.. Can anyone provide me with information about ecofeminism and
> the Green Party? I would be very interested to learn more.
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> * *
> * Spring-water in the green creek is clear *
> * Moonlight on Cold Mountain is white *
> * Silent knowledge - the spirit is enlightened of itself *
> * Contemplate the void: this world exceeds stillness. *
> * *
> * -Gary Snyder *
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I would like to hear more about the green party also and in particular i
am looking for stories about petra kelly in preparation for collecting
oral history from an early mentor of hers. any good resources for this?
mb
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 17 08:43:09 1996
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:42:02 GMT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: ecofeministmerchants, anyone?
Actually, Diane it was "Moonshadow" that wrote those words, but I do
concur with much that she says...
Richard
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 17 09:21:44 1996
Organization: HEADWATERS DEAL IS **NO DEAL**! DEBT FOR NATURE -- JAIL CHARLES HURWITZ!
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 08:19:23 -0800
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Moonshadow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Books to Children's Hospitals
At 10:33 12/16/96 +1300, STEFANIE S. RIXECKER wrote:
>Dear All:
>
>I realize the following message and activity may actually hinder the
>actions Moonshadow has undertaken lately, i.e., trying to stop
>logging related to commodity creation and profit. At the same time,
>the act of sharing books with children is wonderful, supportive, and
>encouraging.
*wry smile* ... thanks for including that. Just to toss out
an interesting angle on this ... what kind of an impact would
it make if we encouraged publishers to use 100% post-consumer
paper, kenaf paper, or even hemp paper in their books and
publications?
So ... while sending off that email to help children get books,
why not write to the publishers--as many as you can--and encourage
them to use paper based on these sources? Just an idea.
Take care ......... Moonshadow
P.s. I'm very far behind in my email, and am not going to be
able to catch up until I return on monday next week from a
trip up north (the redwoods) but reply I will! *smile*
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 17 11:29:51 1996
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 10:26:36 -0800
From: Michael Winkler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: TIW Systems
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ecofeministmerchants, anyone?
References: <m0vYuei-001NOaC@focus>
Diane Schmolka wrote:
>
> At 07:45 AM 12/13/96 -0800, you wrote:
> >At 10:31 12/13/96 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ... I'm probably about to open a can of worms here, but I'm going
> >to speak my mind. That is the feminist thing to do anyway now isn't it?
> >I had great hopes of encountering meaningful discussion when I signed on
> >to this list, but to date there has been little of that and many postings
> >of conference announcements ... and the occasional rejoinder. Little
> >discussion took place around the issue of saving the forests ... it is an
> >ecofeminist issue. Little discussion has taken place period. I'm not at
> >all certain why this is, but this is not the only place where this dynamic
> >is occuring. I run an email (**private/invitation only**) for womyn
> >active in the Greens/green movement and the same phenomenon has taken place
> >there.
>
> >Is it because we're do'ers rather than discuss'ers? Or, is there some
> >other reason. Suffice it to say, I think one thing that is lacking in
> >the ecofeminist movement (if there really is one) and the green movement
> . Moonshadow
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>
> One of the questions I have is : What makes a woman who is active in
> conservation efforts, etc., a feminist? Eco-feminism itself is very new to
> me, compared to my knowledge of religious feminism , philosophical feminism,
> political feminism, radical feminism, and literary feminism.
> Is eco-feminism a spiritual statement?
> One of the things I am resolving to do in the New Year, is to read the books
> recommended from posters to this list , on the philosophical standpoints of
> Eco-Feminism.
> Because of my ignorance, at the moment, I do not feel any confidence posting
> to this list, on your very apt topics. I have been a very committed
> religious- philosophical feminist, and somewhat of a socialist feminist. I
> have also been very committed to conservation efforts, recycling, re-using,
> and many other aspects of the 'Geen " movement all my life; however, I am
> stil trying to find an exact point or axis, from which Eco-Feminism springs.
> Can you post an outline of the philo-religious-political axes from which
> this particular aspect of Feminism begins?
> I thank you most sincerely for this, and for all your other very salient post.
> Diane Schmolka.
Diane:
I have found a few interesting articles online related to Ecofeminism:
Ecofeminism - Charlene Spretnak
http://diogenes.baylor.edu/WWWproviders/Larry_Ridener/ECOFEM.HTML
Vandana Shiva, Women Reconnect Ecology, Health and Development
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/books/190_5.html
Marti Kheel - Ecofeminism
http://diogenes.baylor.edu/WWWproviders/Larry_Ridener/ECOFEM2.HTML
Sacred Sex -- Riane Eisler
http://www.utne.com/archive/lens02/exchange/ex.html
Center for Partnership Studies
http://indian.monterey.edu/icn/nonprofit/cps/publications.html
Vandana Shiva, Creative Principles: Fighting Capitalism and Patriarchy on a
World-Scale
http://tdg.uoguelph.ca/~kwakely/rhizone/twt/shiva_creative.html
I hope these are helpful.
Michael Winkler
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 17 12:33:30 1996
18 Dec 1996 08:32 +1300 (NZD)
18 Dec 1996 08:34:55 +1300
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 08:34:11 +1300
From: "STEFANIE S. RIXECKER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Suggested reading
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Organization: Lincoln University
Since a question about additional useful readings regarding the
evolution of ecofeminism was posted earlier, I just thought I'd add
an article/chapter by Janis Birkeland which I find useful. She helps
place different forms of feminism along side one another, explaining
their relationship with ecofeminism. The citation is:
"Ecofeminism: Linking Theory and Practice." In Gaard, Greta, 1993.
__Ecofeminsim: Women, Animals, Nature__. Temple University Press,
Philadelphia.
I recommend the book as a whole. It's been invaluable in teaching
parts of my "Women, Environment, and the Rhetoric of Development"
class.
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Lincoln University, Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand
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