Quad City Earth Charter Summit - Register now!
By Sue Wilson

You are invited!

2008 has been named the United Nations' Year of Planet Earth -an appropriate time to emphasize the Earth Charter's role in addressing climatechange and its effects. Join us for a day of exploring facts and possibilities. Generate hope for the future and energy to make a difference at the Quad City Earth Charter Summit.

The QC Earth Charter Summit will be held on October 11, 2008 at the RiverCenter in downtown Davenport, Iowa, from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. In addition to presentations and displays by local groups and individuals, we are privileged and excited to be featuring from New York City, " No Impact Man" aka Colin Beavan
(visit his blog at www.noimpact.com) and from the University of Iowa, renowned environmentalist Professor Jerald Schnoor. Cost is just $20 per person and includes lunch. Seating is limited so early registration is suggested.

Plan to attend! Additional details about the summit and participants can be found at www.qcearthcharter.org/charter.org/> where registration brochures can be downloaded. It's easy to register - simply fill out the form in the brochure and mail. Please consider forwarding this information to your contact lists and include the= summit in your organization's calendar of events. We are conserving paper by sending this to you electronically! I will also be happy to mail brochures per request.

The Earth Charter is an international agreement incorporating the following principles: respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice and a culture of peace. It seeks to inspire a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well being of the human family and the larger living world and is not aligned with or owned by a particular political party, religion or socio-economic group. The major consideration is quality of life for all.

The Summit is presented by the Congregation of the Humility of Mary whose mission statement reads, "We commit ourselves to work for justice within the human family and to care for the earth itself."

Thank you for your consideration and I hope to see you at the summit on October 11th. Feel free to call or email if you have questions.

Lisa Bellomy, CHM Communications Director
563-336-8404
Lbellomy@chmiowa.org