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EARTHKEEPING NEWS
A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY

Volume Five, Number One
September/October 1995

September 22-23, Southern California	1995 CHRISTIAN YOUTH ECOLOGY CELEBRATION, part of the state-wide beach clean-up, sponsored by Los Ranchos Presbytery, Environmental Justice Office, Presbyterian Church (USA), NACCE, and Environmental Ministries. Church youth groups in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties are participating. Contact Pam Marino, 5162 Maple, Irvine CA 92715; 714/786-0969.
September 29 - October 1, Bangor PA	TAKING BACK OUR LIVES; THE RECOVERY OF PASSION AND THE CREATION OF A NEW SOCIETY. Retreat leader is Danny Martin, Director of the International Coordinating Committee on Religion and the Earth (ICCRE). $125 registration deposit required. Contact Kirkridge Retreat Center, Box 3402, RR 3, Bangor PA 18013-9359; 610/588-1793.
October 7, Black Mountain NC	HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? LIFESTYLES AND A SENSE OF THE SACRED. One day conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina Environmental Concerns Committee examines the spiritual implications of consumerism. Contact Jody Bryan, 218 Kyfields, Weaverville NC 28787; 704/645-6896, or e-mail jodyb@igc.apc.org
October 27-28, Chicago IL	MAKING YOUR CHURCH A CREATION AWARENESS CENTER; sponsored by Ecojustice Working Group of National Council of Churches. Dr. Jay McDaniel, keynoter plus over 20 workshops on property, education, worship and public ministry. Contact Mag Ypparila, Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 E. 55th St., Chicago 60615; 312/753-0721.
October 27-28, Welches OR	ETHICS, ECONOMICS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES: FROM POLARIZATION TO HOPE, co-sponsored by the Interfaith Network for Earth concerns of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, NACCE, and Office of Environmental Justice of Presbyterian Church (USA). Keynote speaker: Dr. James Nash, plus workshops and field trip. Write INEC, 2000 NE 42nd, #332, Portland OR 972134, or call Jenny Holmes 503/281-8175.
October 27-29, Chapel Hill NC	WORK - THE CORPORATION; sponsored by Center for Reflection on the Second Law. Presenters include Jane Blewett, EarthCommunity Center, Laurel MD and Richard Grossman, author of Job Blackmail. Contact CFRSL, 8420 Camellia Dr., Raleigh NC 27613-1318; 919/847-5819
November 4, Los Angeles CA	ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE/RACISM - SUSTAINABLE LIVING: EXPLORING THE CONNECTIONS. Co-sponsors include Environmental Ministries, Ecojustice Working Group of National Council of Churches, regional denominational and ecumenical organizations, and School of Theology at Clarement. Contact Environmental Ministries, Rev. Peter Moore-Kochlacs, director, 7528 Garden Grove Ave., Reseda CA 91335, 818/344-7870.
November 3-4, Phoenix AZ	CONNECTING WITH CREATION; A FRANCISCAN INSIGHT, sponsored by SouthWest Environmental Equity Project of St. Barbara Franciscan Province. Contact Bonnie Danowski, Franciscans, 602/996-6635 or 602/252-7651.
November 8-11, Twin Falls ID	WATER, POWER AND PLACE: HOW DO WE LIVE FAITHFULLY IN AN ARID LAND? sponsored by Forum On Church and Land (FOCAL), features Prof. Charles F. Wilkinson, Univ. of Colorado; Dr. Don C. Benjamin, Rice University; and Dan Guenthner, farmer. Contact Western Small Church Rural Life Center, PO. Box 514, Filer ID 83328, 208/326-5812; or Dr. Marie Hoff, Boise State University, Boise ID, 208/385-3149.
November 9-11, Boston MA	CONSUMPTION, POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT; presented by the Boston Theological Institute and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Social and natural scientists, with ethicists and theologians, will examine the most pressing issues of the human impact upon EarthÕs systems. Contact Boston Theological Institute, 210 Herrick Rd., Newton Centre, MA 02159; 617/527-4880; fax 617/527-1073.