Paula

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Sunny Walker <sunwalker@comcast.net> wrote:

There is a national environmental education group and we have a local one here in Denver. Bug me in about a week and I’ll have time to find and post that information. Jim Slotta may also have it (he’s out of town until next week).

From: dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:dialogue-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of R Williams
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 9:06 AM
To: Order Ecumenical Community; Colleague Dialogue
Subject: [Dialogue] Resources for Education in Sustainable Living

Colleagues,

In our local community a local citizens cadre of which I am a part is promoting grassroots initiatives in sustainable living. Our major strategy is citizen education, not initially in the "what" or "how" of sustainable living, but in "why" it matters. Our theory is that many local people don't do simple things like recycle, conserve water, etc. because they do not understand the environmental, social and economic benefits to themselves and the communty at large of doing so. Therefore we want to evoke changes of hearts and minds which will lead eventually to sustainable life styles. This is what we mean by education.

Not all of our educational ventures will be classroom-based, but some will. My purpose in coming to you is to ask if you would share educational resources that you may know of--curricula, books, articles, service-learning approaches, web links, videos, etc.--anything that you would recommend for a venture like this.

If you don't wish to put what you have to offer on the listserv, please respond to me directly at rcwmbw@yahoo.com.

With appreciation,

Randy

"The sustainability revolution is nothing less than a rethinking and remaking of our role in the natural world."

-David Orr

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Paula

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