Global Warming, Global Perspectives

Joni Grady with presenters Francis Lopaka from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Diana Tovar of Columbia and Marites Cortes from the Philippines.

Joni Grady giving background on Columbia.

Marites (Tess) Cortes from the Philippines. Photo courtesy of Hannah Geisen.

Francis Lopaka from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with his sister doing translations. Photo courtesy of Hannah Geisen.

Diana Tovar from Columbia. Photo courtesy of Hannah Geisen.

The presenters. Photo courtesy of Hannah Geisen.

Photo courtesy of Hannah Geisen.

JMU students who provided background information on the countries featured along with event guests and organizers. Photo courtesy of Hannah Geisen.

Thanks to Marites Cortes, Francis Lopaka and Diana Tovar for their perspectives on changes in their countries due to global warming! We hope to keep the conversation going.

Personal Stories of Climate Change

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley presents speakers from the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia on Monday, November 28th at 7:00pm, Simms Center Auditorium, to share their experiences of climate change with us.

People around the world are being affected right now by extreme weather events, ocean acidification and droughts made much worse by climate change.  All but the richest countries are struggling to improve the lives of their citizens with more electricity, better transportation, and greater industrialization. All of these increase CO2 emissions if done with fossil fuels.  It is even more important now with the Paris accord under attack that you join us so that we can all begin to understand the immensity of the problem and the necessity for working together to solve it.

Marites Cortes, Francis Lopaka, and Diana Tovar will be speaking.

Facebook event page here.

1 on 1: CAAV Events and Education Committee Chair Joni Grady with Bob Corso on WHSV Monday, November 21 discussing this upcoming event: