Nature-Connected Community Earth Day Celebration

Saturday, April 20th, 2019
KC Public Library, Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street, KCMO 64112

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SPEAKERS FORUM

CITY OFFICIALS & ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Michael Kelly, Mayor, Roeland Park, KS
Bob Grove, President, Climate Council
Sami Aaron, The Resilient Activist
Stephen Melton, Citizens Climate Lobby KC
Josh Thede, Lutherans Restoring Creation
Craig Wolfe, Heartland Renewable Energy Society
Katherine Kelly, Cultivate KC
Jack Vandeleuv, Sunrise Movement Kansas City
Philip Fracica, Renew Missouri

CLIMATE FAIR

ENVIRONMENTAL VENDORS & CLIMATE GROUPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

MARCH & RALLY

PLAZA LIBRARY TO MILL CREEK PARK
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1:00 pm – Carbon Pricing: An International Movement
2:00 pm – Sustainable Food: The Environmental Impact of What We Eat
3:00 pm – The Climate Emergency: The Case for Immediate Action
4:00 pm – Inter-generational Nature-Connected InterPlay
5:00 pm – Strategic Defense Impacts of Climate Change

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES

MAKE A RALLY POSTER, FACE PAINTER AND MORE
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

STORY TELLERS AND MORE
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

HOSTED BY

Climate Council of Greater Kansas City
Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch