Quad City Earth Charter Summit – Register now!
By Sue Wilson
You are invited!
2008 has
been named the United Nations' Year of Planet Earth -an appropriate
time to emphasize the Earth Charter's role in addressing climatechange
and its effects. Join us for a day of exploring facts and
possibilities. Generate hope for the future and energy to make a
difference at the Quad City Earth Charter Summit.
The QC
Earth Charter Summit will be held on October 11, 2008 at the
RiverCenter in downtown Davenport, Iowa, from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. In
addition to presentations and displays by local groups and individuals,
we are privileged and excited to be featuring from New York City, ” No
Impact Man” aka Colin Beavan
(visit
his blog at http://www.noimpact.com) and from the University of Iowa, renowned
environmentalist Professor Jerald Schnoor. Cost is just $20 per person
and includes lunch. Seating is limited so early registration is
suggested.
Plan to
attend! Additional details about the summit and participants can be
found at http://www.qcearthcharter.org/charter.org/> where registration
brochures can be downloaded. It's easy to register – simply fill out
the form in the brochure and mail. Please consider forwarding this
information to your contact lists and include the= summit in your
organization's calendar of events. We are conserving paper by sending
this to you electronically! I will also be happy to mail brochures per
request.
The
Earth Charter is an international agreement incorporating the following
principles: respect for nature, universal human rights, economic
justice and a culture of peace. It seeks to inspire a sense of global
interdependence and shared responsibility for the well being of the
human family and the larger living world and is not aligned with or
owned by a particular political party, religion or socio-economic
group. The major consideration is quality of life for all.
The
Summit is presented by the Congregation of the Humility of Mary whose
mission statement reads, “We commit ourselves to work for justice
within the human family and to care for the earth itself.”
Thank
you for your consideration and I hope to see you at the summit on
October 11th. Feel free to call or email if you have questions.
Lisa Bellomy, CHM Communications Director
563-336-8404
Lbellomy@chmiowa.org
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