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Human Rights ׃ Music, Art, Culture ׃ Spirituality ׃ Environment
September 30, 7:00 pm
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Spiritual Quest: Enough? Enough!
Jim Blackburn
With climate change promising massive
ecological disruptions, pioneer environmental attorney Jim Blackburn will
offer observations about living things, our connectedness to them and our
need to take effective action soon. Fundamental to this discourse is the
concept of ENOUGH, a theme that will be woven through the presentation.
Blackburn will introduce the concept of CONNECTUALITY and its power to
transform our thinking, perception and will to act. Is some form of
environmental triage our destiny or can we find the will to take action to
combine economic and ecologic visions and recover our lost spirituality?
Blackburn’s presentation of “A Spiritual Quest” will address these issues
and more. His 2001 address at the Rothko Chapel, “Place, Spirituality,
Activism,” was the inspiration for his subsequent The Book of Texas Bays.
An attorney specializing in environmental law at Blackburn Carter Law Firm
in Houston, Blackburn also holds the position of Professor of the Practice
in Environmental Law at Rice University. He has received the National
Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Achievement Award and the Bob
Eckhardt Coastal Lifetime Achievement Award from the General Land Office of
the State of Texas.
Location: The Rothko Chapel
Admission: Free
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October 10 & 11
An Evening of Native American Dance
Tewa Dancers from the North
Ten dancers from the Ohkay
Owingeh/San Juan Pueblo north of Santa Fe, will share their celebrative
dances with traditional drums and authentic dress. These performances
will give the audience a close-up view of the historically mysterious and
magnetic Pueblo culture and dance, as represented by a vibrant young
family. A question and answer period will follow. Following the dance
performance, the Chapel will host the Houston premiere of the recent
documentary “Dancing from the Heart,” that features the Tewa Dancers from
the North. In the film, Andrew Garcia talks about his efforts to maintain
Pueblo spiritual and cultural traditions while reconciling his heritage
with contemporary life. The film’s director and producer, Marilyn Hunt, a
dance expert in New York and Santa Fe, will moderate a conversation with
the dancers and the audience following the film.
Dates and Times: October 10-Performance at 7:00 pm, Documentary at
8:00 pm
October 11-Repeat performance at 1:00 pm
Location: Chapel Grounds
Admission: Free
November 11, 7:00 pm
Texas: Fragile Environment, Fragile
Lives
Terry Hershey and Andrew Sansom
As Texas prospers economically, the
precious environment is under assault from all sides, challenging the
everyday lives of people in many areas of the state. What happened to the
political philosophy of protecting the environment for future generations?
Distinguished Texas environmentalists Terry Hershey and Andrew Sansom will
discuss from first-hand experience the state of the Texas environment and
the likely consequences of inaction.
Sansom, former head of Texas Parks and Wildlife and also the Texas Nature
Conservancy, is a research professor of geography at Texas State University
and an expert
on
Texas water. He is on the board of the National Audubon Society.
Mrs. Hershey, who has been a leader of the
environmental movement in Texas, Colorado, and beyond will reflect on the
history of this movement and concerns for the future. She has served on the
boards of Texas Parks and Wildlife and also the National Audubon Society.
She is often credited for her efforts in keeping the cement out of Buffalo
Bayou.
Location: The Rothko Chapel
Admission: Free
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