Bill McKibben in Pasadena

The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Progressive Christians Uniting and Sierra Club present:
the Eighth Day Conference: Faith Activism and Environmental Justice
with keynote speaker Bill McKibben

Download a flyer here for more information.

The first part of the conference will run from 4-6 PM, and will feature speakers on issues particularly important to environmental justice in Los Angeles: parks and wilderness conservation, local food availability, and air pollution.  Participants will learn about how these local issues are connected to national and international ones.  There will be plenty of time for question and answer, and each speaker will conclude by suggesting concrete action and advocacy.  Speakers include:

• Juana Torres, The Sierra Club
• Andrea Azuma, Urban and Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College
• Andrea Hricko, Keck School of Medicine, Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center

After a break for food and networking from 6-7, at 7 PM we welcome our keynote speaker, Christian environmentalist, activist, author Bill McKibben, who calls for a new environmentalism based on a commitment to justice and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all creation, in his new book Deep Economy.  Bill is the author of The End of Nature, one of the first books on global warming, translated into over 20 languages, and has written on sustainability, overpopulation, and the need for community in response to globalization.  Deep Economy: Wealth and the Durable Future, will be available for sale at the event.

Read some of his most recent articles online:
“Meltdown: A Call to Action of Global Warming” Christian Century
“A Deeper Shade of Green,” National Geographic
“Energizing America,” Sierra Club Magazine

This event is FREE and open to all; there will be a freewill donation.