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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBob Weir to be appointed United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2017/09/17/music-legend-bob-weir-to-be-appointed-undp-goodwill-ambassador-.html
In this new role, Weir will be teaming up with UNDP to raise awareness and mobilize support for the UN agencys work to end poverty while fighting climate change.
Weir will help UNDP shine a spotlight on the important role climate action plays in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, which were agreed upon by world leaders to protect the planet and achieve a brighter future for all. Weir will help UNDP advocate for climate initiatives and projects that promote renewable energy, preserve coastlines, combat deforestation and ensure a healthy planet for generations to come.
I am most honored to join the United Nations Development Programme as a Goodwill Ambassador, Weir said. I am looking forward to working with UNDP to raise awareness of the grave issues and enormous opportunities affecting our planet and I hope to inspire others to join us. Together we can help keep our planet healthy and prosperous for future generations.
I will be a strong advocate for crucial climate initiatives and renewable energy, and for the worlds oceans, coastlines and forests, Weir said. We all need to ensure we fight to make the planet a better one for the generations that follow us.
bigtree
(86,005 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)And Mickey Hart works as a global music archivist.
Lochloosa
(16,068 posts)Botany
(70,581 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Raine1967
(11,589 posts)red dog 1
(27,849 posts)Neil Cassady was the main driver of the bus (named "Furthur" .even though he didn't have a driver's license. (Ken Kesey drove sometimes too)
According to author Robert Stone, at this point in his life, Neal Cassady considered it "liberating to restrict his diet to methamphetamine..He never ate, never slept, and never shut up!"
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)So awesome and so good for people who may never have gotten into the Dead.
So many of us knew about Cassidy and that doc brought it right out into the open.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/grateful-dead-doc-long-strange-trip-10-things-we-learned-w483947
red dog 1
(27,849 posts)but it's now at the top of my "wish list" ($49.95 for the 4 DVD set)
Is that Neil Cassidy at the front on top of the bus?
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)n/t !!
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Always had a bit of Deadhead in me, this is great.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)Great choice UNDP!
red dog 1
(27,849 posts)Climate change deniers have that asshole Trump, we have people like Bob Weir.
We do.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Go Get 'em, Bob!
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)Happy Birthday to The Chief! Ken Kesey!