Monthly Archives: May 2008

May 10 - World Fair Trade Day

From the San Diego Friends of Fair Trade:
Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with us on May 10th and take part in The World’s Largest Coffee Break at our FREE Fair Trade seminar!
REACH ACROSS THE WORLD: Transforming Lives Through Fair Trade.
Attend this free seminar to learn more about Fair Trade and what you can do in [...]

May 7 - James Hansen at UCSD

Dr. James E. Hansen, the NASA scientist and leading authority on global climate research, will be honored 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, at The Forum Theater of the La Jolla Playhouse on the UC San Diego Campus, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. The public is invited to attend the brief award ceremony followed by [...]

glocal teach-in

Last night, GLOCAL teach-ins returned to San Diego. The kind folks at Center for Justice and Reconciliation and Mid-City Church of the Nazarene hosted the teach-in. Our topic this time around was “Justice in Border Town”. The question we were asking is what does it mean to move towards a more just region that is [...]

God, People, and Earth Day

When I was twelve, a church youth leader told me and my friends: “Don’t care too much for the environment. Care most of all for the people!” I couldn’t pinpoint exactly how I disagreed, and so I said nothing. I’m twenty-something years now and I finally recognize why [...]