Coming Up - July 97

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

Volume Six, Number Five
July/August 1997

July 24-25, Sinsinawa WI	CREATING COMMUNITIES OF HEALING, CREATIVITY AND JUSTICE IN IA, MN, WI AND IL, sponsored by the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, Des Moines; and the Churches' Center for Land and People, Dubuque. Presentations and workshops call participants to be Church in developing sustainable local and regional communities. Three sessions focus on Understanding the Issues, Pastoral and Prophetic Presence, and Skills of Hope. Contact Sr. Miriam Brown, Gen'l Delivery, Sinsinawa WI 53824; 608/748-4491; e-mail: cclp@mwcl.net
August 10-14, Syracuse NY	REDISCOVERING COSMOS: SCIENCE, RELIGION AND THE SEARCH FOR HUMAN INTEGRITY. Sponsors include Syracuse University; Ecumenical Roundtable for Science, Technology and the Church; Faith and Science Exchange, Boston; The John Templeton Foundation; and The American Association for the Advancement of Science. Plenary presentations and workshops explore the movement to recover a sense of the world as cosmos by discovering the constructive reciprocity of science and religion. Contact Rev. Dr. George Koch, Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University. Syracuse NY 13244; 315/443-2439; e-mail: lutheran@summon.syr.edu
August 15-19, Vancouver BC	WEAVING CONNECTIONS: CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS; 26th Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Hundreds of workshops, seminars, symposia, presentations and special events. NACCE board members Michael Flitter and Rev. Finley Schaef will present papers on Christianity and ecology. Contact Janet Thoreen, NAAEE, PO Box 400, Troy, OH 45373; 513/676-2514; e-mail: jthoreen@igc.apc.org
September 12-14, Cassopolis MI	PROCLAIMING GOOD NEWS TO ALL CREATION, sponsored by the Michigan Ecumenical Consultation on Christianity and Ecology (MECCE). Presenters are The Rev. Carla Berkedal, founder of Earth Ministry, Seattle, and Fred Krueger, Program Director, Christian Society of the Green Cross. Contact the Michigan Ecumenical Forum, 517/485-4395.
September 26-28, Bangor PA	SACRED ROOTS, SACRED VALUES, sponsored by Kirkridge Retreat Center. Feminist and peace activist Starhawk will use tools of mystery and ritual to help participants bring their sacred roots and values into their personal and communal lives. Contact Kirkridge, 2495 Fox Gap Rd, Bangor PA 19013; 610/588-1793.