EARTHKEEPING NEWS
A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND
ECOLOGY
Volume Ten, Number Four
May/June 2001
Coming Up
| May 20 - 23 Washington DC |
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN: WITNESSING TO GOD'S HEALING OF CREATION, an environmental justice ministries conference for Environmental Justice Coordinators appointed by their communions and interfaith agencies, sponsored by the Eco-Justice Working Group of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, and the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. Contact General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church, 100 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington DC 20002; 202/488-5639; <dbrandyberry@umc-gbcs.org>. |
| June 1 - 3 San Francisco CA |
KINSHIP WITH ALL LIFE; CELEBRATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ANIMALS AND NATURE, sponsored by the San Francisco SPCA and environmental and animal welfare organizations, features Jane Goodall, Julia Butterfly Hill, David Abram, the Carlos Nakai Quartet and others. For information and to register, call 800/862-7538; or visit www.kinshipconference.com. |
| June 15 - 17 Louisville, KY |
EARTHSPIRIT RISING: A Conference on Ecology, Spirituality and the Great Work, honoring Fr. Thomas Berry, sponsored by Imago of Cincinnati and Cultivating Connections of Louisville. Cosponsors include over 170 religious, academic and environmental communities and individuals. Presenters include Brian Swimme, Miriam Therese MacGillis, Matthew Fox, Connie Barlow, Ruth Rosenhek, John Seed, with music by Paul Winter. Contact EarthSpirit Rising, 513/921-5124; <Imago@one.net>; www.imagoearth.com. |
| June 28 - July 1 Oakland CA |
BIRTH OF THE PLANETARY HUMAN, The Sophia Summer Institute 2001 at Holy Names College, explores the transformation of the human spirit and what it means to be human in these evolutionary times. Plenary presenters include Brian Swimme, Sallie McFague, Diarmuid O'Murchu, and James Conlon. Contact Sophia Summer Institute 2001, 1/800-794-8813; <sophiactr@aol.com>; www.wpe.com/~sophia. |
| July 20 - 23 Manhattan, Kansas |
CARING FOR GOD'S CREATION; 56th Annual Meeting of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), an association of Christians in the sciences, at Kansas State University; the conference will encompass issues of environmental stewardship, species and ecosystem preservation, global climate change, pollution control and abatement, sustainable agriculture, and other issues. Keynote speakers: Ghillean Prance, retired director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England and Wes Jackson of the Land Institute, Salina KS. Contact Dr. Keith Miller, Dept. of Geology, 785/ 537-5066; <kbmill@ksu.edu>. |