Counting to One: Our Common Story (ID #005)

Date: 4/30/2008 to 5/6/2008
Duration: 1 week
Host: Kern Beare
Topic(s): 1

Overview:
We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore together the significance of our common story -- from the initial “flaring forth” of the universe up to our present moment -- and explore what it tells us about what it means to be “one.”

Topic 1: Our Common Story (week 1)
We humans are highly diverse. But we are also intimately connected. We are one species; we are all part of, and dependent upon, one Earth; and we are all products of the same awesome evolutionary journey.

In this conversation, we explore together the significance of our common story -- from the initial “flaring forth” of the universe up to our present moment -- and explore what it tells us about what it means to be “one.”

1. Introduce yourself to the other participants and share what draws you to this conversation.
2. During the week, find time to watch these three short (8-10 minute) videos: "Who am I? Birth the Earth " "Who am I? Earth to Life " and "Who am I? Life to Human ."
   
3. What are your thoughts about:
   What it means to be “one”
   What it means to be human