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eNewsletter
- January 2004
Two new articles are online at Centerchange.org, and we also have several screenings of the documentary film TOUCHED to announce:
New Articles
Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life (excerpt)
by David Grinspoon
Written with authority and edge, and rich in personal,often amusing anecdotes, Lonely Planets explores the shifting boundary between planetary science and natural philosophy and reveals how the search for extraterrestrial life unites our spiritual and scientific quests for connection with the cosmos. "Definitive proof that life on this planet is intelligent *and* funny." -Entertainment Weekly
Read an excerpt online:
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Breaking Cycles of Violence
by Steven Morr-Wineman, Ed.D.
Dr. Steven Morr-Wineman -- parent, mental health worker, writer, activist for nonviolent social change, and survivor of childhood trauma -- shares his experiences as a father coping with the pressures of family life. "The irony," he writes, "is that at the moments when I feel most powerless and overwhelmed, my behavior is most overpowering and overwhelming in its effects on my child. This is an example of a phenomenon that I call power-under." Adapted from his recent book Power-Under: Trauma and Nonviolent Social Change.
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Announcement: Screenings of Documentary Film TOUCHED
Subscribers of this newsletter may already be familiar with Laurel Chiten's film about the "human side" of alien contact, which recently won BEST DOCUMENTARY at Toronto's Female Eye Film Festival, but most have not yet had an opportunity to see it. This month TOUCHED will be coming to San Francisco, Sonoma, Cambridge, and possibly New Mexico. TOUCHED is also now available to colleges, universities, and community groups. For complete information about TOUCHED, as well as for a free 2-page Study Guide about alien encounters prepared for students and teachers, please visit touchedfilm.com.
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Screenings of TOUCHED
MASSACHUSETTS
Cambridge: MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Wednesday, February 11, 7:00 pm
Showing as part of the “Chicks Make Flicks” series sponsored by Women in Film/New England. Filmmaker Laurel Chiten will be speaking. MIT is located at 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Screening will take place in Building 4, Room 270. Free admission. For more info contact Women in Film at 617.612.0091.
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
Friday, Feb 20th, tentatively planned for 6:00 pm.
Join Dr. John Mack and filmmaker Laurel Chiten for a special screening and reception in the Penthouse of 3220 Sacramento Street (near Lyon), San Francisco. $40 admission per person, proceeds to support the making of the film; please contact us for more information.
Sonoma
Saturday, Feb 21 at 7:00, Sonoma Film Institute, Darwin Hall, Rm 108.
Sunday, Feb 22 at 4:00 Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall.
Filmmaker Laurel Chiten in Person! Dr. John Mack present Saturday night only. For more information and ticket information, visit www.sonoma.edu
ARIZONA
Tuscon
Monday Feb 23rd, Time TBA
Tuscon Medical School Auditorium of Tuscon University. Check back for details.
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe
Tuesday Feb 24th, 6:00 pm
The Screen at the College of Santa Fe
Coming to Albuquerque in late February, details TBA
Ecopsychology Course Announcement
A twelve-week course with Sarah A. Conn, Ph.D. investigating the human psyche within the context of the natural world returns Feb 23 - May 17, 2004, at the Central Street Hospital in Somerville, Massachusetts. Complete information at centerchange.org/eco
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