The ASWSU Environmental Sustainability Alliance (ESA) and WSU Environmental Science Club (ESC) are proud to present: A Healing Walk Through the Alberta Tar Sands on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE), room 202.
What is the interconnection between climate change, megaloads that support the Alberta Tar Sands, the Alberta Tar Sands, the Keystone XL Pipeline, and the health of the planet and all of its inhabitants?
Explore this and other related questions with local citizens who journeyed to the tar sands of northern Alberta to join the First Nations (Native Americans) and other concerned citizens from across the continent for the Healing Walk. Led by First Nations elders and leaders, participants witnessed the scale of environmental devastation caused by tar sands mining and crude oil processing.
Six local healing walkers: Helen Yost, James Blakely, Anne Remaley, Pat and Dan Rathmann, and Pat Fuerst, will share what they learned on their solidarity journey, connecting the local and regional megaloads, huge pipeline projects, impacts on people and places, and overarching climate change and ethical issues. The presentation will be followed by a discussion period between presenters and event attendees, during which, all questions are welcome.
The event is sponsored by the ASWSU Environmental Sustainability Alliance (ESA) and WSU Environmental Science Club (ESC). The event is created in allied partnership with the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition, Wild Idaho Rising Tide, Idaho Sierra Club and 350 Idaho.
Contact information: Brian Koepke, brianck@wsu.edu.
School of the Environment Graduate Student
ASWSU Environmental Sustainability Alliance Outreach Coordinator
WSU Environmental Science Club Outreach Coordinator
