2009-2010 Goal Continue to work on Millennium Development Goal #7 "Ensure Environmental Sustainability"
For more information about Earth Partners contact:
Co-chairs: Joyce Dahlberg, jkdahlberg@comcast.net and Karen Olson, email: mrskmoj@aol.com
Earth Partners
Summer 2010
GREAT GREEN GATHERING
Saturday, August 28, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Carondelet Center and Grounds
1890 Randolph Avenue, Saint PaulGarden Tours Taste Tests
Heirloom Plants Solar Ovens
Water Issues
Canning and Preserving
Biking and Busing
Composting and Recycling
Garden Art Activities and MORE!
Presented by Earth Partners Working Group of the Justice Commission
of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates and Friends
FFI: Joyce Dahlberg, jkdahlberg@comcast.net or Karen Olson, mrskmoj@aol.com
PAST EVENTS
Spring 2010
CSJ Earth Day ~ May 1, 2010
This Spring we will focus on plantings for the Rain Gardens. There will be a walking ceremony from one rain garden to the next and onto the community-garden’s green house! We will name the people and pets for whom the plants will be dedicated and whose names will be inscribed on the plaque (located on the west edge of the prairie).
Call Joänne in the Justice Office, 651-690-7079 if you wish to purchase plants to remember your loved ones. Gather at 10:00 a.m. on May Day at the garden level entrance of Carondelet Center (near the west door).
Sulfide Mining in Minnesota
Several mining companies have set their sights on northeastern Minnesota.They include the PolyMet proposal, which is the furthest along of any company, and over 100 recent applications to explore for minerals on public lands, much of which is just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Visit www.preciouswaters.org to learn more including how to keep up to date on the legislation and contact your legislators.
Earth Partners Spring 2010 Event
Spring 2010
CSJ Earth Day ~ May 1, 2010
This Spring we will focus on plantings for the Rain Gardens. There will be a walking ceremony from one rain garden to the next and onto the community-garden’s green house! We will name the people and pets for whom the plants will be dedicated and whose names will be inscribed on the plaque (located on the west edge of the prairie).
Call Joänne in the Justice Office, 651-690-7079 if you wish to purchase plants to remember your loved ones. Gather at 10:00 a.m. on May Day at the garden level entrance of Carondelet Center (near the west door).
Earth Partners Winter 2010 Events
Celeste’s Dream and Earth Partners Presents
March 2, 7-9:00 p.m.
Wonderment Series
“The Power of Water: Whose is it?”
Presented by Glenn Skuta
Environmental Professional for 20 years with 14 years experience in water quality.
He serves as a deacon in the Catholic Church.
Topics include: water scarcity, local river/lake water quality, quality of our drinking water, and personal behavior and water quantity/quality.
LOCATION: Common Roots Café 2558 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis.
FFI: Jennifer Tacheny jtacheny@csjstpaul.org or 651-696-2872
Jill Underdahl junderdahl@csjstpaul.org or 651-696-2873
VISIT: http://www.csjstpaul.org/celeste_wonderment_series.aspx
Wonderment events at Common Roots have a maximum capacity of 25 people.
Fall 2009 Events
Prepared 11th Day Prayer for Peace Sept. 11, 2009
"Peace for the Earth."
November 20-21, 2009
Participated in Wisdom Ways Soul Conference
The Myth of Choice and the Taste of Democracy:
Building a Local Food Economy
Additional Resources
Book List: (Justice Resource Room, Administration Center, 1884 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul)
Awakening Earth: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness -Elgin
Boundary Waters -Gruchow
Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine -Foster/Johnson
(The) Dream of the Earth -Berry
Eastern Forests -Sutton/Sutton
(The) Fatal Harvest Reader -Kimbrell
(The) Land -Brueggermann
(The) Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology and Evolutionary Corporation -Natrass/AltomareNoah's Garden -Stein
Remaking the Earth -Goble
Sensuous Living -Conger
Tall Grass Prairie -Madson/Oberle
Thomas Berry and the New Cosmology -Berry
(The) Universe Story -Swimme/Berry
How to Host a Zero Waste Event
Meet some members of the Earth Partners Working Group
Climate Change and Sustainability Links
Ecology and Theology
www.religionandecology.org
Green Jobs and Climate Change
http://www.1sky.org
Leading the Transition to Clean Energy
http://www.fresh-energy.com
Alliance for Sustainability
http://www.afors.org
Ocean Protection and Sustainability
http://www.oceana.org
Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.ucsusa.org
Clean Energy and Climate Protection
http://www.repoweramerica.org
Kenya Water Project
http://csjministriesfoundation.org/global_initiative.aspx
Recommended Reading
Getting a Grip: Frances Moore Lappe
http://www.smallplanet.org
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