Earth Literacy
Colloquium - IDS 1920
Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center
Washburn,
Tennessee - May 2008
Schedule:
May 11
Depart Miami -Students registered for IDS 1920 depart Miami for
Washburn, Tennessee
The Earth
Literacy Paradigm--Practical
ecology applied to personal lifestyle; the new cosmology and
eco-spirituality
The
Eco-Justice Paradigm—Connections
between degradation of Earth and militarism, racism, sexism,
violence, and poverty; the Earth Charter as a positive statement and
guide for public policy
Land
Stewardship—Land
trusts, conservation easements, preserving land health
Home
& Community Gardening—year-round,
native-plant, & organic gardening; planting edible landscapes;
vegetarian cooking
Green Building Construction—building
an energy-efficient shelter with renewable materials, solar power,
in harmony with land dynamics, and mindful of resource conservation
and waste recycling
May 17 -
Students depart Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center -
to return to Miami |
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