Sandy Concerning gentle issues for your Ecobazaar : How about "Bio and Cultural Diversity" I have just separately posted an address for info on genetically engineered foods which is of relevance everybody worldwide. Ecofeminism also involves a related theoretical critique of Western secularism and technological domination which might be of interest. Putting the two together you get ethical issues around the patenting of plant, animal, and human life... Finally women's worldwide efforts in saving biodiversity and cultural diversity are pretty remarkable. You could get atleast 4 radio shows out of this. Ariel Dr Ariel Salleh Faculty of Social Inquiry University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Australia Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:55:53 +0400 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk From: Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: EcoBazaar Mime-version: 1.0 I am new to the EcoFeminism list, in fact I just joined - and I joined, as many of you I am sure, to find out more about the variety of strategies, ideas and theories behind the practical applications of Ecofeminism. I teach performance and broadcast in a Women's College within the Higher Colleges of Technology CommTech degree program in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. At the College we are undertaking a three day bazaar that has an Ecology theme. The EcoBazaar encourages the students at the college to work towards an understanding of ecological issues within the Emirates, a kind of awareness that might not have occurred here some years ago. In setting up a live broadcast, that will be aired on a local channel, the students have approached several financial backers (to provide the financial support we require for the outside broadcast van and set etc). One of these financial backers is an oil company. Of course, it would be impossible for anyone (myself included) to have a concern about the use of an oil company, as this is a government institution and the govt here which is incredibly supportive of moves towards the ecology and towards women in education (a very progressive country in many ways) *is* funded by oil. However I would be interested in starting a discussion that is not about whether it is appropriate or not, whether the oil company exploits natural resources etc, but rather one that allows the students to understand that there are concerns that even those in government here would find relevant. Can anyone suggest some gentle material that may assist to this end? Being my first post, this may be entirely inappropriate a question. So sorry, if it ain't the go. Regards, Sandy Indlekofer-O'Sullivan
