Sisters Sponsor Virtual Panel Discussion on Climate Change

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A virtual intergenerational panel discussion on climate change was held Sunday, September 20.   The event was recorded and is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qkv0PjbEgVU.

“Climate Change: Voices of Hope” included five panelists: Marie Cigrand, OSF; Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque; Jared McGovern, curator of conservation programs at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium; Sadie Richter, Dubuque Senior High School student; and Korrin Shriver, Wahlert Catholic High School teacher.

Nancy Miller, OSF, social justice coordinator for the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Sisters of St. Francis in Dubuque, facilitated. Discussion included what everyone can do to address urgent needs of climate justice.

Sponsors for the event were Sisters of Charity, BVM, and the  Sisters of St. Francis’ Canticle of Creation Center.