FYI...
Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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Date sent: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 13:03:39 +0000
From: "B.Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: INTERNATIONAL HUMAN-NATURE CONFERENCE, JUNE 1999
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Dear friend or colleague,
I hope you don't mind spending a moment forwarding this to people and lists
whom you think might be interested.
Many thanks,
Centre for Human Ecology, Edinburgh, Scotland.
______ * INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE? * ______
Why do we care about the non-human world? JUNE 24-28 1999, SCOTLAND
Jane Goodall - Vandana Shiva - Aubrey Manning - John Seed - Warwick Fox
Paul Devereux - Alastair McIntosh - Sarah Conn - Robert Greenway
Centre for Human Ecology - Scotland's green think tank
** MSc/Diploma in Human Ecology starting 1999 **
____ http://www.clan.com/environment/che ____ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___
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FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE? 24-28 June 1999
For the Love of Nature? is an International, Interdisciplinary Conference
Exploring many aspects of the Relationship between Humanity and Nature. It
will bring together thinkers and practitioners from all walks of life who
work at or are concerned with the interface between humanity and the
more-than-human world. It will be a unique chance to meet and make friends
with colleagues from a variety of disciplines and cultures who share a love
of the natural world and a concern for our mutual welfare.
For the Love of Nature? poses some fundamental questions:
* What is 'nature'?
* What is our relationship to nature?
* Are we a part of nature?
* Is nature a part of us?
Themes of the conference are:
* Nature as Healer, Self as Nature: ecopsychology and ecotherapy.
* Interspecies Communication: the sentience of all beings.
* Knowing Nature and the Nature of Knowing: ecophilosophy, ecofeminism
and postmodernism.
* Governing Nature: ethics, politics and sustainability.
* Cultures of Activism: education and action for change.
* (Dis)Honouring Natures' Patterns?: ecodesign, technology and
responsibility.
The rest of this message is designed to answer questions you might have
about the For the Love of Nature? conference. In particular, this message
should answer the following:
- What will the conference contain?
- What are the dates, times and venue?
- Who are the plenary speakers?
- What will the optional events be?
- How much does it cost?
- What about bursaries?
- How can I book a place?
- What accommodation can I expect?
- Who is organising it?
- How can I help publicise the conference?
- What are the deadlines?
- Contact details
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- What will the conference contain?
For the Love of Nature? will bring together diverse disciplines and schools
of thought and will encompass varying levels of participation. The format
includes:
* Keynote presentations by an international selection of leading
practitioners and theorists.
* Seminars, academic papers, experiential workshops and trainings.
* A full programme of arts and music.
* Small 'home groups' where discussion and support will be facilitated.
- What are the dates, times and venue?
The conference takes place place from late afternoon on Thursday 24th June
to mid afternoon on Monday 28th June, 1999. We encourage everyone who is
able, to be there for the entire time as the event is being planned as a
whole experience, rather than just a series of separate sessions.
The conference will take place at Findhorn Bay, Forres, Moray, in northern
Scotland (near Inverness) at the Findhorn Foundation, an internationally
known educational trust and "a centre of spiritual service in co-creation
with nature encompassing education and community."
- Who are the plenary speakers?
They include:
* Vandana Shiva - physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist and campaigner on
agriculture and genetic engineering; author of Staying Alive and
Ecofeminism (India)
* John Seed - rainforest advocate, pioneer of deep ecology; originator,
Council of All Beings and co-author, Thinking Like a Mountain (Australia)
* Jane Goodall - chimpanzee ethologist, author of In the Shadow of Man
(England/Tanzania)
* Aubrey Manning - animal behaviourist and television naturalist,
Professor of Zoology, former Chair Scottish Wildlife Trust, co-author of
Animals and Human Society (Scotland)
* Sarah Conn - Harvard Clinical Psychologist author in Ecopyschology
(Mass., US)
* Warwick Fox - environmental philosopher, author of Toward a
Transpersonal Ecology (Australia/England)
* Robert Greenway - Professor of Psychology and wilderness leader
(Washington State, US)
* Paul Devereux - researcher, artist, broadcaster and author of
Re-Visioning the Earth (England)
* Judy Ling Wong - eco-justice activist, Director of the Black
Environment Network (Wales)
* Alastair McIntosh - indigenous land rights campaigner, author of the
forthcoming Soil and Soul (Scotland)
- What will the optional satellite events be?
In addition to the conference itself, there will be a number of optional
workshops/ seminars/ tours/ professional development satellite events both
before and
after the conference, starting on Saturday 19th June and concluding by
Friday 2nd July.
* John Seed will facilitate a three-day Deep Ecology intensive;
* Dolores Whelan will lead a 'Journey to the Heart and Soul of Ireland'
* Trees for Life will lead a tour entitled Restoring the Scottish
Wilderness to highlight their vision and practical ecological work;
* Sarah Conn will facilitate a 2 day professional training in ecopsychology
for clinical psychologists and other therapists.
* Alastair McIntosh will focalise a three/four day 'Journey to the Hebrides'
* Caitriona Reed, an ordained member of Thich Naht Hahn's order of Interbeing,
will facilitate a deep ecology meditation retreat.
* Jane Hera will lead a two-day Introduction of Permaculture.
* The Findhorn Foundation will offer a mini experience week entitled 'A
Taste of Findhorn'
Please visit our website for up-to-date details, including prices and
availability
http://www.clan.com/environment/che/
NB: All optional events have limited capacity.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
- How much does the conference cost?
The standard conference fee, including full board accommodation, is 295 UK
Pounds Sterling. All bookings can be paid in full at the first instance;
however the minimum payment to reserve your place is 75 Pounds Sterling,
which is non-refundable.
Late bookings after 1st May 1999 will be charged an extra 25 Pounds
Sterling late booking fee (i.e. total 320 Pounds Sterling ) and can only be
accepted subject to space availability.
- What about bursaries?
There is a limited bursary fund designed to help those who are not able to
find the full fee. It is open to all participants and speakers to donate to
this fund so that others without the monetary means may be allowed to attend.
Please let us know if you wish to apply to the bursary fund, by sending a
statement (between 100 and 400 words) via email or standard post
detailing your circumstances and the reasons you want to attend, as well
as an amount that you would be willing/able to pay in order to attend, in the
event that only partial bursaries are available.
- How can I book a place?
Early registration is recommended as the main conference will be limited to
300 participants. The simplest way to Register and Pay is via the web site
( http://www.clan.com/environment/che/ ), or by sending an email with
your credit card details to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
The alternative way is to send a cheque or international money order which
MUST be in Pounds Sterling, made payable to Centre For Human Ecology, to the
CHE address below.
- What accommodation can I expect?
Most on-site accommodation at the venue is shared rooms. A limited number
of single and double rooms are available on payment of a supplement -
please ask us. Findhorn can accommodate 120 participants. Those who book
later will therefore *need to arrange their own accommodation* in local
venues (Bed &
Breakfast/Hotel), with a slight reduction to their overall conference fee.
We are willing to help facilitate this by providing a local accommodations
list. Delicious vegetarian lunch and dinner will be provided by the
Foundation for all conference participants.
- Who is organising it?
The conference is being organised by the Centre for Human Ecology, the
Edinburgh based 'green' think tank, founded in 1972, which is Scotland's
leading catalyst and advocate for ecological thinking, with the endorsement
of the Institute for Deep Ecology in London, an educational forum which
aims to facilitate and contribute to the development of deep ecology.
Additional organisational support is being provided by the conference team
at The Findhorn Foundation.
- How can I help publicise the conference?
The best source of up-to-date information on the conference, and the
simplest way to Register, is at the web site
(via http://www.clan.com/environment/che/ )
or by sending an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
If you don't have access to the internet, then please address all surface
correspondence to the Centre for Human Ecology address below.
In addition, a leaflet containing most of the information above
together with a booking form is available. Please contact us for single or
multiple copies for distribution.
- Remind me of the deadlines again...
Registration: 1 January - 1 May 1999
Late registration: after 1 May 1999 an additional fee will be incurred
Pre-conference events: 19-24th June 1999
(John Seed, Dolores Whelan, Permaculture)
CONFERENCE: 24-28th June 1999
Post-conference events: 28th June-2nd July 1999
(Sarah Conn, Alastair McIntosh, Caitriona Reed, Tast of Findhorn, Trees for
Life)
- Contact details
Remember, the best way to Register
or to get the latest conference information is via the web
site: http://www.clan.com/environment/che/
(where you can book your place)
or by email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
Please address all surface correspondence to:
For the Love of Nature?
Centre for Human Ecology
P.O. Box 1972
Edinburgh EH1 1YG
Scotland
THANK YOU.
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker
Division of Environmental Management & Design
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 84
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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