WINNIPEG, MB – The Institute of Urban Studies and the International Institute for Sustainable Development present a live webcast on climate change, as part of the Munk Debates series.
Elizabeth May, George Monbiot, Bjorn Lomborg and Lord Nigel Lawson will debate the proposition:
“Be it resolved that climate change is mankind’s defining crisis, and demands a commensurate response.”
TIME AND LOCATION:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
5:45 – 8:00 pm (doors open at 5:00)
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
3rd floor, Centennial Hall, University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Discussion to follow
TICKETS:
Tickets will be available at the door.
Tickets also available online at: http://tiny.cc/lx76Q (select the Winnipeg broadcast)
Registration period: November 16th – December 1st
Ticket price: $10 General; $5 Students and low income.
Donations of non-perishable food items for Winnipeg Harvest most welcome
ABOUT THE MUNK DEBATES:
The Munk Debates seek to provide a lively and substantive forum for leading thinkers to debate the major issues facing the world and Canada. The Munk Debates is an initiative of the Aurea Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Peter and Melanie Munk to support Canadian institutions involved in the study and development of public policy.
For more information, phone (204) 982-1145 or email m.dudley@uwinnipeg.ca
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Diane Poulin, Communications Officer, The University of Winnipeg
P: 204.988-7135, E: d.poulin@uwinnipeg.ca