NZ as environmental paradise has been lost. Can we rebuild?
Following two events last year that looked at Human Flourishing and The Courage to Act Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained? is the next event of the St Andrews Trust for the Study of Religion and Society. The event is to be held at St Andrew’s on the Terrace in Wellington on the evening of Friday 22 and all day on Saturday 23 June.
This conference looks to shared Ecumenical, Economic and Ecological values – (three ideas whose source is in the Greek word for home) to focus on how we can build in ourselves and in our institutions the capacity to make the urgent actions that are needed to combat climate change, environmental damage. This includes actions to bolster the democratic approaches that will be needed to make these changes in our Aotearoa/New Zealand home.
Speakers include.
Psychologist and Asst Professor
Niki Harré who will present on her latest book “The
Infinite Game”
Professor Jonathon Boston will speak on
anticipatory governance
Rev Dr Susan Jones address will
be about the event’s title: Paradise Lost, Paradise
Regained.
Wellington’s Deputy Mayor Jill Day on
Matariki and local government well-beings
Zen Peacekeeper
Ros Jiko is also the United Nationas Association’s
specialist on the UN’s Millennium Development
Goals.
Professor Paul Morris will be talking about new
discoveries in physics (the new materialism) and what that
means for the relationships between us.
Doctoral
candidate and co-founder of Mindfulness for Change Nick
Laurence will talk about ethics and mindfulness.
Andrew
Butler will talk about his work with Sir Geoffrey Palmer on
a constitution for New Zealand.
Nadia Webster works at
the Service Innovation LabPlus at Department of Internal
Affairs (NZ) and will speak about the future of the public
sector
There will be time for reflection and discussion as well as the opportunity to meet new and interesting people and perspectives If you live in, or can get to Wellington, or have friends or colleagues who might be interested all are promised a thought provoking weekend.
Bookings for the conference can be made through the St Andrew’s Trust website https://www.satrs.org.nz