“I first became aware of the work of the Elders when I heard about Jimmy Carter’s speech at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions on the ‘Religious Imperative for the Equality of Women and Girls’” writes Huffington Post writer Marianne Schnall.  “I was intrigued and wanted to find out more about the Elders’ work, particularly about their calls against the oppression of women and girls in the name of religion and tradition.”

In this article, Schnall interviews Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter And Mary Robinson on the issues about which they are most passionate.

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Former Irish President and Presidential Medal of Peace winner Mary Robinson addressed the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions via video on Thursday, 3rd December, 2009 on the subject of Climate Change and Climate Justice.  “The justice comes in because of the stark injustice of who has created the problem and who is suffering,” Robinson said.  “It is those of us with more developed lifestyles based on carbon that have caused greenhouse gas emissions.”

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