Virtual Sustainability Symposium

Join GPSEN for our

Virtual Sustainability Symposium 2020:  “A Call for Action”

Friday, April 17, 2020
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
On-line via Zoom

This is a time for action, for the benefit of all.  We acknowledge and honor everyone who is making a difference in our communities!

While we cannot host our full Symposium program at PCC Cascade at this time, we can celebrate our Sustainability Leadership Award Winners and highlight some of our amazing speakers in a series of on-line events, beginning with our Virtual Symposium.

Join “A Call for Action”, learn about cutting-edge sustainability work in our region, help kick off the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and explore the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with lessons in social justice and permaculture, and conversations on how to create resilience in our community.

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Featured speakers include:

• Serena Dressel, GPSEN Board President and Portland State University, Welcome and Celebration of Sustainability Leadership Award Winners
• Neeraja Havaligi, GPSEN Executive Director, “A Dialogue on Action and Resilience”
• Joe Culhane, GPSEN Outreach, “A Call for Action”
• Kim Smith, GPSEN and Portland Community College, “ESD for 2030: The Future Depends on Us!”
• Marisha Auerbach, Portland Community College and Oregon State University, “Permaculture and Food Forests as a Tool for Climate Stability and Community Resilience”
• Jolie Donohue, Learning Garden Coordinator, PCC Cascade , “Social Justice Through Gardening”
• Sherrie Villmark, Program Director, Community Energy Project, “Community Solar and Equity”
• S. Nicki Youngsma, Artist & Editor, Home Orchard Society, “Agrobiodiversity in Context of Food Security”

Check out more details on our program and register here.