The Greater Philadelhia Women's Studies Consortium is bring Ruth Wilson Gilmore to the area in the fall.
I will be sure to get her to come to Bryn Mawr!

S.A.

            “I contend that this sense of deep connectedness, of being saturated with nature, yet unique and separate, is one of the core gifts of middle childhood. The sense of continuity provides the foundation for an empathic relationship with the natural world. The sense of separateness provides a sense of agency, of being able to take responsible action for the natural world. The deep bond creates a commitment to lifelong protection. The next question might be, Are these experiences really specific to childhood?” (Sobel, 15) Sobel comments on the idea of connectedness and separateness.  Both different feelings that work together to form a sense of commitment and care for the environment.  From a personal standpoint, my “seperatedness” and “connectedness” would mix and mingle from the different places I would be in growing up and the back and forth between a very spiritual environment and a ‘natural’ one.   

kelsey--this one's for you! check out the 18 owl species with irresistable faces-->
maybe they are *not* monsters after all....? maybe we should reconsider

from Arts Without Borders: Where Creativity and Life are Inseparable