Published February 15, 2012
by iris_author
Sat. Feb. 18, Polly Higgins speaks on Eradicating Ecocide.
Meet Polly Higgins, Earth's Lawyer. Award-winning author of Eradicating Ecocide, barrister and international environmental lawyer, Polly proposed to the U.N. in April 2010 a law of Ecocide to be classed as an international law alongside Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Crimes of Aggression and War Crimes as a 5th Crime Against Peace. Ecocide is defined as the mass "damage, destruction to or loss of ecosystems of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other causes, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that territory has been severely diminished." www.thisisecocide.com/ In a rare visit to Toronto, en route for a U.S. speaking tour, Polly will speak about the campaign to make ecocide a crime. Polly wishes to meet with faith, environmental, youth, business, legal, political leaders, civil society, all interested in making Earth law at the Earth Summit. Please join us at Friends' House 60 Lowther Ave., (2 bl. N of the St. George subway), 4pm, Feb. 18. The event is free. She will present from 4- 6 pm, followed by a potluck 6-8 pm. (Contributions welcome!) For more information, http://tinyurl.com/7rol3ek Phone (416) 731 6605
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