past events : Oil and water: It All Flows Downstream
“Peace be to earth and to airy space! Peace be to heaven, peace to the waters, peace to the plant and peace to the trees!... With this peace the dreadful I now appease, with this peace the cruel I now appease, with this peace all evil I now appease, so that peace may prevail, happiness prevail! ” ~Atharva Veda XIX
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 / 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
James Simpson Theater at the Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL
Our own Rev. Clare Butterfield is a featured panelist at this event by the Illinois Humanities Council, which will preview the new Faith in Place water program, currently under development.
Join us as we examine historical and ethical perspectives on our consumption of oil and water.
Panelists:
Debra Shore - Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (moderator)
Rev. Clare Butterfield, D.Min. - Executive Director, Faith in Place
Martin V. Melosi, Ph.D. - Distinguished University Professor of History and Director of the Center for Public History, University of Houston
Attendees will also have an opportunity to view the Field Museum's exhibit, Water, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made online, by email at events@prairie.org, or by calling 312.422.5580.
"It All Flows Downstream" is presented in partnership with Field Museum and Faith in Place.
