GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGIST TO SPEAK ON SUSTAINABILITY The Quest for a Sustainable World
Prof. Jason Hamilton, Ithaca College Sage Chapel, Cornell University Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 12:15pm Jason Hamilton, associate professor of biology at Ithaca College and a founding member of the New Roots Charter School of Ithaca, will speak on the scientific and moral imperatives of sustainability on October 1, 2008 at 12:15 in Sage Chapel on the Cornell campus. His presentation is part of Sage Wednesdays, a program that offers presentations and music at midday. Music will be provided by Cornell Chamber Singers, directed by Holland Jancaitis, and light refreshments will be available. This program is free and open to all, and is 45 - 50 minutes in duration. In the two decades since a UN conference gave new and specific meanings to the word, sustainability has morphed from a moral imperative to a marketing strategy. This presentation explores the evolution of sustainability and the role it plays in dealing with our current environmental, social and economic dilemmas. From the perspective of global change biology, Prof. Hamilton will highlight the critical role that we can play in moving our selves, and our local and global community to a more secure future. A global change biologist, Prof. Hamilton has worked to develop theories and practices of sustainability education that are applicable at the high school and university levels, and as community outreach programs. He is a founding member and chair of the Board of Trustees of the newly- approved New Roots Charter School of Ithaca, scheduled to open its doors in Fall 2009 in downtown Ithaca. Sage Wednesdays is a midday series in the chapel that alternates programs of words and music addressing issues of contemporary concern with organ recitals (listed at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/music/ concerts.php). Sponsored by Cornell United Religious Work and the Department of Music, Sage Wednesdays offer midday reflections, musical respite and light refreshments at the center of Cornell’s campus. For additional information, please contact Cornell United Religious Work at 607-255-4214 or visit http://www.curw.cornell.edu/sage.html. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
