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Trinity Institute WATER JUSTICE Webcast
March 23, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
TRINITY INSTITUTE: WATER JUSTICE
An annual theological conference to be simulcast at St. Michael’s, March 23-24, 2017
Water is a gift. Water is life. As water crises increase, access to safe and clean drinking water decreases. From Flint to Standing Rock, many of today’s most pressing social issues revolve around water. Faith communities worldwide can help.
Water Justic is a global conference that will be held in New York City and webcast all over the world. With a sharp focus on the need for water justice initiatives in areas of access, droughts, pol- lution, rising tides, and ooding, Trinity Institute aims to o er actionable guidance for individuals, congregations, and the larg- er faith community surrounding these issues.
St. Michael’s will be a hosting partner for Trinity Institutes, “Wa- ter Justice Conference” on ursday and Friday, March 23-24. We will be webcasting the conference in the Meeting Room. You are welcome to attend one session or the entire conference. You may nd out more information at https://www.trinitywallstreet. org/trinity-institute/2017/home
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ursday, March 23
9:30–11:00 a.m., Session 1: “Water: Commons or Com- modity?” e United Nations has declared water as a human right. Global markets regard it as a commodity. Can a fresh ap- proach to market capitalism serve the common good, or does the world need a new and di erent system of exchange? Opening Talk: Maude Barlow, international water justice advocate and best-selling author. Response: Christiana Peppard, theologian (Fordham University) and author. After introductory and re- sponse, storytellers from around their world will describe how they experience the water crisis in their contexts.
2:30–4:00 p.m., Session 2: e Global and the Local Speakers in Trinity Church, New York; and St. Paul’s Cathedral, London will address issues in those cities to model how communities can solve local problems in light of global realities. Opening Talk: Kim Stanley Robinson – e award-winning, best-selling sci- ence ction author’s forthcoming novel New York 2140, o ers a vision of the future of New York City in the 22nd century, “a ooded, but vibrant metropolis” where inhabitants have adapt- ed to sea-level rise caused by climate change. Panel response – ose working on addressing how we can preserve New York
from sea level rise and storm surge – the science, the politics, the cost. Moderator: Catherine McVay Hughes, former Man- hattan Community Board 1 Chair. Panelists: Bill Golden – New York/New Jersey Storm Surge Working Group; Siobhan Collins – Manager, Water Program, Ceres; Rob Freudenberg – Regional Plan Association (RPA)
Friday, March 24
9:30–11:00 a.m., Session 3: “What Churches Are Doing to Make a Di erence” Opening Talk: Archbishop abo Mak- goba from St. George’s Cathedral, Capetown, South Africa. A diverse, global group of presenters will relate stories about where faith communities are working to address the water issues pre- sented thus far.
2:00–3:00 p.m., Session 4: “Being Agents of Change”
is session will explore ways to make creative responses to the issues we’ve raised. Opening Talk: Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist (Texas Tech), author.
3:15 – 4:45 p.m., Session 5: “What Can We Do Together?”
A representative group of emerging leaders in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion will present initiatives they are implementing, invite others to join them, and o er resources for participants to develop and sustain ministries in their own contexts.