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Carol Misseldine speaks at City Hall

LESS CARBON, MORE COMPASSION

With Carol Misseldine, Director of Green Cities California

If there were one thing that you could do to reduce your carbon footprint, improve your health, and reduce suffering, at little or no cost, would you like to try it?  You can!  Come hear Carol Misseldine describe the benefits of the plant-based diet, for planet, for heart, and our fellow creatures.

Date:  Monday, May 14, 2012
Time:  7:30-9:00 pm
Place:  San Rafael City Hall, Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth Avenue

In the U.S., 95% of the meat, eggs and dairy we eat comes from animals confined on factory farms, centers of pollution and suffering that represent the worst of the industrial economic model.  Carol will highlight not only the extraordinary leverage we each have to reduce our carbon footprint dramatically but also the spiritual implications of eating lower on the food chain.

Our speaker
Carol Misseldine has been professionally engaged in promoting environmental and animal protection initiatives for over thirty years.  She currently directs Green Cities California and serves on the Advisory Board of Green Sangha and Kinship Circle.

Previous positions include Sustainability Director for then-Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, Director of The Natural Step’s Great Lakes Office, and Executive Director for the Michigan Environmental Council.

Misseldine was awarded her B.S. and M.S. in Natural Resources from Michigan State University, and received her US Green Building LEED accreditation in 2005.  In October 2010, she completed a Graduate Certification in Animal Advocacy and Policy from the Humane Society University.

Sponsored by city councilwoman Barbara Heller, Green Sangha, the City of San Rafael, and Resilient Neighborhoods.