Darwin Day Celebration

Local secular humanists will be holding Santa Cruz's 5th Annual Darwin Day Celebration on Monday, February 13th from 7-9 PM at the Sesnon House (Rm 1804) off Soquel Drive on the Cabrillo College campus.

We are pleased to have renowned eco-artists and environmental activists, Professors Helen and Newton Harrison, as our featured speakers. The Harrisons have recently settled in Santa Cruz after an illustrious career teaching and conducting academic research at UC-San Diego. They will be presenting a talk on "The Force Majeure: Evolving the Future in Light of Global Ecological Disequilibrium." The "Force Majeure" refers to the confluence of human activities that is resulting in impending ecological disaster brought on by global warming and attendant climate change. The Harrisons are innovative visionaries who have pioneered the practice of "eco-engineering" as a proactive response to human induced ecological collapse. By studying the paleoecology of planet Earth and utilizing the principles of evolutionary biology they have devised proactive remedies to help revive failing ecosystems throughout the world. Their presentation will review projects they have initiated locally and globally to promote ecological sustainability and reverse environmental degradation.