[Seedgeeks] Defending the Earth in Times of War (11th Annual Buckeye Gathering)

[Jay Warmke]

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Defending the Earth in Times of War
Eleventh Annual Buckeye Gathering
Keynote speaker: Derrick Jensen, author of Strangely Like War, A Language
Older Than Words, Listening to the Land, Railroads and Clearcuts, and The
Culture of Make Believe

September 30-October 2, 2005
Lutheran Memorial Camp
Fulton, Ohio (45 minutes north of Columbus)

-- register online at www.buckeyeforestcouncil.org/BG11.html or print and
mail in form below--

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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Defending the Earth in Times of War has been designed to place the
protection of natural areas in the context of our society’s current
orientation towards war—a war not only against people, but also against the
environment. A structural flaw in our nation’s cultural design has been
exposed by Bush’s war against “terror”: an unsustainable propensity for
exploitation of and domination over both people and nature. Meanwhile, the
daily headlines of war diminish the public’s perception of the urgency of
otherwise dire environmental crises.

To explore this theme, the Buckeye Forest Council is bringing to Ohio the
renowned Californian author, farmer, teacher and lecturer Derrick Jensen to
give a keynote address that explores our present path of environmental
conflict, and what changes we will have to make in the way we think and act
if we are to achieve sustainability within the broader biological community,
as well as justice in our human communities.

Jensen has written extensively on the environment, civilization, justice and
culture, having published Strangely Like War, Listening to the Land,
Railroads and Clearcuts, The Culture of Make Believe, and A Language Older
Than Words. Writing also for The New York Times Magazine and Audubon, Jensen
has won praise from Frances Moore Lappe, Howard Zinn and Winona LaDuke.

In addition to the keynote by Jensen, the conference will include workshops
on pertinent environmental themes, guided nature hikes, opportunities for
networking with environmental campaigners and researchers, and, of course,
food, lodging, music and campfires.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(Subject to change)

Friday
6 pm Arrival
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Panel: Towards a patriotism of the land and community, Marilyn Welker
and Evan Paul
8:45 Music with Tessa and others
9:30 Night hike, campfire

Saturday
8:00 Breakfast
9:15 Welcome
10:30 Workshop Session I: Ohio’s public forests; Sustainable forestry;
Native prairie ecosystems
12:00 Lunch
1:15 Keynote Speaker: Derrick Jensen (and discussion)
3:00 Annual BFC Meeting: campaign updates, board election
4:00 Nature hike with tree and plant identification / free time
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Tour of Community Supported Agriculture / ultimate frisbee / basketball
8:00 Auction, raffle drawing, annual awards
9:00 Contra dance with Rattletrap and Greg Byrne, music, campfire

Sunday
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Workshop Session II: Urban forests; the Bush deforestation agenda, the
Future of the BFC
11:30 Closing


>From Columbus, head north on 71 to exit #140 (38 miles from Columbus); get
off exit and take a left onto Route 61. Go 7 miles to Lutheran Memorial
Camp. Take a left at camp entrance. If you get lost, the camp phone number
is 419-864-8030.

>From Cleveland, take 71 south to exit #151; get off exit and take route 95
west into Mt. Gilead. Turn south onto Route 61 and go 7 miles to Lutheran
Memorial Camp. Turn right into camp. If you get lost, the camp number is
419-864-8030.

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WHAT TO BRING

Camping gear, sleeping bag/bedding, flashlight, warm clothes, windbreaker,
AUCTION ITEMS, money for bidding, notebook/pen, hiking boots, musical
instruments

SORRY NO PETS OR ALCOHOL

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REGISTRATION FORM *
(or register online at www.buckeyeforestcouncil.org/BG11.html)


Name:
Affiliation (if any):
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone:
Email:

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
__$20 for BFC members __$25 for non-members
Add $5 after September 20
Registration Sub-total: $______

LODGING
__Cabin at $23.50/person/night or __Tent site at $15/person/night
__Friday night and/or __Saturday night
Lodging Sub-total: $______

MEALS
$6.00 each
__Vegetarian or __Meat
__Friday Dinner
__Saturday Breakfast
__Saturday Lunch
__Saturday Dinner
__Sunday Breakfast
Special dietary needs:
Meals Sub-total: $______

DERRICK JENSEN KEYNOTE ADDRESS ONLY
__$10 for BFC members __$12 for non-members
Please pay this amount if you are attending only Derrick Jensen's keynote
address. If you are attending all or part of the conference, Derrick
Jensen's keynote is included in the conference registration.
Keynote speech only registration Sub-total: $______

KIDS
The conference will include a variety of kids activities; the cost for kids
are 1/2 of adult fee for ages 5-12; under 5 is free. Ages of children:
_____________.
Kids Sub-total: $______

__ YES, I can donate $______ to the scholarship fund.
__ I’m interested in carpooling: __ rider __driver

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $_____

Make checks payable to Buckeye Forest Council; we also accept payment by
credit card.

__Visa or __Mastercard
Card #: ____________________________ Exp. Date:_______
Signature: __________________________________________

Scholarships are available; call 740-594-6400. No one will be turned away
for lack of funds.

*Pre-registration is strongly encouraged so that we can provide adequate
food. Meals are guaranteed for only those registering in advance.

Send registration to:

Buckeye Forest Council
PO Box 99
Athens, Ohio 45701
740.594.6400
www.BuckeyeForestCouncil.org

Conference organized by Buckeye Forest Council and co-sponsored by
Appalachian Ohio Group of the Sierra Club, Green Party of Ohio, Heartwood,
IMAGO, National Forest Protection Alliance, Oberlin College Environmental
Studies Program, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, OU Dept of Biological
Sciences, OU Dept of Environmental and Plant Biology, OU Environmental
Studies, Positive Action, Simply Living, Voices for the Forest
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