There is a lot of work to be done in this country before things can be set right again.
STEPHANIE KAZA is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont where she teaches environmental ethics, ecofeminism, religion and ecology, international environmental studies, radical environmentalism and nature writing. Stephanie is a long-time student of Zen Buddhism. She is the author of The Attentive Heart, and numerous articles on Buddhism and ecology. Her book in progress is Green Buddha Walking, an environmental interpretation of Buddhist philosophy and practice.
ELIAS AMIDON is a teacher, writer and advocate of spiritually-based environmental activism. He is currently engaged in a three-year training of environmental activists in Southeast Asia. Co-founder of IDE, he now serves on its board. Elias teaches ecopsychology and environmental leadership at the Naropa Institute. Co-editor of the books Earth Prayers and Life Prayers, he also teaches in the Sufi tradition and leads wilderness rites-of-passage.
ELAN SHAPIRO is the founder of Sustainable Living Associates. He designs collaborative learning programs to ground people in their inner processes and their bodies, while bonding with their places and communities. He integrates the perspectives of ecopsychology, bioregionalism and multiculturalism with hands-on projects, such as nature study, community gardening and habitat restoration. Elan and his family live in Ecovillage Ithaca, a model sustainable community.