Next Generation of Diverse
Leaders and Organizations

SAN FRANCISCO, For the first time since the
publication of the controversial essay "The Death of Environmentalism,"
leading academics , activists and leaders in social policy are joining together
on the eve of next week's U.

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org or Mythili Sankaran at 408-421-4524 /
Mythili@mythicaleast.

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Titled Dialogue with Change Agents: Toward Implementing the Millennium
Development Goals in India, the Summit will bring together distinguished
philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, and corporate
leaders from across the globe to discuss innovative ways to address
development challenges in India.

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This is a critical lesson
that the larger environmental groups need to learn.
"These new leaders are effective because they come from the very places, both
nationally and globally, that bear the heaviest burden of the current economic
paradigm's destructiveness."
The Summit will spotlight issues at the intersection of AIF and the UN's
development work in India, including the universalization of elementary
education , the use of microcredit to improve women's livelihood and the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in India.

About the AIF-UN Bay Area Summit:
The AIF-UN Bay Area Summit draws an audience of distinguished
philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and members of
academia and non-profit organizations. AIF also administers four programs: (1) the Service Corps,
which develops young American leaders by placing them with Indian non-profits
based on skills and need; (2) the Digital Equalizer, which bridges the
"digital divide" by providing computers, Internet, and training to
under -resourced schools; (3) League of Artisans, which creates sustained
livelihoods for underprivileged artisans -- particularly tribal, rural and
women artisans -- and thereby improve their economic and living conditions;
and (4) Donor Education, which trains donors to become strategic
philanthropists .

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The panel, to take place this Thursday from 10 a. "Across the country small grassroots groups
are winning local battles.