About the Event
\nJ oin us in the discussion with Seth Klein on how Canada can respond to the climate emergency where Seth outlines how employment concerns and climate change can be aligned. \; It is not an either/or choice. Mobilization to a worldwide pandemic has demonstrated that leadership\, joint effort a nd investment by government\, industry\, media and citizenry is possible.& nbsp\; In the face of a climate emergency\, Seth Klein draws analogies fro m historical wartime mobilization to retool our economy in the space of a few years\, improving health outcomes while reducing social inequality. If not now\, when?
\n\nOutcomes
\nBe ins
pired by what Canada accomplished in another crisis - the Second World War
- and what we can do together now to face the climate emergency. Learn wh
y emission reductions must take place on a personal and municipal level\,
gain insight into social justice and climate issues\, and walk away with s
trategies to engage in climate solutions
About the Expert \;
\nSeth Klein has been immersed in climat e change and inequality issues for his working life. \; He is currentl y the Team Lead and Director of Strategy with the Climate Emergency Unit ( a five-year project with the David Suzuki Institute). Seth served for 22 y ears (1996-2018) as the founding BC Director of the Canadian Centre for Po licy Alternatives\, a public policy research institute committed to social \, economic\, and environmental justice.
\n\;Seth is a founder and served for eight years as co-chair of the BC Poverty Reduction Coaliti on\, a network of over 50 community organizations campaigning for a compre hensive poverty reduction plan in BC. \; He is an advisory board membe r for the Columbia Institute&rsquo\;s Centre for Civic Governance. And he is a founder\, advisor\, and instructor for Next UP\, a leadership program for young people committed to social and environmental justice.
\n& nbsp\;Seth lives in East Vancouver with his partner Christine Boyle and tw o children. \; He has been listed by Vancouver Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful people in the city\, and by Homemakers Magazine among the &ldquo\;60 men we love&rdquo\;. \; He does not know how he ended up o n either list\, but he humbly accepts the latter.
\n\nAbout the Organizers
\nThe host organizations represent Ki ngston citizens\, brothers\, sisters\, friends\, acquaintances\, and grand parents that want to engage our community in this narrowing climate window and spur our community to action. \; Growing up\, working\, raising o ur families\, supporting the many and diverse community charities and not- for-profits in Kingston is our and everyone&rsquo\;s legacy that is threat ened by the climate crisis. \;
\n&ldquo\;Fifteen metropolitan ar eas were identified as most at-risk for extreme heat in the future. A tota l of 17 million Canadians lived in these communities\, per 2020 Statistics Canada estimates.&rdquo\; Alex McKeen\, The Toronto Star - April 19\, 202 2\, Kingston is one of these cities.
\nKingston will continue to fee l the increasing effects of climate emergency and the key to tackling thes e issues means bringing our friends\, family\, neighbours\, clients and co lleagues with us: \; using our many voices\, bodies\, stories\, drama and art to communicate why this climate emergency binds us together in col lective and immediate action.
\nThank you for joining us! Let&rsquo\ ;s reverse greenhouse gas emissions together and leave no one behind!
\ n\nSincerely\,
\nDan Hendry\, Mary Jane Philp\, Jim Brown &\; Joan Lee\, KFPL\, Earth Hub and Sustainable Kingston
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