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Sweeping Changes in Humanity's Relationship with the Natural World

This graduate-level course critically examines local and global sustainability applications with a focus on Environmental Justice.

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Duration
16 weeks
Weekly Study
8.5 HOURS
Dates
Jan 20-May 11
Clock Hours
135

Course Code: STC321

This graduate-level course critically examines local and global sustainability applications with a focus on Environmental Justice. We will take a critical look at a variety of vital topics: systems approaches; science and religion as coherent systems of knowledge; reciprocity and restorative justice for the land; profit motive and consumer culture; climate; equity and the human face of sustainability; food, agriculture, and animal welfare; and the United Nations 2030 Agenda. Students will experience the birth and development of the environmental justice movement through the story of Hazel Johnson. This course will unpack three principles of an evolving framework for learning as they pertain to the natural world: the oneness or interconnectedness of humanity, humanity’s movement toward collective maturity, and the coherence between the spiritual and the material. Students will apply their knowledge to their own lives and community and, therefore, contribute to public discourse about environmental stewardship.

Who is the course for?
Who is the course for?

Applicants should either have a prior bachelor’s degree, or be a student in an undergraduate program at junior or senior level. The Wilmette Institute will provide support for students who wish to petition their institution of higher education to obtain credit. Space is limited to 25 students per course.

What will you achieve?
You will learn
Identify sweeping changes necessary in the organization and operation of human affairs.
Examine how the consciousness of the oneness or interconnectedness of all living beings and justice-based relationships is foundational to establishing mature societies.
Identify points of coherence between the material and spiritual aspects of sustainable development.
Address the root causes of current social, economic (wealth and poverty), and environmental challenges to empower populations to achieve unity of thought and action.
Gain the capacity and commitment to contribute to sustainability (prosperity) in students’ local communities.
Participate effectively in public discourse or social action on environmental stewardship at the institutional and grassroots levels.
Meet Your Faculty
teacher
Ymasumac Marañón Davis, PhD
Educational Consultant, WI Faculty, Writer, Intuitive Healing

My name is Ymasumac Marañón Davis, though people call me Yma! Ymasumac is a Quechua Indian name from Bolivia. My father is a Bolivian of Quechua descent, my mother is from New England, and her ancestors, of English and Irish ancestry, came around the same time as the pilgrims. We... See Faculty Bio

teacher
Julia Berger, PhD
WI Curriculum Development Specialist, WI Faculty

Julia’s work is guided by a deep curiosity about how we learn, grow, and transform our communities together. As Affiliate Faculty (Department of Religion) at Montclair State University, she strives to create learning environments that engage the \"head, heart, and hands\" of every student—bridging intellectual inquiry, reflection, and community engagement... See Faculty Bio

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