Ben Powless
Tar Sands Pipeline at Ecology OttawaOrganizer
Ben is a Mohawk youth from the Six Nations reserve in Canada.He studied Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa.He was a founding member of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition and works extensively with the Indigenous Environmental Networks on climate policy.
Area of Expertise/Specialties:
Climate impacts on Indigenous Peoples, in Canada and globally, climate justice, carbon market mechanisms including REDD, youth engagement on climate change, climate activism.
Contact Ben
newvoices@gjep2020.local
[gravityform id=”5″ name=”Contact the New Voices Speakers Bureau ” title=”false”]