[ESSP] EF Schumacher Lectures

[Vanessa Paulman]

>Dear Dr. D'Avanzo
>
>It is a pleasure to announce the speakers for the Twenty-Fourth Annual E. F.
>Schumacher Lectures to be held October 23rd in Stockbridge, Massachusetts:
>
>Oren Lyons-revered traditional leader of the Onondaga Nation and tireless
>international advocate for indigenous rights and sovereignty issues;
>
>Judy Wicks-owner of the White Dog Café, founder of BALLE, and a passionate
>spokesperson for local ownership and local production; and
>
>Stephanie Mills-an eloquent observer of the natural world, turning her fine
>perception to the economic, peace, and social activist world of Bob Swann.
>
>If you are free to attend, please plan to join us. The Lectures are a
>wonderful occasion for Schumacher members to hear visionary voices, engage
>with speakers and other participants, and linger for an autumn weekend in
>the Berkshire region.  Details and registration information follow.
>
>Warm wishes,
>Susan Witt
>
>Executive Director
>E. F. Schumacher Society
>140 Jug End Road
>Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230 USA
>(413) 528-1737, efssociety at smallisbeautiful.org
>  www.smallisbeautiful.org 
>
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>THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
>E. F. SCHUMACHER LECTURES
>
>Saturday, October 23, 2004, 10:00 - 5:00
>First Congregational Church, Main Street, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
>
>Featured Speakers:
>OREN LYONS
>JUDY WICKS
>STEPHANIE MILLS
>
>OREN LYONS is Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee
>(Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy). Through the United Nations and other
>international forums he has been active in international indigenous rights
>and sovereignty issues. He is an Associate Professor in the American Studies
>Program at the State University of New York at Buffalo. As publisher of
>Daybreak, a Native American news magazine, he has given voice to the
>traditional practices and concerns of indigenous peoples on this continent.
>He edited Exiled in the Land of the Free: Democracy, Indian Nations, and the
>U.S. Constitution published in 1992.
>
>JUDY WICKS is founder of Philadelphia's twenty-one year old White Dog Cafe,
>known for its advocacy of local organically raised food and for the farmers
>who grow such food. The adjoining Black Cat retail shop specializes in
>locally made products and fair trade goods. The White Dog Cafe Foundation
>distributes twenty percent of the restaurant's profits to support a range of
>Philadelphia non-profits and reflects Judy's passion for environmental,
>peace, and social justice issues. A leading national spokesperson for the
>importance of creating healthy local economies, Judy's experience with her
>own business led her to found the Business Alliance for Local Living
>Economies (BALLE), a two-and-a-half year-old national organization with
>chapters in over fifteen cities. Her awards include the prestigious Business
>Enterprise Trust Award, founded by Norman Lear, for creative leadership in
>combining sound business management with social vision, and Business Ethics
>magazine's first "Living Economy Award." With Chef Kevin von Klause, she
>co-authored White Dog Cafe Cookbook: Multicultural Recipes and Tales of
>Adventure from Philadelphia's Revolutionary Restaurant.
>
>STEPHANIE MILLS has been a writer and editor of matters ecological,
>bioregional, social, and political for the past thirty years. Famous for her
>commencement address at Mills College in 1969, "The Future is a Cruel Hoax,"
>she went on to serve as the editor of Co-Evolution Quarterly, Not Man Apart,
>California Tomorrow, Earth, and Earth Times. Mills's 1989 Sierra Club book,
>Whatever Happened to Ecology?, is widely regarded as a singular voice of
>sanity and a moving personal statement of a woman on the ecological
>frontiers. Her 2002 book, Epicurean Simplicity, explores the grace and
>freedom of the simple life. Mills has been named by Utne Reader as one of
>the world's leading visionaries. She is currently writing a biography of
>Robert Swann.
>
>LECTURE SCHEDULE
>
>   9:30   Registration and coffee
>10:00   Welcome
>10:15   Talk by Oren Lyons
>11:15   Audience response and questions
>12:00   Lunch (see details below)
>   1:00   Talk by Judy Wicks
>   2:00   Audience response and questions
>   2:30   Coffee Break
>   2:45   Talk by Stephanie Mills
>   4:00   Audience response and questions
>   4:30   Closing remarks by the speakers
>   4:50   Tea and book-signing by the speakers
>
>
>DETAILS
>
>Time: Saturday, October 23, 2004; 10:00 - 5:00. There will be a lunch break
>from 12:00 - 1:00.
>
>Cost: $20 per person, $15 per member of the E. F. Schumacher Society, and
>$15 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door and from the
>E. F. Schumacher Society, 140 Jug End Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413)
>528-1737, efssociety at smallisbeautiful.org.
>
>Registration: Pre-registration recommended. Checks payable to the E. F.
>Schumacher Society, Visa and MasterCard accepted.
>
>Lunch: A vegetarian brown bag lunch may be ordered in advance for an
>additional $12. Call for menu details. Alternatively there are several
>nearby restaurants or bring your own bag lunch.
>
>Directions: The First Congregational Church of Stockbridge is located on
>West Main Street (next to Town Hall) in Stockbridge. From Boston, take the
>Lee Exit on the Massachusetts Turnpike and follow signs south (Route 102) to
>Stockbridge. From New York City take the Taconic Parkway to Route 23 in
>Claverack. Follow Route 23 east to Great Barrington, where Route 23 joins
>Route 7. Take Route 7 north to Stockbridge, turn left on Main Street at the
>Red Lion Inn. The church will be on your left approximate 1/3 mile. The
>historic red brick church is easy to identify behind the prominent clock
>tower. A map can be viewed and downloaded from the "events" page of our
>website at smallisbeautiful.org.
>
>Accommodations: Call the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce 413-528-1510
>for listings of the many overnight options in the region or visit
>www.greatbarrington.org.
>
>Membership: Contributions to the E. F. Schumacher Society are
>tax-deductible.
>
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>ANNUAL LECTURES REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FORM
>
>_____Enclosed are registration fees for _______person(s) for the Annual
>E. F. Schumacher Lectures ($20 non-member, $15 member/student/senior).
>
>_____Please reserve _____lunch(es).  Enclosed is $12 per lunch.
>
>_____Included is my/our tax-deductible donation to support the
>E. F. Schumacher Society's work for:______$50  ______$100
>_____$250  ______$500  ______$1000  ______Other
>Please enter/renew my/our membership.
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>Name_________________________________
>
>Address_______________________________
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>______________________________________
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>Email_________________________________
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>Return with check or credit card information to:
>E. F. Schumacher Society
>140 Jug End Road
>Great Barrington, MA 01230
>www.smallisbeautiful.org


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Vanessa Paulman       
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

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