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From: Daniel Greenberg (danimoniwell.sf.ca.us) | |
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 94 22:43 CDT |
Hi. I haven't posted in months here, but thought y'all might be interested in the following program. If you know of any other appropriate places to post this info (off-line as well as on-line) please feel free to do so or let me know so I can. Thanks! - Daniel Greenberg ============================================================== GEOCOMMONS COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL SEMESTER Designing Communities for Sustainable Living ============================================================== JOURNEY TO SCOTLAND, FRANCE, INDIA, NEW ENGLAND JAN-MAY '95, in cooperation with University of New Hampshire * Learn, participate, and serve in new, innovative communities working for a sustainable future and creative, compassionate lifeways. * Expand your knowledge and skills in community dynamics, eco- logical literacy, sense of place, world perspectives, mindful awareness, and life celebration. * Gain inspiration, reflection time, and guidance for your life- long course of learning, for new vocational directions, and for linking with people and nature in an enduring, harmonious "commons of the Earth." * Earn transferable credit through Univ. of New Hampshire for 3 interdisciplinary courses in sustainability, the role of food in society, and "developing" countries. --------------------------------------------------------------- JAN: ORIENTATION WEEK (Jan 3-10) at Gaia Educational Outreach Institute in southern New Hampshire. FINDHORN FOUNDATION, Scotland: 2-week program in sustainable community living. Findhorn has 30 years of educational work in nature, eco-design, human development, and spirit. PLUM VILLAGE, France: participate in 10 days of Winter Re- treat in this small, international community under guidance of Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen master, poet, peace/ environmental activist. FEB: AUROVILLE, South India: studies, service work, and cross- culture explorations in this int'l community of 1,000 people from 33 nations whose goal is to "realize human unity." MAR: MITRANIKETAN, Kerala, India: following 10 days' travel to cultural and ecological sites in South India, join a remark- able project in grassroots village empowerment/cooperation for 2 weeks. Study the unique features of the state of Kerala with its high quality of life and low GNP. First week of April in New Delhi meeting environmentalists, officials, students, & Taj Mahal. APR-mid MAY: NEW ENGLAND: 5 weeks at Derbyshire Farm for course work completion, short community visits, synthesis, presen- tations to UNH classes, evaluation, and closing celebration. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please apply now to reserve place Ages: 18 and older Cost is $7,800 (including room, board, & airfare) Some financial aid is available GAIA EDUCATION OUTREACH INSTITUTE Derbyshire Farm, Temple, NH 03084 (603) 654-6705 OR: contact Daniel Greenberg at danimoni [at] well.sf.ca.us for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Greenberg | "Chance favors the prepared mind" - Pasteur danimoni [at] well.sf.ca.us | "Life is psychosomatic" - Me ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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