Laudato Si + 1: Faith, Business and Climate Change

Date/Time
Date(s) - October 11, 2016
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Wosk Centre for Dialogue

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Laudato Si + 1: Faith, Business and Climate Change

Limiting global warming to 2°C by the end of the century is the greatest challenge our generation is facing. Cities, businesses, communities, and individuals around the world are taking action by reducing their green house gas emissions and embracing solutions to create a sustainable future. Faith communities are also supporting this task to help care for our planet.  In June 2015, the world saw the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si: On care for our common home” which focused on the environment and climate change, and asked leaders and citizens, businesses and communities around the world to act.

One year after the encyclical, the SFU Interfaith Centre, in collaboration with the SFU Sustainability Office, the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions and SPNAGE PR and AD Agency, is hosting a public dialogue to highlight the concrete steps that businesses, organizations, researchers and individuals in the Lower Mainland have taken to improve “our common home”.  

Commitment to sustainability and climate solutions will be awarded at the event. Recognition will be given in four categories: Educational, Business, Non-Profit, and Individual.  To nominate your candidates click here.  

Tickets: https://www.sfu.ca/students/interfaith/news-events.html

PRESENTER: Candace Le Roy, Director,  Sustainability Office, Simon Fraser University 

MODERATOR: Victor Thomas, Director, Interfaith Centre, Simon Fraser University

PANELISTS

Anne Giardini, Chancellor, Simon Fraser University

J. Michael Miller, Archbishop, R. C. Archidiocese of Vancouver

Praveen Varshney, Varshney Capital 

Sybil Seitzinger, Executive Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solution

https://www.sfu.ca/students/interfaith/news-events.html

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