Dear Chris,
I missed quite a bit of what has been happening on this listserve, but from what
little I have been able to glean from recent posts I am saddened and sorry that
there are people here who are more than willing to eliminate any one for any reason
who is working on relevant social issues. Would the world be a better place with
1,000 more of you, or Susan, or Joe Dees on the side of change or would the world
be worse? Not only do we need each and every one we can muster on board, but I
believe we need ten thousand times more who are researching, investigating,
writing, arguing, clashing, consoling, questioning, complaining, and speaking
Ecofem. We need twenty million times more who are actually participating Ecofem in
every media possible. Even then we would have far too few.
Today on C-span, a US cable channel that often airs live political events, the
Feminist Majority was brought to light in the efforts they are making to ease the
suffering of women under Taliban rule, I would have wished you could have seen it.
I would have asked for your comments. I am not sure I understand everything you
write but I've seen that at the heart of Eco-renewal most definitely is a long
overdue and much needed re-understanding of scripture.
I only know King James but it's been fascinating transcribing the beginnings of an
environmental biblical concordance with two professors at my university (as a
humanist it's been a remarkable experience), watching as one-time traditional
dominion theory Christian churches in this country are beginning to form coalitions
to fight important social and environmental issues from a position of 'caring for
creation.' It is this re-thinking, re-evaluation of their scripture that will
create change among the masses in this religious arena. Perhaps this will create
change in the political and cultural arena as well over time.
Again, I believe our common plight requires many diverse voices to reach many
diverse people. I guarantee that what is appropriate to one will always be
inappropriate to another, that is the nature of our current global 'in' ability to
communicate. It should never be considered a problem, only simple logic and
reasoning... simple marketing pr. However one chooses to see it, we can not afford
to lose even one voice. No one here can know for certain which note will strike a
chord in someone to be carried out into the world beyond this list.
I wish you much success in your travels and your teachings.
/donna
