[Dialogue] Check out NACCE CELDF Conf., Gettysberg, July 7-9

[George Packard]

Some of you may be interested in this Conference on local and earth rights.
George Packard

 

"Legalizing the Rights of Earth and Community"

 

"Claiming our Rights and the Rights of Nature"

 

A conference of critical importance for the future of food, land, water, and
sustainable human community.

 

You are invited to engage in an important conference and learning event to
consider the rational and the practical means for legalizing the rights of
earth and community.

 

July 7-9, 2006

Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania

To register, go to www.nacce.org <http://www.nacce.org/> 

 

Sponsored by:

CELDF: Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund -- launched in 1995 to
provide legal assistance to grassroots environmental organizations and to
develop strategy to engage corporate hegemony in local municipalities. (See
www.celdf.org <http://www.celdf.org/> )  

NACCE North American Coalition for Christianity and Ecology - early catalyst
in North America to bring together Christianity and Ecology.  (See
www.nacce.org <http://www.nacce.org/> ) 

 

Context and background:

People in dozens of pilot communities in Pennsylvania started instructing
elected officials to pass laws that say "NO" to corporate sludge, poison
producing factory farms, and mines, and other such imposition of corporate
constitutional rights over state and municipal charters. What is their
secret? It is the "Democracy School" condensed and adapted for this three
day format July 7-9, 2006 at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania. Fulfilling
the dream of a just society that extends to the rights of the environment
requires a new kind of proactive civic responsibility Our objective in this
conference is to awaken ourselves at a national level to the neglected
chapters of the American legal, political, and economic revolution and
introduce ourselves to powerful municipal tools of governance hidden in the
essence of most state constitutions.

 

Resource leaders for the conference:

Richard Grossman, previous Dean of the Highlander School, Co-creator of 

The "Daniel Pennock Democracy School" 

Thomas Lindsay, Co-creator of The "D P Democracy School," and founder of
CELDF 

A Team of CELDEF Trainers

Dr. Rosemary Ruether, theological perspective and relfection

Xenobia Conkerite, Drummer and Integrator several spiritualist traditions

 

Logistics:

Tuition: $325 includes course materials mailed two weeks before

Location is the Washington college of Law, Massachusetts Avenue, Gettysburg

Closest Airport is Baltimore/Washington International (Gettysburg shuttle is
available by arrangement from the college)

 

Web site: www.nacce.org <http://www.nacce.org/>  for details and application

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