sustainability
WT Centennial: The Ghost Light
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 12-23-2010 under NONPROFITS
As you may know, Community Media Center's Wealthy Theatre kicks off its Centennial Celebration at Midnight on Dec. 31, 2010 - at the Starlight Six New Year's Eve Concert, on the theatre's main stage, in Peter Wege Auditorium. At Midnight, Wealthy...
Stability through Innovation: Securing the Wealthy Theatre’s Next 100 Years
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 12-23-2010 under NONPROFITS
Stability through Innovation: Securing the Wealthy Theatre’s Next 100 YearsBy Erin Wilson, Theatre DirectorWealthy Theatre, in Grand Rapids, MI, designed by prolific architect Pierre Lindhout (1891-1940), turns 100 in 2011. Operated by Grand Rapids...
Moral Ground 2010: An Interview with GRCC Student Teresa Kokx
by (rachel_kozak)
Submitted 10-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
"A lot of animals in the arctic, like the polar bear, are going extinct or being harmed. Actually, they say in a few decades the polar ice caps will be melted.” ~ Teresa Kokx, GRCC Student Across the country and particularly in...
Moral Ground 2010: A Responsibility to Fido and Fluffy
by (Adams Kori)
Submitted 10-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“Unlike humans, animals cannot defend themselves. The animals are not the ones damaging things here, we are. Why punish those who are innocent?” ~ Stacie Kreiser, Pre-Veterinary senior at GVSU Ghandi once said, “Be the change you want to see...
Moral Ground 2010: A Seminary Student's Perspective
by (ashleym)
Submitted 10-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
"We should care for [Earth] because God obviously does." ~ Leslie Montgomery, seminary student at Cornerstone University Do we have a moral or ethical responsibility to preserve planet earth? Many Christians hold the conservative view...
Moral Ground 2010: Answers, Wisdom, Courage
by (Nate)
Submitted 10-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“We need to have the wisdom to see the solutions and then have the courage to implement them.” ~ Rebecca Goh, Sustainable Business, MAPA Group Great Lakes The book, Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, asks us to define what kinds of...Moral Ground 2010: The 20th century as a defining moment
by (ageluso)
Submitted 10-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“The 20th century undoubtedly will be seen as the defining moment in time when it comes to a pivotal shift in our attitudes regarding our natural world” ~ Nancy Yoder Eigenhouse, lifelong animal lover, environmentalist, retired worker for the State...
Moral Ground 2010: 'A cruel and immoral thing to do to ourselves, our children, and our grand children'
by (trevorlawson)
Submitted 10-21-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“The fact we are asking this question illustrates the immense disconnect modern society has created between what is perceived as natural and what is human creation."~ Kristin Tindall, Ecology Education Coordinator, Blandford Nature Center ...
Moral Ground 2010: The Biology of Responsibility
by (Apion)
Submitted 10-20-2010 under OPINION
"When I see students eating snacks from the vending machine, I cringe at all the packaging they have to remove just to eat them." ~ Laurie Foster, Professor of Biology at GRCC Professor Laurie Foster has been a Professor of Biology at Grand...
Moral Ground 2010: A Call For Social Reconstruction
by (mhall)
Submitted 10-19-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“Of course we do. That’s what we are wired to do, it’s our natural state.”~ Chrysta Coronado, Herbalist Chrysta Coronado arrives at the local coffee shop slightly frenzied and apologizing for being five minutes late. It seems while cycling...