Orion Magazine - September-October 2008

nature/culture/place – orion and the orion society

orion gratefully acknowledges those whose continued generosity supports the work of The Orion Society. Significant recent funding has been received from:

Cynthia Adams and GrantStation.com Peter and Sofia Blanchard Brimstone Fund Ruth H. Brown Foundation Richard and Camille Burke Clements Foundation Donna Curling Barbara David Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Educational Foundation of America Charles Engelhard Foundation Helen Clay Frick Foundation M.G.H. Gilliam Google, Inc. Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro Theron Horton and simpleChange.org Quincey and Dan Imhoff Kendeda Fund Lost Arrow Corporation Massachusetts Cultural Council Myrin Institute Namaste Foundation Park Foundation Steven C. Rockefeller Andrew Sabin Scott and Ruth Sanders Tides Foundation Jane Weatherly Julia Harte Widdowson Anonymous

Orion is a program of The Orion Society, a nonpro>t organization located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Its mission is to inform, inspire, and engage individuals and grassroots organizations in becoming a signi>cant cultural force for healing nature and community.

the orion society’s other programs include:

Orion Grassroots Network

The Orion Grassroots Network provides services to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, economic, or cultural change.

Orion Gatherings

All Orion Society programs actively promote small and large gatherings that unite ideas, action, and education.

Orion Education

The Orion Society empowers place-based and environmental education, in part through publication of books widely used by educators.

Upcoming from The Orion Society

the orion grassroots network’s southeast regional gathering november 7–9, 2008, columbia, north carolina

Teacher’s Guide for The Future of Nature Now Available The remarkable and provocative anthology of articles from the last fifteen years of Orion, titled The Future of Nature, now has a teacher’s guide. The guide provides discussion questions, bibliography, and links for each of the thirty-one pieces included in the collection, and may be downloaded for free at: www.orionsociety.org/education.

Come to a retreat for activists. Orion writers Janisse Ray and Jan DeBlieu will take this small group deep into the territory of landscape, loss, and opportunity during this weekend workshop. Participants will gain new tools to enhance how they and their organizations express themselves, learn new strate-

gies for collaboration, and reconnect to the well that powers their work. Activists, writers, and foundation representatives from around

the Southeast are invited to attend. For more information, call the Orion Grassroots Network toll free at 888/909-6568 or e-mail grassroots@orionsociety.org.