EARTHKEEPING NEWS
A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND
ECOLOGY
Volume Nine, Number Six
September/October 2000
Coming Up
| September 22 - 24 Missoula, MT |
SPIRIT, COMMERCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY sponsored by: Caring for Creation Network, Women's Voices for the Earth, National Center for Appropriate Technology and the Montana Association of Churches. Presenters include author Paul Hawken (keynote), Nancy Wright of Earth Ministry and Peter Illyn of Target Earth NW. Contact Alexandra Gorman, Conference Coordinator, at 406/ 543-3747; wve@wildrockies.org or www.ncat.org/scsconference. |
| October 20 - 22 East Troy, WI |
TILLING AND KEEPING: AGRICULTURE IN HARMONY WITH CREATION, the seventh annual meeting of the Christian Environmental Council, will examine local, national and international activities to promote sustainable agriculture. Keynote speaker: Calvin B. DeWitt, University of Wisconsin and AuSable Institute. Contact Kai Schraml, Target Earth International, 990 Buttonwood St., Philadelphia PA 19123; teams@targetearth.org. |
| October 28 Anaheim, CA |
CARING FOR CREATION III conference, sponsored by the Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment, will foster cooperation between spiritual and environmental communities, and encourage activism in the many faiths that are striving to live together in harmony with the earth. Keynote speaker: Calvin B. DeWitt. Contact Margaret Henke, 714/731-6775; henkema@aol.com, or Brian Christopherson, 714/637-9448; redceltic@mindspring.com. |
| November 9 - 11 Albuquerque, NM |
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (CLT) CONFERENCE, 2000; "Planning for the Future, Building Livable Communities," sponsored by Institute for Community Economics (ICE), 1000 Friends of New Mexico and others. Keynote speaker: Chuck Matthei, founder and executive director of Equity Trust Inc. Workshops include land use planning, home ownership, and financing and operations of CLTs. Contact Julie Orvis, ICE, 57 School St., Springfield MA 01105-1331; 413/746-8660; fax413/746-8862; JOrvisICE@aol.com. |