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Great Basin Earth Institute
Healthy Choices for Healthy Living
About the Great Basin Earth Institute
The Great Basin Earth Institute is a grassroots educational program that seeks to motivate individuals to examine and transform personal  values and habits, to accept responsibility for the earth, and to act on that commitment. GBEI is part of a National Network of Earth Institutes that developed based on the work of the Northwest Earth Institute in Portland, Oregon. For more information about the history of the Northwest Earth Institute visit www.nwei.org.
Starting a Group
Getting involved in a discussion group is easy. If you know a group of people who are interested in forming a discussion group, USEE will help you get started. We first host an introductory meeting during which we describe each of the courses, provide details about what is involved in participating in a discussion course, and coordinate course logistics. Books are available for purchase once a class is formed.
A mentor will facilitate the first class. A mentor is someone who has taken a discussion course and has been trained to mentor groups. The mentor will help to lead the first discussion. The mentor acts as a liaison between you and the Great Basin Earth Institute.
GBEI Discussion Courses
Voluntary Simplicity
This course explores the personal and environmental benefits of simplicity. Simplicity is the purposeful way of living in a complex society. Discover ways to reevaluate and enrich your life through the practice of simplicity. Each of the 7 sessions offers tips for living simply and making life more meaningful.
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Healthy Children, Healthy Planet
Our children are faced with many social and cultural pressures. Learn about ways to provide children with positive, constructive experiences. This 7-session course explores the influence that our fast-paced, consumer-oriented society has on our children and presents alternatives for people who want to create meaningful family times and healthy environments for our children.
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Choices for Sustainable Living
Each of us makes choices that have an impact on the earth. We can choose options that are more sustainable than others. In this 8-session course, participants consider steps toward ecologically sustainable lifestyles, communities and organizations.
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Deep Ecology
Deep ecology explores the relationship between an individual and the earth. This inspirational course leads participants through an examination of their values and beliefs and explores how these values affect the earth. Each of the 8 sessions presents a different view of our connection to the earth and examines the benefits of nurturing that relationship.
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Discovering a Sense of Place
Until modern times, survival of a human community depended on an intimate understanding of and respect for the distinctive geography, climate, plants, and animals located in the places where they lived. Learn how a sense of place, helps to define one’s identity. This 7-session course examines the benefits of knowing our place – for our communities, the earth, and ourselves.
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Globalization and Its Critics
To its supporters, globalization is an inevitable force that will bring increased prosperity to America and will raise the standard of living around the world. To its detractors, globalization is a force that threatens ecosystems that support all life and solely benefits the holders of capital over the workers of the world. This 8-session course attempts to address the broader implications of globalization.
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Global Warming: Changing CO2urse
Learn more about the complexities of global warming and what it will take to create a sustainable future. This 4-session course will lead you along the path to exploring how your habits affect climate change, to understanding the history and science of global warming, and to empower you to take action.
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Upcoming Events
Anyone and everyone is welcome to join a discussion circle! These
courses are available to the general public and are hosted at various
venues throughout the year.
For information on Cache Valley discussion groups or events, please contact Sue Zollinger at zretreat@juno.com or (435) 755-8355
Great Basin Earth Institute
350 S 400 E Suite G4
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 328-1549
Contact: gbei@usee.org
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