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SUMMARY:Conservation in China for Ecological Civilization: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology \nConservation in China for Ecological Civilization\n  \nChina’s emerging framework of Ecological Civilization is reshaping what conservation can mean—expanding the public discourse beyond protected areas and species recovery to include culture\, livelihoods\, and the ethical foundations of human–nature relationship. This Forum explores conservation practice in China as a “nexus” challenge: where ecological science meets social realities and cultural meaning\, and where the success of conservation depends on trust\, governance\, and long-term stewardship. \nFeaturing conservation scientist and environmental anthropologist Gao Yufang\, we’ll examine how on-the-ground efforts—from protected landscapes to human–wildlife coexistence—are navigating the tensions and possibilities of rapid modernization. What kinds of ethical conservation approaches become possible when ecological values are treated as civilizational priorities? Where do the hardest tradeoffs show up? And what lessons might China’s experiments offer (or not offer) to leaders and communities elsewhere? \n\nTIMING\n  \nWe will conduct this live Forum on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday\, February 18\, 2026. After registering\, you will receive a Zoom link to join the session. \n  \n  \nSPEAKERS\n  \nGao Yufang\, PhD\, is a conservation scientist and environmental anthropologist focused on human–wildlife coexistence and the natural–social–cultural nexus in China\, especially in the Himalayan region and Tibetan Plateau. He is the Founder and Director of Conservation Edgewalkers\, an Explorer with the National Geographic Society\, Co-Chair of the IUCN China Species Specialist Group\, and a Research Associate with Yale’s InterAsia Initiative. \n  \n  \nMary Evelyn Tucker\, PhD\, co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which examines cultural and religious values for broadened environmental ethics. This arose from a series of 10 conferences at Harvard on world religions and ecology that she organized with John Grim. She has published several books on Confucianism including The Philosophy of Qi. She co-edited Confucianism and Ecology (Harvard) and two volumes with Tu Weiming on Confucian Spirituality. She is the co-author of Journey of the Universe with Brian Thomas Swimme and the executive producer of the Emmy Award winning Journey film. This was inspired by Thomas Berry whose books she edited and whose biography she wrote with John Grim.They have been traveling in China since 1985 studying Ecological Civilization. \n  \nStephen Posner\, PhD\, is Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute and Global Affiliate with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont. Stephen integrates science with contemplative practices to build understanding across cultures\, align human systems with nature\, and promote cross-sector collaboration. He has published over 50 technical and non-technical articles on sustainability science and leverage points for systems change. He currently leads initiatives related to nature assessment and ecological stewardship \n  \nRoots of Renewal: \nEcological Civilization in China and the Confluence of  Tradition and Modernity\nA Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization\n  \nThe Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health initiative is partnering with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology to host a five-part online Forum series exploring Ecological Civilization in China—an evolving cultural\, ethical\, ecological\, and policy vision that asks what it would take to align human development with the flourishing of Earth’s living systems. \nRather than treating ecological civilization as primarily technical\, this series examines how social change is shaped by the relationship between tradition and modernity: where inherited worldviews and cultural traditions meet rapid development\, and where inner cultivation and public institutions must be reimagined together. Each Forum features a guest speaker in dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker and moderator Stephen Posner\, and invites participants into conversations that connect ideas to practice\, and values to systems change. \nAcross the series\, we move from on-the-ground conservation and thirty years of Ecological Civilization work in China\, to Daoism and classical reading as pathways for self-transformation and social reform—culminating in the launch of a new Yale Forum Ecological Civilization website designed as a living resource for learning\, teaching\, and transformation. \nModerator: Stephen Posner\, The Garrison Institute\nDiscussants: Mary Evelyn Tucker\, Yale University\, along with esteemed speakers \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom. After registering for each forum\, you will receive a link to join the session. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions. \nFeatured speakers and topics: \n\nGao Yufang — Conservation in China for Ecological Civilization\nZhihe Wang & Meijun Fan — Ecological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China\nDaniel K. Gardner — Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform\nChen Xia — Daoism and Ecological Civilization\n\nSimeiqi He & Andrew MacIver — A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom from 7:00 – 8:15pm ET on  \nFebruary 18 \nMarch 4 \n March 18 \nApril 14 \nApril 29 \n  \n  \n  \nPlease contact us for questions and inquiries at events@garrisoninstitute.org.
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SUMMARY:LOVE is the Most Powerful Force in the Universe: A Virtual Retreat
DESCRIPTION:LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE\nIN THE UNIVERSE\n  \nMindfulness teacher Sharon Salzberg joins with Atman Smith\, Ali Smith\, and Andres Gonzalez of the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) to offer a program exploring the depths\, capacity\, and meaning of love. Love is the most powerful force in the universe. \nLearn to get in touch with and share the infinite love inside of you with meditation\, yoga\, and additional contemplative practices. \nIn a world where division and polarization prevail\, can love be known not as giving in\, but as transformative? How do we love in a way where we feel that we are not being taken advantage of\, and know when tough love is needed? How do we unconditionally love ourselves and find balance in love amidst all our relationships? \nIf conventionally love is seen as weakness\, can we come to understand it as the powerful force it truly is? \nHow do we find balance in love amidst all of our relationships? How do we love in a way where we feel that we are not being taken advantage of? How do we know when to be compassionate and when tough love is needed? How do we love from our higher selves? How do we unconditionally love ourselves? \nWe will explore a myriad of practical tools to promote greater love in life. \n• Connect with the reservoir of love within you \n• Learn greater self-love and self-acceptance \n• Learning to love with appropriate boundaries \n• Cultivating greater love for others through loving kindness meditation practice \n• Yoga and breathwork to ground ourselves and reduce stress\, to better receive love from others \nJoin us for this virtual retreat to develop the skills needed to better love ourselves\, the people in our lives\, and the world. No prior meditation experience is necessary to attend. \n  \nRETREAT SCHEDULE\nThis virtual retreat will be conducted through Zoom on Saturday February 21\, from 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM EST. The virtual retreat link will be emailed to participants within twenty-four hours of your registration. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions. \nSCHOLARSHIPS\nWe are no longer accepting applications at this time. We thank you for your interest and overwhelming response. We regret that we are not able to assist as we had more applicants than our funding can underwrite. For more information on our scholarship funds\, please visit this page. \nTEACHERS\n  \n Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer\, world-renowned teacher\, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago\, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers. Sharon is co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre\, MA\, and the author of twelve books\, including the New York Times bestseller\, Real Happiness\, now in its second edition\, and her seminal work\, Lovingkindness. Her latest release is a children’s book\, Kind Karl\, is from Shambhala Publications. Her podcast\, The Metta Hour\, has amassed seven million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond www.sharonsalzberg.com \n  \n Ali Smith was born and raised in Baltimore\, Maryland. He is a graduate of the Friends School of Baltimore and the University of Maryland\, College Park. Ali started his journey with contemplative practices as a small child\, learning meditation from his father and attending the Divine Life Church of Absolute Oneness\, run by Swami Shankarananda. He deepened his practice and learned the art of teaching as a young adult\, studying many forms of yoga\, meditation\, mindfulness\, and breathwork from his teacher and godfather Will Joyner. Ali has almost 20 years’ experience teaching these practices to a broad demographic spectrum\, internationally. He is a published author\, and is a pioneer in the fields of yoga and mindfulness in education\, as well as trauma informed yoga and mindfulness\, developing best practices that are used around the world. He co-founded the Holistic Life Foundation in 2001 and The Involution Group in 2019. Ali is also a co-host of the Look Again Podcast which you can find at www.theinvolutiongroup.com \n  \n Atman Smith is a Co-founder of the Holistic Life Foundation\, where he served as Director of Youth Programming for ten years Director of Fundraising for five years and currently serves as the Director of Development. Since 2001\, he has been teaching yoga and mindfulness to a diverse population including underserved and high-risk youth in Baltimore City Public Schools\, drug treatment centers\, wellness centers\, and colleges. A native of Baltimore\, Atman attended the University of Maryland\, College Park where he was a letter award winner for the University’s men’s basketball team. He graduated with a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice. His work with the Holistic Life Foundation has been featured on Making a Difference on the NBC Nightly News\, CNN\, and CBS\, as well as O the Oprah Magazine\, The Washington Post\, Upworthy\, Mindful Magazine\, Yoga Journal\, Shambala Sun\, and many other publications. https://www.theinvolutiongroup.com/ \n. \n Andres Gonzalez is one of the Co-Founders of the Holistic Life Foundation. For eighteen years\, Andres has taught yoga to diverse populations throughout the world\, including Baltimore City Public School students\, drug treatment centers\, mental crisis facilities\, homeless shelters\, wellness centers\, colleges\, private schools and other various venues throughout the nation and throughout the world. He has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State’s Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children’s Services. His work with the Holistic Life Foundation has been featured on Making a Difference on the NBC Nightly News\, CNN\, and CBS\, as well as O the Oprah Magazine\, The Washington Post\, Upworthy\, Mindful Magazine\, Yoga Journal\, Shambala Sun\, and many other publications. He is a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition\, maintains a B.S. in Marketing from University of Maryland\, College Park and an MBA from the University of Maryland\, University College. https://holisticlifefoundation.org/ \n  \n\n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Ecological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology \nEcological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China\n  \nOver the past three decades\, the idea of Ecological Civilization has moved from philosophical and cultural discourse into public policy\, education\, and civic imagination across China. This Forum traces that longer arc—how a “civilizational” framing of ecology took root\, what currents of thought and practice helped it spread\, and what we can learn from its evolution in a rapidly modernizing society. \nFeaturing Zhihe Wang and Meijun Fan—co-leaders of the Institute for Postmodern Development of China and long-time contributors to the Center for Process Studies’ China Project—the conversation offers an inside view of the relationships\, experiments\, and ideas that have shaped Ecological Civilization in China over time.  \nIn dialogue with Stephen Posner and Mary Evelyn Tucker\, we’ll explore questions such as: \n\nWhat were the early intellectual and moral foundations of Ecological Civilization—and how have they changed?\nWhere have policy\, culture\, and grassroots practice genuinely reinforced one another\, and where have they conflicted?\n How has “tradition” been mobilized (wisely or simplistically) in the context of modernization?\nWhat aspects of China’s Ecological Civilization journey might be transferable elsewhere\, and what is deeply place-specific?\n\nThis Forum is well-suited for participants interested in the long view: the deeper story behind the headlines\, and the ongoing work of shaping ecological futures through culture\, ethics\, and systems change. \n\nTIMING\n  \nWe will conduct this live Forum on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday\, March 4\, 2026. After registering\, you will receive a Zoom link to join the session. \n  \n  \nSPEAKERS\n  \nZhihe Wang\, PhD\, is Director of the Institute for Postmodern Development of China and Co-Director of the China Project at the Center for Process Studies in Claremont\, California. A former senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences\, he is a leading figure in constructive postmodern thought in China and has published widely on process thought\, pluralism\, and ecological futures. \n  \n  \n  \nMeijun Fan\, PhD\, is Program Director of the Institute for Postmodern Development of China and Co-Director of the China Project at the Center for Process Studies. Formerly a professor at Beijing Normal University\, her work bridges Chinese traditional aesthetics\, process philosophy\, and education\, with a focus on cultural resources for ecological transition. \n  \n  \n  \nMary Evelyn Tucker\, PhD\, co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which examines cultural and religious values for broadened environmental ethics. This arose from a series of 10 conferences at Harvard on world religions and ecology that she organized with John Grim. She has published several books on Confucianism including The Philosophy of Qi. She co-edited Confucianism and Ecology (Harvard) and two volumes with Tu Weiming on Confucian Spirituality. She is the co-author of Journey of the Universe with Brian Thomas Swimme and the executive producer of the Emmy Award winning Journey film. This was inspired by Thomas Berry whose books she edited and whose biography she wrote with John Grim.They have been traveling in China since 1985 studying Ecological Civilization. \n  \nStephen Posner\, PhD\, Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute and Global Affiliate with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont. Stephen integrates science with contemplative practices to build understanding across cultures\, align human systems with nature\, and promote cross-sector collaboration. He has published over 50 technical and non-technical articles on sustainability science and leverage points for systems change. He currently leads initiatives related to nature assessment and ecological stewardship.” \n  \nRoots of Renewal: \nEcological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity\nGarrison Institute Webinar 2026 on Ecological Civilization\n  \nThe Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health initiative is partnering with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology to host a five-part online Forum series exploring Ecological Civilization in China—an evolving cultural\, ethical\, ecological\, and policy vision that asks what it would take to align human development with the flourishing of Earth’s living systems. \nRather than treating ecological civilization as primarily technical\, this series examines how social change is shaped by the relationship between tradition and modernity: where inherited worldviews and cultural traditions meet rapid development\, and where inner cultivation and public institutions must be reimagined together. Each Forum features a guest speaker in dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker and moderator Stephen Posner\, and invites participants into conversations that connect ideas to practice\, and values to systems change. \nAcross the series\, we move from on-the-ground conservation and thirty years of Ecological Civilization work in China\, to Daoism and classical reading as pathways for self-transformation and social reform—culminating in the launch of a new Yale Forum Ecological Civilization website designed as a living resource for learning\, teaching\, and transformation. \nModerator: Stephen Posner\, The Garrison Institute\nDiscussants: Mary Evelyn Tucker\, Yale University\, along with esteemed speakers \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom. After registering for each forum\, you will receive a link to join the session. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions. \nFeatured speakers and topics: \n\nGao Yufang — Conservation in China for Ecological Civilization\nZhihe Wang & Meijun Fan — Ecological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China\nDaniel K. Gardner — Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform\nChen Xia — Daoism and Ecological Civilization\n\nSimeiqi He & Andrew MacIver — A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom from 7:00 – 8:15pm ET on  \nFebruary 18 \nMarch 4 \n March 18 \nApril 14 \nApril 29 \n  \n  \nPlease contact us for questions and inquiries at events@garrisoninstitute.org.
URL:https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/roots-of-renewal-pathways-speaker-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Forum,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology \nReading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform\n  \nAcross China’s long intellectual history\, the classics have not only been texts to study\, but practices to live—resources for cultivating character\, clarifying responsibility\, and shaping public life. In a moment of rapid modernization and ecological strain\, renewed attention to classical traditions raises a timely question: how might practices of self-cultivation support social reform—and what are the limits of that hope? \nIn this Forum\, Daniel K. Gardner (Dwight W. Morrow Professor Emeritus of History and Environment\, Smith College) draws on decades of scholarship on Confucian and Neo-Confucian traditions—especially the interpretive legacy of Zhu Xi—to explore how “reading” can function as a formative discipline: training attention\, moral discernment\, and a sense of obligation to the common good.  \nIn conversation with Stephen Posner and Mary Evelyn Tucker\, we’ll explore: \n\nWhat does it mean\, in the Confucian tradition\, to read for self-transformation rather than information?\nHow did thinkers like Zhu Xi connect inner cultivation to education\, institutions\, and reform? \nHow might classical practices illuminate (or complicate) contemporary aspirations such as Ecological Civilization—especially where “tradition” is invoked in modern public discourse?\nWhat can modern leaders\, educators\, and communities responsibly take from the classics without romanticizing or instrumentalizing them?\n\nThis Forum is designed for participants interested in the deeper cultural foundations of civilizational change—where ethics\, learning\, and governance intersect\, and where transformation begins with how we form persons and publics. \n  \nTIMING\n  \nWe will conduct this live Forum on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday\, March 18\, 2026. After registering\, you will receive a Zoom link to join the session. \n  \n  \nSPEAKERS\n  \nDaniel K. Gardner\, PhD\, is the Dwight W. Morrow Professor Emeritus of History and Environment at Smith College. He has written extensively on Confucian and Neo-Confucian traditions\, including Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction and major works on Zhu Xi and classical interpretation. His work also engages contemporary environmental questions in China\, including through his book Environmental Pollution in China: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford\, 2018). \n  \nMary Evelyn Tucker\, PhD\, co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which examines cultural and religious values for broadened environmental ethics. This arose from a series of 10 conferences at Harvard on world religions and ecology that she organized with John Grim. She has published several books on Confucianism including The Philosophy of Qi. She co-edited Confucianism and Ecology (Harvard) and two volumes with Tu Weiming on Confucian Spirituality. She is the co-author of Journey of the Universe with Brian Thomas Swimme and the executive producer of the Emmy Award winning Journey film. This was inspired by Thomas Berry whose books she edited and whose biography she wrote with John Grim.They have been traveling in China since 1985 studying Ecological Civilization. \n  \nStephen Posner\, PhD\, is Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute and Global Affiliate with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont. Stephen integrates science with contemplative practices to build understanding across cultures\, align human systems with nature\, and promote cross-sector collaboration. He has published over 50 technical and non-technical articles on sustainability science and leverage points for systems change. He currently leads initiatives related to nature assessment and ecological stewardship \n  \nRoots of Renewal: \nEcological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity\nA Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization\n  \nThe Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health initiative is partnering with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology to host a five-part online Forum series exploring Ecological Civilization in China—an evolving cultural\, ethical\, ecological\, and policy vision that asks what it would take to align human development with the flourishing of Earth’s living systems. \nRather than treating ecological civilization as primarily technical\, this series examines how social change is shaped by the relationship between tradition and modernity: where inherited worldviews and cultural traditions meet rapid development\, and where inner cultivation and public institutions must be reimagined together. Each Forum features a guest speaker in dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker and moderator Stephen Posner\, and invites participants into conversations that connect ideas to practice\, and values to systems change. \nAcross the series\, we move from on-the-ground conservation and thirty years of Ecological Civilization work in China\, to Daoism and classical reading as pathways for self-transformation and social reform—culminating in the launch of a new Yale Forum Ecological Civilization website designed as a living resource for learning\, teaching\, and transformation. \nModerator: Stephen Posner\, The Garrison Institute\nDiscussants: Mary Evelyn Tucker\, Yale University\, along with esteemed speakers \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom. After registering for each forum\, you will receive a link to join the session. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions. \nFeatured speakers and topics: \n\nGao Yufang — Conservation in China for Ecological Civilization\nZhihe Wang & Meijun Fan — Ecological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China\nDaniel K. Gardner — Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform\nChen Xia — Daoism and Ecological Civilization\n\nSimeiqi He & Andrew MacIver — A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom from 7:00 – 8:15pm ET on  \nFebruary 18 \nMarch 4 \n March 18 \nApril 14 \nApril 29 \n  \n  \nPlease contact us for questions and inquiries at events@garrisoninstitute.org.
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SUMMARY:Daoism and Ecological Civilization: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology \n\nDaoism and Ecological Civilization\n  \nEcological Civilization in China often draws on traditional philosophical lineages to articulate what “living well” might mean within ecological limits. Among these\, Daoism offers a distinctive orientation: attention to harmony\, restraint\, interdependence\, and the cultivation of a way of life aligned with the patterns of the natural world. \nIn this Forum\, Chen Xia (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) explores how Daoist thought can inform—support\, complicate\, and deepen—the project of Ecological Civilization today. Moving beyond slogans\, we’ll examine Daoism as a living intellectual and ethical tradition with relevance for contemporary challenges: environmental governance\, cultural renewal\, and the formation of ecological values in public life.  \nIn conversation with Stephen Posner and Mary Evelyn Tucker\, we’ll consider questions such as: \n\nWhat elements of Daoist philosophy are most relevant to today’s ecological realities—and what gets misunderstood when Daoism is translated into modern policy language?\nHow do Daoist ideas of cultivation (of self\, society\, and relationship with the more-than-human world) connect to the “inner–outer” demands of systems change?\nCan Daoist concepts such as gongsheng (symbiosis / co-flourishing) help reframe modern narratives of progress and development? \nWhat might Daoism contribute to global conversations on ecological ethics—without flattening cultural specificity?\n\n  \nTIMING\n  \nWe will conduct this live Forum on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday\, April 14\, 2026. After registering\, you will receive a Zoom link to join the session. \n  \nSPEAKERS\n  \nChen Xia\, PhD\, is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing and a former Berggruen China Center Fellow. Her research focuses on Chinese philosophy and religions\, with particular expertise in Daoism\, including Daoist ethics and ecological perspectives within Daoist thought and culture. \n  \nPeter Senge\, PhD\, is Co-Founder of the Center for Systems Awareness and Senior Lecturer in Leadership & Sustainability at MIT. Peter has been at the forefront of organizational learning since publishing his classic text\, The Fifth Discipline\, which provided theories and methods to foster aspiration\, develop reflective conversation\, and understand complexity in service of shaping learning-oriented organization cultures. He is a pioneer in systems thinking. \n  \n \nMary Evelyn Tucker\, PhD\, co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which examines cultural and religious values for broadened environmental ethics. This arose from a series of 10 conferences at Harvard on world religions and ecology that she organized with John Grim. She has published several books on Confucianism including The Philosophy of Qi. She co-edited Confucianism and Ecology (Harvard) and two volumes with Tu Weiming on Confucian Spirituality. She is the co-author of Journey of the Universe with Brian Thomas Swimme and the executive producer of the Emmy Award winning Journey film. This was inspired by Thomas Berry whose books she edited and whose biography she wrote with John Grim.They have been traveling in China since 1985 studying Ecological Civilization. \n  \n \nStephen Posner\, PhD\, is Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute and Global Affiliate with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont. Stephen integrates science with contemplative practices to build understanding across cultures\, align human systems with nature\, and promote cross-sector collaboration. He has published over 50 technical and non-technical articles on sustainability science and leverage points for systems change. He currently leads initiatives related to nature assessment and ecological stewardship \n  \nRoots of Renewal: \nEcological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity\nGarrison Institute Webinar 2026 on Ecological Civilization\n  \nThe Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health initiative is partnering with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology to host a five-part online Forum series exploring Ecological Civilization in China—an evolving cultural\, ethical\, ecological\, and policy vision that asks what it would take to align human development with the flourishing of Earth’s living systems. \nRather than treating ecological civilization as primarily technical\, this series examines how social change is shaped by the relationship between tradition and modernity: where inherited worldviews and cultural traditions meet rapid development\, and where inner cultivation and public institutions must be reimagined together. Each Forum features a guest speaker in dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker and moderator Stephen Posner\, and invites participants into conversations that connect ideas to practice\, and values to systems change. \nAcross the series\, we move from on-the-ground conservation and thirty years of Ecological Civilization work in China\, to Daoism and classical reading as pathways for self-transformation and social reform—culminating in the launch of a new Yale Forum Ecological Civilization website designed as a living resource for learning\, teaching\, and transformation. \nModerator: Stephen Posner\, The Garrison Institute\nDiscussants: Mary Evelyn Tucker\, Yale University\, along with esteemed speakers \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom. After registering for each forum\, you will receive a link to join the session. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions. \nFeatured speakers and topics: \n\nGao Yufang — Conservation in China for Ecological Civilization\nZhihe Wang & Meijun Fan — Ecological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China\nDaniel K. Gardner — Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform\nChen Xia — Daoism and Ecological Civilization\n\nSimeiqi He & Andrew MacIver — A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom from 7:00 – 8:15pm ET on  \nFebruary 18 \nMarch 4 \n March 18 \nApril 14 \nApril 29 \n  \n  \nPlease contact us for questions and inquiries at events@garrisoninstitute.org.
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SUMMARY:A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by the Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology \n  \nA New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action\n  \nThis Forum marks the launch (and guided tour) of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology’s new Ecological Civilization online website—a curated platform designed to make a complex field more accessible for educators\, students\, researchers\, funders\, and practitioners working at the intersection of culture\, ethics\, and ecological change.  \nFeaturing Yale Forum research scholars Simeiqi He and Andrew MacIver\, the session will introduce the site’s purpose and architecture\, highlight key resource pathways (articles\, books\, journals\, multimedia\, reports/statements\, and related links)\, and offer a “how to use this” walkthrough tailored to different audiences—whether you’re looking for a rigorous entry point\, a teaching-ready reading list\, or a way to track the evolution of EcoCiv ideas across China and the West.  \nIn conversation with Mary Evelyn Tucker\, we’ll also explore what it means to build a living knowledge commons: how resources get curated\, how the team is thinking about interpretive balance (policy\, philosophy\, religion\, and practice)\, and how participants can help strengthen the platform over time—by sharing materials\, suggesting gaps\, and bringing forward new questions at the tradition–modernity interface. \n\n\nTIMING\n  \nWe will conduct this live Forum on Zoom at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday April 29\, 2026. After registering\, you will receive a Zoom link to join the session. \n  \nSPEAKERS\n  \nSimeiqi He\, PhD is a Research Scholar with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology specializing in China and Ecological Civilization. Her work bridges ecological ethics\, technology\, and religious/social thought\, with a focus on cross-cultural exchange for mutual flourishing and the common good. \n  \n  \nAndrew MacIver\, PhD is a Research Scholar with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology specializing in China and Ecological Civilization. An anthropological archaeologist\, he collaborates with partners in the U.S. and China to explore how historical and cultural knowledge can inspire ecological civilization and the common good. \n  \n  \nMary Evelyn Tucker\, PhD\, co-directs the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology\, which examines cultural and religious values for broadened environmental ethics. This arose from a series of 10 conferences at Harvard on world religions and ecology that she organized with John Grim. She has published several books on Confucianism including The Philosophy of Qi. She co-edited Confucianism and Ecology (Harvard) and two volumes with Tu Weiming on Confucian Spirituality. She is the co-author of Journey of the Universe with Brian Thomas Swimme and the executive producer of the Emmy Award winning Journey film. This was inspired by Thomas Berry whose books she edited and whose biography she wrote with John Grim.They have been traveling in China since 1985 studying Ecological Civilization. \n  \nStephen Posner\, PhD\, is Senior Fellow for Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute and Global Affiliate with the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont. Stephen integrates science with contemplative practices to build understanding across cultures\, align human systems with nature\, and promote cross-sector collaboration. He has published over 50 technical and non-technical articles on sustainability science and leverage points for systems change. He currently leads initiatives related to nature assessment and ecological stewardship. \n  \n  \nRoots of Renewal:\n Ecological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity\nA Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization\n  \nThe Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health initiative is partnering with the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology to host a five-part online Forum series exploring Ecological Civilization in China—an evolving cultural\, ethical\, ecological\, and policy vision that asks what it would take to align human development with the flourishing of Earth’s living systems. \nRather than treating ecological civilization as primarily technical\, this series examines how social change is shaped by the relationship between tradition and modernity: where inherited worldviews and cultural traditions meet rapid development\, and where inner cultivation and public institutions must be reimagined together. Each Forum features a guest speaker in dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker and moderator Stephen Posner\, and invites participants into conversations that connect ideas to practice\, and values to systems change. \nAcross the series\, we move from on-the-ground conservation and thirty years of Ecological Civilization work in China\, to Daoism and classical reading as pathways for self-transformation and social reform—culminating in the launch of a new Yale Forum Ecological Civilization website designed as a living resource for learning\, teaching\, and transformation. \nModerator: Stephen Posner\, The Garrison Institute\nDiscussants: Mary Evelyn Tucker\, Yale University\, along with esteemed speakers \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom. After registering for each forum\, you will receive a link to join the session. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions. \nFeatured speakers and topics: \n\nGao Yufang — Conservation in China for Ecological Civilization\nZhihe Wang & Meijun Fan — Ecological Civilization: Thirty Years of Work in China\nDaniel K. Gardner — Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform\nChen Xia — Daoism and Ecological Civilization\n\nSimeiqi He & Andrew MacIver — A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning\, Teaching\, and Action \nWe will conduct these LIVE forums on Zoom from 7:00 – 8:15pm ET on  \nFebruary 18 \nMarch 4 \n March 18 \nApril 14 \nApril 29 \n  \n  \nPlease contact us for questions and inquiries at events@garrisoninstitute.org.
URL:https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/roots-of-renewal-pathways-speaker-series-5/
CATEGORIES:Forum,Virtual
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