By David Gordon, Associate Editor Transforming human spirituality to focus on becoming “more friendly to the earth” was a key theme during a 90-minute forum Monday evening at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eau Claire. Among the 15 people in the room, there was unanimous agreement on the need for that transformation […]
Eau Claire County Poverty Summit to announce action plans at Thursday evening session
Plans for the next phase of the Eau Claire County Poverty Summit will be announced on Thursday evening (April 6) as the project moves from its planning stage to the implementation of its action plans. The project’s nine action teams will outline what they plan to do over the next 20 months to address the […]
Planning to continue for community discussion of Pope’s Encyclical on the enviroment
Planning for a half-day program focused on Pope Francis’ 2015 environmental concerns Encyclical will be spearheaded by a local working group which looks at these issues through the lens of religious faith and spirituality. A tentative date of Jan. 28, 2017, emerged from the group’s meeting on Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church. Rev. Dean Simpson, the church’s […]
Environmental group plans for interfaith discussions of Pope’s 2015 encyclical
By David Gordon, associate editor Planning for community-wide interfaith discussions of Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical on environmental degradation and climate change is high on the agenda of a local working group whose goal is to promote awareness of these topics through the lens of religious faith and spirituality. That priority crystalized during the group’s meeting […]
Huggins will moderate Wednesday forum on Chippewa Valley ‘swagger’
Mike Huggins, former Eau Claire city manager, will moderate a community forum on the revitalization of the Chippewa Valley on Wednesday (Mar. 16) at the RCU Corporate Center, 200 Riverfront Terrace in Eau Claire. The program, titled “How the Chippewa Valley Got Back Its Swagger,” is co-sponsored by the Alliance for Strong Communities and RCU. […]
With national prize on the line, Clear Vision leaders deliver their final pitch
By Bob Brown, editor The CVPost staff Vicki Hoehn concedes there was a certain David vs. Goliath quality to the task awaiting her and Mike Huggins as they boarded a flight on May 18 bound for Cambridge, MA. There, two days later, Hoehn and Huggins presented the final argument that Clear Vision Eau Claire – […]