Forthcoming meetings on global governance, Simultaneous Policy (SP) and climate change, 27/28th February in London - YOU are invited

Subject: Public meetings on Simpol and climate change - London 27/28th Feb.
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:17:53 -0000
From: "John Bunzl" jbunzl@simpol.org

London School of Economics Environmental Initiatives Network (LSEEIN) meeting on the Simultaneous Policy (SP)

LSEEIN are holding an event focused on the Simultaneous Policy (SP) as a way for citizens to cooperate internationally to solve global problems. It will be held at the LSE, Lecture Theatre U8, Tower 1 on Tuesday 27th February 6.30pm - 8pm. For more information, please go to http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/alumniRelations/reunionsandevents/events/20070227.htm

John Bunzl of Simpol will be speaking about the Simultaneous Policy along with other speakers yet to be confirmed by LSEEIN. This meeting will be of interest to those concerned with globalisation, global governance and how to achieve it. For more information on SP, please go to http://www.simpol.org or http://www.simpol.org.uk

The meeting is free and open to the public. To book your place, please email alumnievents@lse.ac.uk or call 020-7955 7050.

Simpol-UK Policy Forum on Climate Change - House of Commons

Simpol-UK is the UK branch of the International Simlultaneous Policy Organisation. In its 2006 survey of Adopters' priorities on the policy content of SP, climate change was voted the nr. 1 priority by UK Adopters. As a result, Simpol-UK is holding a meeting open to all Adopters and the public to provide more information on this urgent issue and how SP can tackle it. The meeting will be held at the House of Commons, Committee Room 16 on Wednesday 28th February 3pm - 5pm. Speakers will be:

Aubrey Meyer, Director of the Global Commons Institute http://www.gci.org.uk will speak on Contraction & Convergence, a global policy to deal with climate change which has received widespread public support and has been submitted for possible inclusion in the Simultaneous Policy (SP).

John Stewart of Stop Airport Expansion and Airport Watch http://www.airportwatch.org.uk

Norman Baker MP, former campaigner on the environment for the Liberal Democrats. http://www.normanbaker.org.uk

A representative of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research which advises the government on climate change.http://www.tyndall.ac.uk

John Bunzl, National Coordinator of Simpol-UK and trustee of ISPO will speak about SP as an alternative yet complementary means by which citizens can drive their politicians and governments towards cooperative international action to combat climate change. http://www.simpol.org.uk



Attendance is free but please email dtrimble@simpol.org or call on 020-8464 4141 to let us know if you are coming.

Many thanks
John Bunzl

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John Bunzl - National Coordinator
Simpol-UK
The Simultaneous Policy Organisation of the UK
http://www.simpol.org.uk
SP: Humanity taking responsibility

 

Focus the Nation-- Global Warming Solutions Conference

Subject: [gwcc] Focus: Invite from David Orr, Global Warming Conference
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:33:20 -0800
From: egoodstein@focusthenation.org

To: Educators, students and citizens concerned about global warming
From: Professor David Orr
Re. Focus the Nation-- Global Warming Solutions Conference, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 6-8th, 2007.

Dear friends,

Politicians in Washington are finally talking about global warming. Good news, but, unfortunately, most proposals under consideration simply do not measure up against what the science is telling us we need to do—very soon-- to stabilize the climate.

I am writing to invite you to join us at the University of Las Vegas in Nevada this April, to help build an educated and engaged citizenry that can see us through this crisis, and demand the kind of solutions that will lead to a sustainable and prosperous future. The vehicle is an exciting national educational initiative, Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America. (www.focusthenation.org) Focus the Nation is coordinating teams of faculty, students, and at over a thousand colleges, universities and K-12 schools in the United States, to collaboratively engage in a nationwide, interdisciplinary discussion about “Global Warming Solutions for America”. (There is a great, short video about the project at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBeLwq1dFG4&eurl=)

From Oregon to Ohio, and Alabama to New Hampshire, professors will focus on global warming solutions in their classes, and travel with their students to interdisciplinary discussion sessions and forums. Because Focus the Nation will engage thousands of organizers, and tens of thousands of educators, millions of students will have the opportunity to be involved. From a base in educational institutions, Focus the Nation is also incorporating participation by religious, civic and business organizations—educational events will also be held at churches, mosques, synagogues, rotary clubs and book clubs, and on shop floors. Focus the Nation will culminate Jauary 31, 2008, in the form of national symposia held simultaneously at over a thousand campuses and other venues across the country.

On that day, each Focus the Nation team will invite local, state and federal political leaders and candidates for office to come to campus and participate in a non-partisan, round-table discussion of global warming solutions. U.S. Senators and members of congress, state representatives, mayors and city councilors, all will be receiving dozens of invitations to speak about global warming, from over a thousand institutions nation-wide. Every campus will also vote on their top five national priorities for global warming action, producing a campus-endorsed policy agenda for the 2008 elections.

Who should attend this conference? All university, college, high school and middle school faculty, students and staff concerned about global warming; concerned citizens are also urged to attend. As an educator, I strongly believe that Focus the Nation will be a rich opportunity to help lead and catalyze a process which will focus the nation around a non-partisan, reasoned, campus-led discussion about the scientific, economic, political, philosophic, aesthetic and moral dimensions of this civilizational challenge. This weekend conference will help us build Focus the Nation into an event that can change the future. There is no charge to attend the workshop. To register, please visit http://environment.unlv.edu/focusNation.html. To learn more, e-mail us at ftn@unlv.nevada.edu. or call 503-342-6863.

I would also be grateful if you would forward this e-mail widely to interested students, educators and concerned citizens.

We now understand that for the last 150 years we have been engaged in an unprecedented natural experiment, in which we have been drastically altering the basic nature of the planet's climate control system. Focus the Nation will engage the country with the question: how do we stop this dangerous experiment and move towards a more hopeful, clean-energy future? We hope that you will join us and provide your own leadership to this exciting, interdisciplinary initiative.

Sincerely,

David Orr, Professor of Environmental Studies,
Oberlin College

Focus the Nation News

Goodstein to speak about Focus in the Spring: MI, NJ, TX, CA, ID. Others TBA.

http://www.focusthenation.org/talkschedule.html

Announcing the Focus the Nation Awards! Nominate the people in your community who are doing the hard work to stabilize the climate. www.focusthenation.org/awards

Want to bring global warming awareness to your class reunion or graduation this May? www.climatecommitment.org

Global warming video contests! http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/ChillOutcontest.cfm AND http://truths.treehugger.com/

Focus is a bi-weekly newsletter on Focus the Nation. If you would prefer not to receive these updates, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the header.

Eban Goodstein
Project Director
Focus the Nation
info@focusthenation.org
www.focusthenation.org
503-342-6863

 

One Earth Community: Sharing Our Stories 2nd Spirit Matters Gathering

Subject: Fwd(2): Februrary Gathering Call : 2nd Spirit Matters: "One Earth Community"
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:50:12 -0500
From: "Edmund O'Sullivan" eosullivan@oise.utoronto.ca
To: "Global Information Media" globalcommunity@telus.net

Februrary Spirit Matters Gathering Call:
Note Substantial Savings for Early Bird Registration Before March 15
The Transformative Learning Centre
Presents

One Earth Community: Sharing Our Stories
2nd Spirit Matters Gathering

April 20-22, 2007
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
252 Bloor St. West
Toronto, Canada

http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/gathering2007/index.html
In collaboration with Centre for Environment and Centre for Ecology and Spirituality (University of Toronto) Resurgence Magazine (UK), Indigeneous Education Network (IEN)
Mpambo Multiversity (Uganda),Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (OISE/UT)
Faculty of Environmental Studies (York University)

Confirmed Animators Include:

David Abram, Zenobia Barlow, John Barry, Deborah Barndt, Abelardo Brenes, Maliha Chisti, Marilyn Daniels, J orge Ferrer, Laara Fitznor, Anne Goodman ,Satish Kumar, Diane Longboat, Jeanette Mc Cullough, Brian Milani, Jack Miller, Herb Nabigon, Adegboyega Najeem, Eimear O'Neill, Edmund O’Sullivan, Daniel Schugurensky, Vandana Shiva, Starhawk, Paulo Wangoola, Moema Viezzer, Njoki Wane, Gary Warner and Jose Zarate.

"One Earth Community: Sharing Our Stories" is the title of the 2nd Spirit Matters Gathering.
The first such Gathering was held in Toronto in May 2004 and the diversity of peoples and wisdom traditions presented in that gathering inspired our current emphasis on developing a new vision and set of practices for a One Earth Community.

For Information and Registration, go to:
http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/gathering2007/index.html

The Transformative Learning Centre
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca

Inquires: Todd Will
Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT)
252 Bloor St. West, 7-196
Toronto, ON M5S 1V6
Tel: 416-923-6641 x 2342
Fax: 416-926-4749

 

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