A Rocha at Resilient Cities: Faith Angles on Living Sustainably in the City
Wed, Oct 21 at 7:30pm
This Shoulder Event is open to the public – more information
The focus of this year’s summit is Resilient Cities: Urban Strategies for Transition Times and will take place in Vancouver on October 20th – 22nd. To register and reserve your seat visit www.gaininggroundssummit.com or call 250-472-4747 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 250-472-4747 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
The Christian community has not often been recognized as strong advocates for environmental stewardship. However, more and more people are seeking practical and sustainable expressions of the biblical mandates to “care for creation”, “love your neighbour” and be an agent for the “healing” of a wounded planet. What are the most effective and transformative steps for the rebuilding of eco-systems and local social economies? And how do we mobilize the significant social network that is the church, for positively addressing the health and Resiliency of the City?
This panel discussion, hosted by A Rocha Canada (www.arocha.ca), will explore these and other questions. Come and join us as we both a) articulate a vision of building sustainable cities as part of the Christian mandate and b) hear how local believers are embodying this vision.
Andrew Beaird, Urban Planner, EABB Planning Services
- What does ‘pursing sustainability’ mean for one local community?
Markku Kostamo, Executive Director for A Rocha Canada, former environmental consultant
- How is A Rocha Canada, an international Christian conservation organization, cultivating health in both local human and ecological communities?
Doug Makaroff, President, Living Forest Communities, www.livingforestcommunities.com
- How can the creation of sustainable new urban communities, with attractive mixed-use neighbourhoods, contribute directly to conserving mature forest ecosystems?
Moderator Rick Faw, Education Director, A Rocha Canada
