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15th Anniversary Fundraiser for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC Office
Includes a delicious buffet Indian dinner and a silent auction full of amazing gifts, services, tickets to arts events, getaways and more.
Fraserview Hall (8240 Fraser St, near Marine Drive, in Vancouver)
Map and directions
Doors open and dinner served starting at 5:30 PM
About Bill McKibben
Bill is a world-renowned environmental leader. 350.org, the organization Bill co-founded in 2007, has been instrumental in building a global movement for climate solutions. Bill has been a key organizer in the fight to block the Keystone XL pipeline. A scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College in Vermont, he is the author of The End of Nature, the first book for a general audience on climate change. His most recent book is Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet.
Bill is one of the most compelling environmental speakers of our time. Bill's talks begin by acknowledging the severity of the global climate crisis, but he maps out a hopeful, concrete vision for tackling that crisis. In his talk at the CCPA-BC gala, Bill will share news of the emerging global movement for climate action, and will outline BC’s unique role in the struggle to confront global warming.
Praise for Bill’s most recent book Eaarth:
"Bill McKibben is the most effective environmental activist of our age. Anyone interested in making a difference to our world can learn from him."
—Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers and The Eternal Frontier
"Read it, please. Straight through to the end. Whatever else you were planning to do next, nothing could be more important."
—Barbara Kingsolver, author of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
"Bill McKibben foresaw ‘the end of nature’ very early on, and in this new book he blazes a path to help preserve nature’s greatest treasures."
—James E. Hansen, director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
The CCPA Monitor is the only place I know that one can go to for accurate and honest reporting on the state of the world. I would hate like hell to ever be without The CCPA Monitor; it would be like losing my sight and my hearing. I heartily recommend it to anybody who gives a damn about the condition of the world.
— Farley Mowat