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Saturday April 27 2024

Earth Day at the Center: “Kiss the Ground” Movie + Panel: “What Can We Do?”

Hosted by: Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice

Earth Day at The Center
Movie + Panel “What Can We Do?” (To Fight Climate Change)
April 27, Saturday 7:00 – 9:30 pm
6:45 Doors open. Refreshments, snacks.
7:00 “Kiss the Ground”, on Regenerative Farming.
8:30 Panel discussion “What Can We Do?”
Panel will focus on what we can each do to fight climate change.
Movie proposes regenerative agriculture as one solution for climate change.
Location: Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice
2013 E Genesee Street, Top Floor.
Accessible building. Masking optional.
Silent auction: Upcycled art, gardening items.
$10 optional donation suggested.
Limited Capacity.
RSVP required:
bit.ly/ktg-movie-4-27
Panelists:
Philip Arnold is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religion at Syracuse University, as well as a core faculty member of Native American and Indigenous Studies.
Sandy Bigtree, Bear Clan, is a citizen of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne. Philip and Sandy are founding board members of the Indigenous Values Initiative.
Pete Wirth is a cofounder of Climate Change Awareness & Action, and a board member of United Solar Energy Supporters.
Rebecca Rolnick has a B.Sc. in Conservation Biology from SUNY-ESF, and has taught online nature journaling classes worldwide.
AJ Ruther, from Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE), is organizing to pass the NY HEAT Act to get buildings off fossil fuels.
Dick Kornbluth is a retired Home Performance Contractor and serves on the Coordinating Committee of the CNY Solidarity Coalition.
Sponsored by:
SCPSJ. Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice
AGREE-NY. Alliance for a Green Economy
SPC. Syracuse Peace Council
WCCNY. Workers’ Center of CNY
Public Citizen
NYIC. New York Immigration Coalition
Unchained
CCCA. Climate Change Awareness & Action
CNYSC. CNY Solidarity Coalition
SOFSA. Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance
The Center is home to social and environmental justice organizations:
See: http://syracusecenter.org