The theme of the 42nd Annual New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference, hosted by the New Hampshire Environmental Educators, is A Journey Home: Fostering Ecologically Centered Communities. More and more people are acknowledging that if we continue with business as usual an environmental crisis awaits us. We are confronting an ecological tipping point and a fundamental challenge: how to create a new and balanced way of living. To address this challenge we must apply the concepts of community, environment and individual values. Ecological systems provide an ideal example of connectedness and interdependence needed for strong communities. The NEEEA 2008 conference will take a close look at strategies for coming home to a community built around basic ecological principles. Conference strands will explore approaches for creating and nurturing communities through systems thinking. Opportunities for exchange with groups outside the usual EE circle will help us explore ways to bring about change in our own backyards.
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Built Environment |
Building Communities |
Ecology of Communities |
Call for Workshops for NEEEA 2008 will be out soon! Stay Tuned!
Vist www.neeea.org/conference.html for more information.