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Sep 2nd, 2005 - 09:42:54 |
Beagle
September 1, 2005
Live Smart™ with “Simplicity and Sustainability: A Richer Life and a Better World” with Lore Rosenthal and Marney Bruce, co-founders of Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (SMEI)
SMEI is a Maryland and DC-based volunteer organization that builds the simplicity community one discussion circle at a time. SMEI is part of a nation-wide effort to get people to slow down, live deliberately and have a lighter impact on Earth. Circles may use books, discussion guides, videos, or their own creativity to get the discussions going.
www.simplicity-matters.org
Marney is an amateur naturalist and Master Gardener, and Lore (who matches people to simplicity circles in their areas) is a sign language interpreter.
Sep 2nd, 2005 - 09:42:27 |
Beagle
August 4, 2005
Live Smart™ by "Living Compassionately: How Choosing a Vegan Diet Helps Create a Kinder World” with Erika Meier, Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing
Ms. Meier spent three years as an Animal Control Officer for the Washington Humane Society (WHS) in Washington, DC rescuing sick, injured, and homeless animals as well as enforcing animal protection laws. Prior to working for WHS, she worked in PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Research, Investigations, and Rescue Department. Ms. Meier, with a decade of animal advocacy and proven leadership, was appointed Executive Director of Compassion Over Killing (COK) in January 2005.
COK works to end animal abuse by focusing on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegan eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman. COK’s undercover investigations inside factory farms have been featured in various newspapers, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. http://www.cok.net/
Sep 2nd, 2005 - 09:41:40 |
Beagle
July 7, 2005
Live Smart™ with Mr. Peter Adriance
"The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development -- Challenge and Opportunity"
with Peter Adriance, NGO Liaison Office of External Affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States*
Mr. Adriance works primarily on issues of sustainable development, the environment and global governance. He is a member of the executive committee of the U.S. Partnership for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) and co-chairs its Faith Sector Action Team. From 1990 to 2000, he took part in domestic and international consultations that resulted in the launching of the Earth Charter – a global ethic for sustainable development.
* The national administrative body in the Bahá'í Faith, ordained in the Bahá'í sacred writings, with authority over all activities and affairs of the Bahá'í Faith throughout its area. Among its duties are to stimulate, unify, and coordinate the manifold activities of Local Spiritual Assemblies and of individual Bahá'ís within its jurisdiction.
http://news.bahai.org/glossary.cfm
Sep 2nd, 2005 - 09:41:13 |
Beagle
June 2, 2005
Live Smart(tm) with Mr. Saurabh Dalal, president of VSDC
The next Live Smart(tm) speaker will be Mr. Saurabh Dalal, president of the Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia (VSDC). www.vsdc.org
An adherent of the Jain religion, Mr. Dalal will speak about “Individuals Making Peace for a World in Need - A Personal and Jain Community View.” The Jain community in the United States is the largest outside of India.
Sep 2nd, 2005 - 09:40:40 |
Beagle
May 5, 2005
Live Smart™ with Dr. Neil Barnard
Our Live Smart™ inaugural speaker will be Neal Barnard, M.D., founder and president of the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). A clinical researcher, author, and popular speaker, Dr. Barnard will talk about his new book, Breaking the Food Seduction, which features surprising evidence on addictive qualities of certain foods: meat, cheese, chocolate, and sugar. This gives an interesting perspective of how we think about food and a thorough introduction of a vegan diet. www.pcrm.org
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