EARTHKEEPING NEWS
A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND
ECOLOGY
Volume Nine, Number Four
May/June 2000
Coming Up
| Roanoke VA , June 1 - 3 |
ADVANCING COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY A National Meeting sponsored by Virginia Tech's School of Public and International Affairs, with support from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement and others, to help nonprofit organizations, business leaders and public officials rethink urban life to achieve environmental, social and economic sustainability. Topics will include green purchasing for institutions, ecovillages, smart growth, sustainability indicators, and more. Contact Prof. Richard C. Rich, Dept. of Political Science, 531 Major Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061; 540/231-6571; urban@vt.edu. |
| Irvine CA, June 1 - 3 |
FAITH COMMUNITIES IN TRANSITION, a national forum sponsored by the Center for Progressive Christianity. Keynote speakers Marcus Borg, Joan Chittister, and L. Robert Keck will explore the changes through which the Christian faith is going and the question of whether progressive churches will participate or be bystanders. Contact Irvine UCC, 4915 Alton Pkwy., Irvine CA 92604; 949/733-0224; fax 949/733-2958; iucc@aol.com. |
| Sinsinawa WI, June 21 - 22 |
COME TO THE TABLE, sponsored by the Churches' Center for Land and People and 14 organizational and church co-sponsors, focuses on creating just economics and caring social structures that work for the good of all. Activities include plenaries, round-table discussions, workshops, drama, music, solstice celebration, and planning for action. Contact CCLP, General Delivery, Sinsinawa WI 53824; 608/748-4411 x805; fax 608/748-4491. |