Author: Carol Schaefer
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834824175
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . . We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemics that threaten the health of the Earth’s peoples, and with the destruction of indigenous ways of life. We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking, and healing are vitally needed today. . . . We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future. In some Native American societies, tribal leaders consulted a council of grandmothers before making any major decisions that would affect the whole community. What if we consulted our wise women elders about the problems facing our global community today? This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legends among their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues as nurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confronting violence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western women elders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown.
Grandmothers Counsel the World
Author: Carol Schaefer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1590302931
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . . We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemics that threaten the health of the Earth’s peoples, and with the destruction of indigenous ways of life. We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking, and healing are vitally needed today. . . . We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future. In some Native American societies, tribal leaders consulted a council of grandmothers before making any major decisions that would affect the whole community. What if we consulted our wise women elders about the problems facing our global community today? This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legends among their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues as nurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confronting violence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western women elders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1590302931
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
We are thirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . . We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the atrocities of war, the global scourge of poverty, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemics that threaten the health of the Earth’s peoples, and with the destruction of indigenous ways of life. We, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking, and healing are vitally needed today. . . . We believe that the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future. In some Native American societies, tribal leaders consulted a council of grandmothers before making any major decisions that would affect the whole community. What if we consulted our wise women elders about the problems facing our global community today? This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legends among their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues as nurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confronting violence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western women elders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown.
Women Potters
Author: Moira Vincentelli
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813533810
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This works proposes that a women's tradition in ceramics is one in which pottery making is a gendered activity intimately connected with female identity. The knowledge is passed down from one generation to the next. It guides the reader through these traditions continent by continent. Different areas are illustrated with beautiful, detailed maps and fascinating colour photographs from around the world.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813533810
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This works proposes that a women's tradition in ceramics is one in which pottery making is a gendered activity intimately connected with female identity. The knowledge is passed down from one generation to the next. It guides the reader through these traditions continent by continent. Different areas are illustrated with beautiful, detailed maps and fascinating colour photographs from around the world.
Society's Sisters
Author: Catherine Gourley
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761328650
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Profiles nineteenth-century women who overcame the disadvantage of being female in order to change the society in which they lived, by promoting temperance, child labor laws, health care, and other causes.
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780761328650
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Profiles nineteenth-century women who overcame the disadvantage of being female in order to change the society in which they lived, by promoting temperance, child labor laws, health care, and other causes.
Children of the Settlement Houses
Author: Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 1575052423
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Explains what a settlement house is, describes its role in the lives of poor children who live near it, and tells how the settlement house movement is still being felt today.
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 1575052423
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Explains what a settlement house is, describes its role in the lives of poor children who live near it, and tells how the settlement house movement is still being felt today.
Seven Ways to Fix the World
Author: Christopher Barnatt
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781479242849
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Human civilization faces more challenges than ever before. Unless urgent action is taken, there will soon be biting shortages of energy, food and fresh water. Climate change also demands our attention, while conventional economic decision making and mass consumerism are leading us to ruin. The time has therefore come to fix the world. This book is for everybody who wants to help shape a better future. Its chapters cover the interrelated topics of more local living, low energy lifestyles, dematerialization, design for repair, crowdsourcing, more women in authority, and the death of economics. Within a decade, all of these will be common cultural or business practice. Seven Ways to Fix the World therefore provides you with the opportunity to understand the rising agendas of tomorrow, and to help make a difference by getting ahead of the curve.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781479242849
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Human civilization faces more challenges than ever before. Unless urgent action is taken, there will soon be biting shortages of energy, food and fresh water. Climate change also demands our attention, while conventional economic decision making and mass consumerism are leading us to ruin. The time has therefore come to fix the world. This book is for everybody who wants to help shape a better future. Its chapters cover the interrelated topics of more local living, low energy lifestyles, dematerialization, design for repair, crowdsourcing, more women in authority, and the death of economics. Within a decade, all of these will be common cultural or business practice. Seven Ways to Fix the World therefore provides you with the opportunity to understand the rising agendas of tomorrow, and to help make a difference by getting ahead of the curve.
Covering Your Assets
Author: Elizabeth E. Merritt
Publisher: American Alliance of Museums
ISBN: 9781933253015
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Covering Your Assets: Facilities and Risk Management in Museums offers the very latest data on how professionals around the country operate their facilities, manage space and risk, and prepare for emergencies. In this book, data is broken out by museum discipline, governance type, and parent organization. It also features insightful essays on best practices from outside experts and leading professionals in the field.
Publisher: American Alliance of Museums
ISBN: 9781933253015
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Covering Your Assets: Facilities and Risk Management in Museums offers the very latest data on how professionals around the country operate their facilities, manage space and risk, and prepare for emergencies. In this book, data is broken out by museum discipline, governance type, and parent organization. It also features insightful essays on best practices from outside experts and leading professionals in the field.