July 7, Live Smart™ with Mr. Peter Adriance

[Guest guest]

Live Smart™ with Mr. Peter Adriance

 

" The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development -- Challenge

and Opportunity "

 

with Peter Adriance, NGO Liaison Office of External Affairs, National

Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States*

 

Mr. Adriance works primarily on issues of sustainable development,

the environment and global governance. He is a member of the

executive committee of the U.S. Partnership for the UN Decade of

Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) and co-chairs its

Faith Sector Action Team. From 1990 to 2000, he took part in

domestic and international consultations that resulted in the

launching of the Earth Charter – a global ethic for sustainable

development.

 

July 7, 2005 (First Thursday of every month.)

7pm, Vegan Dinner

8pm, Talk

Creator & Coordinator: Ms. Carrie Smith

Contact phone: 202-636-8423

Email: cas19

Venue, Bahá'í Center, 5713 16th Street, N.W. (cross street is

Montague at the signal)

Washington, D.C. 20011-6811

Bahá'í Center's Tel. (202) 291-5532

http://dcbahai.org/

 

Live Smart™ is free and open to the public and friends of the Bahá'í

Faith.

Donations are not accepted. http://www.bahai.org/

 

Live Smart™ is a Bahá'í-inspired social event designed to increase

awareness of how to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle by

integrating the spiritual and scientific arms of knowledge. Sample

topics include benefits of a plant-based diet (otherwise known as

vegan), safe food, upgrading your house to an eco-home, simple

living, and exploring other religious perspectives.

http://projects.takingitglobal.org/livesmart

 

* The national administrative body in the Bahá'í Faith, ordained in

the Bahá'í sacred writings, with authority over all activities and

affairs of the Bahá'í Faith throughout its area. Among its duties are

to stimulate, unify, and coordinate the manifold activities of Local

Spiritual Assemblies and of individual Bahá'ís within its

jurisdiction.

http://news.bahai.org/glossary.cfm

 

P.S. Due to unexpected travels, ChefyD regrets that he will not be

joining us in July.