Join us for a presentation on the Global Plastics Treaty by Karen Litfin, Ph.D., Professor Emerita at the University of Washington and published author, light refreshments will be available.

At the rePurpose Reuse and Recycling Center in the Coffman Building at the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave. In Langley. Free, by donation. Wednesday, October 8th ~ 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Karen’s latest book, Ecovillages: Lessons for Sustainable Community, traces her yearlong journey to ecovillages around the world. The book explores these micro-laboratories of deep sustainability through four broad windows—ecology, economics, community, and consciousness—or E2C2, and gleans their lessons for a viable human future at every scale, from the neighborhoods to cities to countries to global governance.