A special presentation at Guelph’s Ignatius Jesuit Centre will help participants make a deeper connection with their environment.
Miriam MacGillis will present Embracing Earth: Living a Mutually-Enhancing Relationship with Earth on Jan. 26.
MacGillis is a Dominican Sister of Caldwell, New Jersey. She lives and works at Genesis Farm, an organic farm and Earth Literacy Centre in Blairstown, New Jersey, which she co-founded in 1980 with the sponsorship of her Dominican congregation.
In 2005, MacGillis received the Thomas Berry Award and in 2007 was named among the planet’s top 15 green religious leaders by Grist magazine. She lectures extensively and has conducted workshops in Canada, the U.S.A., Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
This year, MacGillis is participating at the Organic Agriculture Conference, held at the University of Guelph’s University Centre, at its keynote forum and as a seminar presenter.
The conference runs from Jan. 26 to 29.
The talk will be held on Jan. 26 at 7:30pm at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph in Loyola House.
For more information contact Miriam Koopman 519-824-1250 extension 258, or at marketing@ignatiusguelph.ca.
