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DESCRIPTION:\n\nROUND TABLE DISCUSSION\nRELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE\nwith Florence 
 Windfall\n\n\nOn this day, December 23, every year Humanists celebrate 
 HumanLight Day, the Humanist alternative to Christmas Day.  HumanLight Day 
 is right between the winter solstice on December 21 and Christmas Day, 
 December 25.  So there are three holidays to celebrate if we celebrated 
 them all!  It is well to celebrate near the winter solstice since the days 
 surrounding the winter solstice are the darkest days of the 
 year.\n\n\nCoincidentally, our Earth Awareness meeting falls on HumanLight 
 Day this year, 2014.  Earth Awareness usually meets on the Fourth Tuesday 
 of every month, which this year falls on December 23, HumanLight Day.  So 
 we are combining HumanLight Day and our Earth Awareness meeting this year 
 since they fall on the same day.  This year we'll have a round table 
 discussion relating to climate change, for Earth Awareness day, and social 
 change, for HumanLight day. \n\n\nWe invite each participant to share their 
 own impression of climate change or social change whether it's your own 
 experience and ideas or those of someone you recommend we read.  You're 
 welcome to read aloud from an author whose text you have on hand or walk us 
 through their ideas in your own words -- or just speak from experience.  We 
 ask that participants stick to climate change or social change topics.  
 What climate changes or social changes have you observed or read about this 
 year?\n\n \nWhat climate changes do you know have been happening this year; 
 how are ecosystems of the Earth becoming unbalanced;  what social changes 
 do you know have been happening this year;  how are institutions of our 
 civilization becoming destabilized?  What is your response to some or all 
 of the damages these crises are causing, and/or what expert(s) do you rely 
 on to tell us about it? \n\n \nWe will avoid speculation and fantasy and 
 stick to what we perceive as reality.  Let's share what we think the 
 climate and/or social crises are and share our personal responses to these 
 and/or our theoretical understanding of them.  There are hundreds of other 
 organizations and Meetups where discussions about green technologies or 
 techno fixes for climate change, and about heightened consciousness and 
 positive thinking for social change, are indulged.  But our group is Earth 
 Awareness and we are Eco-Humanists.  We stick to the facts and reality as 
 we know them, even if we must mourn them.  This does not mean that we miss 
 out on the magnificence, beauty, and glory of the living Earth -- these are 
 its reality as well.  The reality of the living Earth is wondrous and 
 spectacular and life on Earth is mystery and delight aplenty.\n\n 
 \nEveryone will have ten minutes to make their point or express their 
 feelings.  Discussion will follow each participant's presentation.  The 
 time allowed for discussion will be longer or shorter depending on how many 
 participants there are.  We hope to conclude our meeting by 9:30 pm.  But 
 if we get a late start, we may also end later, at 10:00 pm.  If you are not 
 so familiar with current developments in climate change or climate change 
 science, or in social changes accompanying climate change, a few articles 
 to read are suggested on our website shown below.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/16/18765655.php
SUMMARY:Round Table Discussion Relating to Climate Change
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/16/18765655.php
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