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National leading experts converge at the University of Portland March 26-28 to examine various perspectives on water, from protection and science to business. Most sessions pair speakers of different viewpoints. Concurrent sessions run throughout the weekend, starting with a lecture aboard the Portland Spirit on the Willamette River. Other highlights: Documentary: The Water Front and Q&A with director Liz Miller. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Buckley Center Auditorium. Keynote: Maude Barlow, author and activist. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Chiles Center, $10 General Admission. To register, get keynote tickets, or view the complete weekend schedule click here. For more information, contact Amy Leisher at 503-943-7760 or leisher@up.edu. Hosted by University of Portland, Food & Water Watch, and the Oregon Environmental Council. University of Portland | 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. | Portland, OR 97203 |
University of Portland to host three-day conference on water "Confluences: Water & Justice"
The University of Portland is hosting Confluences: Water & Justice, a three-day conference that will bring together some of the nation's leading experts to examine various perspectives on water. The conference will take place from March 26-28 on the University of Portland campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Maude Barlow – author, senior advisor on water to the president of the United Nations General Assembly, board chair of Food & Water Watch and chair of the Council of Canadians – gives the keynote address on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Chiles Center.
"This conference provides a unique opportunity for men and women from every walk of life to meet and discuss perhaps the most crucial issue of this new century," said University of Portland president Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. "The University of Portland is at the forefront of this discussion of water as holy gift, of water rights and responsibilities, of water as resource and commodity, water as cause for civil unrest. The issues surrounding clean water and its equitable distribution will be ever more pressing in our time, and I am pleased that our campus community will host such a remarkable discussion and debate."
Conference registration for Confluences Water & Justice is free. Tickets for Maude Barlow's keynote are $10 per person, but are free for faculty, staff and students of colleges and universities, University of Portland alumni, ILLAHEE season ticket holders and conference hosts and sponsors. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register online at: https://pilots.up.edu/web/confluences/
Most sessions pair speakers of different viewpoints to promote dialogue. Topics include environmental justice, protection, science, theology, business, history, law, Native American perspectives and more. Speakers and presenters at the conference include: Earl Blumenauer, United States Representative for Oregon's third congressional district; Br. Dave Andrews, C.S.C., senior advisor to the president of the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations on food, water and development; Jin Zidell, founder of Blue Planet Network and the Peer Water Exchange; Gary Chamberlain, author of Troubled Waters and professor of environmental science and theology at Seattle University; Alan Durning, executive director and founder of the Sightline Institute; Regina Hauser, executive director of the Natural Step Network; and John Kroger, Oregon attorney general. For a full schedule and complete list of speakers, please visit this link: https://pilots.up.edu/web/confluences/4
"The speakers at this conference represent the broadest possible set of stakeholders concerned with water issues who could be brought together in our region," said Steve Kolmes, professor of environmental science at the University of Portland and the conference's lead organizer. "Environmental groups, businesses, Native Americans, scientists, theologians, engineers, architects: all have their own perspectives on the future of water issues here, and I believe that not only will this lead to a rich discussion, but to a constituency that resembles as closely as possible the people of the Northwest who must decide together on what the future for this region will be like."
The conference begins at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 26 on the Willamette River aboard the Portland spirit as Barry Horowitz (CMS Consulting Services LLC) and Chet Orloff (Museum of the City and urban studies professor at Portland State University) will discuss the Willamette's role as a source of transportation for business and industry. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, there will be a special screening in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus of The Water Front, director Liz Miller's documentary about the fight for water rights in Highland Park, Michigan. The viewing will be followed by a question and answer session with Miller.
Saturday opens with introductory remarks by Congressman Blumenauer at 7:45 a.m.. After a full day of plenary sessions and discussion groups, the Saturday schedule concludes with the keynote by Maude Barlow, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday begins with a greeting ceremony by the Grande Ronde Tribe at 8 a.m. Sessions will take place throughout the morning, and the conference will conclude at 12:30 p.m.
The University is committed to living and acting sustainably, and offers several courses of study for students interested in issues surrounding the environment and sustainability, including: a bachelor of science degree in environmental science; a bachelor of arts degree in environmental ethics & policy; a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering with a concentration in environmental engineering; and a master of business administration degree with a concentration in sustainability.
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