First Hand Report from COP21, with Judy Schwartz and Tom Goreau

POTLUCK AND DISCUSSION

We've all heard the hype, hope and happenstance emanating from the recent COP21 climate negotiations in Paris. Now you can hear the inside story first hand from two of our friends who were there, both experts in their respective fields and popular speakers at our conferences.

Tom Goreau is a biogeophysicist and reef restoration expert with experience in climate and land management going back to before the climate negotiations began in 1992. Judy Schwartz is a journalist whose ground-breaking book, Cows Save the Planet, opened up wide-ranging discussion on eco-restoration, which presents the most effective and promising approaches to addressing the climate dilemma.

We'll start with a half-hour light potluck (please bring a dish to share), then continue at 2:30 with presentations from Judy and Tom with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.

We're a small non-profit so a $10 donation is requested, but no one will be turned away based on ability to pay.

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