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Sunday, March 1 • 12:10pm - 1:10pm
Heading for Extinction and What to Do About It

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Climate change is increasingly in the spotlight around the world. But just how bad are things really? What can we do about it?  The planet is in ecological crisis: we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event this planet has experienced. Scientists believe we may have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown. This is an unprecedented global emergency. Humanity faces a grave risk. In this talk, I will share the latest climate science on where our planet and our society is heading, discuss some of the current psychology around climate and ecological breakdown, and offer solutions through the study of previous social movements. I will also discuss how we can approach this universal issues as a community of Jews.

This event aims to:
• Raise awareness of and tell the truth about the current environmental crisis, within a Canadian context.
• Arm the Jewish community with facts they can share with neighbors, friends and family.
    •    Consider what we can do about this in Vancouver / Lower Mainland
Speakers
avatar for Maayan E. Kreitzman

Maayan E. Kreitzman

Maayan is a PhD candidate at The Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability. She’s a graduate of the UBC Biology program (BSc. Biology) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (MSc. Genetics). She worked at the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre as a bioinformatician... Read More →
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Larry Barzelai

Larry is a Vancouver physician, who specializes in family medicine and geriatrics. He is chair of the BC branch of CAPE (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment).


Sunday March 1, 2020 12:10pm - 1:10pm PST
Room I
  Social Action