WATCH THE CONFERENCE
Wednesday, March 22
7:00pm |
Gathering in Song and Prayer - Melanie DeMore, Vocal Activist
Opening Worship
Preacher: Winston Halapua, Archbishop of Polynesia
Celebrating the gift of water, with a sermon lifting up its spiritual significance—water is life! |
8:00pm |
Keynote Address |
Thursday, March 23
9:00am |
Gathering in Song and Prayer - Melanie DeMore, Vocal Activist
Session 1: “Water: Commons or Commodity?” Opening Talk: Maude Barlow, Blue Planet Project, “Our Right to Water” Theatrical Response: original sketch by young performers |
2:00pm |
Gathering in Song and Prayer - Melanie DeMore, Vocal Activist
Session 2: The Global and the Local Opening Talk: Kim Stanley Robinson – Reading and commenting on his forthcoming novel New York 2140, an apocalyptic vision of the city after melting ice caps cause sea levels to rise. Panel response: |
Friday, March 24
9:00am |
Gathering in Song and Prayer - Melanie DeMore, Vocal Activist
Session 3: “What Churches Are Doing to Make a Difference” Opening Talk: Archbishop Thabo Makgoba - Speaking live from St. George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa Storytellers: Samuel Brannon (The Rio Grande) and Terese Corkish (The Great Barrier Reef – via Skype) |
2:00pm |
Gathering in Song and Prayer - Melanie DeMore, Vocal Activist
Session 4: “Being Agents of Change” Opening Talk: Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist (Texas Tech), author Storytellers: Anne Kirori (Kenya – by video), Asif Iqbal (Pakistan), and Scott P. Lewis (Florida - via Skype) |