2012 Conference Workshop Listing

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ETHICS IN ACTION - INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS AT 7:30 PM

• Climate Impacts in RI: The Science & Christian Faith Perspectives.  Presenter  Bill Patenaude RI DEM and writer for RI Catholic.   View new science resource page from URI and read Bill's blog.
  

• A Jewish Understanding of Creation Care in Light of Climate Science.  Presenter Rabbi Richard Perlman, Temple Am David, Warwick. "What was God thinking during the first days of creation?"
  

• Climate Science 101 & RI's Commission on Climate Change, a Policy Response.  Presenters Pam Rubinoff, Coastal Resources Council and Rebecca Williams, URI.  View new science resource page from URI's CRC.
  

• Climate Impacts on International Fair Trade Farmers and What We Can Do Locally. Presenter Hope Kolly, Equal Exchange. With EcoNews RI's Green Team providing conference composting.
  

• Cool Congregations - Jumpstart congregations' efforts to reduce our carbon footprint.  Presenter: Beth Milham, Green Team, Channing Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church,RI's 1st UUA congregation to earn "Green Sanctuary" designation.  Bring in your congregation's or household's energy bills to practice with!
  

Thank you 2012 sponsors

Benefactors ($500)

RISE Engineering

Sponsors ($250)

- Episcopal Diocese of RI

- Jewish Alliance of Greater R.I., Community Relations Council

- Neighborhood Energy Challenge (Aquidneck Island)

- Open Table of Christ, UMC

- People's Power and Light

- Real Goods Solar

  (formerly Alteris)

Supporters ($100)

- Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, Office of Community Services &Catholic Charities

- New England Regional Environmental Ministries, UCC

- Newman Congregational Church, UCC

- Arthur "Zeke" Olsen

- R.I. Conference, UCC

- RI State Council of Churches

- United Natural Foods, Inc.

Friends ($50 - $99)

- Beneficent Congregational Church, UCC
- Equal Exchange Cooperative

- Katherine Gibson

- The Rev. John Longworth, Triinity Lutheran Church

- Bill Penn, Envirnomental Financial Advisor, LLC

- Mary Jane Sorrentino, Sustainability Consultant
- Westminster Unitarian Church, UUA, Green Sanctuary Committee

RI IPL is glad to deepen the conversation on Climate Change with a 2012 focus on:

• the motivation to change based on ethical and spritual motivation in the Keynote and workshops from Christian and Jewish Perspectives
  

• building on the foundation of social justice advocacy and tracking of RI's response to Climate Change from Conference 2011.
  

Look for more details on the upcoming workshops and uploads from previous conferences.