FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Transcending Boundaries: an online-conference September 25 through October 5, 2000 Renaissance Universal will hold an online conference entitled "Transcending Boundaries: Positive Visions of the Future." The conference will take place from September 25 through October 5 on the Internet at http://www.ru.org/ruforum At the dawn of the new millennium the key to achieving a vibrant human society will depend on positive visions for our individual and collective lives. These paradigms depend on more than the technological and economic models so prevalent at the end of the second millennium. The Transcending Boundaries conference is meant to explore the new visions that will bring about a future that cherishes life and its infinite potentialities. Renaissance Universal, an international network of progressive thinkers and activists, has organized "Transcending Boundaries". Renaissance Universal publishes the international quarterly, "New Renaissance" and its web site is located at http://www.ru.org The conference is structured around a new publication TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES: Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar's Theories of Individual and Social Transformation. The book is edited by Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Fitzgerald and published by Gurukula Press in Australia. (For more information about the book visit http://www.ru.org/newbooks.htm) This collection of essays is the first book to explore Indian philosopher and mystic Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar's social, scientific and spiritual contributions to the knowledge base of humanity. The authors not only examine how Sarkar has addressed issues in diverse fields such as political theory, health science, macrohistory, women's studies, art history, communication theory and ethics but as well how he has redefined current disciplines. Indeed, Sarkar gives us a new paradigm, a new map, of how we see others, nature, the future and ourselves. The conference will provide attendees with the opportunity to interact with authors of the book and explore issues of key importance in creating a better world. Conference Schedule Introduction (September 25,2000) Hosts: the editors of New Renaissance Macrohistory (September 26-27) Guest authors: Sohail Inayatullah, Johan Galtung, Ravi Batra An introductory article laying out the groundwork for this section of the conference was written by Sohail Inayatullah and can be read by visiting www.ru.org/macrohistory.html Gender, Ethics and Politics (September 28-29 Guest authors: Avadhutika Ananda Gaorii, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Craig Runde, and Krtashivananda Avadhuta An introductory article laying out the groundwork for this section of the conference was written by Craig Runde and can be read by visiting www.ru.org/gender-ethics-politics.html Science, Technology and Consciousness (September 30-October 1) Guest authors: Ramana Williams, Roar Bjonnes, Marcus Bussey, Avadhutika Ananda Nivedita, Ketana Bardwell Science, Microvita, Health and Food (October 2-3) Guest authors: Jitendra Singh, Steve Diver Conference Conclusion (October 4-5) Hosts: the editors of New Renaissance, Acarya Vedaprajinananda Avadhuta, Acarya Jyotirupananda Avadhuta If you would like to contribute pre-conference articles relating to the above-mentioned themes, then contact us by e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) The conference will take place on the web at http://www.ru.org/ruforum and participation is free of charge and unrestricted. We hope to "see you" at the conference. For further information contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================================== ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
