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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:25:00 +0000
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Subject: For the Love of Nature? 24-28 June 1999, Findhorn
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FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE? 24-28 June 1999, Findhorn Foundation, Scotland
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?
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
* 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)
* Alan Watson Featherstone - founder and executive director of Trees for
Life, wilderness photographer (Scotland)
* 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)
SATELLITE EVENTS
Optional workshops/ seminars/ tours/ professional development events both
before and after the conference:
* John Seed will facilitate a three-day Deep Ecology intensive;
* Trees for Life will lead a tour entitled Restoring the Scottish
Wilderness to highlight their vision and practical ecological work;
* Alastair McIntosh will focalise a three/four day 'Journey to the Hebrides'
* Dolores Whelan will lead a 'Journey to the Heart and Soul of Ireland'
* Sarah Conn will facilitate a 2 day professional training in ecopsychology
for clinical psychologists and other therapists.
* Caitriona Reed, an ordained member of Thich Naht Hahn's order of Interbeing,
will facilitate a deep ecology meditation retreat.
* The Findhorn Foundation will offer a mini experience week entitled 'A
Taste of Findhorn'
NB: All optional events have limited capacity. Book early to avoid
disappointment.
CONFERENCE THEMES
* 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.
SESSIONS INCLUDE
* Keynote presentations by an international selection of leading
practitioners and theorists.
* Seminars, academic papers, experiential workshops and trainings (late
proposals are being considered).
* A full programme of arts and music.
* Small 'home groups' where discussion and support will be facilitated.
DATE & VENUE
The conference takes place place from late afternoon on Thursday 24th June
to mid afternoon on Monday 28th June, 1999.
The conference will take place at the Findhorn Foundation, an
internationally known educational trust and "a centre of spiritual service
in co-creation with nature encompassing education and community."
FEES
The standard conference fee, including full board accommodation, is 295
Pounds Sterling (UK 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
may incur a late booking fee.
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.
BOOKING
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 <[log in to unmask]>.
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.
ORGANISERS
The conference is being organised primarily 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. The secondary
partner is 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.
DEADLINES
Registration: 1 January - 1 May 1999
Late registration: after 1 May 1999 an additional fee may 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, Trees for Life, Alastair McIntosh, Caitriona Reed,
plus 'A Taste of Findhorn' - mini experience week)
CONTACTING US
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 <[log in to unmask]>.
Please address all surface correspondence to:
For the Love of Nature?
Centre for Human Ecology
P.O. Box 1972
Edinburgh EH1 1YG
Scotland
Tel: 0131-624 1975
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.clan.com/environment/che
THANK YOU.
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______ * INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE? * ______
What is 'nature'? Do we 'love' it? JUNE 24-28 1999, SCOTLAND
Vandana Shiva - Jane Goodall - Aubrey Manning - Warwick Fox
John Seed - Robert Greenway - Mary Gomes - Judy Ling Wong
* Centre for Human Ecology - Scotland's green think tank *
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