Sheffield Faiths Forum :
Green New Deal Conference

Green New Deal Conference

Saturday, 28 February 2009 - 9:00am - 5:30pm
St Mary's Conference Centre
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
S2 4QZ

Promoted by Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change and supporting organisations and green businesses

Keynote Speakers will include

Colin Hines and Larry Elliot (Economics Editor of the Guardian) Green New Deal Group Mirian Kennet Green Economics Institute
Karen Leech Localise West Midlands
Faslun Khalid Islamic Foundation for Eclogical Sciences
Environment Cllr Andrew Cooper Kirklees Council
Julia Gash Bag It Don’t Bin It

There will be a Faiths stream at the conference with a focus on how faith communities can utilise the inclusivity provisions of the Sustainable Communities Act and ideas within the Green New Deal to develop greater “well being”.

Registration details can be found on www.sheffieldgreennewdeal.org.uk plus background documents including some material on the Act itself.

co organisers David Hayes, Jenny Patient, Heather Hunt

Tel 0114 274 6880

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