The Consciousness Network will present a call to action at an evening on Climate Change and Consciousness, 6 p.m. Friday, June 7, featuring a panel of local and global experts and environmental activists.
The event will take place at Unity of Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga St. Community networking begins at 6 p.m. The Climate Change & Consciousness panel runs 6:30-8 p.m.
The panel will address practical strategies people can apply in their lives to help address climate change, the intersection of technology, and the power of individual and collective conscious choice-making in creating a healthier, more sustainable world.
Panelists include:
David Pellow, Dehlsen Chair and professor of environmental Studies and Director of the Global Environmental Justice Project at UCSB. Pellow is considered a rising star in the sustainability community.
Rinaldo Brutoco, founder/president of the World Business Academy. Brutoco is an author, change agent, keynote speaker and guest lecturer at major business schools such as Stanford.
He brings insights to the key questions of how people can design a better future for humanity, and the role of business in contemporary moral, environmental and social issues.
Lamara Heartwell is an environmental activist and great-granddaughter of one of the founders of Exxon. Her passion and advocacy for environmental sustainability have been influenced by her family’s involvement in the oil industry.
She is invested in the health of the planet and in the health of human bodies, and sees a direct relationship between the two.
Kathi King is the director of Outreach and Education at the Community Environmental Council and plays a key role in organizing the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival.
She serves on the board of the Montecito Association and the Santa Barbara School District’s sustainability sub-committee.
Forrest Leichtber, founder/president of the Consciousness Network will be the host and emcee for the evening.
“Through collective awareness and action in our community, we can make a difference in the pursuit of a more sustainable and environmentally sound society,” Leichtberg said.
“This event will explore the connection between the spiritual development of human consciousness and humanity’s environmental footprint, as well as provide practical, everyday strategies that can be implemented by each of us to immediately contribute toward a healthier world,” he said.
Attendance is donation-based. Space is limited, so advance reservations are recommended by visiting sbclimate.eventbrite.com.
The Consciousness Network’s mission is to establish and help advance conscious communities for local and global well-being. It contributes to that end through its ongoing programs, providing meeting spaces, training grounds, resource pools, and support networks that help the Santa Barbara and Southern California community fulfill its potential.
More information about Consciousness Network is at www.consciousnessnetwork.org.
— Forrest Leichtberg for The Consciousness Network.