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The aim of the eco-breakfast is to draw together interested and concerned people from among various congregations and communities in order to engage in discussion and reflection on environmental and ecological issues. The breakfasts occur on the third Tuesday of each month at St Francis of Assisi, Parkview (corner Tyrone Avenue and Roscommon Road, Parkview). Contact: Revd Tim Gray at jaei.info@global.co.za or 082 823-0752. If you would like to be notified of the next eco-breakfast, please email Eco-Breakfasts-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Global Change - Post Copenhagen Enquiries: Revd Tim Gray at jaei.info@global.co.za or 082-823-0752.
Climate Change in South Africa: A talk by Leonie Joubert Author Leonie Joubert spoke on Climate Change in the South African Context. Leonie Joubert is a free lance writer who specializes in environmental change, biodiversity, natural history, agricultural and wine. She has published in Africa Geographic, Getaway, Progress, Earth Year, Farmers Weekly, Wineland, Engineering News, Cape Times and the Mail & Guardian. She has a Merit Award from the SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year Awards 2006, Print Media category. Website: www.scorched.co.za A Saved Wetland: A talk by Nicole Barlow Nicole Barlow, a medical representative living on the East Rand, bravely took on Petro Props when she discovered a petrol station development being set up in a wetland. In the process she made legal history on the issues of freedom of expression and environmental rights. This is her story. Eco-Spirituality: "15 billion years in 45 minutes": A talk by Margaret Silf Margaret Silf is a retreat conductor living in England and author of several books on spirituality and the spiritual journey. One of her most recent books is "Roots and Wings" which explores spirituality from an origins perspective. "There is a story gestating that is as big as the universe, and as mysterious, and as mind blowing and as beautiful. And the amazing thing is that as we begin to explore the narrative of this great story, we find that we are growing inside that story ... there is a story growing inside you and you are growing inside a story." Eco Overload: A talk by Donald Gibson Video and talk on the recent report -S.A Environmental Outlook- commissioned by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (D.E.A.T) The talk was an overview of the current state of the South African environment. Donald Gibson's role in the project was as project manager. Donald is one of the leading authors of the SAEO. Donald Gibson is a registered environmental scientist with the South African Council of Natural Scientific Professionals and has worked in the field of environment and development over the past 10 years. He holds an Honours degree in wildlife science, and a Masters degree in Conservation Biology from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has worked mainly in the fields of policy research and strategy development for the South African public sector; risk/impact assessment and due diligence for mining and forestry projects throughout Southern Africa; and donor and development finance project evaluation. Donald currently heads SRK Consulting environmental and sustainability practice in the Johannesburg office. The Sixth Extinction: A talk and presentation by Dr John Anderson (S.A.N.B.I.) Life on earth during the past 500 million years has been decimated by mass global extinctions on five previous occasions. Dr John Anderson's perspective is that we are currently midway through the Sixth Extinction, unleashed by humankind. This present cataclysm has occurred in three great waves of human population explosion, colonization and exploitation worldwide - each wave following a seminal communications breakthrough. Dr Anderson, as part of the ongoing Gondwana Alive project, proposes a number of strategies toward stemming this Sixth Extinction. "Cut the Carbon" March: A talk and presentation by Bishop Geoff Davies Bishop Geoff Davies is the founder of the Southern African Faith Communities Environmental Institute (SAFCEI). He and his wife Kate recently walked 500 miles of a 1000 mile walk in Great Britain to draw attention to global warming and the urgent issue of reducing our carbon footprint. The SAFCEI management committee is holding a quarterly business meeting on the 19th - 21st November at St. Francis and there will be an opportunity to meet with some of the faith communities represented at the breakfast. Website: www.safcei.org.za Exploring Eco Liturgies A brief exploration and discussion around the use of eco liturgies. Presented by Tim Gray. The Energy Debate in South Africa, by Professor Jan Reynders Nuclear Energy - Its place in the energy debate, by Dr David Fig Documentary on Thomas Berry - "The Great Story" Season of Creation - Presented by Revd Tim Gray A Brief Overview of the Environmental Movement - Presented by Tim Gray and Alistair Clacherty Climate Change : some challenges and opportunities - Presented by Professor Coleen Vogel Lambeth and Environment - Presented by Bishop Brian Germond Exploring a New Cosmology National Leaders Environmental Summit 2009 - Report Back by Garth Barnes (Regional Coordinator Environment for WESSA) The war against ourselves - by Professor Jacklyn Cock A New Cosmology Part II - by Sister Miriam McGillis Season of Creation Meditation and Prayer for the Earth Is conservation of biodiversity an evolutionary imperative for humans?
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