[CircleUp] MEDIA ADVISORY: Elsie Meeks, President and CEO of the Oweesta Corporation, to Participate on Rural Innovation Plenary at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

[Stewart Sarkozy]

(see attached and please forward)

 

 

For Immediate Release

September 22, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Elsie Meeks, President and CEO of the Oweesta Corporation, to
Participate on Rural Innovation Plenary at Clinton Global Initiative
Annual Meeting

 

 

Who:  Elsie Meeks, President and CEO of First Nations Oweesta
Corporation (Oweesta)

What:  Ms. Meeks will join four other panelists including micro-finance
pioneer and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to discuss
Native economic development strategies on The Global Impact of Rural
Innovation plenary session, part of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
annual meeting.  CGI was started by former President Bill Clinton and
the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation as "... a call for action that
brings together a community of global leaders from various backgrounds
to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most
pressing challenges."

Where: The Global Impact of Rural Innovation plenary session will take
place at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting being held at the
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City.

 

When: The plenary session will be held on Friday, September 26, 2008 at
9:00am-10:00am eastern time. The CGI annual meeting begins Tuesday,
September 23rd and concludes on Friday September 26, 2008.  Oweesta will
have a booth at the CGI Exchange forum on Tuesday the 23rd from
2:00pm-5:00pm.

 

Why:  Elsie Meeks is a champion and leader for creating sustainable
asset building strategies for Native communities across the country.
Through its training and technical assistance services, Ms. Meeks'
organization is at the forefront of the movement to increase the number
of Native community development financial institutions (CDFI) serving
Native peoples. These institutions and their programs are the foundation
of any successful economic development strategy. Ms. Meeks'
participation will bring a unique perspective to the panel as she
highlights the issue of poverty in Native communities and offers
strategies for the future.

 

Contact:  Jody Sarkozy, Chief External Relations Officer, Oweesta

            (605)342-3770 or jody at oweesta.org.

 

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