Activities on climate change set at Maryknoll

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD

Judy Carino-Fangloy

Baguio City is experiencing climate change in the form of powerful storms which cause the loss of lives and property.  The recent typhoon Lando brought intense winds to our city, which shook homes and trees, telling us that typhoons today are much stronger and fiercer than they used to be. Climate change is a wake-up call to each of us to be more conscious in choosing sustainable lifestyles.

The public is invited to participate in Climate Change Consciousness Week on Nov. 19-24 at the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary (MES) at Campo Sioco, Baguio City. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Caring for our Common Home”, inspired by the Encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato Si’. The Baguio community is invited to learn more about climate change, and how each one of us can do our share in caring for our common home.

Weeklong activities include reflection on caring for our common home, Garden Day and Permaculture Stories, Art Workshops and Recycling Demonstrations, Zero Waste Day, Meditation and Healing, Vegetarian Cooking Demonstration, Mural Making and Performances by Baguio Artists, Film Shows and Conversations on Sustainable Living.

Throughout the week, exhibits will be open for viewing, including Erlyn Ruth Alcantara’s “Baguio, Then and Now”. Other exhibitors include: The Baguio We Want - No Waste Cluster; Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative; Northern Luzon Pranic Healing Center; Tebtebba; Cordillera Womens Education, Action, and Research Center; IPEACE; Katinnulong dagiti Umili ti Amianan a Luzon (Kaduami); MES Sunbeams Daycare; and Silvino Dulnuan with other Baguio artists.

All activities are free and open to the public. Snacks and meals are available at a minimal price. For more details visit www.maryknollecosanctuary.org, our facebook page New Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary, or call us at 424-5745.

(Judy Carino-Fangloy is program coordinator of  Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary, 25 North Santo Tomas Road, Campo Sioco, Baguio City)