Baltimore Yearly Meeting, Working Group on Right Relationship with Animals share the following …
Webinar: How our food can help build a more peaceful, livable planet
Wednesday, Feb 1, 7:30-8:30 pm
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Co-sponsored by the BYM Working Group on Right Relationship with Animals, UUCF ACT for Climate, and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions
Join us virtually to hear Dan Jasper to discuss the interconnected nature of food, conflict, and the climate crisis and how our food choices can shape our future.
Dan is speaking in a personal capacity at this event. In his day job, he is the Policy Advisor for Project Drawdown’s Drawdown Lift program where he works on multidisciplinary solutions for climate change and poverty alleviation, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Previously, he worked for the American Friends Service Committee where he advocated for peace, humanitarian cooperation, and international development in Asia with an emphasis on US-North Korea and US-China relations. He has appeared in several media outlets such as Associated Press, NBC, Reuters, the New York Times, the Washington Times, the Nation, and Voice of America. He also worked at World Learning where he administered the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Dan served in the Peace Corps assisting national ministries with local education programs in Turkmenistan from 2008 – 2010 and in St Lucia from 2013 – 2014.