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In This Issue: 2014 Colloquium and Conference on Thomas Berry’s Legacy and Promise Naming a New Geological Era: The Ecozoic Era, Its Meaning and Historical Antecedents The Chronicle Alaska to Africa: It’s Hot (June 20, 2013), by Jim Heck Moral Mondays in North Carolina, by Herman Greene Become a Member
NAMING A NEW GEOLOGICAL ERA: THE ECOZOIC ERA, ITS MEANING AND HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS By Allysyn Kiplinger* 1. Introduction The universe gropes its way forward in fits and starts, progressing by trial and error through a multiplicity of attempts and efforts, moving in many directions as it looks for a breakthrough to leap forward in evolution…
Jim Heck* – Alaska to Africa: It’s Hot (June 20, 2013) I’m on my way to Africa, to 0 degrees latitude. Right now in Arusha it’s 15C (59F). When Bill Zanetti went swimming yesterday in Prince William Sound, at 60N, the water temperature of the ocean was 68F! (20C) I flew over the North…
Herman Greene – Moral Mondays in North Carolina For the last nine Mondays, the NAACP of North Carolina has led “Moral Monday” protests at the North Carolina legislative building. At first small, the rallies have grown to over 2,000 people per gathering. Further, over 600 people have been arrested for civil disobedience. I have been…
2014 COLLOQUIUM AND CONFERENCE ON THOMAS BERRY’S LEGACY AND PROMISE: MAY 28-30 AND MAY 30-JUNE 1, 2014 The year 2014 will be the 100th anniversary of Thomas Berry’s birth (November 9, 1914) and the fifth anniversary of his death (June 1, 2009). Thomas Berry’s work is significant because of the work it has inspired, but…