Social Justice Institute 2010 

Living Faithfully In Oil Country

 

 

 

Saturday February 27, 2010

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

 

with  Bishop Luc Bouchard,  Diocese of St. Paul, Alberta  

 

 

            author of a pastoral letter,

                The Athabasca Oil Sands and the Integrity of Creation

 

 

and  Marc Huot, Pembina Institute

 

              on: What environmentally friendly energy options

                     are available to us in Alberta?

 

and   Workshops on practical steps we can take -

                 click here to see workshop descriptions below:

 

 

   Cancelled:  Moving Isolated Consumers to Organized Citizens through 
                       community organized housing retrofits , GEA

 

                      Got Thirst? Will Alberta 's New Water Law leave you high and dry?

 

                      Earth Charter Churches and the Carbon Fast

 

                      More than changing light bulbs: How your household can go deeper
                        in the pursuit of a greener life

 

                      Greening Your Church Building

 

 

 

Location:    Trinity Lutheran Church

                    10014  81st  Avenue, Edmonton

 

 

Cost:               $30 (includes lunch)

 

 

Pre-registration by email:   to sji2010@live.ca

before February 20th is appreciated so that we may accommodate
everyone for lunch.

 

To pre-register, or for more information:

 

               email:     sji2010@live.ca              

 

               phone:   780-434-4330

 

 

 

 

Workshop Descriptions:

 

More than changing light bulbs: How your household can go deeper
in the pursuit of a greener life

 

             - Conrad Nobert

Conrad Nobert has been active in Edmonton 's environmental movement for 10 years. He is the
founder of  www.greenEdmonton.ca and the Environment Committee of NAIT. Recently, he moved
into Edmonton 's second Net Zero energy house, an experience that he has been blogging about
on his website for some time now.

 

 

 

Earth Charter Churches and the Carbon Fast

 

 

           -Lois Evans and Sherry Ann Chapman (Southminster-Steinhauer United Church)
                 and Rosanne Thede(Kairos-Edmonton)

How does a congregation commit to the Earth Charter? What is a "Carbon Fast"? What resources are
available for you and your congregation?

 

 

 

Got Thirst? Will Alberta 's New Water Law leave you high and dry?

 

             - Sheila Muxlow, Sierra Club Prairie Chapter

 

Alberta is facing a water crisis. In addition to record low water flows in all seven of our river basins,

Alberta has many water woes that need to be dealt with. Our water worries span the many concerns

of toxic contamination and drought, to overallocation and population growth, to boiled water

advisories and even tap water you can light on fire. Join Sheila Muxlow, water campaigner with

the Sierra Club prairie for a workshop on water issues in Alberta . We will take a critical look at

the question of who has the right to water in Alberta , and what changes are needed to water law

to ensure our families, ecosystems and future generations are ensured access to clean water.

Sheila Muxlow is the water campaigner with the sierra Club Prairie. She moved to Edmonton three

years ago after completing a B.A in International Development and Globalization studies at the
University of Ottawa to work as an organizer for the Council of Canadians. Sheila is a devote
activist for social and environmental justice.

 


 

Greening Your Church Building  

 

        - St. Andrew’s United Church

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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