From ehoffner at orionsociety.org Tue Oct 13 10:55:08 2009 From: ehoffner at orionsociety.org (Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network) Date: Tue Oct 13 10:55:33 2009 Subject: [Creation Care] Fwd: Forum on Religion and Ecology Newsletter (October 2009) References: <92ebd7fe0910130745r54b6d984v74f8245acc6fbda@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <31387062-6288-4337-8746-9D80C33D2CA6@orionsociety.org> Here's the Forum's latest news, with a complete description of the recent Thomas Berry event in NYC. One of us from Orion was able to attend that, and it was reported to be very inspiring. Anyhow, good reading. Erik -- Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network 888-909-6568 http://www.oriongrassroots.org The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. > > > > Forum on Religion and Ecology Newsletter > 3.10 (October 2009) > > Contents: > > 1. Editorial, by Sam Mickey & Elizabeth McAnally > > 2. Overview of the Thomas Berry Award and Memorial Service, by Tara > C. Maguire > > 3. New Books by Thomas Berry > > 4. Thomas Berry Videos > > 5. WiseClimate 2009 > > 6. Events > > 7. Department Chair Position at the University of North Texas > > 8. Call for Papers: "Sustainability," Conference on Current Pagan > Studies > > 9. From the Field: "Simplicity, Solidarity, Sustainability: Living > a Life Grounded in Nonviolence," by Swasti Bhattacharyya > > 10. Worldviews and Other Journals > > > 1. Editorial, by Sam Mickey & Elizabeth McAnally > > Welcome to the October issue of the newsletter for the Forum on > Religion and Ecology. We are pleased to share a lot of interesting > and exciting information with you this month, including information > about new publications, events, job opportunities, and a short > piece by Swasti Bhattacharyya about the importance of the Gandhian > principle of nonviolence in the Brahma Vidya Mandir, an ashram for > women. > > We are happy to report to you about the recent Thomas Berry Award > and Memorial Service, which took place on September 26. Included > below is an overview of the event by Tara C. Maguire, the > administrative assistant for the Forum on Religion and Ecology. We > provide information about two new books by Thomas Berry: The Sacred > Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the 21st Century > (Columbia University Press), and Christian Future and the Fate of > Earth (Orbis Books). We also include a brief listing of videos that > feature this world renowned geologian. Furthermore, we want to > direct your attention to the work of Herman Greene and others at > the Center for Ecozoic Studies, who recently published an anthology > tribute to Thomas Berry. To purchase the Thomas Berry Tribute > edition of The Ecozoic (Issue 2), visit http:// > www.ecozoicstudies.org or contact Herman Greene > (hfgreene@mindspring.com). > > We hope that the information in this newsletter, along with all of > the efforts of the Forum, are of service to you in your own > engagements with religion and ecology. > > > Sam Mickey & Elizabeth McAnally > California Institute of Integral Studies > The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale > Web Content Managers & Newsletter Editors > http://www.yale.edu/religionandecology > news@religionandecology.org > > return to top > > 2. Overview of the Thomas Berry Award and Memorial Service, by Tara > C. Maguire > > On Saturday, September 26, one thousand people from points all > around the globe gathered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine > in New York City to honor the memory and celebrate the life of > Thomas Berry, author, professor, geologian, and respected elder of > the religion and ecology movement. > > The event began with the presentation of the Thomas Berry Award to > Martin S. Kaplan, long-time supporter of the work of Thomas Berry > and the fields of religion and ecology and interreligious > dialogue. Mr. Kaplan gave the accompanying lecture and spoke of > the vision of Thomas Berry and how we must all carry that vision > into the future. The talk focused on climate change and was a > strong appeal to political and religious leaders to respond to the > findings of the IPCC report for the common good of present and > future generations. In addition to Mr. Kaplan?s speech, remarks > were given by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim of Yale University; > Senator Timothy Wirth, President of the UN Foundation; Ann Berry > Somers of the University of North Carolina Greensboro; Stephen > Dunn, CP, of the University of Toronto; Rick Clugston of the Earth > Charter International Council; and Steven Rockefeller of Middlebury > College. > > Further detail on the Thomas Berry Award and the text of many of > these speeches can be found at: > http://www.thomasberry.org/Award_and_Memorial/Program.html > > Following the award ceremony was the memorial service for Thomas > Berry?a celebration of his life and a gesture of gratitude from all > present for his Great Work. It began with a momentous procession > including members of the Omega Dance Company, glorious banners by > Ralph Lee and the Mettawee River Company, and accompanied by the > music of Paul Winter on his hauntingly beautiful soprano saxophone > and Tim Brumfield on the great Cathedral organ. Additional musical > tributes were offered by Eugene Friesen on cello, Kathleen Deignan, > Danny Martin and the entire congregation gathered in song. > > The music, dance, and artistry combined to uplift the crowd and > carry all gathered there out of those walls of stone, into > communion with all members of the community of Earth. > > Paul Winter himself reflected: > > ?it was a summit meeting of wisdom-keepers...all Thomas' children. > I said to Jim Morton at the party: ?the community that has emerged > from this transformational oasis you created here, is itself a > Cathedral.? Ralph Lee's symbols-on-poles, and the Omega banners, > worked brilliantly at the end, along with Tim's rapturous organ > playing, and together it all seemed to spark that spontaneous and > joyous recessional, the most celebrative I think I've ever seen for > any event in the Cathedral. How Thomas would have loved that! And > John's "whoop" was one of the great moments in the Cathedral's > history, a prayer I'll long remember. It was truly an honor to take > part in it.? > > And in the words of another in attendance that day, Clare Hallward > remarked: > > ?I felt shaken as by a mighty wind, love as fire. We were all > caught up in that beautifully orchestrated dance of joy unleashed. > The music rang forth in revelation, a song of praise carried on > wings of sound, a dimension of feeling beyond thought, expressing > the explosion of creative love that brought the universe into > being, whirling the longings of our hearts for love and belonging > up among the rafters and the very stars. Affording us a glimpse of > what Thomas called the Grand Liturgy of the Universe. Words no > longer suffice to convey the moment.? > > In addition to the music and dance, memories and reflections were > offered by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim of Yale University, > Wangari Maathai of the Greenbelt Movement, Wm. Theodore de Bary of > Columbia University, Brian Swimme of the California Institute of > Integral Studies, and Sr. Miriam MacGillis of Genesis Farm, as well > as a poem in Thomas Berry?s honor written and read by Brian Brown > of Iona College. Stories both humorous and profound touched all > present and gave a glimpse into both the humanity and the greatness > of the man being remembered and honored there. > > The text of selected tributes and reflections can be found at: > http://www.thomasberry.org/Award_and_Memorial/Program.html > > Lauren deBoer commented: > > ?Thomas represented an older, deeper, more primary source of > wisdom, one we need so much today. He brought that out in people, > gave expression to the unexpressed in so many of us, made us feel > less alone, less alienated, perhaps a little less sorrowful and > more hopeful about what we can do about the desecration of the > planet?I am grateful for the healing vision Thomas has given, both > for my own healing and for that of the larger culture. May it > endure for generations to come.? > > Filled with that spirit of hope and healing the dancers, streaming > banners, and triumphant music gave a final farewell and exuberant > gesture of gratitude for the life and work of Thomas Berry, and a > renewed commitment to carry on his vision and in the words of > Martin Kaplan, to ?choreograph our way into the future by listening > intently to the music and dance of the Earth, and of all the > species that share Earth with us.? > > A slideshow of photographs of the events from various contributors > can be found at: > http://news.webshots.com/slideshow/574953470fZxRiy > > And further details on Thomas Berry and the events described here > can be found at: > http://www.thomasberry.org > > > Tara C. Maguire > The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale > Administrative Assistant > fore@religionandecology.org > > return to top > > 3. New Books by Thomas Berry > > The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the 21st > Century > By Thomas Berry > Edited and with a foreword by Mary Evelyn Tucker > Columbia University Press, 2009 > http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-14952-5/the-sacred-universe > > This series of essays represents a powerful commentary on some of > the key issues facing religions in the 21st century. Ranging from > the enduring problem of human alienation to future forms of > religious experience the book covers a wide spectrum of religious > issues. Thomas Berry, a leading scholar of the world?s religions, > reveals his immense erudition and sympathetic spirit. Composed over > some four decades, the essays illustrate Berry?s early > understanding of the need for interreligious dialogue and the study > of other religions. Berry?s prophetic insight regarding the rampant > destruction of Earth?s ecosystems and extinction of species is > evident. These essays illustrate his passionate concern for the > fate of Earth and of future generations. They are a timely and > urgent call for the world?s religions to respond to this growing > ecological crisis. > > Table of Contents: > > Introduction by Mary Evelyn Tucker > 1. Traditional Religion in the Modern World > 2. Religion in the Global Human Community > 3. Alienation > 4. Historical and Contemporary Spirituality > 5. The Spirituality of the Earth > 6. Religion in the Twenty-first Century > 7. Religion in the Ecozoic Era > 8. The Gaia Hypothesis: Its Religious Implications > 9. The Cosmology of Religions > 10. An Ecologically Sensitive Spirituality > 11. The Universe as Divine Manifestation > 12. The Sacred Universe > 13. The World of Wonder > > + > > Christian Future and the Fate of Earth > By Thomas Berry > Edited by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim > Orbis Books, 2009 > http://www.maryknollsocietymall.org/description.cfm? > ISBN=978-1-57075-851-5 > > Thomas Berry, a prophetic voice on the environmental crisis for > many years, calls on Christians to respond to this global crisis > with utmost urgency and with a unified sense of the sacred > community of life. These essays represent the most comprehensive > reflections of Thomas Berry on the role of Christianity in our > times. Berry challenges Christians to respond to the growing > environmental crisis. He asks boldly why Christians have not been > more consistently concerned about the destruction of ecosystems, > the loss of species, and the fate of future generations. In > powerful and poetic language he presents a compelling vision of the > sacredness of the universe and the interrelatedness of the Earth > community. Drawing on Thomas Aquinas and Teilhard de Chardin he > brings the Christian tradition into a cosmology of care for the > whole of creation. There is no other Christian thinker who, over so > many years, has raised such a prophetic voice regarding Earth's > destruction and the need for human response. These essays are > Berry?s signature statement on the interconnectedness of both > Earth?s future and the Christian future. Berry calls for both > Christian theology and liturgy to open up for reflection on this > issue. He makes important correlations between some of his key > ecological insights and Christian doctrine, such as the Trinity, > the Incarnation, and Christology. He observes that some ecological > movements are emerging within Christian communities, especially > among religious women. The epilogue is his signature statement on > the comprehensive new role of the human in responding to the > environmental challenge. > > Table of Contents: > > Introduction by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim > Preface by John Cobb > 1. Spiritual Traditions and the Human Community (1977) > 2. Third Mediation (1982) > 3. Catholic Church and the Religions of the World (1985) > 4. Christian Cosmology (1985) > 5. Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth > 6. Task of the Church in the 21st Century (1995) > 7. Christianity and Ecology (1997) > 8. Women Religious: The Voice of the Earth (1994) > 9. Wisdom of the Cross (1994) > 10. Universe as Cosmic Liturgy (2000) > Epilogue: Reinventing the Human at the Species Level > > return to top > > 4. Thomas Berry Videos > > Thomas Berry Speaks > Produced by Marty Ostrow > Fine Cut Productions, LLC, 2006 > > This DVD is a video interview with Thomas Berry, composed of two > parts. The first part, ?The Great Work? (11 mins), is an > introduction to Berry, wherein he states his fundamental concerns > for the planetary crisis, ?the Great Work? that confronts us. The > second part, ?The Power of Story and The Capacity for Change? (15 > mins), is Berry?s prescription to remedy our planetary crisis, in > which he suggests that a new cultural story of the universe can > provide hope and change. This video can be purchased at http:// > www.finecut.org/thomasberry.htm. A preview of this video can be > seen at http://renewalproject.net. > > + > > Thomas Berry: The Great Story > Produced by Nancy Stetson and Penny Morrell > Bullfrog Films, 2002 > > The 49 minute film opens displaying the beauty of the natural world > as Berry unfolds the story of creation. He sees his life work as > waking us up to that sacred story. He calls us "mad" for the way we > are despoiling our home, our planet, its beauty, and its living > systems. He is a force that reminds us that we are living through > the greatest extinction spasm of the past 65 million years. We are > the ones responsible. Berry urges us to change our ways. At the > heart of the film is Berry's experience of the universe as a cosmic > liturgy. He reminds us that "we are not a collection of objects but > a communion of subjects." His values are rooted in this sacred > cosmology which includes the entire natural world. The mountains, > rivers, birds, fish, all living organisms are not there for our use > but for a union which is needed for us to become who we are. As > Berry says, "I am not myself without everything else." > > The DVD version of the film contains 47 minutes of additional > interviews with Thomas Berry on The Great Work (History, > Reinventing the Human, The Corporation), Universe (Spirit/Matter, > Linear Time vs. Seasonal Time, Existence), and Art (Poems, Creative > Disequilibrium), plus scene selection. This video can be purchased > at http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/tbhv.html. > > + > > Thomas Berry and the Earth Community > Produced by Caroline Webb, 2006 > > This DVD contains a 7-minute musical slideshow using Thomas Berry's > words (spoken in interview and written) about the human-Earth > relationship. It also includes a 9-minute interview with Thomas > Berry, conducted by Caroline Webb in February 2006. In this > interview, Berry discusses how to form an appropriate relationship > with nature, calling for a new jurisprudence, a new philosophical > basis for our law and legal system such that all beings, and even > ecosystems, are given legal standing in our courts. The interview > and the slide-show may be previewed and purchased on http:// > www.Earth-Community.org. > > + > > More videos of Thomas Berry can be found at: http:// > fore.research.yale.edu/education/resources/videolist/ > video_2.html#thomas > > return to top > > 5. WiseClimate 2009 > > The Gaiafield Center for Subtle Activism at California Institute of > Integral Studies, in collaboration with Association for Global New > Thought, Culture of Peace Initiative, Vessels of Peace, Zambuling > Institute of Human Transformation, and many local groups around the > world announce WiseClimate 2009, a ?subtle activism? program to > bring people from around the world together in meditation, prayer, > and celebration to support a wise approach to global climate change. > > In the fall and winter of 2009, the United Nations Climate Change > conference will convene in Copenhagen, a key energy bill will be > put before the US Congress, and other critical climate-change > related events will occur. Join people all around the world in > meditation, prayers, and celebration to support the highest and > best outcomes emerging from these important forums in the fall of > 2009. > > WiseClimate begins in October with a series of teleconferences and > audio webcasts involving ?deep listening? subtle activism practices > and featuring spiritual leaders from around the world. Participants > will also have the option to be part of an ?intentional learning > community? that will involve more regular subtle activism practices > in the context of a small group. > > The highlight of the Program will be a Global Ceremony on Tuesday > December 1 (Wednesday December 2 in some parts of the world) > featuring a free webcast from Melbourne, Australia as part of the > Association for Global New Thought Delegate Gathering on the eve of > the Parliament of World Religions. > > For More Information, visit: http://www.gaiafield.net > > return to top > > 6. Events > > ?Breaking Down Barriers? > Online, interdisciplinary conference > October 19-30, 2009 > For More Information, visit: http://www.blackwell-compass.com/ > home_conference > > ?Environmental Stewardship in The Judeo-Christian Tradition? > Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology > (ITEST) > Our Lady of the Snows Conference Center > Belleville, Illinois 62223 > October 23-25, 2009 > For More Information, visit: http://www.faithscience.org/news.html > > American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting > Montreal, Quebec, Canada > November 7-10, 2009 > For More Information, visit: > http://www.aarweb.org/Meetings/Annual_Meeting/Current_Meeting/ > default.asp > > return to top > > 7. Department Chair Position at the University of North Texas > > Associate or Full Professor and Chair > Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies > University of North Texas > > The Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies invites > applications for the position of department chair. The department > chair teaches two courses per year. Rank and salary commensurate > with experience and qualifications. Salary competitive. > > Required qualifications: Ph. D. or terminal degree in philosophy, > religious studies, or a related discipline. AOS: open. AOC: open. > > Preferred qualifications: tenure; publication record; undergraduate > and/or graduate teaching experience; administrative experience; > record of receiving external grants; scholarly record of interest > in or support of the department?s long-standing and continuing > focus on the history of philosophy, environmental philosophy, and > religion and ecology/nature, interdisciplinary research, and > international collaboration. > > The UNT Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies is the > world?s leading department in the area of environmental philosophy, > complemented by a specialization in religion and ecology/nature. It > has emerging strengths in environmental justice, the philosophy of > ecology and conservation biology, and the philosophy of science, > technology, and society. It is home to Environmental Ethics (the > journal), the Center for Environmental Philosophy, the Center for > the Study of Interdisciplinarity, the Water Project, and the Sub- > Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program and Environmental > Philosophy Field Station in southern Chile. UNT offers a BA, MA, > and Ph.D. in philosophy, supported by eleven tenured/tenure-track > faculty, two lecturers, two research professors, and one post-doc. > Detailed information about the department can be found at > www.phil.unt.edu and inquiries are welcome at 940-565-2266 or > philosophy@unt.edu. > > The University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas at the > apex of the Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton Metroplex triangle, with a > metropolitan population of 7 million people, the fourth largest in > the US. The Metroplex is home to world-class cultural resources, > such as the Nasher Sculpture Museum in Dallas, the Kimball Art > Museum in Fort Worth and the Murchison Performing Arts Center in > Denton. In 2009 UNT was ranked among the top ten ?Up-and-Coming > Public Universities? in the nation by US News and World Report and > is designated an ?Emerging Tier-1 Research Institution? by the > Texas legislature. The university accommodates 36,000 students and > is growing annually. Detailed information about UNT can be found at > www.unt.edu > > Closing date for applications: December 15, 2009. Review of > applicants will continue until the search is closed. > > All applicants must apply online at http://facultyjobs.unt.edu > Please submit: CV; letter of interest; teaching evaluations, if > applicable; and the names and email addresses of three references. > More information may be subsequently requested. UNT is an AA/ADA/EOE. > > return to top > > 8. Call for Papers: ?Sustainability,? Conference on Current Pagan > Studies > > ?Sustainability? > 6th Conference on Current Pagan Studies > Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA > January 30 & 31, 2010 > > Sustainability is becoming an extremely important word as we face > dwindling fuel resources, water shortages, climate change and so > on. We want to explore what sustainability means in practical > terms. We are open to many areas of research in the field Pagan > Studies. However, we are particularly looking for papers that > explore Pagan theo/alogies, outlooks, artistic values, etc. and > whether or not they can be helpful in saving our planet. > > Remember that our definition of Pagan is very broad encompassing > Wicca, witchcraft, earth-based religions and other permutations > that have arisen from the current interest in Neo-paganism. We are > reaching out to indigenous religions who might not see themselves > under the rubric of pagan but who have a worldview of the Earth as > being alive. We are also reaching out to those who understand that > our vision of life affects the quality of that life. > > Please send abstracts (no more than 200 words) to > pagan_conference@yahoo.com by October 31, 2009. > > For More Information, visit: http://sites.google.com/site/ > paganconference/home > > return to top > > 9. From the Field: ?Simplicity, Solidarity, Sustainability: Living > a Life Grounded in Nonviolence,? by Swasti Bhattacharyya > > While a commitment to the earth, to living sustainably, does not > have to coincide with a commitment to nonviolence, for many there > is a deep connection between the two. Vinoba Bhave (a disciple, > friend, confidant, and spiritual successor to M. K. Gandhi) once > talked about nonviolence in the following manner: "Compassion for > all creatures, gentleness, forgiveness, serenity, freedom from > anger and malice?all these are different terms for non-violence. In > fact all the virtues are contained in truth and non-violence; truth > and nonviolence are the essence of all of them" (Vinoba, Talks on > the Gita, p. 233). For Vinoba, truth and nonviolence are at the > heart of all other commitments, including to one?s self, one?s > community, and the world. Indeed, we see how this is lived out in > the daily lives of the sisters of the Brahma Vidya Mandir, an > ashram in Paunar, Maharasthra , which was established by Vinoba in > 1959 for women. > > Since 2006, I have been learning from the sisters of this > community. They provide important examples of how we can live in > this world responsibly. Their very lives challenge the assumption > that living sustainably and working toward a peaceful world are > just utopian ideals. It is a goal they, and I, believe is worth > pursuing. Vinoba?s teachings set the context in which the sisters > choose to live. Of the many things they do and practice, I > highlight three and demonstrate how they interconnect with truth > and nonviolence. > > First, the sisters live a life of simplicity. The purpose for > establishing this ashram was to provide women with the opportunity > to pursue a life of spiritual development as a community. While a > few members occasionally leave the ashram, most do not. Thus they > are better able to control their surroundings, lessen their > distractions, and focus their attention. They work as they are > able, and they have a daily schedule that allows time for exercise > of the body, mind, and soul. They share common spaces, bathe and > wash their clothes with buckets, sleep on simple cots, and maintain > the ashram. Their possessions are at a minimum; they understand and > practice the difference between what one "needs" and what one > "wants." This simple lifestyle is a conscious choice, not a result > of circumstances. By keeping their needs and desires to a minimum, > they are living out aspects of nonviolence. Their actions recognize > that humans need to carefully consider their use of the earth?s > resources. > > Second, they live in solidarity with the poor. The tools with which > they garden and farm are the ones utilized by the poor. While the > ashram is in central India, where in the summer temperatures can > reach above 45? Celsius, they choose not to have air-conditioners, > refrigerators, or other appliances because these are not available > to the local villagers. They hand spin the cotton, have it woven > into material (khadi), and from this they sew their own clothes. > They articulate how, by wearing khadi, they are circumventing the > entire market economy that is suppressing and oppressing the most > vulnerable within our global communities. Additionally, each member > works 6.5 hours a day on projects that benefit community. When > calculating their work, manual and intellectual labor are of equal > value. For those sitting at a desk researching and writing would > have nothing to eat if someone else was not cooking. By living in > solidarity with the poor, the sisters consciously make choices that > bring the least possible harm and again, make minimal demands upon > natural resources. > > Third, the sisters live as sustainably as they are able. As > mentioned above, they wear only khadi. It is easy to see how this > can lead to a greater appreciation of the value of cloth. When a > piece of clothing is torn, they repair it; they do not throw it out > and purchase a new item. They are 70-80% self-sufficient, growing a > good portion of their food. They supplement what is needed by > purchasing from local village famers. They operate a small dairy. > This provides them with milk and cow dung. Through a low tech > system, the cow dung is converted to gas that is used in the > kitchen. Most do not travel extensively. They do not own a car, and > they utilize public transportation when the need arises. Their > chosen life style produces a minimal amount of trash and their > carbon foot print, though present, is negligible. > > From the three commitments discussed above, we can see how Vinoba?s > understand of truth and nonviolence is being lived out in our > contemporary world. According to Vinoba and the sisters of the > Brahma Vidya Mandir, the truth is we do not live in isolation from > others, even the poorest among us. The truth is we must acknowledge > the limits of the natural resources and live accordingly. By > choosing to do otherwise, we do violence to ourselves, others, and > the earth itself. While some of the sisters might enjoy a good > philosophical discussion regarding the effectiveness of their > actions, most of them simply continue making choices to live > simply, in solidarity with the poor, and as sustainably as > possible. Their lives have inspired me in many ways, not the least > of which is to be more conscious of the decisions I make, to > consider what I really need verses what I might want, and to > consider the costs of my decisions to others. For this, and all the > other gifts I have received, I am grateful. > > Swasti Bhattacharyya > Associate Professor of Religion > Buena Vista University > bhattacharyya@bvu.edu > > return to top > > 10. Worldviews and Other Journals > > Worldviews: Global Religions, Culture, and Ecology > This journal has as its focus the relationships between religion, > culture and ecology world-wide. Articles discuss major world > religious traditions, such as Islam, Buddhism or Christianity; the > traditions of indigenous peoples; new religious movements; and > philosophical belief systems, such as pantheism, nature > spiritualities, and other religious and cultural worldviews in > relation to the cultural and ecological systems. Focusing on a > range of disciplinary areas including Anthropology, Environmental > Studies, Geography, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Sociology and > Theology, the journal also presents special issues that center > around one theme. To receive a free sample copy of Worldviews, > email marketing@brill.nl. For more information, visit: http:// > www.brill.nl/wo > > For more information on other journals related to religion and > ecology and to environmental ethics/philosophy, visit: http:// > fore.research.yale.edu/publications/journals/index.html. If you > know of a publication that needs to be added to this list, email > news@religionandecology.org. > > return to top > end > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.orionsociety.org/pipermail/faith/attachments/20091013/93ac15b4/attachment.html From ehoffner at orionsociety.org Wed Oct 14 15:41:26 2009 From: ehoffner at orionsociety.org (Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network) Date: Wed Oct 14 15:41:29 2009 Subject: [Creation Care] PR & marketing on a shoestring, volunteer mgmt, @ 30% off this Fall References: <1102741895349.1101382620895.14321.6.211430FF@scheduler> Message-ID: A webinar series that friends of Orion are invited to join us for, at 30% off: > > > $30 off on Society for Nonprofit Organizations Fall webinars with > grassroots fundraising guru, and more > > The Network is sponsoring the Society for Nonprofit Organizations' > webinars this Fall, and that gets you a fat discount! These > webinars do cost, but the sessions are dense and the content is so > good, you'll be glad you invested in them. The first one is > October 7 with Kim Klein, the leading expert on raising money the > grassroots way: > 10/7 Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times, with Kim Klein, > Klein & Roth Consulting > 10/28 Marketing & PR on a Shoestring, with Hannah Brazee Gregory, > Shoestring Creative Group > 11/18 Surviving the Meltdown without Having One, with Katya > Andresen, Network for Good (a nonprofit marketing wiz) > 12/2 Mobilizing Volunteers in the Face of Budget Cuts, with Susan > Ellis, President, Energize Inc. > Links to the individual seminars and the $30 savings on > registration for each located here. > > I highly recommend this first webinar with Kim Klein: she's famous > for helping folks raise more money while expanding their grassroots > support base. She's also founder of Grassroots Fundraising Journal. > Questions she'll answer: > > How do you find the opportunities in this downturn? How do you > maximize your donor income and donor loyalty between now and the > end of the year? How do you plan for 2010? > > The webinar is 90 minutes long, and normally costs $99, but Network > members can get in for just $69. More info and registration here. > > Talk to you soon, > > Erik > Orion Grassroots Network > Links to Services > Post Job/Internship > OGN Forums > Log In to OGN > OGN Resources Blog > Manage Your Benefits > Conference Calls > > > > > Hannah Brazee Gregory, on PR & Marketing on a Shoestring > > > > > Kim Klein, grassroots fundraising guru > > > The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to > grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and > cultural change. > Not yet a member? More information here. -- Erik Hoffner Orion Grassroots Network 888-909-6568 http://www.oriongrassroots.org The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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