Sustainable Development
Our Role in Our World: An Evening in Three Acts
Thursday, 27 March, 2008
6:00PM – 8:00PM
Nexus Green Building Resource Center38 Chauncy Street, Seventh Floor, Boston, MA
http://www.greenroundtable.org/
Act 1: Case Study about Sustainable Development
Green Empowerment partners with rural communities in the developing world to implement renewable energy and water systems in order to alleviate poverty and improve the environment.
Green Empowerment currently works in seven countries in Latin America and Asia: the Philippines, Thailand, Burma, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, and Malaysia. An important goal and outgrowth of the mission of Green Empowerment is to conduct outreach, education, and training in the United States to promote understanding of the global indivisibility of environmentalism, social justice, and sustainability. Fundamental social and environmental problems cannot be solved without a global perspective.
Act 2: Short Film about Social Justice, Renewable Energy, and Juggling in Nicaragua
AMERICAN/SANDINISTA
Director: Jason Blalock
In the 1980s, a bloody civil war between the socialist-influenced Sandinistas and the U.S.-backed Contras ravaged Nicaragua. Thousands of idealistic Americans descended upon the Central American nation, determined to lend their skills and labor to the revolutionary Sandinista movement. Blalock tells the story of a small group of controversial U.S. engineers—including Portlander Ben Linder—who went further than anyone expected, and paid the ultimate price.
Act 3: Group Discussion As You Like It
Bring your thoughts, your experience, and share them
Some possible questions:
How can we ensure that our good intentions affect positive change?
What is our role and responsibility as global citizens and residents of the developed world?
Which resources are most essential to providing basic needs for communities?
What can you do to help ensure a more sustainable and just world?
For more information, please contact steph routh:
stephanie@greenempowerment.org
503.284.5774
