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Are you or someone you love feeling hopeless or overwhelmed about the state of the planet?

Join environmental scholar, Elin Kelsey, PhD, author of Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis for a conversation rich with evidence-based hope and time-stamped solutions. Elin will present recent findings of scientific, political, and social problem-solving that demonstrate that we can make advances against climate change. You will be invited to engage in dialogue about this topic with Elin and other participants. Suitable for people of all ages who want to know how to feel optimistic about climate change. 

Elin Kelsey, PhD is a scholar, author and passionate leader in the evidence-based hope and environmental solutions movement. Her newest book for adults, Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical For Solving The Environmental Crisis was published by Greystone Books in 2020. Her influence can be seen in the hopeful, solutions-focus of her clients, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and other powerful institutions where she has served as a visiting fellow including the Rachel Carson Center for the Environment and Society, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Stanford University in the Graduate School of EducationShe co-created #OceanOptimism, a twitter campaign to crowd-source marine conservation solutions which has reached more than 100 million shares. Her newest book for children, A Last Goodbyewas published in April 2020. For more about Elin and her work please visit https://www.elinkelsey.org

Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175. Zoom link will be sent to those registered in advance of the meeting date.

This meeting will take place on Zoom. What you’ll need: A computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam for Zoom; or your smartphone/tablet. We will email you the Zoom link in advance of the event.