Urban Resiliency Symposium
Wednesday, March 23
8:00 – 8:50 Living with Water
Katie Hagemann, Miami-Dade County Office of Resiliency
9:00 – 9:50 Balancing Freshwater Needs for Humans and Nature
Elizabeth Anderson, Florida International University
10:00 – 10:50 Educating and Engaging on Water Pollution Issues in the Everglades
Jennifer Diaz, Everglades Foundation
11:00 – 11:50 The Amazon Basin: A Scientific and Cultural Perspective on Global Climate Issues
Carmen Chavez, Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research (ACEER)
Afternoon Film Screening
1:25 – 2:55 This Changes Everything - A film by Avi Lewis, Narrated by Naomi Klein
Thursday, March 24
8:25 – 9:40 Panel Discussion:
Engaging Audiences in Nature and Sustainability Issues through the Arts
Dale Andree (Dance), Kim Rizio (Visual Arts), Karen Gonzalez (Music)
9:50 – 11:05 Biomimicry: Learning from Nature’s Design
Jamie Anderson, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
11:15 – 12:30 Sustainable Agriculture: A Local Perspective and an International Perspective
Gretchen Schmidt, Edible South Florida
Todd Walton, USAID, Miami Culinary Institute (MCI)
MDC Wolfson, Building 2 - Breezeway
11:00 - 4:00 Climate Change Art Pop-Up MDC Campus Greens Club
Urban Resiliency Symposium Art Exhibit - Wednesday and Thursday, Building 7 Reception Area
9:00 – 3:00 Art in Action Curated by Professor Claudia Scalise
Date: March 23-24, 2016 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Location: Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus | 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue Building 7, Room 7128 and Reception Area Building 2- Breezeway, Miami, FL 33132
Event website: earthethicsinstitute.org
