Ithaca College

“Soul of Money” author Lynne Twist will give a free public presentation on “Media for Social Change” Thursday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in Park Hall Auditorium. The program is intended to serve as a wake-up call about the urgency of the current global situation relating to environmental sustainability and social responsibility and the role of the media to communicate key messages and opportunities to global citizens.

Twist has spent more than three decades tackling such issues as world hunger; protecting rainforests; empowering indigenous peoples; improving health, economic, and political conditions for women and children; advancing the scientific understanding of human consciousness; and creating a sustainable future. She founded the Soul of Money Institute to express her commitment to supporting and empowering people in finding peace and sufficiency in their relationship with money and the money culture.

Participating via a taped message will be Van Jones, a globally recognized, award-winning pioneer in human rights and the clean-energy economy and author of “The Green-Collar Economy.” Named by “Time” magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, Jones served in 2009 as the green jobs advisor in the Obama White House. He is currently a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a senior policy advisor at Green for All and a distinguished visiting fellow at Princeton University.

For a complete list of other Earth Day events, visit: https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20100412082943146

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance at 607-274-3909 (voice), 607-274-1767 (TDD), or eoc@ithaca.edu as much in advance of the event as possible.