April 9 - May 21, 2026
As the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR) wrote in its tribute, Dr. Jane Goodall was a staunch friend of PoWR and a lead speaker at its Convenings in Barcelona in 2004, in Salt Lake City in 2015, in the Virtual Convening in 2021 and at the 2023 Convening in Chicago.
As a key part of the “Women’s Leadership: Global and Grassroots Pathways for Collective Impact”, the Parliament of the World’s Religions’ Women’s Leadership Task Force is happy to present programming celebrating Dr. Jane Goodall’s Leadership Legacy as a compassionate woman leader and a beacon of hope for planet earth. In the spirit of the Parliament of the World’s Religions’ Global Ethic document, trustee, Dr. Nayana Shah will facilitate a set of three thought-provoking panels bringing together panelists spanning across different regions and generations, all doing inspiring and transformational work connected to Dr. Jane Goodall’s life message. Each panel will include time at the end to answer audience questions.
Panel 1: Animal Cognition, Consciousness, Sentience, and Ethics (Click the title to register.)
April 9, 2026 at 10am ET
Panelists: Dr. Marc Bekoff, Dr. Kristin Andrews, Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, Joyce D’Silva
Weaver: Kristy Drutman
Panel 2: Community-Engaged Conservation for Collective Action (Click the title to register.)
April 30, 2026 at 10am ET
Panelists: Alice Macharia, Saengduean “Lek” Chailert, Dr. Purnima Devi Barman
Weaver: Genesis Butler
Panel 3: Youth Activism: Forever Young with Hope (Click the title to register.)
May 21, 2026 at 10 am ET
Panelists: Mary Ford, Genesis Butler, Kristy Drutman
As part of this programming, essays weaving together key takeaways from the panel discussions with one’s lived experiences, perspectives and insights will be solicited to create a compilation. The idea will be to harvest collective insights and wisdom on themes of Dr. Jane Goodall’s legacy, women’s global and grassroots leadership, and community-engaged conservation.
Learn more here.