Global Catholic Climate Movement & New City Press organize:
Climate Justice Gathering
Thu, March 14, 2019 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Busboys and Poets
625 Monroe Street Northeast
Washington, DC 20017 (USA)
Climate Justice Friends in DC, Please join us at Busboys & Poets (Brookland) next Thursday, March 14, at 7 - 9 pm. Global Catholic Climate Movement board members are coming in from around the world for a retreat, and we are taking a night out beforehand to connect with climate justice allies.We will celebrate Lorna Gold - a climate champion in Ireland - with the North American pre-launch of her book, Climate Generation published by New City Press. It would be great to see you and make new some connections! Enjoy refreshments and drinks.
Global Catholic Climate Movement works within the Catholic Church to better care for our common home. Our founding document is Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change and ecology, Laudato Si’.
New City Press is a Christian book publishing company, with literature from top authors covering all aspects of Christian life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lorna Gold works for Trócaire, the Irish Catholic Development Agency. She is a specialist in International Development who has worked across academic and
NGO contexts for almost two decades. She writes and speaks extensively on Pope Francis’ teaching in Laudato Sí. She holds a PhD in Economic Geography from Glasgow University and currently lectures in Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University. She has published widely, being the editor and author of numerous books, journals, policy reports and academic papers. She is a regular contributor to public debate on climate justice in Ireland and internationally and helped co-found ‘Stop Climate Chaos’ Ireland in 2006. She is vice-chair of the Global Catholic Climate Movement and a member of the Irish Government’s Advisory Group on the National Climate Dialogue. She is originally from Scotland and is married with two children.
ADVANCE PRAISE
Lorna Gold has given all of herself to this small book. She takes us on an anguished, unflinching journey into the heart of the climate crisis, and emerges emboldened — with a radical, utterly convincing hope that we can spring into action to protect the future of everything, and everyone, we love most.’
Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate
‘We need more narratives on climate change so that people are encouraged to make it a personal issue in their lives. This compelling personal story of a mother and activist makes that emotional connection very well, as she wakes up to the danger her children are in and connects the dots on how to safeguard their future.’
Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice
‘Written by one of the planet’s most stalwart and successful climate fighters, this is a truly necessary book. If you’ve ever wondered how you could dig in and make a real difference on the greatest problem the planet faces, wonder no longer. Just read.’
Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
