Web of Creation

July

July 2008

July 7
Earth Ministry Summer Retreat at Holden Village
Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 11, 2008; Holden Village, Chelan, WA
Join Earth Ministry staff and other members for a week of reflection and
rejuvenation at Holden Village, located high in the mountains above Lake
Chelan. There will be opportunities to participate in Earth Ministry-led
workshops such as our Greening Congregations program and environmental
advocacy, as well as meditative hikes in the Railroad Creek Valley and
surrounding mountains-all in addition to the regular Holden summer program
offerings. This is a great chance to connect with others on faith and
environment in a wilderness setting! Please visit our website at
http://www.earthministry.org/Events/Holden/Retreat2008.htm for more
information and to register. Registration ends February 22.

July 14
ELP Webinar Conference
"Taking the Worldview on Organic"
Part of the ELP Webinar Series
12-1 pm EDT
Organic agriculture continues its spectacular transformation from small, fragmented production niches worldwide to the most rapidly-growing sector of the global food market. Since the first Who Owns Organic report in 2003, both production and sales of organic food have expanded dramatically, not only in the big markets of Europe, Japan, and the United States, but also among countries of the Global South. Organic agriculture is moving rapidly into new directions in different places. It is more diverse and full of opportunity than any single image can represent. At the same time, the very success of organic agriculture is creating the greatest challenges ahead. This is the perfect moment in time when the organic agriculture community should reflect upon what comes next and how organic systems can meet their highest potential. Michael Sligh, RAFI-USA’s Just Foods Program Director, will lead this discussion and offer an exclusive preview of the forthcoming update and expansion of the 2003 report Who Owns Organic. To register go to: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/407489388

July 17-20, 2008
Thomas Berry and the New Cosmology
A Gathering to Celebrate Thomas Berry's Work
Sophia Center Summer Institute
Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd.
Oakland CA 94619
For more information and/or to register: http://uniquewebdesignandprinting.com/sophia/summerInstitute.html

July 23-26
"Religion, Nature, and Progress"
Third international meeting of the ISSRNC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This international conference addresses the critical intersections of religion, nature, and progress in a multidisciplinary way, in order to give insight into the different positions of these subjects both in history and vis-à-vis the current debates on climate change, environmental policy, and cultural development. It is increasingly acknowledged that religions and metaphysics, which inform worldviews and notions of progress, have played and still play an important role in these debates and that a clear understanding of them is indispensable for policies and practices striving to solve the environmental, climate, and other crises. The overall theme provides a spectrum of subtopics and questions that can be engaged in a critical dialogue among various disciplines, such as the academic study of religion, history, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, the natural sciences, social sciences, economics, politics, architecture, urban planning, etc. Visit: http://www.religionandnature.com/society/conferences.htm

July 24
Tisha B'Av (Jewish)