Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) 2019 Sustainability Symposium.
Friday, March 8 at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus
Join GPSEN and Portland Community College for their 2019 Sustainability Symposium: “Building Bridges to Sustainability.
Bridges to Sustainability hosts two keynote speakers: Judy BlueHorse Skelton and Suvira Chaturvedi. Skelton is a local leader in sustainable practices, with her recent role serving as an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Nation Studies at Portland State University. She brings a wealth of knowledge and over 18 years experience teaching in indigenous practices, writing, and serving the local community. Chaturvedi brings a world wide lens to the focus of gender equality and women’s empowerment. She has worked for over 30 years with diverse UN organizations such as UNDP, UN Women, ILO, and with donors such as USAID, World Bank, CARE, among others.
This full day conference will also feature many local experts in sustainability ranging in education, ecology, technology, and more.
As a Regional Center of Expertise (RCE), GPSEN serves as a hub of information all things sustainable. Their event calendar informs of many local free and paid events that educate and inform on sustainable practices and happenings. They also bring people together through social hours and networking, and even host train-the-trainer workshops in sustainability.
For more info. about the Symposium https://gpsen.org/programs/sustainability-symposium/
And for more info about the GPSPEN https://gpsen.org
One Comment
Alana Epstein
Hello! I appreciate the spirit of your recent pieces on Urban Homesteading, but it was glaringly apparent to me that there was no mention of the fact that black and brown folks were not allowed to live in Oregon until recently, or any mention of the genocide of indigenous folks who lived here before white settlers showed up. Would you be willing to address these topics in your future issues? If people on staff need more education about the black history of Portland and the racism steeped in our local political system, the organization Know Your City has great informative resources. Thank you.