BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EcoCiv Institute - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for EcoCiv Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20140101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180304T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180304T180000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20180221T174316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180221T174316Z UID:9751-1520173800-1520186400@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Eco-Justice: Equity and Wellbeing in an Ecological Age DESCRIPTION:Justice\, as a comprehensive ideal of what is right and good – both individually and socially – is a goal common to most faith traditions.\n\nEco-Justice broadens this ideal to specifically include the natural environment\, and the inter-connection of natural and social ecologies.\n\nThis timely and important interfaith event brings together an acclaimed panel of speakerswho will aim to strike a balance between this broader ecological perspective and the concrete tasks of eco-justice in our time. This will be followed by an “Interfaith Cafe” where we all get to engage in the conversation among smaller break-out groups\, before reconvening for our final shared thoughts.\n\nPlease RSVP and see full details in the link above.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by EcoCiv\, the Southern California Committee of the Parliament of the World’s Religions\, and All Paths Divinity School. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/eco-justice-equity-and-wellbeing-in-an-ecological-age/ LOCATION:Napier Center\, Pilgrim Place\, 625 Mayflower Rd\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture,Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171107T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171109T120000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170906T195415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170906T195415Z UID:9370-1510041600-1510228800@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Green Transition: Toward Ecological Civilization in Korea DESCRIPTION:Our world is facing an unprecedented threat. If we have any hope of averting the predicted consequences of the climate crisis\, we need radical change and we need it now. Making minor adjustments that maintain the status quo is not enough. Putting green paint on unsustainable practices is not sufficient. We need a “Second Enlightenment\,” a new paradigm\, a fundamental change of framework on which we can build a more sustainable and just world—an Ecological Civilization. Such radical civilizational change will require collaboration around a shared vision for the future\, toward mutual flourishing; bringing together the best in theory and practice across all areas of society. \nThis fall\, key leaders from Korea will gather in Claremont to collaborate with US leaders around the shared vision of an ecological civilization\, and the steps needed to initiate the transition on a global scale. Participants represent leaders in national and local government\, NGOs\, universities\, journalism\, and religions. Each participant and key speaker brings a unique set of skills\, experiences\, and achievements\, critical to ushering in a new ecological paradigm. Inspired and guided by the work of John B. Cobb\, Jr. whose vision was at the heart of the 2015 Claremont conference “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization\,” we will examine big ideas toward a new paradigm for the future and how this vision is already being actualized by scholars\, activists\, governments\, and politicians\, in Korea and beyond. \nPerhaps most important\, this conference will serve as a first step toward building a Global Network for Ecological Civilization–bringing people together from around the world to collaborate on this common vision. While the 2017 Claremont conference will focus on Korea and the US\, the 2018 Seoul conference (in partnership with the City of Seoul) will focus especially on forming an active network in Asia\, that includes Korea\, China\, and Japan. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/green-transition-toward-ecological-civilization-in-korea-2/ LOCATION:Claremont\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Process Studies":MAILTO:info@ctr4process.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170814T113000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170815T173000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170602T170620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170602T170620Z UID:9318-1502710200-1502818200@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Towards a Contemplative Commons DESCRIPTION:Post-capitalism has become the subject of much recent debate\, spurred by publications from Jeremy Rifkin (2015)\, Paul Mason (2016)\, J. K. Gibson-Graham (2006)\, Left Accelerationists like Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams (2015)\, and members of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and Degrowth communities. Though there is no uniform agreement among its proponents\, post-capitalism seems generally characterized by a reemergence of the commons. Realizing a successful transition to a post-capitalist\, commons-based political economy will not only depend on the capacity for new technologies and social relations to alter the balance of political and economic power; it will also depend on developing social practices that underlie a broader cultural shift. Though there exists some scholarship on the social and cultural dimensions of a commons-based transition\, there is comparatively little work that approaches its ethical and contemplative dimensions. Likewise\, though there exists some scholarship on the contemplative dimensions of social transformation and sustainability\, very little is situated in the context of the political economy. In an effort to bridge these gaps\, this workshop seeks to convene scholars and stakeholders who have an interest or expertise in developing ethical and contemplative approaches to post-capitalism and commoning. \nIf you are interested in participating\, please submit to Zack Walsh at zachary.walsh@cst.edu a CV and a one-page letter of intent explaining your interest in the topic and how it relates to your work. \nFor more details\, visit the event website here. See the workshop announcement and call for participation here (PDF). See the flyer here (PDF). URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/towards-a-contemplative-commons/ LOCATION:IASS\, Berliner Straße 130\, 14467 Potsdam\, Berliner Straße 130\, Potsdam\, Brandenburg\, 14467\, Germany CATEGORIES:Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170605T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170605T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170525T212221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T212221Z UID:9308-1496689200-1496694600@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Where's It All Heading? DESCRIPTION:In 2015 long-time Claremont resident Prof. John Cobb organized a 1500-person conference entitled “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization.” Those meetings spawned EcoCiv.org\, which supports projects that chart the way toward a genuinely sustainable civilization. \nThe EcoCiv president\, Prof. Philip Clayton\, will summarize initiatives\, nationally and internationally\, that are now bringing to light what an ecological society will look like. From Ecovillages to food justice to national policy changes to the environmental movement in China ― put together\, they reveal the roadmap toward the civilization of the future. \nSustainability Dialogs are free and open to all.\nQuestions are encouraged!\nSponsored by Sustainable Claremont\, EcoCiv\, the League of Women Voters of the Claremont Area\, the Interfaith Sustainability Council\, and Pomona College. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/wheres-it-all-heading/ LOCATION:Pomona College\, Hahn Building\, Room 101\, 420 N. College Avenue\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170519 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170427T054310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T054310Z UID:9279-1495065600-1495151999@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Higher Education and Institutional Divestment DESCRIPTION:This convening will bring together institutions that have already reached the decision to divest\, board members of colleges and universities interested in exploring the process\, and other leaders who work in roles that help achieve these goals\, such as endowment networks and facilitating student participation in leading ecological movements. When business executives\, grassroots organizers\, scholars\, and community leaders brainstorm together\, they discover ways to build productive partnerships\, find common cause\, and begin to develop concrete plans that coordinate across the whole range of society. This convening will be an event that forms shared commitments to developing action plans\, searches for positive impacts at the college and university level\, and benefits the participating individuals and their respective organizations. \nThis convening is by invitation only. Reports and material will be made available after the event. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/higher-education-and-institutional-divestment/ CATEGORIES:Convening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170501T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170501T203000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170427T045327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T045327Z UID:9251-1493665200-1493670600@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Permaculture in an Urban Context DESCRIPTION:What is Permaculture? Maybe you’ve heard the word\, but were never quite sure what it meant or how it relates to the topic of sustainability. If so\, please join Sustainable Claremont as we welcome guest lecturer\, Larry Santoyo\, a Permaculture Design teacher and practitioner for the last 28 years. He has taught environmental design at colleges and universities nationwide\, including UC Berkeley\, and is the Senior Designer at one of the largest Permaculture companies in the world. \nThis event is part of the Sustainability Dialogue Series hosted each month by Sustainable Claremont. This particular event is co-sponsored by EcoCiv\, Sustainable Claremont\, Pomona College\, League of Women Voters\, and the Interfaith Sustainability Council. Free and open to all! URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/permaculture-in-an-urban-context/ LOCATION:Pomona College\, Hahn Building\, Room 101\, 420 N. College Avenue\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170428T083000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170429T183000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170218T225524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170218T225524Z UID:9101-1493368200-1493490600@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The 11th International Forum on Ecological Civilization DESCRIPTION:It is no secret that both China and the world are facing many disturbing problems today. We are heading toward the ecological catastrophes. Finding an alternative to the current form of modernization has become an urgent issue. What is the root causes of the current crisis? What are the philosophical\, political\, economic\, and cultural foundations of this crisis? How do we step out of this predicament and avoid the destruction of the earth? Are there alternatives to modern Western civilization that underlies the modern period? Is a new civilization—an ecological civilization possible? What is “ecological civilization”? What is its philosophical foundation? What are its social\, political\, and economic implications? How can we create an ecological civilization? Which kinds of practical models of ecological civilization are emerging in the world? What kind of role can China in creating an ecological civilization? The 11th International Forum on Ecological Civilization will contribute to fresh reflections on these questions from an organic\, relational\, non-dualistic perspective that is far more congenial to classical Chinese thinking. \nFor more details about the event and how to register\, please click here. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/the-11th-international-forum-on-ecological-civilization/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, 1325 N College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170413T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170413T210000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170310T082647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170310T082647Z UID:9134-1492110000-1492117200@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Claremont Energy Vision DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to Claremont Energy Vision—a convening sponsored jointly by Toward Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv)\, Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP\, Inc.)\, the Hixon Center at Harvey Mudd College\, and the Environmental Analysis program at Pomona College. Together\, we will explore the city-wide strategy that Claremont is currently deploying to drive its energy use toward net zero. We will focus on an upcoming project\, Claremont Locally Grown Power\, which proposes to create a local non-profit solar manufacturing facility to make and install solar systems on 6\,000 Claremont homes ― designed to be replicable in other cities. The evening will explore the role of city government\, the Claremont Colleges\, and local businesses and nonprofits. \nFor more details about the event\, please click here. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/claremont-energy-vision-2/ LOCATION:Shanahan Center at Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Convening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170217T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170220T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170218T230054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170218T230054Z UID:9104-1487325600-1487628000@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Common Good Film Festival 2017 DESCRIPTION:Four days of films and discussions that elicit common sense\, common decency\, and the common good\, while celebrating the wisdom of Alfred North Whitehead. With ten films meant to inform\, inspire\, and amuse\, the Common Good Film Festival celebrates the work of filmmakers that tell the stories of those dedicated to the benefit of humanity. \nFor details about the event and how to attend\, please click here. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/common-good-film-festival-2017/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, 1325 N College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170213T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170216T120000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20170218T231347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170218T231347Z UID:9108-1486976400-1487246400@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process-Relational Thinking Toward Ecological Civilization DESCRIPTION:Our world is in peril. The practices and worldviews of modern civilization have led us to the brink of civilizational collapse. What hope can there be in the midst of such crisis? For many\, it is the vision of an ecological civilization. This vision has gained prominence in China\, where the search for a post-modern way of sustainable living has brought many in conversation with the Constructive Postmodern Organic Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. This course is an intensive introduction to process-relational philosophy and its relevance for ecological civilization; by way of engagement with Pope Francis’ call to “integral ecology” in his encyclical (Laudato Si’) and John Cobb’s call to “ecological civilization” as demonstrated in the multi-author volume For Our Common Home: Process-Relational Responses to Laudato Si’. \nFor more details about this event and how to attend\, please click here. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/process-relational-thinking-toward-ecological-civilization/ CATEGORIES:Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161120T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161120T160000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20161026T222151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161026T222151Z UID:8843-1479654000-1479657600@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Toward Ecological Civilization panel at AAR Annual Meeting in San Antonio DESCRIPTION:We take seriously former AAR President Laurie Zoloth’s call for the association to seriously consider its activities and professional development. In a dialogue facilitated by EcoCiv President Philip Clayton\, this event will explore the roles of professional academic organizations and scholars of religion in analyzing what the minimal conditions for a sustainable mode of civilized human existence are on this planet. This conversation will attempt to display the work being done currently around the world and the concrete\, practical steps necessary for the transition that these communities have already begun. \nThe panelists are:\nLaurie Zoloth\, Northwestern University\nMary Evelyn Tucker\, Yale University\nLaurel D. Kearns\, Drew University\nLucas Johnston\, Wake Forest University\nPhilip Clayton\, Claremont School of Theology and EcoCiv URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/toward-ecological-civilization-panel-at-aar-annual-meeting-in-san-antonio/ LOCATION:Alamo B (2nd Level) Marriott Riverwalk\, 889 East Market Street\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161030 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160419T231738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160419T231738Z UID:6410-1477612800-1477785599@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Alternative Futures: Pathways Toward Ecological Civilization DESCRIPTION:This interactive conference seeks to explore and inspire new “social imaginaries” through case studies that represent real alternatives in humanity’s movement toward positive futures. \nIn recent years\, a new sub-genre of speculative fiction\, called climate fiction (cli-fi)\, has captivated the public’s imagination\, providing apocalyptic and dystopian stories about a future wrecked by climate change. Whether in the novels of Kim Stanley Robinson and Margaret Atwood or in films like The Day After Tomorrow or TV shows like The 100\, the dominant narratives surrounding climate change are all about survival of the fittest. Most stories portray a future civilization steeped in violence\, where people begin to starve because of food shortages resulting from drought\, dead soil\, and overpopulation. But\, are these the only futures we can envision? Could we envision a future of flourishing and not just survival? \nWe think so. This conference seeks to present and inspire new “social imaginaries”—that is\, new narratives that tell the story of humanity’s movement toward more positive alternative futures. We will seek to inspire new speculative visions based on principles of cooperation\, community\, and caring\, because just as a boat glides better when we all row in the same direction\, an optimal response to the dangers of climate catastrophe is one where we imagine together viable pathways toward ecological civilization. To that end\, this conference will develop visions of alternative futures connected to case studies of real alternatives\, called concrete utopias. Constructing and inhabiting these social imaginaries is indispensable if humans are to recognize our current situation and set course toward more sustainable modes of existing on this planet. \n\nFormat & Goals:\nThe overall goal of the conference will be to identify how the broad vision of ecological civilization relates to 6 key sectors. To accomplish this\, the conference will be thematically organized in two parts: (1) envisioning alternative futures\, and (2) conceptually mapping pathways toward ecological civilization. These two parts will help participants envision a future that is not only desirable\, but also achievable given current constraints (eg. available resources\, consumption patterns\, population growth\, and current science and technology). The general aim of the conference is to concretely and historically situate positive visions of alternative futures in our contemporary situation. \nTo accomplish this\, the main body of the conference will be organized into 4 Eco Talks and 6 Woodsheds. Eco Talks and Woodsheds will shift participants’ focus from a broader to a more focused account of transition in one of 6 sectors\, so that participants shift between an ideal vision of the future and its potential exemplification in initiatives that currently exist. Eco Talks are 1-hour long sessions combining a lecture from an expert with a Q&A session. They will help broaden our focus\, affording a big picture assessment of what is required to transition society toward ecological civilization. Woodsheds are 1.5-hour long sessions divided into three 30-minute sections\, comprising a “brainstorming” session\, “featured presentations\,” and “strategizing” session. The woodsheds allow space to hone in on 6 key domains of the transition. In each of the Woodsheds\, participants will be asked to imagine a positive future within a specific domain (during the “brainstorming” session). Then\, they will listen to an expert describe local initiatives presenting possible pathways toward ecological civilization (during the “featured presentations”). Finally\, participants will be asked to craft strategies for implementing their ideal vision through 3 different pathways: local\, regional/national\, and global (during the “strategizing” session). \nOverall\, the conference is formatted to be an interactive platform for participants to consult experts\, generate knowledge\, and craft strategies for constructing an ecological civilization. Participants will work together to coordinate and apply their collective wisdom toward the design and implementation of an ideal future. The collective visions and strategies we discuss will be artistically represented and material from the conference will be published in an effort to present positive\, inspiring visions that can help mobilize transition to a more just\, sustainable world. \n  \n[themify_button style=”blue” link=”https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ConferenceSchedule.pdf” target=”_blank”]Tentative Schedule[/themify_button] \n\nEcoTalk Featured Speakers:\nGar Alperovitz\nThe Next System Project: Political Economic Reform\nOct. 28 (10:45am-11:45am)\nButler 201\, Claremont School of Theology \nGar Alperovitz has had a distinguished career as a historian\, political economist\, activist\, writer\, and government official. For fifteen years\, he served as the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland\, and is a former Fellow of Kings College\, Cambridge University; Harvard’s Institute of Politics; the Institute for Policy Studies; and a Guest Scholar at the Brookings Institution. He is also the co-chair of the Next System Project\, a project of the Democracy Collaborative.\nSystemic Crisis and Systemic Change in the United States in the 21st Century (PDF) \nGar Alperovitz on The Cleveland Model\n \nGar Alperovitz on Evolutionary Reconstruction\n\n \n\nErik Olin Wright\nEnvisioning Real Utopias: Pathways to Positive Futures\nOct 28 (5:00pm-6:00pm)\nButler 201\, Claremont School of Theology\n \nErik Olin Wright is an American analytical Marxist sociologist\, specializing in social stratification\, and in egalitarian alternative futures to capitalism. Wright has introduced novel concepts to adapt to this change of perspective including deep democracy and interstitial revolution. Recently\, Wright has been associated with a renewed understanding of a socialist alternative\, deeply rooted on social associativism. The transition to this alternative\, according to Wright\, depends on designing and building “real utopias\,” the name of a research and book of his. “Real utopias\,” combine alternatives to prevailing institutions that carry moral principles in accordance to a just and humane world and that are concerned with problems of viability.\nErik Olin Wright on the Basic Values of Social Change\n\n \nErik Olin Wright on the Mondragon Corporation\n\n \n\nTian Song\nOct. 29 (9:00am-10:00am)\nRound Building\, Claremont United Methodist Church \nTian Song is a professor at the Institute for History and Philosophy of Science at Beijing Normal University. Tianworks at the junction of philosophy of science\, history of science\, anthropology of science\, environmental history\, environmental philosophy\, and interdisciplinary case studies. His books include A Touching Collapse of the World (2015)\,Warning Science (2014)\, The Remains of the Spirits’ World: The Change of Naxi the Ancient Ethnic Group (2008)\, The Skepticism in the Age of Limited Earth: Will the Future World be Made of Garbage? (2007)\, and a translation from John Wheeler\, At Home in the Universe (2006)\, the latter two of which were awarded a secondary Wenjin Book Prize from the Chinese National Library \n\nDavid Korten\nChange the Story\, Change the Future\nOct. 29 (5:00pm-6:00pm)\nRound Building\, Claremont United Methodist Church\n \nDavid C. Korten is a cofounder and board chair of YES! Magazine\, co-chair of the New Economy Working Group\, founder and president of the Living Economies Forum\, a member of the Club of Rome\, a founding board member emeritus of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies\, a former Associate of the International Forum on Globalization\, and a former Harvard Business School professor. \nDavid Korten on “What does ecological civilization mean to you?”\n \nDavid Korten on “What are the characteristics to support an ecological civilization?”\n \n\nWoodshed Featured Speakers:\nAndy Shrader\nPolitical Engagement\nOct. 28 (9:00am-10:30)\nButler 201\, Claremont School of Theology \nAndy Shrader is Director of Environmental Affairs\, Water Policy & Sustainability for the 5th District of the City of Los Angeles. He advises Councilmember Paul Koretz on issues related to the environment\, climate change\, water policy\, technology and sustainability\, working to ensure the city can meet its present economic\, environmental\, and sociopolitical needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. He staffs the Councilmember on the Energy and Environment Committee. Andy was elected in 2003 as one of the founding members of the Mar Vista Community Council where his most notable motion instituted the popular Mar Vista Farmer’s Market. He earned a Master’s Degree in Screenwriting and a Certificate in Global Sustainability from UCLA\, wrote the celebrity speeches for 10 years for the EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women (in support of cancer research\, treatment and support) and was awarded Heal the Bay’s 2011 “Super Healer Award” for his work on marine debris plastic waste issues. \n\nHerman Greene\nValues & Worldviews\nOct. 28 (1:30pm-3:00pm)\nButler 201\, Claremont School of Theology \nWith over 30 years of experience practicing law\, Herman Greene also has decades of experience in environmental issues–seeking well-being in all life communities. He is founder of the Center for Ecozoic Societies. He was the Founding Executive Director of the International Process Network\, an association promoting process-relational philosophies\, and continues to serve on its Board of Governors. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Center for Process Studies and for the Institute for the Post-Modern Development of China\, both in Claremont\, CA. Further\, he carries on a part-time practice in corporate\, tax and securities lawyer at Greene Law\, PLLC. He holds degrees in Spirituality and Sustainability\, DMin\, United Theological Seminary 2004; Law\, JD\, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1979; Ministry\, MTh and MDiv\, University of Chicago Divinity School 1969 and 1970; Political Science\, MA\, Stanford University 1967; and Political Science\, BA\, University of Florida 1966. \n  \nBecky Rittenburg\nEducation\nOct. 28 (3:15pm-4:45pm)\nButler 201\, Claremont School of Theology \nBecky Rittenburg is Community Programs Manager for the Chino Basin Water Conservation District. Over the past six years\, Becky has conducted watershed science research and developed project-based watershed education programming and curriculum for K-12 schools. She is passionate about getting kids outside to explore their watersheds\, and to giving students a voice in the conservation conversation. Collaborating with partners to provide integrated opportunities for learning\, research and restoration of our urban watershed is the most satisfying part of her job. When not working\, you can find Becky exploring southern California’s diverse ecosystems and rafting western rivers. \n  \nJoanne Poyourow\nLifestyles & Communities\nOct. 29 (10:15am-11:45)\nRound Building\, Claremont United Methodist Church \nJoanne Poyourow is an author\, an educator\, a gardener\, and a community builder. Joanne has lead Environmental Change-Makers for 11 years\, and brought the ideas of the international Transition Movement to Los Angeles.  She is one of the founding members of the Transition Los Angeles city hub which is preparing local communities for the changes coming with global warming\, peak oil\, and economic contraction. Transition Los Angeles supports action groups in many local communities within the greater Los Angeles area. It is perhaps the largest metropolitan area in the world that is working with Transition ideas. \n  \n  \nKenji Williams\nCreative Arts\nOct. 29 (1:30pm-3:00pm)\nRound Building\, Claremont United Methodist Church \nKenji Williams is Founder and Director of Bella Gaia. He is a composer and director for multi-media live theater\, augmented reality\, virtual reality\, and interactive datavisualization. Named a “100 Top Creative” by Origin Magazine\, a World Technology Network award finalist in Arts\, Entertainment\, and Education\, and a Grammy voting member\, Williams explores the nexus of art and science through collaborations as diverse as astronaut Koichi Wakata orbiting live aboard the International Space Station\, multimedia artist Paul Miller\, top world music musicians\, and institutions such as NASA\, UNEP\,  UNESCO. \n  \nXavier Rizos\nEconomics\nOct. 29 (3:15pm-4:45pm)\nRound Building\, Claremont United Methodist Church \nXavier Rizos is an analyst for the P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Foundation. The Foundation is a global network of researchers and practitioners monitoring and promoting actions geared towards a transition to a Commons-based society. We are a decentralized\, self-organized\, globally distributed community building an information-commons ecosystem for the growing P2P/Commons movement. They examine both the digital and the material worlds\, their freedoms and restrictions\, scarcities and abundances. They are an incubator and catalyst\, focusing on the “missing pieces” and the interconnectedness that can lead to a wider movement. \n  \n  \n  \n\nCo-Sponsored By:\n \n  URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/altfutures/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, Butler 201\, 1325 N. College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160612 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160419T225508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160419T225508Z UID:6405-1465516800-1465689599@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Business and Management Toward an Ecological Civilization DESCRIPTION:How will businesses and their management structures need to be designed in order that their sector can lead the way Toward Ecological Civilization? \nThe transformation to a sustainable society will not be accomplished by NGOs and non-profit organizations alone. Nor will government policies by themselves suffice\, given the strong influence of the private sector on policies (lobbying) and on funding candidates. (The same applies to transnational agreements.) The private sector will therefore play a major role in the transition. \nClearly\, a business with no social conscience ― one that acts only to maximize profits regardless of the costs to humans and the environment ― will not be an ally in this process. But it is a fallacy to paint the entire private sector with this brush. Many in this sector care deeply about achieving sustainability; they are motivated to bring about change; and they are already using their positions and their corporations in concrete ways to advance this goal. Indeed\, many features of the private sector are models for other sectors: efficiency of time and production; careful use of financial resources; streamlined and effective management; accountability to outside bodies (e.g.\, boards and shareholders)\, advanced project planning and management\, experience in innovation and R&D\, and the ability to use data and feedback to streamline operations\, improve management and production\, or even to alter their business model altogether. \nThis consultation will involve interviews with business leaders\, consultants\, and management theoriests on the subject of business and management toward and ecological civilization. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/business-and-management-toward-an-ecological-civilization/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, Butler 201\, 1325 N. College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Consultation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160611 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160504T224319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160504T224319Z UID:6592-1465171200-1465603199@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The Gospel in the Ecological Crisis DESCRIPTION:A Training for Christian Clergy \nUnion Theological Seminary in the City of New York\n3041 Broadway New York\, NY 10027 \nJune 6-10\, 2016 \nFrom the California drought to Missouri floods to changing growing seasons across America\, climate change is already affecting our country and world. The deeper ecological crisis known to front-line communities for decades is also coming to greater attention: toxic drinking water\, collapse in fisheries\, soil erosion\, and oil and gas leaks have all received recent news coverage. Historically\, the church has met world affairs with discernment\, seeking to carry out the teachings of Jesus according to the material context of the age. What is the role of the Church in this moment? How can Christian clergy help their congregations profess the Good News in a changing world? \nOn June 6-10 2016\, the Center for Earth Ethics and the Climate Reality Project will train 35 priests\, ministers\, preachers\, pastors\, nuns\, and evangelists to recognize and address the impacts of climate change in their congregations and communities. Convened with the assistance of partner organizations that include the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, Green for All\, GreenFaith\, Care of Creation\, the Sophia Institute\, the Kairos Center for Rights and Religion\, the Franciscan Action Network\, the NAACP\, and Creation Justice Ministries\, the topics will include: \n\nWhat the Bible says about the Earth\nThe church’s role in disaster preparedness and recovery\nCase studies of Christian witness for environmental justice\nThe scientific background of climate change\nPastoral care for grief and despair\nSustainability education in the church setting\nConnections between existing ministries of mercy and justice and the environment\n\nEligibility: Christian clergy serving congregations half- or full-time\, or the equivalent if serving multiple congregations\, are eligible for this training. Ordained Christian chaplains and members of religious orders (nuns\, monks) are also eligible. \nCost: The program will cover housing (shared guest rooms) and meals at no cost to participants\, as well as any necessary travel within New York City. Limited assistance may be available for participants who are unable to afford transportation to New York. \nWhere: Union Theological Seminary\, 3041 Broadway\, New York\, NY 10027 \nWhen: June 6-10\, 2016 \nConfirmed presenters and instructors: Vice President Al Gore (Climate Reality Project)\, Sister Simone Campbell (NETWORK)\, Jacqui Patterson (NAACP)\, Rev. Leo Woodberry\, Tim DeChristopher (Climate Disobedience Center)\, Rev. Ed Brown (Care of Creation)\, and more. \nApplications are closed for this year’s program. Applicants will be notified of decisions by April 1. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Shay O’Reilly: soreilly@centerforearthethics.org\, 212-280-1425. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/the-gospel-in-the-ecological-crisis/ LOCATION:Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York\, 3041 Broadway \, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States CATEGORIES:Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160512 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160506T180635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160506T180635Z UID:6621-1462924800-1463011199@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Climate Conflict\, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisis DESCRIPTION:Climate Conflict\, Capital & Development Paradox: A case of India’s Energy & Resources Crisis \nPresented by Amol Navangul \nIn collaboration with the \nInternational Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)\, \nThe Community Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)\, and \nThe National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) \nSession Description: \nClimate change and security or economic conflicts are making the fight against poverty harder. Capital flows are more difficult to control\, applications of available resources are difficult to optimize or channelized\, and developmental goals are difficult to be attained. The eyes of the world are on these challenges. India and other emerging economies are typical examples to see these issues in that perspective\, thus the developmental policies adopted by these economies need to take strategic approach to climate change\, conflict and capital\, which are key factors affecting development and the fight against poverty. This webinar tries to see these conflicts\, development needs\, the resources allocations\, and further tries to identify the solution approach\, may that be through policy or through application of technology. \nAlthough the global development policies are to help countries gain control over their own development\, and to help individuals gain control over their own lives\, the rapid and alarming negative effects of climate change and the unified response observed in the near past have created a paradox in terms of UN Millennium Development Goals and country obligations to climate response. The webinar will take an example of energy and resources crisis faced by India\, to understand this paradox\, and will try to zero-in on possible way forward. \n[themify_button style=”Large Blue Flat” link=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adrhub-webinar-climate-conflict-capital-development-paradox-a-case-of-indias-energy-resources-crisis-tickets-25143289255?ref=enivtefor001&invite=MTAxMDk1MDkvbWFyaWx5bnNncmVlbmJlcmdAZ21haWwuY29tLzA%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&utm_term=attend” ]Read More[/themify_button] URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/climate-conflict-capital-development-paradox-a-case-of-indias-energy-resources-crisis/ CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160501 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160419T224744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160419T224744Z UID:6401-1461888000-1462060799@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:10th International Forum on Ecological Civilization DESCRIPTION:It is no secret that our planet is in crisis. When China marches toward modernization\, it is facing many disturbing problems like the West did. Finding an alternative to the current form of modernization has become an urgent issue. How to create an ecological civilization? What are the political\, social and economic implications of ecological civilization? How can China continue to develop economically without repeating the mistakes the West made? What kind of education an ecological civilization calls for? What kind of role can Organic Marxism and traditional culture play in creating an ecological civilization? \nThe purpose of the Forum is to contribute to fresh reflections on these questions from both constructive postmodern and Marxist perspectives. \nThe Forum is organized by The Institute for Postmodern Development of China. The aim of The Institute for Postmodern Development of China is to create and promote new modes of social development in China and the West. The Institute seeks to integrate classical Chinese thought and contemporary forms of Western thought that are synthetic and constructive. \nThe cosponsors of this Forum include: Center for Process Studies\, CST\, Ecological Civilization International\, Pitzer College\, US-China Association for Environmental Education\, China Ecological Civilization Research and Promotion Association\, Central Bureau of Compilation and translation\, The Chinese Society for Dialectics of Nature\, Center for Constructive Postmodern Studies\, HIT\, and some other Chinese partners. \nRegistration fees will be waved for conference volunteers. If you are interested in being a volunteer for this conference\, please email us at eco_conference@postmodernchina.org.  \n[themify_button style=”Large Yellow Flat” link=”http://postmodernchina.org/blog/event/10th-international-forum-on-ecological-civilization/” ]Register[/themify_button] URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/10th-international-forum-on-ecological-civilization/ LOCATION:Pitzer College\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160405 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160419T230927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160419T230927Z UID:6408-1459641600-1459814399@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Economics Toward an Ecological Civilization-2 DESCRIPTION:Arguably\, economics stands at the very center of the complex web of the current climate crisis. Many options exist for interrupting the exhaustive downward ecological spiral caused by global consumer demand and patterns of consumption. EcoCiv research begins with existing schools such as ecological economics and degrowth\, seeking to resolve areas of disagreement and formulate overlap areas based on what the economic structures and policies of a sustainable civilization would have to look like. \nThis research consultation involves interviews with leading experts in the field of economics. This is our second round of 2-day interviews on economics. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/economics-toward-an-ecological-civilization-2/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, Butler 201\, 1325 N. College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Consultation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160403 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20160219T231059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160219T231059Z UID:5886-1459468800-1459641599@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:For Our Common Home: Authors in Dialogue over Laudato Si’ DESCRIPTION:Presenters are contributors to For Our Common Home: Process-Relational Responses to Laudato Si’ (Process Century Press\, 2015). \nTopics include Commentary on and Reception of the Encyclical\, Elements of an Integral Ecology\, Multi-Faith and Multi-Cultural Responses\, What Now?\, and The Call Forward.\nTickets are $29 per person and can be purchsed here: \n \nSpeakers Friday\, April 1\, 2016 \nJohn B\, Cobb\, Jr. Co-Editor of For Our Common Home\nBrian Henning (skype)\, Stewardship and the Roots of the Ecological Crisis \nDan Dombrowski\, A Liberal\, Catholic Response\nCatherine Keller (skype)\, Encycling: One Feminist Theological Response\nRosemary Radford Ruether\, Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Care for Creation\nTim Eastman (skype)\, Positive Solutions from a Plasma Physicist\nPhilip Clayton\, Go Thou and Do Likewise\nMark Dibben\, Management and the Care for Our Common Home\nVern Visick\, Some Reflections on Laudato Si’\nChris Daniels (skype)\, Indigenous Wisdom and Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter\nLourdes Arguelles\, Catholic and Buddhist Perspectives\nSpeakers Saturday\, April 2\, 2016 \nDavid Ray Griffin\, Protecting Our Common\, Sacred Home: Pope Francis and Process Thought\nMary Evelyn Tucker (skype)\, Climate Change Brings Moral Change\nJoseph Prabhu\, The Game Changer in the Vatican\nBarbara Muraca (skype)\, Care for our Common Home and the Degrowth Movement: A Message of Radical Transformation\nJohn Quiring\, Dialogue Between Paradigms (Anthropocentric/Biocentric\, Technocratic/Ecospiritual)\nRon Phipps\, Integral Ecology and China\nZhihe Wang and Meijun Fan\, Hope Lies in Change\nSherri Kling\, An Aesthetic Revolution of Love\nBonnie Tarwater\, At the Bedside of Mother Earth\nIgnacio Castuera\, Co-editor of For Our Common Home\nJames Conn\, A Change in the Climate of Climate Change? URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/for-our-common-home-authors-in-dialogue-over-laudato-si/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, Butler 201\, 1325 N. College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160115T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160118T220000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20151112T204352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151112T204352Z UID:4877-1452852000-1453154400@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Whitehead International Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Whitehead International Film Festival is based on Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy – a worldview that focuses on the radically interdependent nature of all that exists. Given this interdependence\, we are each responsible for contributing as much as we can toward the common good. Intercultural appreciation and understanding is a component of the common good that can be fostered by viewing and discussing excellent films produced around the world. View this year’s film selection. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/whitehead-international-film-festival/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, 1325 N College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Process Studies":MAILTO:info@ctr4process.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20151023T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20151025T180000 DTSTAMP:20260607T231431 CREATED:20151112T202450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20151112T202450Z UID:4873-1445590800-1445796000@ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Ecology of Community DESCRIPTION:Ecology of Community: Process\, Identity\, and Transformation  \n\n\nOctober 23-25\, 2015\nClaremont School of Theology\, Butler 201\nClaremont\, CA\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuilding upon the 10th International Whitehead Conference\, this Fall conference will explore the foundations for conceiving and building a global ecological civilization. Presentations and discussions will focus particularly on the role of communities:\n\n\n\nHow are ecology and community related?\nWhat role can and should ecological communities play?\nHow should we conceive the dynamics of identity and transformation in the move toward ecological civilization?\nHow can process-relational thought contribute to understanding\, and building\, ecological community?\n\nThe conference is organized into two distinct parts\, ECI Talks\, and The Woodshed. \nECI Talks are bold presentations that seek to change the world in just 15 minutes! Exploring big ideas at the intersection of theory and practice\, ECI Talks focus on radical changes in thought\, action\, and attitude\, necessary to bring about a sustainable and just society—an ecological civilization. \nThe Woodshed is a place for serious consideration of an ECI Talk. A time for honest exploration\, critique\, and proposals for applying the bold ideas presented and radical changes proposed. All conference participants are encouraged to share their own experiences and insights\, with the goal of formulating concrete ideas for bringing about real change. \nOnline participation for this conference will be available via Zoom. If you select the “Online Participation” option\, an email with access instructions will be sent to you on the day of the conference. Please be sure to include you email address on the payment form. Without your email\, we cannot send you the conference link. Zoom is fully interactive\, so all online participants will be able to listen/watch onsite presenters as well as ask questions of their own. \nThis event is co-sponsored by ECI and the Center for Process Studies. URL:https://ecocivinstitute.ctr4process.org/event/ecology-of-community/ LOCATION:Claremont School of Theology\, 1325 N College Ave\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Process Studies":MAILTO:info@ctr4process.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR