FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- 1. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM AND ECOLOGY: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES Madrid, 30 and 31 March 2001 CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOPS The Symposium will focus on the following sections: I. Theoretical Foundations II. Historical Perspectives III. Putting the Theory into Practice Submitted papers and workshops should deal with one of the above sections. The Organisation would like to support the participation of anyone interested in carrying out activities within this frame of reference through workshops. Presentations can take the form of a workshop or a written paper and for this purpose concise proposals should be sent to the Organisation. Deadline for the call for papers and workshops is the 30th November 2000, and a short description of the activity or subject of the paper should be submltted. Subscription fee: 7.000 ptas. Reduced fee (students, unemployed) 3.000 ptas. The fee should be sent to this account: A.C. Al-Mudayna 2038/1171/86/6000284261 In order to register please enclose proof of payment. After the Symposium participants will receive a copy of the Symposium Journal. Deadline for the call for papers and workshops is November 30th 2000 Deadline for completed papers is January 10th 2001 The text of the paper should be submitted as hard copy and on diskette in WORD, WP 5. 1, or as a text file. Quotations will be made according to the Harvard System. Rejected papers will be returned before the 15 th February 2001. Just one paper per participant. Only presented papers will be published. INFORMATION Instituto de Investigaciones Feministas Edificio Escuela Universitaria de Estad�stica Despacho 209 Ciudad Universitaria 28040 Madrid Phone/Fax: 91 394 39 55 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] REGISTRATION A.C. Al-Mudayna Facultad de Geograf�a e Historia Ciudad Universitaria 28040 Madrid E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =========================================== 2. SCHUMACHER COLLEGE COURSES MORE INFO: Schumacher College site: http://www.gn.apc.org/schumachercollege/ Other courses: http://www.gn.apc.org/schumachercollege/collprog.htm . . . . . RESPONSIBLE SCIENCE: FROM CONTROL TO PARTICIPATION Masters Level Credit available Christine von Weizsaecker, Mae-Wan Ho & Brian Goodwin January 7-26, 2001 Most people see scientific "progress" and its social consequences as unstoppable. They resign themselves to a future shaped by the runaway technologies that modern science inspires. But in fact science is shaped by the society in which it takes place. Our mechanistic paradigm has led to the separation of facts and values, quantities and qualities. This approach has been effective in exploring aspects of nature that can be measured and organised mathematically into theories. But complex systems - organisms, ecosystems, societies, economies, the biosphere - cannot be predicted and controlled, and many scientists themselves now realise this. If we are to live sustainably and responsibly within such complex systems,we need to create a more holistic approach to science which includes qualities as well as quantities. This course starts by showing how conventional science today is attempting to control a complex system (the organism) through biotechnology and genetic engineering. It moves on to explore an alternative, emerging science ofquality, and to show how this might connect with holistic movements worldwide to regenerate the earth and revitalise our spirit. This involves a crucial shift from control to participation - a change t hat is already beginning to happen in science and in society. . . . . . ECOLOGY AND THE SACRED taught by Satish Kumar, Stephanie Kaza and Rosemary Radford Ruether March 4 - 23 , 2001 Often, environmentalism becomes purely a utilitarian phenomenon. We approach the environment as something "out there", to be managed and used. Increasingly, however, some environmentalists and religious believers are articulating a shared reverence for life and all it depends upon, a process which is having profound effects on their respective realms of activity. How could a sense of the sacred affect our understanding of the current environmental and social situation? And conversely, what are the implications of an ecological world view for traditional religious concepts and activities? This course explores these questions, focusing primarily on the Eastern religions of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and on Christian liberation theology. It asks to what extent these Eastern traditions can be seen as truly ecological, and discusses the significance of modern "green Buddhist" adaptations of traditional practices. In Christianity, similar challenges to orthodoxy are being made, and the course considers how theological concepts such as creation and redemption are being challenged from a feminist and ecological perspective to create a liberation theology. =========================================== To join the list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics ------- 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 ************************************
