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Brent E. White – Carved Wildlife Figures

Carousel fish cropped 2Brent E. White

Brent is a retired Navy officer who teaches art and carves wildlife figures for merry-go-rounds, including several that feature endangered species. Some of his work can be seen at the Indianapolis Zoo and at Badlands National Park. He wrote a book for children, The Whimsical, Whistling Woodcarver: Rainbow Unicorn, and has posted several of what he calls “McGonagall” poems on the RNA Facebook site.

Advisors

Nancy Ellen Abrams
Connie Barlow
Tom Clark
Donald Crosby
Terrence Deacon
Michael Dowd
Michael S. Hogue
Stuart Kauffman
Karl Peters
Joel R. Primack
Lynne Quarmby
V.V. Raman
Chet Raymo
Edmund Robinson
Loyal Rue
Barbara Smuts
Jerome Stone
Bron Taylor
Carol Wayne White
Wesley Wildman
Alison Wohler
Paul Woodruff

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Officers

Ursula Goodenough, President
Michael Cavanaugh, Secretary
Todd Macalister, Communications
Terry Findlay, Webmaster

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Todd McAlister - Bio

Todd Macalister works as a medical writer and designer of professional education programs. He attended the School of Theology at Boston University and is author of Einstein’s God (2008) and Looking to Nature (2019).

Benefits of RN and RNA

Climate Change

RNA members understand that climate change is the result of a failure to recognize the deep interconnections between human beings and the rest of nature. Dealing with the climate change crisis requires that we change how we live in the world. We must work to become better stewards of our environment by engaging in sustainable practices in many aspects of our lives. These practices include adopting sustainable energy sources as well as energy conservation.

Martin Luther King’s statement on the urgency for social change applies just as well to our current climate change crisis: “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.”

Social Justice

We Stand in Solidarity

The Board of Directors of Religious Naturalist Association is heartbroken and outraged at the cruel and unnecessary death of George Floyd and many other persons of color at the hands of police officers stretching back many decades and continuing today. We stand with all communities of color and people around the globe in mourning the death of Mr. Floyd and countless others who have been killed simply because of the color of their skin. As naturalists we understand that we humans are a single species and profoundly alike; our various skin colors provide a cherished wellspring of diversity.

Systemic violence against communities of color MUST stop and we stand in solidarity with those fighting for racial justice, inclusivity, and equality.  We call on all people of good will to speak up now against the poisonous persistence of systemic racism, in all its forms, that is truly the shame of humanity. Like the coronavirus, racism is a virus that spreads with passive acceptance. We will not stand idly by.