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for Earth Day 2004 at UND are 7 students and their professor in Soc.
409: Environmental Studies. In this class, we focus on understanding
the transformational times in which we live and our roles in it. Our
primary intention is to do environmental work of service to our home
community. This year we have planned an Earth Day celebration tailored
to what we see as gifts and needs of our community. |
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foundation, we believe that: |
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Earth
issues affect us all because the Earth is our home. |
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Earth
work is about setting aside personal interests and preparing
for generations to come. |
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We
each must bring our best thoughts and energies forward which
often requires acts of courage. |
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Addressing
the issues of our times means bringing together and listening
deeply to a community of diverse partners. |
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major basis for Earth work is celebrating the gift of life. |
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have integrated these beliefs in planning the celebration of Earth
Day 2004. The views expressed here are not necessarily the views of
the University of North Dakota or any of the participants. That is
the beauty of it all: celebrating our diversity of voice in these
challenging times. Our good wishes to you as we each seek meaning
of these things. |
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Story |
| During
one of our last planning sessions for Earth Day at the Women's Center,
we heard a funny noise in the fireplace. Pieces of charcoal began
dropping and out popped a female Wood Duck. We quickly suspended our
deliberations and launched into rescue mode, seeking to usher her
gently from the main floor before she could do damage to herself.
We opened front and back doors. As soon as she had a clear shot to
the door, she launched herself into flight from the middle of the
living room floor and was gone. We hope our Earth Day and Earth work
fly as well as she. |
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Day Planning Team |
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Andrea
Bailly is majoring in Mass Communications (emphasis: Public
Relations). Graduating fall 2004, she plans to base her future
work around environmental themes. |
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| Courtney
Barstad will graduate in May with a Bachelor's degree in Communication
and a focus in Public Relations. Courtney would like to use
her communication skills working with an environmental organization.
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| Lane
Cowger earned a BA in Geography/Environmental Studies, Gustavus
Aldophus College in 2003. He is currently a student in the MA
program in Geography. Lane plans to graduate in 2005. |
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| Cassie
Dockter majors in Interdisciplinary Studies: Environmental Studies
(minor: Women Studies). Graduating fall 2004, Cassie's primary
interest is environmental photography. |
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| Angela
Swiec Kambeitz earned a B.A. in Psychology from San Diego State.
A massage therapist, yoga teacher, and artist, she focuses her
work on the human body, nutrition, spirituality and our connection
to the Earth. |
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| Robyn
Kunick will graduate in May with a major in Wildlife Biology.
Robyn would like to return to school to get her teaching certificate
so that she might teach science in the public schools. |
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Nile Spicer is
a junior going into Environmental Studies. She has been guided
and inspired by travel, friends, family, her piano studies,
her nephew Jonas. After graduation, she plans on visiting places
around the world, writing and working for the planet.
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| Glinda
Crawford is a professor who studies the "people side of
environmental issues", basing her work on: ecopsychology,
ecospirituality, ecofeminism, bioregionalism native studies.
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