Rebecca Tarbotton | |
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| Born | Rebecca Tarbotton 30 July 1973 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 26 December 2012 (aged 39) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| Occupation | Environmental activist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | McGill University University of British Columbia |
Rebecca Tarbotton (30 July 1973 – 26 December 2012) was a Canadian environmental, human rights, and food activist, and the Executive Director of Rainforest Action Network.[1][2]
Career and activism
Tarbotton began her environmental career doing research on indigenous communities on Baffin Island, in the far northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Subsequently, Tarbotton spent eight years working under Helena Norberg-Hodge at the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC).[3] Tarbotton ran ISEC's programs in Ladakh, India, for several years,[4] and later worked in their UK and US offices promoting local alternatives to economic globalization. She referred to her years at ISEC as the period "where the roots of my activism are."[5]
Tarbotton led Rainforest Action Network as Executive Director beginning 3 August 2010,[6] the first woman to hold the position in RAN's 27-year history. Before becoming Executive Director, Tarbotton led RAN's Global Finance Campaign, campaigning against some of the nation's most powerful private financial institutions to successfully negotiate for the creation of a sector-wide bank policy statement known as the Carbon Principles.[7]
Tarbotton was a regular panelist at international and human rights conferences, has been featured in major international media outlets, and published numerous articles on her areas of expertise. She was a regular contributor to The Huffington Post[8] and other major media outlets, and has been a fellow at the Oakland Institute, a BankTrack committee member, as well as an alumna of the Rockwood Leadership Institute[9] and winner of the UK-based Derek Cooper Award for Investigative/Campaigning Journalism.[10]
She died from drowning while swimming during a vacation to Mexico in 2012.[11][12][13]
Education
A native of British Columbia, Tarbotton earned a bachelor's degree in Geography from McGill University and a master's degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia.
References
- ↑ "Biography of Rebecca Tarbotton". Rainforest Action Network. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Yardley, William (2 January 2013). "Rebecca Tarbotton, Environmental Activist, Dies at 39". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Local Futures is a pioneer of the worldwide localization movement". Local Futures. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "New RAN Executive Director Seeks to Pry Polluters Away from Washington". 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Globalization as a Driver of Environmental Decline on YouTube
- ↑ "Becky". Rainforest Action Network. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ Web Wire, 'Leading Wall Street Banks Establish The Carbon Principles', 2008-02-04 Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Rebecca Tarbotton at The Huffington Post". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ "Rockwood : Building powerful, interconnected, collaborative leadership". Rockwoodleadership.org. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "The Guild of Food Writers - the professional association of food writers and broadcasters in the UK". Gfw.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Gerhardt, Tina (30 December 2012). "In Praise of Environmentalist Rebecca Tarbotton". The Progressive. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ↑ "Rainforest Action Network's Rebecca Tarbotton, 39, Dies in Swimming Accident". Common Dreams. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "Calif. environmentalist Rebecca Tarbotton dies in swimming accident at Mexican beach". Edmontonjournal.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 December 2012.