EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Five, Number Four March/April 1996 Coming Up February 24 - April 13, from the Everglades to Tallahassee FL WALK FOR THE EARTH: A JOURNEY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS; sponsored by Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice. The 725 mile walk begins in the traditional home of the Seminole people and ends at the capitol to present politicians with a demand for an end to the pollution, contamination, unrestrained development and corporate control in Florida. Contact Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice, PO Box 90035, Gainsville FL 32607; 904/468-3295. April 14 - 16, Sinsinawa WI ORIENTING TO RURAL MINISTRY; a workshop to update leaders in ministry and rural organizations to the changing realities of rural life faced by small communities and congregations; sponsored by the Churches' Center for Land and People. Cost $140. Contact Sister Miriam Brown, CCLP, General Delivery, Sinsinawa WI 53824-9999; 608/748-4411, ext.805. May 9 - 12, Prescott AZ SACRED EARTH, SACRED SELF; INTEGRATING ECOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY; a national conference sponsored by Prescott College. Keynote presenters: Thomas Berry and David Orr. Contact Prescott College, 220 Grove Ave., Prescott AZ 86301; 800-628-6362; fax:520/776-5137. June 14 - 16, Olivet MI IN CHRIST ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER; an ecumenical conference sponsored by the Michigan Ecumenical Consultation on Christianity and Ecology (MECCE). Featured presenters: Jose Hobday, OSF, Kevin O'Shea, CSsP,and Barbara Tipton. Contact MECCE at Michigan Ecumenical Forum, 809 Center St. #7B, Lansing MI 48906; 517/485-4395. June 24 - July 1, Ghost Ranch NM GOD'S EARTH, OUR HOME, sponsored by Presbyterians for Restoring Creation. Plenaries, workshops, panel discussions, outdoor experiences, and training for Presbytery "Restoring Creation Enablers." Contact Ghost Ranch Conference Center, HC 77, Box 11, Abiquiu NM 87510; 505/685-4333, fAX 505/685-4519. Home     Table of Contents