02.14.07
A Sustainable Society Program
Sarah James will be the guest speaker at the program, “Eco-Municipalities: The Systems Approach to a Sustainable Society using the Natural Step Framework” on Thursday, February 15, 2007, at the Barrington Congregational Church, UCC. Ms. James is the co-author of the American Planning Association’s Policy Guide on Planning for Sustainability and co-author with Torbjorn Lahti of The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns Can Change to Sustainable Practices. This presentation will focus on the remarkable efforts in Sweden to create communities and a nation that are 100% free of fossil fuel dependency by 2020 and how the eco-municipality method, combined with science-based principles, can help the US move quickly toward a sustainable society.
The program is hosted by the Social Action and Justice Ministry Team of Barrington Church in partnership with the Rhode Island Peace Mission. It will start at 7:30pm with a reception and refreshments following the presentation. There is a suggested donation of $10.00 to benefit the Rhode Island Peace Mission’s work on sustainability.
