UVic Oct 29 & Vancouver Oct 30

For more info: studentsforsustainability.ca

Speakers include:

Dr. David Suzuki - Environmentalist, Zoologist, Author & Broadcaster

Stephen Lewis - United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa

Tim Flannery - Environmentalist & Best Selling Author

Adria Vasil - Environmental Columnist & Author

Jean Lemir - Biologist, Explorer & Documentary Filmmaker

Mark Nash - Activist & Director of The Canadian Peregrine Foundation

Severn Suzuki - Activist, Author & Environmentalist

Brendan Brazier - Vegan Ironman & Founder of VEGA

December 2007 marked the 10th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol. Although Canada committed to reducing its emissions by 6% by 2007,  greenhouse gas emissions have actually increased by 20%.

At the United Nations Climate Conference in Bali in 2007, Canada’s chief negotiator, Pierre-Marc Johnson, admitted that Canada lacks credibility on climate change. As a result As a result of inaction the Members of the Canadian Federation of Students developed a national campus tour in fall 2008 to highlight the actions students can take in support of the environment, to encourage students to get involved with sustainability initiatives and to pressure the federal government to do the same.

In partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation and the Sierra Youth Coalition, the fall 2008 Students for Sustainability Campus Tour will visit 21 campuses in 30 days and will send one clear message to government: students want action now.