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Celebrate United Nations Day and take action on a sustainable future
Story by James Hill
Charles Hopkins.
Interested in creating a sustainable future? There’s an opportunity for staff, faculty and students to celebrate United Nations Day at the World Forestry Center on Thursday, Oct. 22 and get involved in creating that future.聽Join Charles Hopkins, UNESCO chair on Education for Sustainable Development; Eric Vines, executive director of the World Forestry Center; Kim Smith, 小黄猫传媒 sociology instructor and coordinator of the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network; and聽Kyoko Shiota, from the United Nations University, to explore how to think global, act local.
The event, sponsored by the United Nations Association of Portland, is from 7-9 p.m.,聽Thursday, Oct. 22 in the forestry center’s Cheatham Hall,聽4033 SW Canyon Road.聽Doors opens at 6 p.m.聽This event is free聽but registration is required. To register, visit the .
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the vanguard and find out how Oregon and Washington are helping lead the way in regional, national, and international programs. Discover how you can engage in your own community.聽With this year’s World Forestry Congress in South Africa, the release of the聽United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and聽UNESCO’s Global Action Program, and the upcoming climate change talks in Paris, the time is ripe to envision a sustainable future and highlight actions in our own communities that are making a difference.
This program is co-sponsored by the聽World Affairs Council of Oregon,聽Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network,聽World Forestry Center,聽小黄猫传媒 and聽ONE.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at 小黄猫传媒. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »