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van Gelder's Columns
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. . . But How? Index
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JUNE
• June
6-10 ~ Green Bay, WI: The Sustainable Development Institute at College
of Menominee Nation will host, Sharing Indigenous Wisdom: An
International Dialogue on Sustainable Development. David
Korten will deliver a keynote address. www.sharingindigenouswisdom.org/
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June 10 - 13, 2004 ~ Loyola University, Chicago, IL: The Simplicity
Forum presents the National Conference For Take Back Your Time
Day. See
John de Graaf article on Take
Back Your Time. For more information on conference: .
www.timeday.org
• June
13-18 ~ Pacific Grove, CA: The Praxis Peace Institute presents The
Alchemy of Democracy: Restoring Soul to Culture. Co-sponsored
by YES! magazine. Executive Editor, Sarah van Gelder, and
board chair, David Korten (author of When Corporations Rule the
World) will be featured speakers.The
conference will focus on empowering democratic thought, embodiment,
and action. The conference will include in-depth inquiries, skill-building
workshops, and action projects. Topics include: Myths & Beliefs;
Personal & Political Transformation; Creativity & Imagination;
and Empowerment & Leadership. For
more information, see www.praxispeace.org
or call 707/939-2973 for a brochure.
• June
18–20 ~ Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina: Reclaiming
Economics Conference will look at economic strategies for promoting
community, ecology, and self reliance in communities. For more information,
go to www.reclaimingeconomics.org.
• June
24-28 ~ Long Beach, CA: The Unitarian Universalist Association holds
its 11th Annual General Assembly. Susan Gleason, YES!
Marketing & Outreach Manager will be attending as an exhibitor.
www.uua.org/ga/
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June 25–27 ~ Bard
College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York: Local
Currencies Conference on understanding money, building local
economies, and renewing community. For information, contact the
E.F. Schumacher Society, 413/528-1737, or go to www.localcurrency.org.
• June
26–27 ~ St. Louis, Missouri Common Society Gathering
- presenting ideas for pooling community resources, supporting local
activities rather than global corporations, developing local governance
structures, and creating local energy production and distribution
networks. Sponsored by the Institute of Noetic Sciences and the
Commonway Institute. For more information, visit www.commonway.org.
JULY
July and August
~ Whidbey Institute/Schumacher College. Summer Courses Faculty
include Juliet Schor, Prasannan Parathasarathi, David Korten. Vandana
Shiva, and Satish Kumar. Courses taught at Whidbey Island, Washington.
For more information, go to
www.whidbeyinstitute.org.
• July
23–25, John Day, Oregon Renewable Energy Fair. Admission
includes workshops on both off-grid and grid renewable energy and
sustainable living topics. For more information contact Jennifer
Barker, SolWest/EORenew, 541/575-3633 or go to www.solwest.org.
Announcements
David Brower
Youth Awards
This year’s Brower awards for youth environmental activism
went to Andrew Hunt, Andrew Azman, Thomas Nichols, Rachel Ackoff,
Illai Kenney, and Whitney Cushing for their work on vegetable-powered
bus fleets, restoring rivers, trade agreements to raise environmental
standards, and environmental justice.
For more information, go to www.earthisland.org.
To read interviews with each of the honorees, go to www.yesmagazine.org/education.htm.
Where We
All Belong CD
This
new CD by Raffi was produced to help promote the Earth Charter,
an international declaration of interdependence. The songs are:
"Where We All Belong" -- inspired by the Earth Charter,
“a circle where we all belong.” Included are two versions,
a chant and a ballad, to sing when people gather to celebrate life;
and "Turn This World Around" --written for Nelson Mandela,
a tribute to his call for a world fit for children.
Co-sponsored
by YES!, this CD is an excellent learning tool for students
and is an opportunity for diverse groups to share the Earth Charter
with their membership. It is not available through retail. To order:
www.rounder.com/feature/raffi/earthcharter.
For more information
on the Earth Charter: www.earthchartersummits.org/TheEarthCharter.htm
Send
Us Your Story
How are you and others you know taking action to create a more positive
future? Send us stories of your accomplishments,
frustrations, joyous outcomes, setbacks, and progress.
YES! in
bulk
Would you like extra copies of YES! to share with a discussion
group, give away to friends, or bring to your church, synagogue
or mosque? If so, we want to help. We offer discounts for 10 or
more copies of this issue. Just call during business hours and ask
for Sally, 1-800/937-4451.
Links to positive organizations.
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