Moral Ground: Sustainability and Social Justice
Submitted 10-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“Sustainability begins as a criticism of development."~ Melissa Baker-Boosamra, GVSU Faculty Melissa Baker-Boosamra has dedicated her career to the study of social and environmental injustice. She is an affiliate faculty member in the...
Moral Ground 2010: An Interview with GRCC Student Teresa Kokx
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: In the Hands of the People
Submitted 10-23-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“Has anyone answered ‘no’ to this question? We definitely have a responsibility, but at what cost?” ~ Aaron Bundy, communications sub-contractor The ever-pondered question of how the people of today impact our planet’s future is once again...
Moral Ground 2010: Answers, Wisdom, Courage
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...
A post-ArtPrize assessment: The effects of rewards
Submitted 10-22-2010 under OPINION
Writer Alfie Kohn examines the use of rewards and presents a fascinating case for how rewards often fail, especially when the desired outcome is human quality. In his book, Punished by Rewards, Kohn outlines five reasons that rewards fail. I tried...
Moral Ground 2010: A Visual Artist’s Environmental Perspective
Submitted 10-21-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“I definitely think we have a moral and ethical obligation to protect our planet. Even more importantly we have an obligation to acquire the knowledge it takes to improve the environment around us, or at the least, help it to remain unharmed.” ~...
In season - October 20, 2010
Submitted 10-20-2010 under NONPROFITS
What's in season? What fresh produce is on the horizon? If you're curious about what's at market, the Fulton Street Farmers Market publishes a list of goods every week. New at the market! Cranberries Currently at the market:...
Moral Ground 2010: Every Effort Counts
Submitted 10-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
“I like to live closely to the philosophy of ‘take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.'"~ Lindsay Sagorski, MSU graduate and former resident of Grand Rapids, now a Senior Civil Engineering Assistant in Los Angeles, CA...
Moral Ground 2010: The Biology of Responsibility
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: Responsibility of the Co-Creators
Submitted 10-18-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
"We are co-creators of the Earth...we must take responsibility.”~ Fr. Leonard Sudlik, St. Robert of Newminster Catholic Church The book "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril" poses the question of whether or not human beings...