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Dear Friend,

We hope your year has started positively and restoratively. Below are a few articles of interest, including the announcement of the Marion Institute's Executive Director, (little old me) Desa Van Laarhoven, becoming the 2009 SouthCoast Woman of the Year (for those of you that know me, you know I'm cringing at sending this out ~ I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone ~ phew). We hope you enjoy and are inspired by these articles.

Dear Friend,

Below is an assortment of articles, opportunities and news. We hope that you find them informative, timely, inspiring and interesting. Thank you for your continued support and interest in the work of the Marion Institute.

A Boy Living in a Car
March 28, 2009 | New York Times | Nicholas D. Kristof

Charter for Compassion
October, 2008 | Youtube.com

Help us to create a Charter for Compassion.

People of all nations, all faiths, all backgrounds, submitted their words to the Charter. Now the Council of Sages will take these contributions to write the final document.

Share your thoughts with other Bioneers by the Bay attendees throughout the year: what keynotes you loved, what you would like to see next year, what you are doing in your community to create positive change

In this issue of Random Gleanings, we offer you an introduction to the tremendous array of leading-edge social, environmental, business and scientific innovators who will be presenting at this year’s Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change conference. Bioneers by the Bay will be held October 23-26, 2008, in historic Downtown New Bedford, MA.

Register today or call 508.748.0816 for more details.

Amazonian Indians learn how to farm fish to survive in a land of polluted rivers
Jeremy Narby | Nouvelle Planète

The inhabitants of the Peruvian Amazon eat three times more fish than meat, according to official estimates. Here in the heartland of biodiversity, the rivers teem with fish, which are easy to catch and good to eat.

Amazonian Indians learn how to farm fish to survive in a land of polluted rivers
Jeremy Narby | Nouvelle Planète

Five Dealbreakers for Humanity
May 2008 | Metahistory.org | John Lash

Imagine that we as a species consciously made a pact with the planet, a long-term agreement. These five issues show how we can keep the pact, or risk blowing the agreement. [read more]

Why Bother?
April 20, 2008 | New York Times | Michael Pollan