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All welcome at
Christian Ecology Link
Day Conference 2012 - Treasure in the Field
Bristol
Saturday 10th March 2012
11am to 5pm
Old School Rooms, St Michael’s Church,
Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8PD
adjacent to Bristol Parkway station
Bristol
Treasure in the field -
Spiritual Capital and
Sustainable Living
Speakers:
Jonathon Porritt -
Founder of Forum for the Future
Tim Gorringe -
Professor of Theology, Exeter University
Workshops: (BELOW) led by Tim Gorringe,
Chris Sunderland (EarthAbbey),
Jeremy Williams (Breathe) and others tbc
Cost: £15 (£10 before end of January). CEL members £10.
Only £5 for young people under 25
Booking Form: (Download)
How to get there: (BELOW)
Poster: (LINK)
Programme: (BELOW)
Enquiries: 0845 459 8460 or bookings@christian-ecology.org.uk
www.christian-ecology.org.uk/treasure
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Treasure in the Field: Spiritual Capital and Sustainable Living
Saturday 10 March, Old School Rooms, St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford. BS34 8PD
Workshops: Alternative ways of living leading to a sustainable future for our ravaged world.
Each workshop will run twice. Please sign up on the lists as soon as you arrive at the conference.
Workshop leaders and themes
Tim Gorringe -- Professor of theology at Exeter University
‘An exploration of economics’ – contradiction of infinite growth on a finite planet and transition town thinking.
Chris Sunderland -- EarthAbbey
‘The contemplative heart of environmental activism’. For the activist, it can sometimes feel like there is a lot to do and too little time. Consider reconnecting with the ‘treasure' within, so as to find the resources we need to keep on keeping on.
Jeremy Williams – Breathe
‘Consumer Detox’. Vital to any hope of a sustainable future is a radical change in our consumerist culture.
Leader (tbc) -- UK-Food Group
‘Farming for people and earth’. How can we protect the genetic diversity of seeds, trees, livestock breeds and fish species used to produce the world’s food? And how can this agricultural biodiversity provide the breadth of nutrition we need and the resilience of food production to threats such as climate change?
Leader (tbc) – Operation Noah
‘Low-carbon living’
Leader (tbc) --
‘Can democracy deliver sustainability?’ How do we attain a sustainable society through democratic means?
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Treasure in the Field: Spiritual Capital and Sustainable Living
Saturday 10 March, Old School Rooms, St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8PD
Programme:
What shared meanings, values, and ultimate purposes do Christians bring to the theme of spiritual capital? Come to listen and contribute.
10.00 Doors open
11.00 Welcome and worship
11.10 Keynote talk from Jonathon Porritt
Response from Tim Gorringe and Paul Bodenham (CEL chairman)
Discussion chaired by Ellen Teague (Columbans)
1pm Lunch (Please bring your own. Drinks available, but bring own mugs please.)
2pm Workshops – Session One
3pm Tea Break
3.30 Workshops – Session Two
4.30 Final thoughts in plenary session
4.45 Worship
5pm Close
Jonathon Porritt is a CEL patron. He is co-founder of Forum for the Future and co-director of the Prince of Wales’ Business and Sustainability Programme. He was chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission between 2000 and 2009.
Tim Gorringe is St Luke’s Professor of Theological Studies, Exeter University. His most recent books are The Common Good and the Global Emergency (CUP 2011). He is at present working on a two year research project on the values which underpin constructive social change, focusing on the Transition Town Movement
Paul Bodenham is Chair of CEL and on the Board of Operation Noah.
Ellen Teague is chairing the morning session. She is a London-based freelance Catholic journalist who writes and campaigns on Justice, Peace and Ecology issues. She is a member of the Faith and Justice Team of the Columban Missionary Society in Britain and edits their newsletter, Vocation for Justice.
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Treasure in the Field: Spiritual Capital and Sustainable Living
Saturday 10 March, Old School Rooms, St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8PD
How to get there
How to get there by train: Bristol Parkway station is a few minutes walk from the conference venue. Come out of Bristol Parkway station into the car park. Walk to the left, past the bus stops, to the second zebra crossing. Cross here. Continue in the same direction for a few yards. Go through white gate on your right (signposted ‘St Michael’s Church’). Walk along the path through the churchyard and past St Michael’s Church. Cross the green to the Old School Rooms which act as the church hall. This takes about five minutes.
How to get there by car: If coming by car it will be best to park in the station car park. It’s a few pounds for the day. There is little parking around the church itself (about 6 spaces immediately outside the Old School Rooms – best kept for disabled, and also a few more around the green). 
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