The Catholic Voice | an online publication of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland

January 7, 2008 • VOL. 46, NO. 1 • Oakland, CA

Women religious are ‘going green’ in record numbers

Parish has adopted ‘Father Frank’s Kids’

One family’s offer of a garage grew into a decade of orphan support

Deacons celebrate 25 years of service in the diocese

Collection will aid diocesan seminarians

New Moraga pastor sees outreach as integral to parish life

National conference on capital punishment to be held in San Jose

St. Mary’s College hosts Eco-Fair and symposium

Ugandan girls find refuge after rape

Trappists expand casket factory to meet demand

Mexican bishop files complaint after theft at human rights center

OBITUARIES

St. Mary’s College hosts Eco-Fair and symposium

As part of a national teach-in on climate change, Saint Mary’s College is hosting a day-long eco-fair and an evening symposium on solutions to global warming on Wednesday, Jan. 23.

The eco-fair in Saint Mary’s Soda Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. will feature green vendors, advocacy groups and non-profit organizations working for a sustainable future. Seven films will be screened between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

A symposium at 7 p.m. will feature four experts discussing the challenges and opportunities of climate change and what it will take to cut greenhouse gas emissions by two percent over the next decade.

The speakers include Stephen Schneider, an author for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and co-director of the Stanford’s Center for Environmental Science and Policy.

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