Earth Day 2006 Organizers

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A visit with the 3 primary organizers for the 2006 Earth Day Celebration in Owen Park. Sara Schmidt is the Community Science Center Director at Beaver Creek Reserve; Crispin Pierce, assistant professor of Environmental Public Health at UW-Eau Claire; and Jim Phillips, associate professor of Chemistry at UW-Eau Claire.

They share their perspectives on "real" environmentalism and their own spiritual roots and support.

They are gathering feedback in anticipation of next year's Earth Day celebration, and invite you to contact Sara, Crispin or Jim to offer your input, hands and hearts.

Music featured in this program:
Earth Town Square - Peter Mayer
Ocean Mary - Peter Mayer

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Earth Day 2006 Organizers
caring about the planet
environmentalism is a very personal thing. each person sees a different thing when they look at the environment.
connecting people with nature
Talking about what they do at the beaver creek reserve and how they connect people with nature.
introduction of crispin pierce
and him talking about how he became involved with environmentalism.
what tears people away from environmentalism
covering fears of family being threatened as a reason for not caring for the earth. also talks about everyday things getting in the way. materialism is talked about too. and the difference between maximum and optimum.
what happened at earth day
guest speakers, live music, exhibitors, children's activities, good food and the city foresters planting a tree.
Real environmentalist
about the difference between a real environmentalist and people into an earth moving day.
spirituality as a reason for environmentalism
how things are connected and meaning that connects all life and death.
Why Jim was involved in earth day
how the problems of the environment are chemical in nature. his college experiences of going to earth days.
Value of other species
all living things have value as does all of nature.
Earth Day
Environmentalism
Sara Schmidt
Crispin Pierce
Jim Phillips

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Sara Schmidt
Crispin Pierce
Jim Phillips

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