Greater New Haven Addresses Global Sustainability Issues
economic crisis will take place at The Graduate Institute in Bethany on Sunday, September 12, from 1-6 pm. This is an opportunity for everyone in the community to under-
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stand what is happening in our global culture, and to consider how we can all play a part in creating a world that works sustainably for current and future generations. Participants will explore the challenges and opportunities of
the 21st century in a workshop that incorporates inspiring video segments, up-to-the-minute facts and figures, and dynamic group interaction. The Symposium features some of the world’s leading experts on important topics, such as the current state of the Earth’s biodiversity and the reality of socio-economic disparity throughout the world.
Symposium to help Connecticut residents respond to global issues such as climate change, social justice, poverty, and
Empowering participants with a new vision The Symposium enables local citizens to share their concerns
about the state of the world with like-minded members of the commu nity, and to offer support for each other in affecting desired changes on a local, societal, and global scale. Participants will leave the Symposium empowered to take clear steps to embody their vision for a better world, having established new connections to work with others on common issues. The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Sympo-
sium is an initiative of The Pachamama Alliance, a San Francisco- based non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the Earth’s tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous peoples who are its natural custodians, and to contribute to the creation of a new global vision of equity and sustainability for all. The vision of the initiative is to generate widespread awakening
at the grassroots level that leads to a transformation of our world- view, in order that humanity may restore and protect the environ- ment and move toward social justice and spiritual fulfillment.
For more information, call (203) 874-4252 or email
info@learn.edu. See ad pg. 33.
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