Process-Relational Thinking Toward Ecological Civilization
Our world is in peril. The practices and worldviews of modern civilization have led us to the brink of civilizational collapse. What hope can there be in the midst of such crisis? For many, it is the vision of an ecological civilization. This vision has gained prominence in China, where the search for a post-modern…
Common Good Film Festival 2017
Claremont School of Theology 1325 N College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesFour days of films and discussions that elicit common sense, common decency, and the common good, while celebrating the wisdom of Alfred North Whitehead. With ten films meant to inform, inspire, and amuse, the Common Good Film Festival celebrates the work of filmmakers that tell the stories of those dedicated to the benefit of humanity.…
Claremont Energy Vision
Shanahan Center at Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Blvd., Claremont, CA, United StatesYou are cordially invited to Claremont Energy Vision—a convening sponsored jointly by Toward Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv), Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP, Inc.), the Hixon Center at Harvey Mudd College, and the Environmental Analysis program at Pomona College. Together, we will explore the city-wide strategy that Claremont is currently deploying to drive its energy use…
The 11th International Forum on Ecological Civilization
Claremont School of Theology 1325 N College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesIt is no secret that both China and the world are facing many disturbing problems today. We are heading toward the ecological catastrophes. Finding an alternative to the current form of modernization has become an urgent issue. What is the root causes of the current crisis? What are the philosophical, political, economic, and cultural foundations…
Permaculture in an Urban Context
Pomona College, Hahn Building, Room 101 420 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA, United StatesWhat is Permaculture? Maybe you've heard the word, but were never quite sure what it meant or how it relates to the topic of sustainability. If so, please join Sustainable Claremont as we welcome guest lecturer, Larry Santoyo, a Permaculture Design teacher and practitioner for the last 28 years. He has taught environmental design at…
Higher Education and Institutional Divestment
This convening will bring together institutions that have already reached the decision to divest, board members of colleges and universities interested in exploring the process, and other leaders who work in roles that help achieve these goals, such as endowment networks and facilitating student participation in leading ecological movements. When business executives, grassroots organizers, scholars,…
Where's It All Heading?
Pomona College, Hahn Building, Room 101 420 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA, United StatesIn 2015 long-time Claremont resident Prof. John Cobb organized a 1500-person conference entitled “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization.” Those meetings spawned EcoCiv.org, which supports projects that chart the way toward a genuinely sustainable civilization. The EcoCiv president, Prof. Philip Clayton, will summarize initiatives, nationally and internationally, that are now bringing to light what…
Towards a Contemplative Commons
IASS, Berliner Straße 130, 14467 Potsdam Berliner Straße 130, Potsdam, Brandenburg, GermanyPost-capitalism has become the subject of much recent debate, spurred by publications from Jeremy Rifkin (2015), Paul Mason (2016), J. K. Gibson-Graham (2006), Left Accelerationists like Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams (2015), and members of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and Degrowth communities. Though there is no uniform agreement among its proponents, post-capitalism seems generally characterized by a…
Green Transition: Toward Ecological Civilization in Korea
Claremont, CAThis fall, key leaders from Korea will gather in Claremont to collaborate with US leaders around the shared vision of an ecological civilization, and the steps needed to initiate the transition on a global scale. Participants represent leaders in national and local government, NGOs, universities, journalism, and religions. Each participant and key speaker brings a unique set of skills, experiences, and achievements, critical to ushering in a new ecological paradigm. Inspired and guided by the work of John B. Cobb, Jr. whose vision was at the heart of the 2015 Claremont conference “Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization,” we will examine big ideas toward a new paradigm for the future and how this vision is already being actualized by scholars, activists, governments, and politicians, in Korea and beyond.
Eco-Justice: Equity and Wellbeing in an Ecological Age
Napier Center, Pilgrim Place 625 Mayflower Rd, Claremont, CA, United StatesJustice, as a comprehensive ideal of what is right and good - both individually and socially - is a goal common to most faith traditions. Eco-Justice broadens this ideal to specifically include the natural environment, and the inter-connection of natural and social ecologies. This timely and important interfaith event brings together an acclaimed panel of speakerswho will aim to strike…