[Antiracism] action in place conference in vermont

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Call for Presentations

Action in Place: Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability

October 6-9, 2005
Goddard College
Plainfield, Vermont

 DEADLINE May 31, 2005

Join us to celebrate and learn from the experiences of those involved in 
community-based initiatives to promote environmental, economic, and 
community sustainability. While globalism is an undeniable force in our 
lives, projects rooted in specific places, cultures, and diverse communities are 
pockets of hope for democratic and social action. These educational and 
activist projects, while often modest in their scope, are multifaceted in 
their approaches. Traditional boundaries between environmental, cultural, 
social, and economic issues and constituencies may dissolve as activists 
engage with the day-to-day issues that transcend these categories.

We will bring together people who have engaged in community and place-based 
initiatives and those who want to examine such opportunities and issues. We 
will include a wide variety of perspectives from the arts and culture to 
the sciences, from educators and scholars to activists, as we discuss how 
to develop initiatives that engender an ecological ethos on the local 
level. We will also explore how the larger environmental, anti-racism, peace, and social 
justice movements can nurture local engagement, and how local initiatives 
can provide fresh insights regarding global challenges.

We want to showcase place and regionally based programs of education and 
action promoting environmental and community sustainability, advance the 
development and implementation of such programs, and engage in scholarly 
reflection upon them.


Featured Speakers

Peter Berg
Director, Planet Drum Foundation
<http://www.planetdrum.org/> <<http://www.planetdrum.org/>>

Will Raap
Founder of Gardners' Supply Company and The Intervale Foundation
<http://www.intervale.org/> <<http://www.intervale.org/>

Janisse Ray
Author, *Ecology of a Cracker Childhood* and her latest book *Pinhook*
<http://www.chelseagreen.com/2005/items/pinhook>


Sponsors

Orion Society
Cobscook Community Learning Center
Global Community Initiatives
Two Rivers Center for Sustainability


We welcome proposals for presentations, full panels, and other activities 
that address the conference theme in diverse ways. Proposals should address 
such questions as:
• What existing place and regionally based programs and activities provide 
models of ways promoting environmental and community sustainability?
• What are the diverse methods and strategies for engaging in this work 
using, for example, the arts, education, restoration, advocacy, and 
political action?
         • What are the strengths and limitations of these approaches?
• What are the major current challenges to promoting environmental and 
community sustainability?
• How do we envision meeting these challenges in the future?
• How can local initiatives address global issues?
• How can local initiatives work to bring different constituencies together?
• How can local initiatives address issues of environmental justice?
• What are the underlying historical, philosophical, political and other 
foundations of such programs and activities?

We welcome presentations from a wide range of people, from grassroots 
activists to scholars. Presenters must be registered participants in the 
conference. (We anticipate that limited scholarship support will be 
available for those who cannot otherwise attend.)

For more information, including the conference theme and proposal format 
and content, visit the conference’s web site at:

http://www.goddard.edu/academic/actioninplace.html

Submitting your proposal: Sent it as an e-mail attachment in Rich Text 
Format to LuttsR at goddard.edu. Deadline for proposals is May 31, 2005.



Goddard College provides low-residency, student-centered opportunities to 
earn undergraduate and graduate degrees. Its Individualized M.A. Program 
offers a student-designed Concentration in Interdisciplinary Environmental 
Studies. Its other programs also provide opportunities to pursue 
environmental and sustainability studies. These programs include 
Individualized B.A., B.A./M.A. in Health Arts & Sciences, B.A./M.A. in 
Education, M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts, and M.A. in Psychology. Visit 
the college’s web site at: www.Goddard.edu.

Goddard College also offers “George," a portal to on-line and print 
resources for environmental and sustainability Studies. It can be accessed 
through the college library’s web page, or by going to: 
<http://web.goddard.edu/ESresources> .
<http://web.goddard.edu/ESresources> .
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Ralph H. Lutts
311 Dan River Road
Meadows of Dan, VA 24120 USA
276-952-6109
276-952-6125 (fax)
rhlutts at swva.net

Visit "George": Resources for Environmental and Sustainability Studies
http://web.goddard.edu/ESresources