Sunday Earth Speaks Series
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PAST EARTH SPEAKS PRESENTATIONS
May 16
Are You Banking with a Fossil Bank?
- Roland (Rolly) Montpellier
This presentation will focus on five key topics on what people need to know about how financial institutions are fueling the climate crisis: i) How banks are fueling the climate crisis, ii) the “Banking on Climate Chaos 2021 Report” iii) what’s happening with Canada’s five big banks iv) How bank directors are climate compromised and v) How to fire your bank.
Roland (Rolly) Montpellier is a climate advocate, a climate communicator and a blogger. He’s a member of Climate Reality Canada, 350.Org (Ottawa) and Citizens’ Climate Lobby (Canada). He is also Canada’s climate ambassador for We Don’t Have Time. Rolly has been published widely in both print and online. Inspired by the birth of his four grandchildren, Rolly now devotes his time and energy to what he believes is “the most critical issue of our times”.You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram.
April 18
Indigenous Seed Sovereignty - Decolonizing our Food Supply
-Seed Change (formerly USC Canada)
Join us to hear how SeedChange Canada (formerly USC Canada) is supporting the growth and vision of Sovereign Seeds, an Indigenous-led initiative working to strengthen seed and food sovereignty among Indigenous people and communities. Our presenter, Jane Rabinowicz, Executive Director of SeedChange, will be speaking not only about SeedChange’s commitment to Indigenous food leadership and justice but the other steps SeedChange has taken to give life to reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
March 14
Finding Wider Common Ground on Climate Change Action
-Mitchell Beer
February 14
Ontario Can Have Zero-Emission Electricity by 2030
We are living in a climate crisis but the plan is for Ontario's electricity to increase emissions up to 2040. This is awful and we can do better. Ontario can easily be heading to low cost zero emission electricity. Join Earth Speaks on February 14 to hear from Angela Bischoff from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance and their plans for emission free electricity by 2030.
January 17
Green Sanctuary with Karen Brammer
Our Environmental Action Working Group is launching First Unitarians Ottawa's newly revised Green Sanctuary - 2020 as a key ingredient in our opportunity identification, assessment and engagement process. Read about the UUA Green Sanctuary Program
The FirstU Coordinating team invites you to hear Karen Brammer, the UUA’s Climate Justice Senior Associate with the Organizing Strategy Team. Her work allows her to engage in the deepest vision of what we as UUs hope to become. In addition to working on connecting UUs with frontline partners, she also manages the Green Sanctuary Program.
CHECK OUT THIS INSPIRING 'SING FOR CLIMATE BELGIUM YOUTUBE CLIP
May 16
Are You Banking with a Fossil Bank?
- Roland (Rolly) Montpellier
This presentation will focus on five key topics on what people need to know about how financial institutions are fueling the climate crisis: i) How banks are fueling the climate crisis, ii) the “Banking on Climate Chaos 2021 Report” iii) what’s happening with Canada’s five big banks iv) How bank directors are climate compromised and v) How to fire your bank.
Roland (Rolly) Montpellier is a climate advocate, a climate communicator and a blogger. He’s a member of Climate Reality Canada, 350.Org (Ottawa) and Citizens’ Climate Lobby (Canada). He is also Canada’s climate ambassador for We Don’t Have Time. Rolly has been published widely in both print and online. Inspired by the birth of his four grandchildren, Rolly now devotes his time and energy to what he believes is “the most critical issue of our times”.You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram.
April 18
Indigenous Seed Sovereignty - Decolonizing our Food Supply
-Seed Change (formerly USC Canada)
Join us to hear how SeedChange Canada (formerly USC Canada) is supporting the growth and vision of Sovereign Seeds, an Indigenous-led initiative working to strengthen seed and food sovereignty among Indigenous people and communities. Our presenter, Jane Rabinowicz, Executive Director of SeedChange, will be speaking not only about SeedChange’s commitment to Indigenous food leadership and justice but the other steps SeedChange has taken to give life to reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
March 14
Finding Wider Common Ground on Climate Change Action
-Mitchell Beer
February 14
Ontario Can Have Zero-Emission Electricity by 2030
We are living in a climate crisis but the plan is for Ontario's electricity to increase emissions up to 2040. This is awful and we can do better. Ontario can easily be heading to low cost zero emission electricity. Join Earth Speaks on February 14 to hear from Angela Bischoff from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance and their plans for emission free electricity by 2030.
January 17
Green Sanctuary with Karen Brammer
Our Environmental Action Working Group is launching First Unitarians Ottawa's newly revised Green Sanctuary - 2020 as a key ingredient in our opportunity identification, assessment and engagement process. Read about the UUA Green Sanctuary Program
The FirstU Coordinating team invites you to hear Karen Brammer, the UUA’s Climate Justice Senior Associate with the Organizing Strategy Team. Her work allows her to engage in the deepest vision of what we as UUs hope to become. In addition to working on connecting UUs with frontline partners, she also manages the Green Sanctuary Program.
CHECK OUT THIS INSPIRING 'SING FOR CLIMATE BELGIUM YOUTUBE CLIP
