Post by speciesalliance on Jan 24, 2007 11:09:36 GMT
PLEASE JOIN Species Alliance and Professor Robert Thurman, President
of Tibet House, on January 29 in New York for a preview screening and
benefit for the documentary film now in production, "Call of Life:
Facing the Mass Extinction." 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM at The River Room,
145th Street & Riverside Drive (Riverbank State Park). Cocktails,
Organic Dinner, Preview Screening, Remarks, Silent Auction. (Details
below.)
WHAT IS THE MASS EXTINCTION? Right now animal and plant species are
disappearing at an unprecedented and alarming rate, as much as a
thousand times faster than normal. Habitat loss, global warming,
pollution, and other factors are causing an accelerating loss of
biodiversity so acute that scientists are now calling it a mass
extinction event, comparable to the one that wiped out the dinosaurs
65 million years ago. If current trends continue, within the lifetime
of a child born today, half of all species on Earth will become
extinct. The film "Call of Life" is a wakeup call to humanity about
an environmental crisis even more serious and urgent than global
warming, but about which the general public is almost completely
unaware. It is also a visionary call to action--a call to begin the
process of transformation that can prevent this catastrophe.
HELP SPECIES ALLIANCE produce this history-making film and be part of
the effort to avert the mass extinction!
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: Monte Thompson, Director & Chera Van Burg, Producer
DATE: January 29, 2007, 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Cocktails 6:30 - 7:30
followed by an organic dinner
created by Chef Christopher Faulkner
and a Silent Auction.
LOCATION: The River Room
Riverbank State Park
145th Street & Riverside Drive
New York, New York
www.theriverroomofharlem.com
DINNER: $100.00 per person
Seating is limited.
Please Register in Advance
by January 25, 2007
REGISTRATION: www.speciesalliance.org/register
OR CALL 973.783.6430 ñ Rhea Landig, Event Coordinator
The mass extinction threatens the fundamental biological systems
necessary for all life. The good news is that we still have a chance
to avert the worst of the crisis-ó because human activity is causing
it, we have the power to stop it. But we must begin now. You can help
create awareness and inspire action through your support of Species
Alliance and "Call Of Life."
This is perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever facedó- yet
most people have not even heard about it!
"Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction" tells the story of a
crisis in nature and in human nature. The film examines the ways in
which we respond to challenge and unprecedented change in our world,
and suggests that we have been given a great opportunity: one last
chance to save the wealth of our planet, not only for ourselves, but
for all future generations. Join Species Alliance in this amazing
adventureó- with the future of life itself in the balance.
SPECIES ALLIANCE is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our mission is
to increase public awareness of the threat to the Earth's life
support systems caused by dramatic extinction rates. We seek to
catalyze changes in public policies and human behavior that will
assure a healthy future for all life on Earth. We are supported
entirely by grants and tax-deductible donations from concerned
individuals like you.
We need and appreciate your support!
PROJECT ADVISORS INCLUDE: Norman Myers, Oxford University, Renowned
Authority on Biodiversity; Mary Evelyn Tucker, Member, United Nations
Interfaith Partnership for the Environment; Elizabeth Thompson,
Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute; Richard Leakey,
paleoanthropologist, author, "The 6th Extinction"; Paul Ehrlich,
President, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University
Species Alliance would like to thank New York Open Center and We, the
World for their support of this event.
of Tibet House, on January 29 in New York for a preview screening and
benefit for the documentary film now in production, "Call of Life:
Facing the Mass Extinction." 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM at The River Room,
145th Street & Riverside Drive (Riverbank State Park). Cocktails,
Organic Dinner, Preview Screening, Remarks, Silent Auction. (Details
below.)
WHAT IS THE MASS EXTINCTION? Right now animal and plant species are
disappearing at an unprecedented and alarming rate, as much as a
thousand times faster than normal. Habitat loss, global warming,
pollution, and other factors are causing an accelerating loss of
biodiversity so acute that scientists are now calling it a mass
extinction event, comparable to the one that wiped out the dinosaurs
65 million years ago. If current trends continue, within the lifetime
of a child born today, half of all species on Earth will become
extinct. The film "Call of Life" is a wakeup call to humanity about
an environmental crisis even more serious and urgent than global
warming, but about which the general public is almost completely
unaware. It is also a visionary call to action--a call to begin the
process of transformation that can prevent this catastrophe.
HELP SPECIES ALLIANCE produce this history-making film and be part of
the effort to avert the mass extinction!
MEET THE FILMMAKERS: Monte Thompson, Director & Chera Van Burg, Producer
DATE: January 29, 2007, 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Cocktails 6:30 - 7:30
followed by an organic dinner
created by Chef Christopher Faulkner
and a Silent Auction.
LOCATION: The River Room
Riverbank State Park
145th Street & Riverside Drive
New York, New York
www.theriverroomofharlem.com
DINNER: $100.00 per person
Seating is limited.
Please Register in Advance
by January 25, 2007
REGISTRATION: www.speciesalliance.org/register
OR CALL 973.783.6430 ñ Rhea Landig, Event Coordinator
The mass extinction threatens the fundamental biological systems
necessary for all life. The good news is that we still have a chance
to avert the worst of the crisis-ó because human activity is causing
it, we have the power to stop it. But we must begin now. You can help
create awareness and inspire action through your support of Species
Alliance and "Call Of Life."
This is perhaps the greatest challenge humanity has ever facedó- yet
most people have not even heard about it!
"Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction" tells the story of a
crisis in nature and in human nature. The film examines the ways in
which we respond to challenge and unprecedented change in our world,
and suggests that we have been given a great opportunity: one last
chance to save the wealth of our planet, not only for ourselves, but
for all future generations. Join Species Alliance in this amazing
adventureó- with the future of life itself in the balance.
SPECIES ALLIANCE is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our mission is
to increase public awareness of the threat to the Earth's life
support systems caused by dramatic extinction rates. We seek to
catalyze changes in public policies and human behavior that will
assure a healthy future for all life on Earth. We are supported
entirely by grants and tax-deductible donations from concerned
individuals like you.
We need and appreciate your support!
PROJECT ADVISORS INCLUDE: Norman Myers, Oxford University, Renowned
Authority on Biodiversity; Mary Evelyn Tucker, Member, United Nations
Interfaith Partnership for the Environment; Elizabeth Thompson,
Executive Director, Buckminster Fuller Institute; Richard Leakey,
paleoanthropologist, author, "The 6th Extinction"; Paul Ehrlich,
President, Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University
Species Alliance would like to thank New York Open Center and We, the
World for their support of this event.