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'			Project NatureConnect Articles/Releases Link:   An Earth Day Proclamation Project NatureConnect INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL EDUCATION  Special NGO consultant to United Nations Economic and Social Council Department of Integrated Ecology   Post Office Box 1605 Friday Harbor, Washington 98250 (360) 378-6313 Email: nature@interisland.net http://www.ecopsych.com/indexquick.html Dr. Michael J. Cohen, Director Adjunct Faculty:  Portland State University Akamai University April 20, 2004 TO: Contemporary Leaders and Media Personnel A Proclamation for Earth Day, April 22, 2004:   Dear Leadership Person, A half a century ago, Walt Kelly, through his cartoon character Pogo, said "We have met the enemy and he is us." Today, our planet and its people continue to face this profound problem complete with all its detrimental effects. So how do we determine, and deal with, the part of us that is the enemy without feeling threatened by the implications? This Earth Day 2004, Project NatureConnect has issued a Proclamation announcing that a resolution to this conundrum has been found. And it is essential to our future because even now, 34 years after the first Earth Day and 42 years after Silent Spring, scientists are telling us: --levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have jumped abruptly --marine "dead zones" are on the increase --mental/emotional illness is increasing and ranks second in the burden of disease in market economies These maladies have a common cause; they are the result of the part of us that is the enemy, the part that continues to be separated from the inherent health and productivity of nature. Neither natural systems nor nature-connected societies/cultures produce the acute problems suffered by our contemporary society. It is the earth-separated ways in which we learn to think that causes these troubles. It is essential to begin to recognize this in a deep and broad way because the way we think is our destiny.  Statistics show that more than seventy percent of the population are now in counseling programs, self-help groups or therapy of some kind. There is great dis-ease in our culture and on the planet. As a recognized leader, and a citizen of Earth, it is your responsibility to use your influence to help our society and our planet. We ask that you to do this now as part of Earth Week 2004 and in the months that follow.  Today, via the Internet, a wide scale means is available for counselors, therapists and teachers to genuinely connect their thinking, as well as that of their clients and students, with authentic natural systems. This way of thinking makes available to our psych the regenerative healing and balancing powers of nature. This thinking/feeling reconnection to nature enables us to reverse many of the problems we cause and thereby increases personal and environmental wellness. Over a half a billion people now have the Internet. This accessible and easily learned Internet tool can help our consciousness walk nature's socially and environmentally responsible path to rewarding and renewing relationships and livelihoods. Details are found on the following web pages: http://www.ecopsych.com/2004earthday.html http://www.ecopsych.com/indexquick.html Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your support in this effort. A copy of this letter online, those who have received it and those who who have indicated a willingness to help is located at http://www.ecopsych.com/earthprocletter.html  Please feel free to pass this letter on to friends and associates who can be of service in this vital cause. For Peace on Earth Through Peace With Earth, Michael J. Cohen, Ed.D. Director. Project NatureConnect. 360-378-6313 nature@interisland.net http://www.ecopsych.com/indexquick.html       Share this website with a friend: ,     INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL EDUCATION Special NGO consultant United Nations Economic and Social Council PROJECT NATURECONNECT Readily available, online, natural science tools for the health of person, planet and spirit P.O. Box 1605, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 360-378-6313 <email> www.ecopsych.com ORGANIC ADVANCED ECOPSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION The Natural Systems Thinking Process Dr. Michael J. Cohen, Director send email All programs start with the Orientation Course contained in the book The Web of Life Imperative. .