FWD: Fw: Suggestion of conference of possible interest to Faith for Earth Initiative community

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Greetings,

We wanted to let you know about our free online conference "Toward a New Way of Being with Plants" to be held June 17-18, 2021 which we think might be of interest for the Faith for Earth Initiative community.

The conference web site includes a speaker list and additional information about the event: https://www.beingwithplants2021.org Registration is now open.

This free two-day online event will explore human/plant connections, including ethics in human treatment of plants, plant sentience and communication, and opportunities for developing more respectful and reciprocal relationships between humans and plants.

The goals of this conference are to:

·  inspire people to change the ways in which they think about, interact with, and utilize plants so that their actions will be more respectful toward and collaborative with plants

·  advance the perspective that plants are much more complex, sentient, and intelligent than is commonly acknowledged

·  provide a forum for Indigenous and other perspectives that promote more respectful ways of relating with plants 

·  help to connect people who are interested in working for more respectful treatment of plants

·  encourage and support the development of a network seeking to increase respectful treatment of plants that will continue after the event

·  inspire and encourage scholarly emphasis on plant-human relationships

The conference will be held on the Whova platform using Zoom to facilitate attendee participation and involvement.

If you might also consider sharing information about the event with those who might be interested in the Faith for Earth Initiative community, that would be great.

 

Thanks very much!

Paul Moss

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Paul Moss

PhD Student

Department of Geography, Environment, & Society

University of Minnesota

414 Social Sciences Building

267 - 19th Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55455