Social Action: Report from Paris climate talks SUN 9 am
Sarah Klepner
Bagels and coffee at 8:45.
All talks at 1475 West Front Street, Lincroft
Unitarian Meetinghouse (uucmc.org).
More info on series: Ann Sherwood, acshe...@att.net
From the Road to Paris to the Superhighway from Paris
Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 9:00am
Lynn Dash and Jan Dash
Lynn and Jan spent a week at the historic Paris Climate Conference as UUA credentialed observers. Part of their role was to discuss the social justice consequences of global warming with faith leaders from around the globe. They will share their experiences and their visions for implementation of the Paris agreement.
Lynn and Jan Dash have been climate change activists for many years. Jan is the Climate Initiative Chair and Managing Editor of the Climate Portal website for the Unitarian Universalist UN Office. Lynn is a UUCMC past president. Both have contributed their many talents to our beloved community also for many years.
Treasure Circle.com Brings the Gift Economy to the Internet
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 9:00am
Alberto Larotonda, Founder and CEO
Despite the efforts of governments, charitable organizations and well-intentioned people, great disparity exists in our world. Treasure Circle® is an enterprise that is building a social impact network to enable anyone to shop without the use of money, to build community and wealth, help the environment and create jobs.
Alberto Larotonda is a local resident with a multicultural personal history who has blended his experiences in industry, education, public service and activism of many flavors to take action as a socially driven entrepreneur.
What ‘End of History’ looks like!
Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 9:00am
Dr. Kasturi ‘Rumu’ DasGupta
When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously announced an ‘end of history’ with the defeat of socialism and the clear global victory of capitalism. How can the growing inequalities, unending war and violence, global refugee crisis be assessed in the context of that assertion?
Originally from India, Dr. DasGupta has been in the US for over 40 years. She has taught sociology at GeorgianCourt University for the last 25 years and has always tried to live the social justice legacy of her discipline.