Dr Paul Blaschke
Paul is an active member and past Board Chair of Temple Sinai Progressive Jewish congregation in Wellington. Paul has been an environmental consultant, researcher and teacher.
He is active in Jewish and Interfaith environmental advocacy and action and is currently convenor of the Aotearoa NZ Religious Diversity Centre’s Climate Action Group.
Professor Michael F. Reid
Professor Reid is a professor of Physics at the University of Canterbury. Though his work is in science, he has a deep interest in arts and culture.
Mike has been a Buddhist for almost 20 years. He has practiced with the Thai and Sri Lankan communities, in addition to local secular groups. He also has a connection with the Chinese Buddhist community.