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Chaminade University of Honolulu's Environmental Studies Program and the Hawai'i Association of International Buddhists - Women and Environment Program will sponsor a special Earth Day event at Chaminade University in Ching Conference Center (Eiben Hall--second floor) on Friday, April 22, from 7-9 p.m. The event will bring together panelists of various spiritual, environmental and cultural experiences who will respond to an opening video "Water: Sacred and Profane" produced by Foundation for Global Community.
Panelists include: Bro. Jim Fawcett, S.M. Marianist Brother, Chaminade University; Rev. Lama Karma Rinchen, Kagyu Thegchen Ling, Tibetan Monastery; and Dr. Lynette Cruz, Anthropology Program Hawaii Pacific University; and moderated by Father Halbert Weidner from Holy Trinity Church. The audience will also be invited into the discussion.
Free and open to the public, the event is organized by Dr. Les Sponsel, Ecological Anthropology Program, University of Hawai`I at Manoa and Dr. Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel, Religious Studies, Chaminade University of Honolulu. Refreshments will be served. Call 735-4822 for more information or to RSVP.
Founded in 1955, Chaminade University is committed to educating future leaders equipped with both talent and character. Chaminade University offers a liberal arts curriculum that prepares students for life, work and service. With 22 undergraduate degree programs and five graduate degree programs, Chaminade enrolls over 2,500 students at its scenic Kaimuki hillside campus overlooking Diamond Head. Chaminade offers day, evening, online and accelerated 10-week courses to meet the needs of working adults at 10 satellite locations around O’ahu military bases and Catholic parishes and schools. Chaminade University is located at 3140 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816. For more information, visit the Chaminade University website at www.chaminade.edu or call (808) 735-4711.
