Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman's unflagging commitment to a decent and just society has been a beacon to caring Canadians for 45 years. This was acknowledged by his induction as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He served as a Member of Ontario's Legislature, and of the Federal Parliament, the first ever elected under the banner of the New Democratic Party. He has served as Dean of Ryerson University, of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and of the Faculty of Arts and Science of Trent University. His writings include Learning the Arts in an Age of Uncertainty and A Passion for Culture.
John Seed
John Seed is a pioneer in articulating and spreading the concepts of 'deep ecology', and is considered the leading activist for rainforest protection worldwide. His commitment and effectiveness were honoured in 1985 when he was inducted into the Order of Australia. Dubbed "the town crier of the global village" by the Christian Science Monitor, he founded the Australian Rainforest Information Centre and the US Rainforest Action Network. He co-authored the ecological classic, Thinking Like A Mountain, and leads the very moving Council of All Beings program throughout the world.
Brian Swimme
Brian Swimme is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies. His research and teaching focuses on the nature of the evolutionary dynamics of the universe and of the earth. He is founder of the Center for the Story of the Universe, and author of The Universe is a Green Dragon, The Universe Story (with Thomas Berry), and The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos. He is producer of educational video series including The Earth's Imagination and the very beautiful Canticle to the Cosmos, and a much-sought-after speaker and lecturer worldwide.
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Mary Evelyn Tucker is arguably the leading authority on the relationship of the major world religions and the ecological crisis of our time. She coordinated and edited the outcome of a twelve-conference series on World Religions and Ecology under the auspices of the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions. She is a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union, University of California at Berkeley, director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology, and author of many books and articles including Worldly Wonder: Religions Enter Their Ecological Phase, Worldviews and Ecology (with John Grim), and Buddhism and Ecology (with Duncan Williams).