RESPONDING TO OUR WORLD IN TRANSITION - an evening with Duane Elgin, MBA, MA, with songs by the Sacred Web Singers
The human community must work together to realize a future of sustainable prosperity - a great challenge and extraordinary opportunity. We're called to shift toward green lifestyles supported by a mature democracy and guided by the collective wisdom of science and spirituality. DUANE ELGIN is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and social visionary who looks beneath the surface turbulence of our times to explore deeper trends. He won the Goi International Peace Award (Japan) for his vision of global consciousness and lifestyle that fosters a more sustainable and spiritual culture.
DATE: Thurs. May 27, 7- 9pm
PLACE: Canadian Memorial United Church, 15th & Burrard, Van.
COST: $15 (13 students/seniors)
REGISTER: earthliteracies@shaw.ca or 1-250-220-4601
TICKETS: Vine & Fig Tree Books, 4109 MacDonald St.

BOOKS: THE LIVING UNIVERSE: Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?; PROMISE AHEAD: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity’s Future; VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich; and AWAKENING EARTH: Exploring the Evolution of Human Culture and Consciousness. He co-authored CHANGING IMAGES OF MAN with Joseph Campbell.

Elgin served as sr. staff for the Presidential Commission on the American Future and was sr. social scientist with SRI International, co-authoring Anticipating Future National and Global Problems for the President’s Science Advisor, Alternative Futures for Environmental Policy for the EPA and The Future of the Automobile for Ford Motors. He co-founded 3 non-profit organizations for media accountability and citizen empowerment: See www.awakeningearth.org and www.ourmediavoice.org