Citizens as Climate Leaders
ABCD is presenting a panel featuring David Suzuki, filmmaker Ian Mauro, and Eriel Deranger of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. These three panelists discuss the kinds of leadership needed in an age of climate change, and how to cultivate this leadership. About the panelists David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist, broadcaster and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He is renowned for his radio and television programs that explain the complexities of the natural sciences in a compelling, easily understood way. Dr. Ian Mauro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Winnipeg. Mauro works at the interface between the social and ecological sciences and is a pioneer of multi-media methodologies, scholarship and education. Eriel Tchekwie Deranger is a Dene indigenous activist and member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation of Northern Alberta. She serves as the Communication Coordinator for ACFN and earlier this year participated in the national Honour the Treaties concert tour. This event is presented by Alberta Climate Dialogue, Alberta Public Interest Research Group, the City of Edmonton and the University of Alberta's Office of Sustainability.
