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'Tent Talks' with Hana Sanadi, Guild Sustainability Champion, Environmentalist & Activist: Sustainability Week
Start time: 13:30 / End time: 17:00 / Date: 22 Feb 2023 / Venue: University of Liverpool. Abercromby Square Tipi Open to: Any UOL students / Any UOL staff Type: Networking Event Cost: Free to University staff and students Contact: For more information contact Sustainability Team at sustainability@liverpool.ac.uk Website: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95594407206?pwd=R09nVU5ubkYrUjdIQjhLNHBCT0U3Zz09 Booking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tent-talks-with-hana-sanadi-tickets-530560218897
About the event
Hana Sanadi is an Environmentalist from UK and Yemen. After spending 3 months in the middle of the Borneo Jungle at 17, Hana grew a strong love for nature, conservation, and helping those in need. Malaysia changed Hana’s life leading her to dedicate her time to climate change ever since;
Hana is the course representative for Geography, and Environment & Planning. Hana is also the 2022 Guild Sustainability Champion, Activist and the Organiser for ‘Fridays For Future’. Hana is one of the Global Shapers at the World Economic Forum, and working member of the UNfccc Youth Constituency. Along with many Liverpool community projects, Hana’s most recent international climate work extends from COP27 & COY17 in Egypt, representing the UK as a delegate and participating in The UN 77th General Assembly, New York. Her focus is on the SDGs, and recycling which led to creating ‘E-waste Consult’ and making Eco Bricks.
‘Tent Talks’ aims to inspire young academics to engage with climate action and learn about the different industries which are relevant to climate change. An opportunity for students to network and engage with well known, influential speakers working towards sustainability. Each conversation will end with a Q&A, see our
Tent Talk guests below, with more to be announced soon:
Talk #1: Plogging & Recycling with Vivek Gurav (The Plogger Man)
Vivek is an Environmentalist who was awarded the 'Points of Light' award by the UK Prime Minister for his 'Plogging' campaign. He has been a Global Youth Ambassador, a TEDx speaker and a Think Big Scholar at University of Bristol. He has set up a global litter picking community which is known for its Ploging campaign through which more than 1000 tonnes of litter has been picked and sent for recycling. His '30 City Plogging Tour' in the UK has been a huge success with recognition from BBC The One Show and BBC Breakfast shows featuring the cause of litter picking with a massive outreach and awareness towards individual actions for sustainability.
Talk #2: Sustainable fashion & using social media as a tool to raise awareness with Dennis Todisco (zoom)
Talk #3: AY
AY is a producer, singer, songwriter, entertainer, and entrepreneur. He's powered over 800+ concerts ("The Battery Tour"). The Battery Tour concert series funds, promotes, develops and deploys sustainable solutions to provide renewable electricity to people in developing nations.
He was recently designated 1 of the 17 UN Youth Leader for SDGs and performed at President Biden’s inauguration. AY is currently working on a Global Goals album, labeled "Project 17" in collaboration with the Earth's biggest artists to create one song for each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Each of the 17 songs will represent a different goal with guest performers from 17 prominent recording artists. Each song from Project17 will have a corporate sponsor who supports that SDG goal.
Talk #4: Climate Philanthropy with Adel Ramdani (zoom)
Adel Ramdani is Programme Associate at Oak Foundation. Oak is a philanthropic entity committing its resources to address issues of global, social and environmental concern. He studied Political Science, International Relations and Human Rights in seven universities across three continents. Previous to joining Oak Foundation, Adel worked in several institutions including UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva. In 2020, Adel was appointed by Young European Leadership to be part of the EU Delegation to the Youth Summit to the G7. In 2021, he was the Algerian youth delegate at the Pre-COP26 taking place in Milan.
If you can't attend in person, please join the Zoom Meeting:
https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95594407206?pwd=R09nVU5ubkYrUjdIQjhLNHBCT0U3Zz09
Meeting ID: 955 9440 7206
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