Global Ecology: A Creative Opportunity to Design a Sustainable Future
Saturday, May 3
Winifred Moore Auditorium
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Join environmentalist, thinker, writer, and peace campaigner Satish Kumar and other world-renowned speakers as they discuss a world in crisis and offer solutions for overwhelming global problems in the areas of ecology and the economy.
The day’s stellar lineup includes Kumar, Webster University’s 2007-08 E. Desmond Lee Visiting Professor for Global Awareness; Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute; Frances Moore Lappé, author or co-author of 16 books, including Diet for a Small Planet; Thomas Moore, author of popular spiritual books that include Care of the Soul; and Madhu Suri Prakash, Penn State professor and a specialist in ecological literacy and ecofeminism.
We invite you to join us after the conference at Eden Seminary’s Schroer Commons for a vegetarian dinner of organic, locally grown food.
Our after-dinner speaker is Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich.
The cost of for the Global Ecology conference, including lunch, is $25 for the general public and $15 for Webster faculty, staff and students from other schools. The conference is free for Webster University students. The cost for the dinner is $25.
Low-cost sleeping rooms are available for out of town conference attendees through Eden Seminary. Contact Kathy, 314-918-2534 or designingchefs@eden.com
RSVPs accepted until April 30. See below to register.
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Schedule
Click on a speaker's name for bio.
| 10:00 a.m. |
Welcome and speaker introductions by David Carl Wilson, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Professor and poet David Clewell reads from Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" |
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Introduction of Wes Jackson by Satish Kumar |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Wes Jackson – What Will the Ecosphere Require of Us? |
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Introduction of Frances Moore Lappe by Satish Kumar |
| 11:35 a.m. |
Frances Moore Lappé– Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad |
| 12:35 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Introduction of Thomas Moore by Satish Kumar |
| 2:05 p.m. |
Thomas Moore – Chaos and Opportunity |
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Introduction of Madhu Suri Prakash by Satish Kumar |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Madhu Suri Prakash – Food For Feminism: Awakening Our Commons |
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Introduction of Satish Kumar by Dean Wilson |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Satish Kumar – Soil, Soul, and Society |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Conference ends |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Cocktails at Eden Seminary |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner, Eden Seminary, Schroer Commons |
| 7:45 p.m. |
Speech by Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich |
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Global Ecology conference and dinner registration
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