WVII Covers Annual ESTIA Conference at UMaine

WVII (Channel 7) reported on the 11th annual ESTIA conference held at the University of Maine. The goal of this year’s conference was to inform the UMaine community about international, national and local efforts in sustainability and peace by emphasizing the importance of ethics and social responsibility as foundations for community development. ESTIA (Ecopeace Sustainability Training and International Affiliations) is a Maine-based ecological organization that promotes and facilitates sustainability and peace through education. Emily Markides, president of ESTIA, and Hugh Curran, vice president of ESTIA, spoke with WVII about the conference’s importance. Markides spoke about some of the major questions being addressed during the conference. “How can we transform and how can we heal the planet and its people?” She asked. “How can we help people in need and how can we create sustainable communities that are fair, just and equitable?”