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A free, 9-session online course about the environmental and cultural predicament we face, meeting weekly starting on Thursday, July 10, 2025, 7:00 PM Eastern US. Click here<\/a> for time in your time zone. Includes carefully curated homework assignments and guided group discussion. Co-led by Jan Thomas and Valerie Bowman. Course attendance limited to 27 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jan Thomas<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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