Seth Klein speaks on faith and the climate crisis
Seth Klein, the author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, will be the featured guest speaker in the UCV Sanctuary, 949 W. 49th at Oak St., on Thursday, Oct. 28 starting at 7p.m. (LIVE! with Covid protocols)
This special event will be the first in a new UCV-organized series, “Mobilizing Faith and Spirit for the Climate Crisis.” The event will be available online by livestream (no registration required), and it will also be one of our first events open for limited in-person seating in The Sanctuary.
Book your spot to attend in-person now by registering here: https://ucv.im/SethKleinOct28
The event will also be livestreamed live Oct. 28th at the following link: https://ucv.im/FaithAndClimate
Endorsed by Multifaith Action Society.
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About the Series: Mobilizing Faith and Spirit for the Climate Crisis
Every day we are reminded that we are in a climate emergency. Unprecedented heat waves, droughts, fires, extreme weather events, floods, refugees – the list goes on. Taken together with the current pandemic, it’s understandable that many of us feel frightened, overwhelmed, powerless. Where can we find the individual and collective strength to clearly face the truth of the emergency, mourn the damage being done to our blue planet, and inspire ourselves and others to action?
The Vancouver Unitarians are hosting a series of talks by prominent Canadians from faith, spiritual and secular backgrounds to support us in answering that question. They will educate, nourish, and inspire us, drawing on diverse faith and spiritual traditions including those of Indigenous peoples. They will delve into how these traditions and practices, and the values they represent, help them contend with the climate emergency and the actions they are taking. And, in this way, they will help us engage more effectively with the crisis and create our way forward to a sustainable future – for ourselves and our families, our communities, our nation, and for the health of our loved ones and our planet.
About the Speaker
Seth Klein is the Team Lead and Director of Strategy of the Climate Emergency Unit (a 5-year project of the David Suzuki Institute that Seth launched in early 2021). Prior to that, he served for 22 years (1996-2018) as the founding British Columbia Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a public policy research institute committed to social, economic and environmental justice. He is the author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency (published in 2020) and writes a regular column for the National Observer.
About the Format
The speaker series will be livestreamed from the campus of the Vancouver Unitarians before a limited in-person audience. The speakers will appear in person or virtually. Two Vancouver Unitarians will moderate the series – introducing the speakers, leading discussions after each talk, and providing continuity over the course of the full program. The series will include occasional panel discussions of key themes and learnings from what we heard.
We also will be inaugurating the recently refurbished and technologically up-graded Sanctuary of the Unitarian Church. It is recognized as a remarkable mid-twentieth century architectural legacy – a well-received spiritual gathering place and a civic gathering place for events in the arts, public affairs, and discourse on the issues of the day.
More information and posted available here: https://vancouverunitarians.ca/oct-28-seth-klein-speaks-on-faith-and-the-climate-crisis-book-your-seat-now/
