The Earth Charter: Its Promise and Challenge with Mary Evelyn Tucker

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

330 North Hubbards Lane

Free and open to the public. Reservations required.

The Earth Charter was drafted over a decade of intense consultation with people and organizations around the planet. It emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 when world leaders realized that an ethical and spiritual statement of principles was needed to guide sustainable development efforts. The Charter has been endorsed by thousands of groups and has inspired creative action from youth to religious communities around the world. The challenge is how to further enhance the promise of the Charter as a statement of our profound interdependence with the broader Earth community. This workshop will explore the ideas of the Charter, its integrating vision for eco-justice engagement, and ways the Louisville community can find benefit by participating in this international initiative. Seating is limited

For reservations contact The Center for Interfaith Relations (502) 583-3100.

Mary Evelyn Tucker is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Scholar at Yale University and is a co-founder and co-director with John Grim of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. She served as a member of the International Earth Charter Drafting Committee from 1997-2000, and is a member of the newly appointed Earth Charter International Council. Her books include: World Views and Ecology, Worldly Wonder: Religions Enter Their Ecological Phase.

This event is part of the 13th Annual Festival of Faiths. For more information about the entire Festival of Faiths line-up, including registration details go to www.interfaithrelations.org or pick up a complete event catalog at any Carmichaels Bookstore or Heine Brothers Coffee location (or call 502- 583-3100 to have a catalog mailed to you).