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Talk: Life on Earth 4

humanisthall — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:27:21 +0000

Sunday Meeting

Sunday, September 25 at 10:30 am

Life on Earth 4

EcoHumanism Alert

By Florence Windfall

Florence’s talk this Sunday, in honor of the Autumnal Equinox 2011, will be about the urgency of combining environmentalism with Humanism. Traditionally, both have been fraught with elitism. But today they must be reinterpreted so as to support workaday people with environmental and Humanist goals. After her talk, Florence will facilitate a round-robin discussion on the issues she brought up.

Traditionally, Humanism did not officially include ecological or environmental awareness. Humanism was about humans. But today it does; today Humanism embraces the environment, or what used to be called conservation. And what exactly do Humanists think they should do for the environment today? Do Humanists expect to save the Earth, or some part of it, from environmental destruction today? What do YOU think Humanists should be doing for the environment? And what are YOU doing, or what would you like to be doing, for conservation today?

Our Sunday talks are accompanied by pot luck refreshments. Please feel free to bring scrumptious food, organic and local, suitable for brunch. Our doors open at 10:30 am and this talk will begin at 11:00 am.

by

Joel Nakamura

www.joelnakamura.com

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Film: If Only I were an Indian

humanisthall — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:20:03 +0000

Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm

If Only I were an Indian

By John Paskievich

This interesting Canadian documentary examines the fascination Europeans hold for Native American culture by having three representatives from the Canadian tribes of Cree and Ojibwa visit a Czech and Slovak retreat where the guests faithfully recreate the cultures and life styles of Indian people. Interviews with both the Indians and the “White Wampum” Eastern Europeans follow. The Europeans maintain a deep interest in North American Native cultures, and live deep in the forests of central Europe; the several hundred members of the Canadian tribes live in teepees and dress in loincloths, feathers, and moccasins. Diverse issues are brought out in this melancholy experiment: radical environmentalism, cultural appropriation, colonialism, and over-identification with the Other, subverting accepted wisdoms of tradition versus modernity. The film’s greatest irony — that the Europeans who once crossed the ocean to conquer a culture, now see that same culture as their only salvation.

http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol2/no4/indian.html

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Ecology Emerges

LisaRuth Elliott — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:20:26 +0000

Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 pm

Ecology Emerges:

Evolution of Eco-Activism

Presented by Shaping San Francisco

On Thursday, March 18th, Shaping San Francisco kicks off Ecology Emerges, a four-part public forum, at the Humanist Hall. Legendary and inspiring examples of Bay Area ecological activism over the past 50 years unfold from a collection of 23 oral histories gathered by local historian Chris Carlsson.

Evolution of Eco-Activism, the first of the four talks, will trace the birth of the modern ecology movement, from conservation and environmentalism, through to today’s recognition of the need for environmental and social justice. Jon Christensen, Executive Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University, will host the panelists – Jerry Mander, Karen Pickett, and Carla Perez — conversing with them and the audience. The event will highlight a short video synthesizing the gathered oral histories and imagery from the Bay Area.

Throughout the four evenings of Ecology Emerges, 12 speakers will investigate and speak of their own personal involvement in the evolution of ecological activism, the role of the Bay Area in shaping national and international ecological movements, nature in cities, and the problem of sustainability within a growth-based economy.

This project is made possible, in part, by a grant from The California Council for the Humanities, California Story Fund. www.calhum.org

This is a FREE event, and donations will be welcome. Space provided for on-site bicycle parking.

About Shaping San Francisco:

Shaping San Francisco, a project of CounterPULSE, is a 15 year, ongoing multimedia project in bottom-up, participatory history, recovering lost history and sharing the story of daily life in the City by the Bay. Most recently, together with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society, we launched FoundSF.org a living online history archive. We offer a regular Wednesday night Public Talk Series and various Bicycle History Tours around the City of San Francisco.

http://www.shapingsf.org/ecology_emerges.html

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