ONLINE CAPACITY -BUILDING WORKSHOP
You are invited to join an action-oriented online seminar for children’s and future generations’ survival.
Save Children’s Lives
Responsible Banking Survival Guide for Faith Actors & Partners. How to use our power as bank clients to stop carbon bombs
This event will offer insights since the launch of the appeal in 2022 Climate-Responsible Finance: A Moral Imperative towards Children, and the Faith & Science appeal in 2021 .
The webinar aims to increase awareness of how investments in new fossil fuel expansion imperil the well-being of children, youth, and future generations and constitute a form of violence against them.
It is designed to advance and inspire actions of faith-based actors and partners to prevent further increase of CO2 emissions by halting new investments into fossil fuels.
What kind of actions?
Halting the ongoing increase of CO2 emissions by stopping the financing of new fossil fuel projects.
When: Tuesday 9 May, 2023
Where: online. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pf-Gvrj8jGN0UvAdpSNgkVj4POeguGUSO#/registration
Time: 22:00 AEST (2:00 pm CET)
Who: Leaders and decision-makers, child rights specialists, young people, finance specialists, faith-based actors, secular partners.
Confirmed speakers:
- Moderator: Jessica Bwali, United Church Zambia
- Father Mathieu Jasseron, Theostream
- Kjell Kühne, Leave it in the Ground LINGO
- Vanessa Fajans-Turner, BankFWD
- Dahlia Rockowitz, Dayenu ´A Jewish Call to Climate Action’
- Paloma Escudero, UNICEF
- Nikki Reisch, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) - fiduciary duty & the climate emergency
- Helena Funk, Oikocredit
- Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun (13 years) - Winner African Voice Achievers Award 2019, Eco Warrior Award 2018, East Africa's Youngest Climate Change Ambassador
- Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, World Council of Churches
- Prof. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, UNEP
Please find the webinar agenda here.
Background
Latest facts shared by the world’s leading scientists: New UN Report offers a 'survival guide for humanity' in the face of climate change
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Co-Organisers: World Council of Churches, UNEP, Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities, Laudato Si Movement.
You may also join the event organised by GreenFaith.
