Earth Speaks Series
Earth Speaks is a series offering guest lectures on a variety of environmentalist topics:
Everything Indigenous seed sovereignty to the effects proportional representation could have on governmental climate action, and from green retirement planning to the effects of old growth forests on human immune systems.
Everything Indigenous seed sovereignty to the effects proportional representation could have on governmental climate action, and from green retirement planning to the effects of old growth forests on human immune systems.
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Joyful Resilience: Crossing Canada in an EV Tuesday, December 13 - 7:00pm Click HERE to register and receive the zoom link! |
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PAST EARTH SPEAKS PRESENTATIONS
December 13, 2022
Joyful Resilience: Crossing Canada in an EV
~ Reverend Frances Deverell
Join the Environmental Action Group for our December Earth Speaks. It will be A Holiday Treat as faraway friend, and former FirstU congregant, Reverend Frances Deverell, who will acquaint you with the pleasures and challenges of travelling across Canada in an EV.
May 10, 2022
How to Create a Healing Forest in Your Community
~ The National Healing Forests Initiative
Jointly presented by FirstU's Truth and Reconciliation Action Group and Climate Action Group, hear guests from the National Healing Forest Initiative speak on how to develop your own healing forest ideas, and how to present those ideas to land owners for deeper discussion.
April 26, 2022
What Does Real, Local Climate Action Look Like?
~ Gabriella Kalapos
Sustainable Communities advocate, Gabriella Kalapos, shares what climate action ambition and implementation look like at the personal and municipal level, and how climate change is an all hand on deck effort that will require each of us to undertake actions to reduce fossil fuel use and find more equitable and sustainable ways to move about our communities. The good thing is these efforts will make our communities better and healthier places to live.
March 15, 2022
Plastics, Plastics Everywhere
~ Beatrice Olivastri
We've all heard horror stories about plastics, but just how bad are they? And more importantly, what's being done about it? Beatrice Olivastri, CEO of Friends of the Earth Canada will be joining us to share new information about plastics, the limitations of Canada's plans to restrict single use plastics, and the global push for a binding agreement to regulate plastics.
CHECK OUT THE EARTH SPEAKS PLAYLIST HERE
December 13, 2022
Joyful Resilience: Crossing Canada in an EV
~ Reverend Frances Deverell
Join the Environmental Action Group for our December Earth Speaks. It will be A Holiday Treat as faraway friend, and former FirstU congregant, Reverend Frances Deverell, who will acquaint you with the pleasures and challenges of travelling across Canada in an EV.
May 10, 2022
How to Create a Healing Forest in Your Community
~ The National Healing Forests Initiative
Jointly presented by FirstU's Truth and Reconciliation Action Group and Climate Action Group, hear guests from the National Healing Forest Initiative speak on how to develop your own healing forest ideas, and how to present those ideas to land owners for deeper discussion.
April 26, 2022
What Does Real, Local Climate Action Look Like?
~ Gabriella Kalapos
Sustainable Communities advocate, Gabriella Kalapos, shares what climate action ambition and implementation look like at the personal and municipal level, and how climate change is an all hand on deck effort that will require each of us to undertake actions to reduce fossil fuel use and find more equitable and sustainable ways to move about our communities. The good thing is these efforts will make our communities better and healthier places to live.
March 15, 2022
Plastics, Plastics Everywhere
~ Beatrice Olivastri
We've all heard horror stories about plastics, but just how bad are they? And more importantly, what's being done about it? Beatrice Olivastri, CEO of Friends of the Earth Canada will be joining us to share new information about plastics, the limitations of Canada's plans to restrict single use plastics, and the global push for a binding agreement to regulate plastics.
CHECK OUT THE EARTH SPEAKS PLAYLIST HERE
