As usual our gathering will be at 10:30am, on the 2nd floor of Koffler House, 569 Spadina Ave.
With glaciers melting, seas rising, and 14 of the 15 hottest years on record coming this century, the threat of climate change has never been clearer. But with solar, wind, and other clean energy solutions becoming more affordable and accessible every year, neither has the way forward. And with 195 countries signing the historic Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gases the world is finally united in working to seize the promise of renewables and create a safe, sustainable, and prosperous future powered by clean energy.
This is a critical moment in the fight against climate change. We can all make a difference. We can all be the voice of reality.
Our feature speaker, Deb Ellis, will have three core themes to her presentation:
- We must solve the climate crisis: We have a moral obligation to ourselves and future generations to stop the crisis devastating our planet.
• We can solve the climate crisis: We have the affordable clean energy technologies to power our economy and end the crisis in our hands today.
• We will solve the climate crisis: With millions of citizens standing up to force our leaders to act, we will solve the crisis together. Deb Ellis is the Founder and President of Wings to Fly, a training and development company based in the Greater Toronto Area, and has been a guest lecturer at Schulich School of Business, York University, Seneca College, and Ryerson University. She provides people in organizations tools for success through workshops on High Performing Teams, Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence and Interaction Styles.
Deb earned her Masters Degree in Education, and is certified in Personality Dimensions®, MBTI®, EQ-I® True Colors®, and CTI Coach Training. Deb had the privilege of being trained last year by former US Vice President Al Gore to serve as a volunteer Climate Reality Leader and is one of thousands of trained Climate Reality Leaders from over 135 countries.
Our musical performer will be Lindsay Foote. Her song “Silence” was featured on CBC Metro Morning, CBC Big City Small World, and CJRU Double Booked. Lindsay was a finalist in the Songwriter Serenade contest in Austin. In the summer of 2017, she successfully completed an East Coast Canadian tour followed by a US Tour. For more information, please checkout https://www.lindsayfoote.com.
You can RSVP for this on our Meetup page at https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/247010240/.