[WSCSS] Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School - SEEDS Summer Program 2007

[Linser, William D]

forwarded to you on belhalf of Wendy Ewbank (past president of the WSCSS)
 
Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School 
SEEDS Summer Program 2007
Fri. Aug. 3rd - Sun. Aug. 5th

The Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School (SEEDS) is a new project 
located on Vashon Island, near Seattle, initiated by long-time ISE faculty 
member Bob Spivey and several colleagues. SEEDS aims to develop and offer 
educational experiences that enhance people's abilities to knowledgeably and 
creatively address the interwoven social and ecological crisis of our 
time. The primary purpose of SEEDS programs is to prepare students for roles 
as agents for positive change in their home communities and as members of a 
global community.

This August, SEEDS will present its first public program, including 
presentations and workshops on  Ecology, Independent Media, Community/ 
Women's Health, and Art & Community, as well as a variety of internship 
opportunities. To contact SEEDS, visit www.socialecologyvashon.org <http://www.socialecologyvashon.org/> , write 
to PO Box 2895 Vashon, WA 98070, or call 206.463.4223.

Schedule of events:

Fri. Aug. 3rd

Beyond Inconvenience: Why Corporations Can't Solve Global Warming

Public Talk by Brian Tokar, ISE Faculty

7pm-9:30pm, Land Trust Building: 10014 SW Bank Rd., Vashon

Sat. Aug. 4th

Ecology and Design

Grace Gershuny, ISE Faculty

9am-1pm

This workshop provides an introduction to ecological foodsystems and ecological 
design, and fosters a critical awareness of the political and social contexts 
in which these alternatives may be applied.

[The workshops and internship meetings will be held at the Beall St. 
Greenhouses, an Historic Landmark located at: 18531 Beall Road, Vashon, WA  
98070]


Media and Movement

Amoshaun Toft (University of Washington)

2pm-4pm

Media and Movement:  This workshop focuses on several case studies like 
Democracy Now and Real Change as a way to explore the relationship between 
independent media and the social movements of which they are a part.



Keynote Panel:

The Reconstructive Vision of Social Ecology

Sat. 6:30-10 pm

Ober Park, Vashon, WA

Presented by Institute for Social Ecology faculty and alumni.


Sun. Aug 5th

Community/Women's Health

Andra DeVoght (Physical therapist and health educator)

10am-12pm

Healthy Women, Healthy Communities.  This workshop will discuss the social 
determinants of health for women and girls, and how these affect the health of 
a community.  From the physiological benefits of a healthy early childhood to 
the social benefits of education and literacy, the health of girls who become 
women who become mothers has a positive effect on everyone.



Art and Community

Beverly Naidus (University of Washington), Bob Spivey (SEEDS) and Bill Moyer 
(Backbone Campaign)

1pm-3pm

This workshop provides an introduction to ecoart, and to various art and 
cultural work strategies for empowering communities.



Dismantling Institutional Racism

Swaneagle Harijan (Human rights worker, artist, writer and researcher)

3:15-5:15pm

This workshop will expose the connections between neocolonial free trade and 
the destruction of dignity and life of women from Big Mountain to Darfur, from 
Juarez to Guatemala City.



Internship meeting at Beall Greenhouses

Sun. Aug. 5th, 5:30pm

Earn internship credits through the University of Washington or other 
accredited colleges and universities.  For more information please visit: 
www.socialecologyvashon.org <http://www.socialecologyvashon.org/> 


Registration information:

Registration Fee: sliding scale. Suggested donations: $195 for the entire 
weekend program or $60 for the Ecology and Design half day workshop and $40 for 
all other workshops.

For more information call Bob Spivey at: 206.949.4786 or 
email: info at socialecologyvashon.org <mailto:info at socialecologyvashon.org>