Dynamic Sustainability: The Role of Diversity in Creating a Sustainable World
January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
Join us at this interactive event as we discuss the role of diversity in creating stronger communities, a more robust economy, and a healthy environment.
Speakers at the event, ranging from community organizers to academics, will describe how our communities, workplaces, economies and planet benefit from diversity, using real-life examples to show how diverse systems interact to create a stronger whole.
Following the presentations, stay for an interactive, small group discussion that will further examine the ideas of diversity and sustainability.
Moderators:
Rev. Eric Dobson – Co-director, Organizer and Public Relations – Fund for an Open Society
Emilio Panasci – Co-director and Urban Planner- Fund for an Open Society
Panelists:
Monica Hennessy, Esq.
Labor and employment attorney, mediator, affirmative action and diversity advisor, Montgomery McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
Dr. Margaret Lewis
Associate Professor of Biology, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Dr. Kevin Lyons
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Marketing, Rutgers University
Co-sponsors:
Congregation M’Kor Shalom
The Center for Environmental Transformation
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill (UUCCH)
UUCCH Social Justice Committee
Community Planning and Advocacy Council
Soul of Camden
South Jersey NOW–Alice Paul chapter
- Who: Anyone interested in Diversity and Sustainability
- When: Sunday, February 26th, 2-5pm
- Where: Urban Promise Sanctuary. Located at 3700 Rudderow Street, Pennsauken, NJ 08110 (After arriving at the Urban Promise campus, enter the building that looks like a church).
- Registration: Event is free, but registration is required.
To register visit http://conta.cc/diverseworld or contact Lori Braunstein, Sustainable Cherry Hill, at lori.braunstein@sustainablecherryhill.org, 609.238.3449
Light refreshments will be served.
