Faith Community Focus the Nation Events
Focus the Nation is a national teach-in about global warming involving all parts of our national community including the faith community
Syracuse-area
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Time:10:30 - 5:00
Location: May Memorial Unitarian Society (MMUUS) 3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY
Co-sponsored by: MMUUS Green Sanctuary Committee and the Social Justice Committee
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
- 10:30 - Worship service explores the connection between environmental justice and social justice
- 1:00 - Sustainability Fair
- 2:00 - Kilowatt Ours 2007, Kilowatt Ours is a film that reveals the Consequences of Our Coal Powered Economy. The film opens with Vice President Dick Cheney's energy policy speech in which Cheney makes the claim that America needs nearly 1900 new power plants in the next 20 years to meet projected electricity demands. From here, filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy.
- Followed by a Panel discussion featuring local experts on various energy and sustainability issues: David Ashley, LEED-certified architect - Ashley-McGraw; Vicki Baker, DeWitt Town Board Member; I. Holly Rosenthal, LEED AP, Director of Corporate Relations, Syracuse Center of Excellence
- 4:30 - Sustainability Fair (continued)
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Time: 7:30 (Check back for definite details)
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Location: May Memorial Unitarian Society (MMUUS) 3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY
Co-sponsored by: MMUUS Green Sanctuary Committee and the Social Justice Committee
Webcast
The 2% Solution and Choose Your Future voting.
Bring your cell phone to vote on your chosen solutions!
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, January 31, 2008
To learn more about solutions to global warming, attend the events at a local college. Check the Focus the Nation website for details.
