What is ecofeminism? Find out this April 10th-12th when St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland welcomes Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, world-renowned activist, feminist theologian, and international lecturer. A prolific author, she is also currently teaching at Claremont School of Theology, Claremont CA.
The centerpiece of the weekend will be a presentation by Dr. Ruether, followed by Q&A with the audience. The presentation will be followed by lunch, then a panel conversation about Mainers engaging in a range of ecological efforts, including solar energy, sustainable living, and climate change awareness. (Full schedule is listed below.)
Among the panelists: Rev. Dr. Susan E. Davies, feminist theologian, activi...st and former Academic Dean and professor at Bangor Theological Seminary; David Littell, Commissioner of the Maine Public Utilities Commission and former Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Ray Sirois, IT Director at Wright Pierce Engineering and one of 3,000 presenters trained by Al Gore's Climate Project.
Reverend Susan Gilpin, a sustainable living course instructor at OLLI (the Senior College at USM), and Dr. Debra McDonough, an associate lecturer in genetics at the University of New England will facilitate.
All events, including lunch, are free of charge.
Weekend Schedule:
Friday, April 10
7:00pm – Movie: “Disruption”
Watch the hour-long cinematic journey through the wild world of climate change, followed by a discussion
facilitated by Anne D. Burt, Consultant for Maine Council of Churches’ Environmental Justice Program.
Saturday, April 11
9:30am – Coffee and welcome
10:00am – Presentation: “What is ecofeminism?” / Q&A with Dr. Ruether
12:00pm – Lunch (RSVP to rrr@saintansgar or 774-8740)
1:00pm – Panel Response and Discussion
Panelists include Ray Sirois, an IT specialist at Wright Pierce Engineering, and Reverend Susan
Gilpin, a sustainable living course instructor at USM/OLLI.
*Dr. Ruether will be signing books after the event. (Books will be available for purchase all weekend.)
Sunday, April 12
10:00 – Worship, Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, guest preacher
You’re invited to return for the celebration of the Eucharist. Coffee and conversation follow in the church hall.
RSVP appreciated but not required.
207-774-8740, ext 4 • rrr@saintansgar.org
The centerpiece of the weekend will be a presentation by Dr. Ruether, followed by Q&A with the audience. The presentation will be followed by lunch, then a panel conversation about Mainers engaging in a range of ecological efforts, including solar energy, sustainable living, and climate change awareness. (Full schedule is listed below.)
Among the panelists: Rev. Dr. Susan E. Davies, feminist theologian, activi...st and former Academic Dean and professor at Bangor Theological Seminary; David Littell, Commissioner of the Maine Public Utilities Commission and former Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Ray Sirois, IT Director at Wright Pierce Engineering and one of 3,000 presenters trained by Al Gore's Climate Project.
Reverend Susan Gilpin, a sustainable living course instructor at OLLI (the Senior College at USM), and Dr. Debra McDonough, an associate lecturer in genetics at the University of New England will facilitate.
All events, including lunch, are free of charge.
Weekend Schedule:
Friday, April 10
7:00pm – Movie: “Disruption”
Watch the hour-long cinematic journey through the wild world of climate change, followed by a discussion
facilitated by Anne D. Burt, Consultant for Maine Council of Churches’ Environmental Justice Program.
Saturday, April 11
9:30am – Coffee and welcome
10:00am – Presentation: “What is ecofeminism?” / Q&A with Dr. Ruether
12:00pm – Lunch (RSVP to rrr@saintansgar or 774-8740)
1:00pm – Panel Response and Discussion
Panelists include Ray Sirois, an IT specialist at Wright Pierce Engineering, and Reverend Susan
Gilpin, a sustainable living course instructor at USM/OLLI.
*Dr. Ruether will be signing books after the event. (Books will be available for purchase all weekend.)
Sunday, April 12
10:00 – Worship, Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, guest preacher
You’re invited to return for the celebration of the Eucharist. Coffee and conversation follow in the church hall.
RSVP appreciated but not required.
207-774-8740, ext 4 • rrr@saintansgar.org
