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CLIMATE CHANGE, DESPAIR
& EMPOWERMENT
ROADSHOW IN N AMERICA
APRIL-MAY
MEDIA RELEASE April 7
In response to growing public concern about climate change, the Rainforest
Information Centre is taking to the road to address the psychological and
emotional issues surrounding global warming.
The ‘Climate Change Despair and Empowerment’ roadshow aims to motivate
people to take action against climate change in the wake of Al Gore’s An
Inconvenient Truth and the IPCC Report.
The multi-media presentation includes video footage of Al Gore speaking about
the overwhelming importance of grass roots action to give courage to political
and business leaders to initiate the dramatic changes required if we are to avoid
the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
The roadshow focuses its discussion on the role public and personal denial,
helplessness and despair play in the fight against climate change.
“The roadshow will address Gore's insight that many people move straight from
denial to helplessness and despair about this issue without leaving any space in
between for effective action,” said John Seed.
Seed is director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia where he and
the Rainforest Information Centre team have presented the ‘Climate Change
Despair and Empowerment’ roadshow in over 50 towns and cities so far this
year.
“We often feel paralysed, hopeless, that it’s too late and so on. We’ll discuss how
these feelings can be transformed into the fuel for inspiration and positive
change” he said.
The 90 minute Roadshow also aims to:
· Catalyse, invigorate and support grassroots climate study/action groups across
N America.
· Unveil the false and "business as usual" solutions suggested by political parties
such as nuclear power, so called "clean coal”, biofuels and carbon credits.
· Raise awareness and inspire political action towards the real solutions that the
public must insist upon. (eg. end the many billions of dollars a year in subsidies
to the fossil fuel industries and support renewables instead
· Provide resources for the many things that we can all do to turn the situation
around.
For further information or for comment please contact:
John Seed [email protected]
Author, musician and film-maker John Seed is a long-time rainforest activist
and facilitator of experiential deep ecology workshops.
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/johnseed.htm
JOHN SEED NORTH AMERICAN SCHEDULE APRIL-MAY 2007
FLORIDA APRIL 14-19
April 14-15 Miami FL Earth, Spirit, Action contact [email protected]
April 15 Miami FL Coral Gables Congregational Church 7pm "Climate Change,
Despair & Empowerment" presentation contact [email protected]
April 16 Miami FL Barry University 7pm "Climate Change, Despair &
Empowerment" presentation contact [email protected]
April 17 Miami FL Florida International University 7pm "Climate Change,
Despair & Empowerment" presentation contact [email protected]
April 18 Gainesville FL 7pm "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment"
presentation contact [email protected]
April 19 Gainesville FL 6pm Deep Ecology, Spirituality and the Conservation of
Nature presentation contact [email protected]
ARKANSAS APRIL 20-26
April 20 Little Rock AR keynote address, Unitarian Universalist conference
April 21 Little Rock AR Arkansas Earth Day & Arkansas Literary Festival
April 22 Little Rock AR UUCLR Earth Ministry 1-6pm Earth, Spirit, Action
contact [email protected]
April 23 Little Rock AR 7pm "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment"
presentation contact [email protected]
April 24 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation and concert
River Spirit Retreat nr Parthenon, NW Arkansas contact Ann Lasater
[email protected]
April 25 Eureka Springs AR, afternoon at Clear Spring School, evening
"Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation contact Barbara
Harmony [email protected]
April 26 Fayetteville AR evening "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment"
presentation contact Dick Bennet [email protected]
ONTARIO APRIL 27 - MAY 6
April 27-29 Ottawa ON deep ecology workshop, Marguerite Centre contact
[email protected]
April 30 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" morning presentation to
high schools Pembroke On
April 30 "The Hatchery" Haliburton ON "Climate Change, Despair &
Empowerment" presentation 7pm contact [email protected]
May 1 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Belleville ON,
Eastminster United Church 7.30pm contact [email protected]
May 2 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Toronto ON,
OISE Auditorium, 7pm contact [email protected]
May 3 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Hamilton ON
contact [email protected]
May 4 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Guelph ON
7pm contact [email protected]
May 6 Climate Change, Despair, and Empowerment workshop Institute for
Traditional Medicine, Toronto ONT 10am - 6pm contact
[email protected]
MASSACHUSETTS MAY 7-13
May 7 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Tompkins
County Human Services Building, 320 State St, Ithaca, NY contact
[email protected]
May 8 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Mark Skinner
Library, Manchester VT 7pm contact [email protected]
May 9 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation 7pm
Greenfield MA Contact [email protected]
May 10- 11 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation First
Parish Church, Cambridge MA contact John Seed [email protected]
May 11 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation Amesbury
MA contact [email protected]
May 13 Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation 7 p.m.,
Unitarian Universalist Society, Northampton MA contact
[email protected]
May 12-13 Earthlands, Petersham MA Climate Change, Despair, and
Empowerment Saturday & Sunday workshops contact
[email protected]
NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK MAY 14-20
May 14 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation ( New Paltz
NY or Old Greenwich CT) contact John Seed [email protected]
May 15 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation, Drew
University, Madison, New Jersey contact [email protected]
May 16 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation 7.30 pm St.
Mark's-Church-on-the-Bowery, 2nd Avenue and E. 10th Street New York City
contact [email protected]
May 17 "Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation 7.30 pm
Princeton, New Jersey Unitarian Universalist Congregation contact
[email protected]
May 18"Climate Change, Despair & Empowerment" presentation 7.30 pm
Genesis Farm, NJ contact [email protected]
May 19-20 Climate Change, Despair, and Empowerment Saturday & Sunday
workshops Genesis Farm, NJ contact [email protected]