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HKU Libraries' Reading Club

13 Nov 2012

 

Theme Book:  The Story of Stuff / Annie Leonard
Speaker: Ms Gloria Chang Wan-ki, Greenpeace Campaign Manager
Moderator: Mr Cheung Pui Kwan, Paul, Academic Secretary 2011-12, Greenwoods, HKUSU

Date:  November 15, 2012 (Thursday)
Time:  7:15 - 9:00 pm
Venue:  1/F Special Collections, Main Library Building, HKU
Language:  Cantonese

Registration: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2012_06.html
 
About the Talk

The author Annie Leonard is truly obsessed with stuff – where did it come from? how did it get to us? and where does it go?  ...  All the questions have revealed that from the moment when "stuff" is produced, it is already closely connected with us and our environment.  Our purchase, use and disposal of the stuff are ruining our health and exploiting the resources of the earth.  After the second world war, people believed that GDP growth would bring us better life.  Humans are being enslaved by consumption.  More important is that our earth is being pushed to its limit.  The author believed that knowing the story of stuff is a starting point and an opportunity for change.

About the Speaker

Ms Chang joined Greenpeace in 2003 and had been leading the Climate Change campaign in Hong Kong which consisted of promoting energy solutions and energy efficiency to provide sustainable development for all.  Ms Chang graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2000, with a Bachelor in Social Science, Major in Political Science and then went to United Kingdom to pursue her Master in Development Studies at London School of Economics and Political Science in 2002. She was the President of Hong Kong University Students’ Union (2000) and the host of a popular radio program on current affairs in 2003 – 2004. She is now a column writer for HK newspaper AM730.

Enquiry:  Ms Marina Yeung (reading_club@lib.hku.hk)

Media Contact:  Ms. Carmen Tsang, Tel: 2859 2211