Portland, Oregon — May 30, 2016 — Best-selling author of The Price of Civilization and The End of Poverty, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Ph.D. will speak at a public symposium sponsored by Educating for Peace – Wholistic Peace Institute (Institute) and Oregon Interfaith Power & Light – Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO). The symposium will take place in the Parish Hall of Our Lady of the Lake on Monday, June 13th from 2:00 – 5:00 pm. With a theme of “The Wholism of Our Times: Peace, Paris Climate Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals – What’s Next?” the afternoon’s program will include a lecture by Dr. Sachs and two panel discussions with Q&A where the group will explore topics: the economics of Peace; JFK’s belief and proposals for reducing the risk of nuclear war; the United Nations recent Climate Agreement in Paris; Oregon’s Clean Energy future; and how can we act locally toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The symposium will include remarks by a panel, To Move the World to include: Dr. Marvin Kaiser former Dean of Arts & Sciences at Portland State University and Chief Executive of Mary’s Wood; Rabbi Emeritus Joshua Stampfer, the President of the Institute’s Board and founder of PSU’s Judaic Studies Center; Gary Alan Spanovich, professor and author. EMO will lead a second panel, From Paris to Portland, to include faith voices from the Portland Metro area and Ms. Jana Gastellum, Oregon Environmental Council.
