Rosa Maria Ruis has been a close associate of Br. Iggy Harding, OFM and other Franciscans in Bolivia. A Brazilian friar, Br. Erlison, who will be one of three speakers, he was introduced in the Provincial of the Sacred Heart Province Fr. Tom Nairn, OFM. And our Francisan parochial school and HNP have been developing a promising working relationship with Paula Ehrlich and other personnel at E.O.Wilson Foundation on biodiversity/Half-Earth project.