Sent on behalf of Sonia Udod
Dear Colleagues and Invited Guests,
The Margaret Elder Hart Distinguished Visitor event is being held
Thursday October 3, 2024, at the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, University of Manitoba. The topic for the day captures the complexities and interconnections inherent in the field of planetary health with two opportunities to discuss the topic of sustainability
at the keynote address at 10:00 AM and a panel discussion at 2:00 PM.
We
are pleased to host Barbara Astle, PhD, RN, FCAN, FAAN, as our Distinguished Speaker. Dr Astle is an internationally recognized Professor and Director for the Master of Science in Nursing Program at Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia.
Her program of research focuses on health equity, social justice, human rights, and albinism building upon her research in global / planetary health.
The Keynote address will be in room 260 Helen Glass at 10:00 am and available via webinar, please register for the link.
The Panel discussion will also be held in 260 Helen Glass at 2:00 pm and will be an
in-person event only, please register and reserve your spot.
Our transdisciplinary panel of presenters include:
- Dr. Barbara Astle, Margaret Elder Hart Distinguished Visitor.
- Lynda Trono, Climate Activist, and Grandmother,
brings extensive experience working with people on the margins and challenging systems that keep people in poverty.
- Dr. Shirley Thompson, Associate Professor, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, focuses her program of research on food insecurity, and working with environmental justice groups to
protect community health and ecological integrity.
We encourage you to register and share the event with students and interested members of the communities in which we live.
Sandra Ericastilla-Somers (she/her)
Administrative Assistant to the Operations Manager
College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
Office 280 Helen Glass, 89 Curry Place
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2
Phone: 204.914.3930
sandra.ericastilla2@umanitoba.ca
umanitoba.ca/nursing