Videos From the Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability are Now Available for Viewing
Regional Cultures of Conservation, Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and SustainabilityFebruary 8th, 2011
For the 2010 Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability, we were fortunate to have eight excellent speakers. For each of our topics—which were thematically based on Chicago Wilderness’s four initiatives—nationally recognized scholars and authors of Moral Ground, were paired with local Chicagoans known for their regional work and impact. Videos of each of these talks can be accessed below, along with the opening and closing remarks from ethicist Michael Nelson. We invite your comments on our Vimeo webpages! See a write up of the day’s presentations by CHN Director of Midwest Cultures of Conservation, Gavin Van Horn, in our upcoming December issue of Minding Nature. See also in this issue a related article by Moral Ground editors and authors Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael Nelson.
Opening Remarks by Michael Nelson
Session I – Kathleen Dean Moore
Session II – Scott Russel Sanders
Session III – Suzanne Malec-McKenna
Session IV: Robin Morris Collin
Closing Remarks by Michael Nelson
In Session 1, which centered on concerns about water, philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore spoke lyrically about her relationship to her own watershed as well as the underappreciated values of water. Chicago water commissioner Debra Shore then gave a primer on the history and use of water in the Chicagoland area, appealing to the audience to become involved in local water policy.
In Session 2, which focused on place-based education, conservation writer Scott Russell Sanders offered insights and resources in relation to the importance of childhood experiences and explorations of the natural world. Fuller Park Community Development founder Michael Howard shared from his own childhood experiences in farming, connecting these formative moments to his work in revitalizing urban areas and restoring vacant spaces in south Chicago.
In Session 3, the speakers addressed how we process information about climate change and how we might best engage others when communicating and mitigating environmental impacts. Wildlife biologist John Vucetich spoke about an ethics of empathy and the role that science can play in developing such a perspective. Chicago’s Commissioner for the Department of the Environment,Suzanne Malec-McKenna, provided a perspective on how to embed environmental concerns in locally meaningful issues and language.
In Session 4, dedicated to the community values of ecological restoration, law professor Robin Morris Collin shared from her own experiences as a former Chicagoite and focused on the connection between human healing and sustainable communities. Alaka Wali, the applied cultural research director at the Field Museum, highlighted the connection between the physical, political, and spiritual dimensions of restoration and her work in the Calumet region.
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