Oct. 1, 2009
'Turning Over a New Leaf: Faith Community Green Event'
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From news release
South Charleston, WV (HNN) -- An International Peacemaker from Armenia will keynote a one-day seminar, “Turning Over a New Leaf: Faith Community Green Event,” to be held Saturday Oct. 3 at Rock Lake Presbyterian Church, 905 Village Dr., South Charleston, W.Va.
The seminar, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will feature other speakers, including Maria Gunnoe, 2009 North American Goldman Environmental Award Winner, and resource people from various environmental and faith based organizations across West Virginia. There will also be break-out session on a variety of environmental stewardship topics, and resource tables available.
This ecumenical event - co-sponsored by the West Virginia Council of Churches and the Presbytery of West Virginia, (PCUSA) - is open to the public for a nominal fee of $20, which includes lunch. For registration information visit www.wvpresbytery.org or contact Robin Blakeman at 304-840-4877 or robinbe@verizon.net.
Keynote speaker Dr. Nazeli Vardanyan is Director of Armenia Forest, a non-governmental organization (NGO) and president of GOY, a NGO focusing on environmental justice issues, will speak at Rock Lake Presbyterian Church at approximately 10:45 a.m., following an ecumenical opening worship service.
Vardanyan will also participate in a panel discussion following lunch, at approximately 12:30 p.m. The panel will include leaders of various environmental advocacy groups in West Virginia, including Gunnoe, who is an organizer with the Huntington-based Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition.
Vardanyan will use a multi-media presentation to talk about the Armenian environmental situation including the forest, water and biodiversity. She plans to include ideas on different ways to solve environmental problems and how those ideas can lead to a more peaceful and just world. From a justice standpoint, Vardanyan will discuss the importance of public access to information on environmental issues and the need for full public participation in decision-making processes.
Vardanyan is a member of both the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia and the International Bar Association. As an international expert on environmental law, she has testified at numerous international conferences and participated in drafting several international environmental conventions.
International Peacemakers are leaders who are engaged in peacemaking in their own areas of the world. They are invited by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to visit with Presbyterians in the United States to help people here understand the peace and justice concerns of others around the world. This sharing can also translate into a better understanding of the peace and justice issues in our own communities.
Arranged through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Ky., the International Peacemakers Program has been in existence since 1988 and is supported by gifts to the Presbyterian Peacemaking Offering.
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'Turning Over a New Leaf: Faith Community Green Event'
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From news release
South Charleston, WV (HNN) -- An International Peacemaker from Armenia will keynote a one-day seminar, “Turning Over a New Leaf: Faith Community Green Event,” to be held Saturday Oct. 3 at Rock Lake Presbyterian Church, 905 Village Dr., South Charleston, W.Va.
The seminar, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., will feature other speakers, including Maria Gunnoe, 2009 North American Goldman Environmental Award Winner, and resource people from various environmental and faith based organizations across West Virginia. There will also be break-out session on a variety of environmental stewardship topics, and resource tables available.
This ecumenical event - co-sponsored by the West Virginia Council of Churches and the Presbytery of West Virginia, (PCUSA) - is open to the public for a nominal fee of $20, which includes lunch. For registration information visit www.wvpresbytery.org or contact Robin Blakeman at 304-840-4877 or robinbe@verizon.net.
Keynote speaker Dr. Nazeli Vardanyan is Director of Armenia Forest, a non-governmental organization (NGO) and president of GOY, a NGO focusing on environmental justice issues, will speak at Rock Lake Presbyterian Church at approximately 10:45 a.m., following an ecumenical opening worship service.
Vardanyan will also participate in a panel discussion following lunch, at approximately 12:30 p.m. The panel will include leaders of various environmental advocacy groups in West Virginia, including Gunnoe, who is an organizer with the Huntington-based Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition.
Vardanyan will use a multi-media presentation to talk about the Armenian environmental situation including the forest, water and biodiversity. She plans to include ideas on different ways to solve environmental problems and how those ideas can lead to a more peaceful and just world. From a justice standpoint, Vardanyan will discuss the importance of public access to information on environmental issues and the need for full public participation in decision-making processes.
Vardanyan is a member of both the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia and the International Bar Association. As an international expert on environmental law, she has testified at numerous international conferences and participated in drafting several international environmental conventions.
International Peacemakers are leaders who are engaged in peacemaking in their own areas of the world. They are invited by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to visit with Presbyterians in the United States to help people here understand the peace and justice concerns of others around the world. This sharing can also translate into a better understanding of the peace and justice issues in our own communities.
Arranged through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Louisville, Ky., the International Peacemakers Program has been in existence since 1988 and is supported by gifts to the Presbyterian Peacemaking Offering.
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