Ka Hsaw Wa and Katie Redford: Earth Rights

Ka Hsaw Wa and Katie Redford, the Co-Founders and Directors of EarthRights International, discuss their work from the jungles of Burma and the Amazon to U.S. courtrooms to hold corporations accountable for human rights and environmental abuses committed in the name of development. They focus on EarthRights’ landmark lawsuit, Doe v. Unocal, and their work to raise the voices of Indigenous people in international forums through their model training program, the EarthRights Schools.

Introduction by Tom Van Dyck, Senior Vice President for Wealth Management at Royal Bank of Canada.

This speech was given at the 2007 Bioneers National Conference.

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