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Starhawk speaks
on non-violent message
By William Marshall
On-line Forty-Niner
Peace activist
Starhawk, one of the foremost voices of eco-feminism, will
be speaking about her experiences as an advocate of non-violent
change, today at the University Theatre from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, though seating is limited
and reservations are recommended.
Starhawk, a feminist and author of several books, has been
active in social change movements for more than 30 years --
since organization movements during the Vietnam War. She will
be discussing her 25 years of research and experience in the
Goddess Movement and her encounters with "Reclaiming,"
a network of people who bring together earth-based spirituality,
healing and magical activism.
She is a strong advocate of peaceful and persistent resistance,
coalition building and faith as a means of change. Keeping
strong to her beliefs, Starhawk participates in and helps
with the training and organizing of anti-nuclear actions in
Diablo Canyon, Livermore Weapons Labs, Vandenberg Air Force
Base and the Nevada Test site. She is also active in teaching
a two-week intensive seminar on permaculture and social activism
with Penny Livingston of the Permaculture Institute of Northern
California.
Starhawk is also working on environmental and land issues
in the Cazadero Hills Land Use Council in Western Sonoma County.
Additionally, she provides active, ongoing support for sustainability
programs around the world, particularly in El Salvador. But
her focus for the last year has been the emerging Global Justice
Movement. She has been on the frontlines of training and demonstrations
against the WTO, IMF, and World Bank, which included action
in Seattle, Washington, D.C., Prague, Sweden, Quebec City,
Genoa, Italy and Ottawa.
Starhawk has also found time in her busy schedule to work
on various film projects, consulting and co-writing works
for a Women's Spirituality Series. She is also collaborating
on an hour-long documentary on the life of archaeologist Marija
Gimbutas, as well as forming a partnership in a film company,
Belili Productions.
The program is part of the ongoing Feminist Embodiments of
Faith Series, sponsored by the Women's Resource Center, in
which feminist religious and spiritual leaders talk about
their experiences in traditional and non-traditional religious
structures and the ways they, and pro-feminist men, are addressing
issues in these over-changing world cultures.
"We are expecting a full house," said Barbara Sinclair,
office manager for the Women's Resource Center. "The
University Theatre's capacity is 400 and it is filling up
quickly."
For more information on Starhawk, or to reserve a seat, call
the Women's Resource Center at (562) 985-8687.
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