Global Unity Calendar

2019

HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO HEAL OUR BROKEN WORLD – A Healing Story Approach @ Online

Sep 10 @ 8:00 pm

HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO HEAL OUR BROKEN WORLD

For more than 26 years, I’ve been helping individuals and communities creatively navigate difficult transitions — such as loss of a loved one, livelihood, illness, or bursting forth of a life unlived, the collective trauma of community disaster — through story-making. I’m now finishing a book — a combination memoir and workbook — about my healing story approach.

Not since 9/11, have I felt such urgency to put my work in service to healing our national culture. For the next year and half, I’m going to be offering more community reconciliation programs to counter-attack the hate and violence-filled narratives that the Administration and its minions are flooding media with. I’m targeting my programs now to change-makers: healers, writers, storytellers, teachers, activists.

Here’s the mistake many are making: Focusing on Trump’s media grabs day after day. This only gives energy to his evil and distracts from the fact that millions of citizens support him as a cult – meaning a disregard for facts in favor of allegiance to a leader that makes false promises, but is interested only in expanding his own power and wealth. But how can we pull followers out of this cult? Not by judging, preaching, haranguing.

Rather by listening, engaging, finding non-political common ground, by sharing our stories – not our victim tales, but a deeper story that is always flowing like a river beneath the surface of our lives – where we are one people, one race, one blood.

On Sept. 10, at 8 pm eastern, I’m going to be offering a free introduction to a 3-step healing story process for people who would like to use story in their community, therapeutic, or classroom programs, but may not know how. That’s Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 8 pm eastern time.

To register and receive the link, write to me at juIietbrucephd@gmail.com.

Enjoy the rest of your summer,
Juliet Bruce, Ph.D.

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2019

Global Peace Film Festival @ Several venues

Sep 16 – Sep 22 all-day

2019 Festival Tickets & Passes

Tickets & passes are now on sale of the 2019 Global Peace Film Festival

Sept. 16-22, 2019

The Global Peace Film Festival, established in 2003, uses the power of the moving image to further the cause of peace on earth. From the outset, the GPFF envisioned “peace” not as the absence of conflict but as a framework for channeling, processing and resolving conflict through respectful and non-violent means.

People of good faith have real differences that deserve to be discussed, debated and contested.

GPFF works to connect expression – artistic, political, social and personal – to positive, respectful vehicles for action and change. The festival program is carefully curated to create a place for open dialogue, using the films as catalysts for change.

Don’t miss out on our Online Global Peace Film Festival, which goes live Monday, Sept. 16. Visit peacefilmest.org to watch the films in our online festival wherever you are, on whatever device you want!

CONTACT US

Global Peace Film Festival
P.O. Box 3310
Winter Park, FL 32790-3310

info@peacefilmfest.org

Schedule is up; Tickets & Passes now available

Tickets & Passes for the 2019 Global Peace Film Festival, Sept. 17 to 22, are available now. Browse the film catalogue, check the schedule, or dive right in and start buying passes or tickets.

Bush Auditorium/SunTrust Auditorium/Tiedtke Concert Hall/Bush 176, @ Rollins College
Fairbanks Ave. & Interlachen Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
Parking: SunTrust Parking garage on E. Lyman Ave. or there is 3 hour street parking. Parking on the Rollins campus is extremely limited.

The Orlando LGBT+ Center
946 N. Mills Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803
Parking: On site or street parking

CityArts
39 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801
Parking: The Rogers-Kiene Building validates a portion of the fee in the Chase Plaza building parking lot. Patrons must enter CityArts to receive validation.

Enzian Theater & Eden Bar
1300 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Parking: On site

Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center
851 N. Maitland Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751
Parking: On site

Mount Dora Plaza Live
2728 Old Highway 441, Orlando, FL 32757
Parking: On site

Orlando City Hall rotunda
400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801
Parking: City Commons Parking Garage (across the street from City Hall)

Ten Thousand Villages
329 N. Park Avenue, Suite #102, Winter Park, FL 32789
Parking: Street parking or North Park Avenue garage offers free parking

Winter Park Public Library
460 E. New England Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789
Parking: on site

FILM LISTINGS

Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066

65 minutes | USA | 2018

Alternative Facts is a documentary about the false information and political influences that led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. It sheds light on the people and politics that influenced the signing of the infamous Executive Order 9066 which authorized the mass incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans. The film exposes the lies used to justify the decision and the cover-up that went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The film also examines the parallels to the current climate of fear, attitudes towards immigrant communities, and similar attempts to abuse the powers of the government.

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At Arm’s Length

15 minutes | USA | 2018

As the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, TX, approaches, two journalists try to reconcile their relationships to the victims with the demands of their work.

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Blue Goes Green: Net Zero Police Station

26 minutes | USA | 2019

A police station in Cincinnati is the first Net Zero Energy police station in America. The project saved taxpayers money and included a surprising benefit – improved police-community relations: a sustainability and community engagement success story.

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Catching Giants

50 minutes | USA/South Africa | 2018

CATCHING GIANTS is a heart-stopping film that follows the world’s preeminent giraffe researcher, Dr. Francois Deacon, as he attempts to put GPS collars on 20 giraffes, including ten males, which have never been collared and that we know so little about. The film takes viewers on an incredible journey alongside the conservationists in their quest to learn more about giraffes. For Francois and his family, catching and saving Africa’s giants is not just a passion but their mission.

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Changing the Game

95 minutes | USA | 2019

Changing the Game takes us into the lives of three high school athletes – all at different stages of their athletic seasons, personal lives, and unique paths as transgender teens. Their stories span across the US – from a skier and teen policymaker in New Hampshire, to a track star in Connecticut openly transitioning into her authentic self and a Texas State Champion wrestler. Trans athletes have to work harder than their cisgender peers in order to thrive in their field while also having the courage and resilience to face daily harassment and discrimination. This film is their urgent, articulate plea for acceptance.

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College Crucible

41 minutes | USA | 2019

College Crucible features the stories, struggles, and coping strategies of 15 undergraduate students enrolled in a course called Body Liberation, Food Justice. Powerful testimony, digital art, and current research bring to life pressures and stressors such as binge drinking and drug use; body image and anorexia; and anxiety and depression. The documentary invites viewers inside contemporary college life, helping viewers envision how we might work together to create more humane, equitable, and just environments—on campus and beyond.

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Community First, a Home for the Homeles

65 minutes | USA | 2018

Community First! Village is transforming the lives of homeless people in Austin, TX, through the power of community. You’ll hear about heartbreaking events that cause homelessness, and heartwarming stories of being welcomed into a nurturing environment where dignity and self-worth are restored. You will witness what can be achieved when a community comes together. This flourishing model hopes to inspire other cities and towns throughout the US to use the blueprint offered in the Community First! Village to create their own versions.

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The Condor & the Eagle

80 minutes | USA/Canada/Ecuador/France/Peru | 2019

Four indigenous environmental leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental journey from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of “Climate Justice.” The Condor & the Eagle offers a glimpse into a developing spiritual renaissance as the four protagonists learn from each other’s long legacy of resistance to colonialism and its extractive economy. Their path through the jungle takes them on an unexpectedly challenging and liberating journey, which will forever change their attachment to the Earth and to one another.

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Decade of Fire

75 minutes | USA | 2018

In the 1970s, the Bronx was on fire. Abandoned by city government, nearly a half million people were displaced as their close-knit, multi-ethnic neighborhood burned, reducing the community to rubble. While insidious government policies caused the devastation, Black and Puerto Rican residents bore the blame. This story of hope and resistance exposes the truth about the borough’s untold history and reveals how the embattled and maligned community chose to resist, remain and rebuild. Decade of Fire tells the story of the South Bronx that has not been heard before – and offers a roadmap for building the communities we want and truly deserve.

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Eating Up Easter

76 minutes | USA/Chile | 2018

In a cinematic letter to his son, native Rapanui (Easter Island) filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu explores the modern dilemma of their people who risk losing everything to the globalizing effects of tourism. The film follows four islanders, descendants of the ancient statue builders, who are working to tackle the consequences of their rapidly developing home. One leads recycling efforts to reduce trash, others use music to reunite their divided community while the fourth embraces the advantages of building new businesses. These stories intertwine to reveal the complexities of development and the contradictions within us all as we are faced with hard choices about our planet’s future.

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For They Know Not What They Do

91 minutes | USA | 2019

In the wake of the landmark US Supreme Court case legalizing marriage equality, the Right has launched an effective, new, state-by-state campaign to limit the rights of America’s LGBTQ citizens across the country. Their backlash has been swift, severe and successful. For The Know Not What They Do takes us on a journey of understanding what connects us all and gives us the courage to embrace each other. Meet four American families whose stories are at the intersection of religion, sexual orientation and gender identity through their experiences of tragedy and triumph, rejection and validation. Above all, the film offers much needed healing, clarity and understanding.

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FusionFest Shorts

90 minutes | 2019

See a collection of short films about Central Floridians of diverse origins and heritages in the screenings of the FusionFest Short Film Contest. In late August, the GPFF is running the MYgration film contest that will produce 3- to 5-minute films about people from around the world who make Central Florida their home. These films will be presented during the GPFF and audience members will have two opportunities to vote for their favorite film from the contest during the festival. An Audience Award will be presented at the conclusion of the Saturday screening. FusionFest is a free, two-day celebration of the diverse origins and heritages of our Central Florida community that will be held in Downtown Orlando on November 30 and December 1, 2019. All the MYgration films will be shown in a special film pavilion throughout the FusionFest weekend and a jury award of $1000 will be presented to the winning film.

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The Gathering

24 minutes | USA | 2016

The Gathering tells the story of Witness to Innocence, the largest organization of death row exonerees in the US. These innocent men and women, some spending decades on death row for murders they didn’t commit, come together once a year to share their thoughts and feelings, fears and dreams with the only people who really understand what they experienced.

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heartbeat Iowa

USA | 2019

Across the US, heartbeat has become the latest weapon in the fight to end legal abortion, and last summer Iowa was one of the first states to enact such a ban. Heartbeat, Iowa documents an activist, a pro-life advocate, and the staff of Iowa’s oldest abortion clinic as they fight on opposing sides of this new legislation.

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Incompatible Allies

43 minutes | USA | 2019

Incompatible Allies: Black Lives Matter, March for Our Lives and the US Debate About Guns and Violence captures local black students’ experiences with gun violence and their perspectives on gun violence prevention and community safety. Produced following the Parkland shooting, the film offers a perspective often excluded from national conversations about gun control, highlighting the ways that violence in white communities is often seen as a national crisis, while violence in black communities is often ignored.

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JFK: The Last Speech

58 minutes | USA | 2018

JFK: The Last Speech explores the dramatic relationship between two seminal Americans – President John F. Kennedy and the poet Robert Frost – which reached its tragic climax in a surprising encounter with Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschchev at the height of the Cold War. Born out of these events is Kennedy’s remarkable speech about poetry and power, which alters the course of a group of Amherst college classmates who witness this compelling address and continue to exemplify in their contemporary lives a portrait of the challenges facing America.

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Keepers of the Future: La Coordinadora of El Salvador

24 minutes | USA/El Salvador | 2017

In a fertile floodplain in El Salvador, where the great river meets the sea, a peasant movement puts down roots – growing resilience in the scorched earth of exile and civil war. They soon discover new challenges: climate crisis exacerbated by an economy of ruinous extraction. The solutions they come up with will be a revelation for audiences in the prosperous north: in their model may lie the key to the future.

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King Bibi

87 minutes | Israel/USA | 2018

Twenty years before the spectacle of Donald Trump’s presidency emerged, Benjamin Netanyahu already understood the political benefits of creating a toxic relationship with the media, and communicating directly with the public. King Bibi explores Netanyahu’s rise to power, relying solely on archival footage of his media performances over the years: from his days as a popular guest on American TV, through his public confession of adultery, and his mastery of the art of social media. From one studio to another, “Bibi” evolved from Israel’s great political hope, to a controversial figure who some perceive as Israel’s savior, and others as a cynical politican who will stop at nothing to retain his power.

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LIKE

49 minutes | USA/Hong Kong | 2019

Like explores the impact of social media on our lives and the effects of technology on the brain. Social media is a tool and social platforms are a place to connect, share, and care … but is that what’s really happening?

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A Living Earth

52 minutes | Belgium | 2018

Sustainable ecosystems are talked about, but few are living it. A year in the life of permaculture is captured by Luc Dechamp’s camera watching from the heights of Spa, the work at the Belgian Desnie Farm School, a self-sustaining community thriving on permaculture.

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Marching Forward

60 minutes | USA | 2018

Marching Forward is the history of two dedicated high school band directors – one black, one white – inspired by music to cross color lines in the Deep South and work together for the sake of their students. This courageous cooperation resulted in the experience of a lifetime for Orlando’s black and white students at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

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Nailed It

60 minutes | USA | 2018

A fortuitous encounter with twenty Vietnamese refugee women and The Birds actress Tippi Hedren in 1975 sparks the Asian nail salon as we know it. In this hour-long documentary, Nailed It presents a lineage of legacy moments in nails, like Mantrap, the first nail salon chain to cater to black women in the ‘hood. The democratization of the manicure fans the fire of Vietnamese “discount” nail salons blazing across the country. Through the international journey embarked upon by Nailed It director Adele Pham, this unique film captures an unforgettable and often hilarious saga born of tragedy, charting the rise, struggle, stereotypes and steady hold Vietnamese Americans have on today’s $8 billion nail industry.

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The New Gatherers

2 minutes | USA | 2019

People from all walks of life are picking up trash. They are spreading out across trails and parking lots, rivers and beaches. Their dream? To stop the tide of litter. They hope to prevent 8 million metric tons of plastic that enter our world’s oceans each year by collecting it, one piece at a time. Will you join them and gather the garbage before it reaches the sea?

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New Homeland

93 minutes | USA | 2018

Every summer since 1914, Camp Pathfinder, located on a small island in the Canadian wilderness, invites a community of boys to spend a few weeks in the backcountry learning how to camp, hike, canoe and fish. Two years ago, Camp Director Mike Sladden, enraged by the tragic images from the growing global refugee crisis but inspired by Canada’s growing intake of asylum seekers, had an idea. What if he could bring a group of displaced boys from war-torn Syria and Iraq to spend the summer at Pathfinder? If the camp experience had such a profound effect on generations of boys already, imagine what it would be like for these refugee boys.

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Plant the Seed

11 minutes | USA | 2018

Music video about black farmer and educator Leah Penniman and her journey to become the founder of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement.

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Planting Seeds, Growing Justice

13 minutes | USA | 2018

Farmworkers are often more adversely affected by climate change than others; an altered environment alters their source of livelihood. The Farmworker Association of Florida gives voice to farmworkers and climate justice advocates who are on a mission to utilize indigenous agricultural practices to save our environment, replenish local lands and empower the farm-working community.

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The Plummery

8 minutes | Australia | 2019

The Plummery is a suburban home where a backyard permaculture garden measuring only 1076 sq. ft. (100 sq/m) produces over 900 pounds (400kg) of food year-round.

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The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution

56 minutes | USA | 2018

Narrated by award-winning actor and activist Danny Glover, Power to Heal tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans. Central to the story is how a new national program, Medicare, was used to mount a dramatic, coordinated effort that desegregated thousands of hospitals across the country practically overnight. Beyond delivering a compelling history lesson, Power to Heal makes the clear moral connection between health care and civil rights for all and calls on everyone to work toward policies that protect our rights by protecting our citizens.

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The Public

119 minutes | USA | 2018

A librarian helps a group of homeless people take refuge at the free public library in order to survive a brutal winter night. NOTE: Tickets for the screening of The Public are free . But you must reserve them here . Tickets for the Opening Night Reception following the film are $20 and can be purchased at the same link.

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The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion

67 minutes | USA | 2019

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Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

79 minutes | USA | 2019

What would happen if political operatives tried to subvert the sacred American principle of “one person, one vote”? What if they hatched and pursues that plan for years before anyone noticed what they were doing? That is the frightening tale told in Rigged. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, and filmed during the 2016 election, the film identifies and unpacks a shrewd ten-part strategy developed by Republicans to suppress votes that would be cast against them. In the wake of the 2018 elections, our democracy is in peril. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) states in the film, “I fear for our younger people. I fear they will not have the kind of democracy I experienced… Somebody’s got to say, ‘This is not right.” Somebody’s got to say, ‘We can do better.’”

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Right to Harm

75 minutes | USA | 2019

Through the riveting stories of five rural communities, Right to Harm exposes the devastating public health impact factory farming has on many disadvantaged citizens throughout the United States. Filmed across the country, the documentary chronicles the failures of state agencies to regulate industrial animal agriculture. Known formally as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (or CAFOs) these facilities produce millions of gallons of untreated waste that destroys the quality of life for nearby neighbors. Fed up with the lack of regulation, these disenfranchised citizens band together to demand justice from their legislators.

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The Robo Con

16 minutes | USA | 2019

With an unexpected turn of events at the end of this short film, Wall Street emerges victorious in its quest to turn the foreclosure process into a for-profit business. Along with the big banks, they have been quietly foreclosing on homes across America with no oversight from local, state or federal authorities by using a process called robo signing.

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The Sequel

61 minutes | UK/Greece | 2018

The Sequel daringly re-imagines a thriving, resilient civilization after the collapse of our current economies, drawing on the inspirational work of David Fleming, grandfather of the global Transition Towns movement. Opening with a powerful “deep time” perspective, from the beginning of the Earth to our present moment, this film recognizes the fundamental unsustainability of today’s society and dares to ask: What will follow? Around the world, fresh shoots are already emerging as people develop the skills, will and resources necessary to recapture the initiative and re-imagine civilization, often in the ruins of collapsed mainstream economies. Our current economic structure is centered on growth which is straining our finite resources. What if we developed an economic structure with human engagement and meaning at its centre?

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Travel Ban: Make America Laugh Again

84 minutes | USA

Travel Ban is about being brown and immigrant in America seen through the eyes of comedians of Middle Eastern background.

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Undeterred

75 minutes | USA | 2019

Undeterred tells the story of community resistance in the rural border town of Arivaca, Arizona. Since NAFTA, 9/11 and the Obama and Trump administrations, border residents have been on the front-lines of the humanitarian crisis caused by increased border enforcement build up. This film provides an intimate portrait of how residents of the small rural community, caught in the cross-hairs of global geo-political forces, have mobilized to demand their rights and to provide aid to injured, often dying people funneled across a wilderness desert.

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The Uterati, Fighting Back in the War Against Women

51 minutes | USA | 2012

In 2011, the word uterus was banned from the Florida House of Representatives even as GOP members in that room were voting to regulate all uteruses across the state via 18 anti-choice bills. As these extremists and their national leaders continued their war on women, the Uterati were fighting mad and fighting back! In 2019, this film has not lost its urgency.

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Walk in My Shoes

60 minutes | USA | 2018

In this time of fear, turmoil and anger, Theater of Witness brings people together across divides of difference to bear witness to the beauty of meaningful engagement, cultivate empathy and truly listen to the stories of people we’ve never heard before. This is the time for a new story that taps into the spirit of love and connection between us all. Walk in My Shoes is a film of a Theater of Witness performance created with and performed by 4 Philadelphia police and 3 community members. The performance explores societal wounds and shares performers’ stories and visions of the future.

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What Will Become of Us

72 minutes | USA/Australia | 2019

Frank Lowy started with one Australian store and built his business into a global billion dollar enterprise – the shopping mall giant Westfield. Now in his late 80s, he faces the prospect of a merger that will lead to his retirement and also the bittersweet journey of his beloved wife’s decline due to Alzheimer’s Disease. In this film, he reflects on his past and on events that made him the fighter, survivor and philanthropist he became. Revisiting sites of his childhood and young adulthood the film takes us from the ghettos of Budapest in the 1930s to living as a refugee and emigrating to Australia, and chronicles the impact of a single life in the lives of so many.

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The Worst Thing

84 minutes | Germany/USA | 2019

How do you get over the worst thing to ever happen in your life? In 1985, Kathleen lost her brother Eddie, an American soldier, at the hands of the RAF (Red Army Faction), a German leftist terrorist organization. Now, decades later, she decides to seek out the group responsible for his murder. The film follows Kathleen as she travels to Germany to make peace with aging former members of the RAF. As Kathleen searches for some form of connection with former RAF members, memories are retold, intentions are uncovered, and remorse and redemption manifest in unexpected ways.

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2019

Festival of the Child @ Online

Nov 14 – Nov 20 all-day

Festival of the Child is a free summit empowering parents & educators to help children thrive. 21+ expert speakers, 7 days, online.

About this Event

????Festival of the Child is a completely FREE event and takes place ONLINE, from Nov 14th-20th, featuring experts and change-makers working tirelessly for the good of children everywhere.

????Supporting a paradigm shift in learning, we are reimagining education.

????Join us and add your voice to the collective.

????Learn directly from visionaries, storytellers, teachers, activists, doctors, psychologists and more to get the latest insights in how to grow today’s child for tomorrow and restore wellbeing now.

????So many of our children suffer from mental health issues that directly result from ways in which they are being educated and a system that is failing to look at their developmental needs.

????Learn tried and tested strategies that support YOUR child to grow up healthy, happy and full of hope for the future.

????Now more than ever we have an incredible opportunity to shift the learning paradigm into one that supports ALL of our children to truly thrive.

????It is time to be bold in our vision and brave in our footsteps as we re-imagine what learning looks like in the 21st century.

????We know that you want your children to grow up with a connection to themselves a strong sense of self and personal identity, empathy and care for others and full of creative solutions to transform humanity as this crucial time in our collective evolution.

????Come join the education revolution. Be heard. Have your say. Be a part of this important conversation.

????Completely free to sign-up. ????

But only available to registered participants.

Get your FREE eventbrite ticket then head on over to our website www.festivalofthechild.com to REGISTER.

It’s the only way to access the videos – as all links will be sent out by email.

Can’t wait to see you all on the other side!

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Spiritual Wildfire Summit @ Online

Feb 2 – Feb 7 all-day

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Joan D’Argo

I’m thrilled to invite you to a FREE global online Summit that starts Feb. 2-7 called:

Igniting the Worldwide Spiritual Wildfire We Need Now: A Call to Action

LINK TO: https://www.spiritual-wildfire-summit.com

I’ll be participating with 23 other featured speakers including Sandra Ingerman, Andrew Harvey, Nina Simons, Cynthia Jurs, Steve Farrell and Lyla June Johnston and I’d love for you to join us! Each of us will be offering inspiration, healing, and empowering practical tools to anyone who is ready to courageously use their own light to help ignite a worldwide spiritual wildfire.

The Spiritual Wildfire Summit is organized to address the fact that we live in epic times. In fact, we are experiencing nothing less than the reinvention of civilization. Yet as we dive into uncharted waters and move closer to a critical tipping, we see a worldwide awakening beginning to catch fire. The Spiritual Wildfire Summit offers inspiration, healing, and empowering practical tools to anyone who is ready to courageously use their own light to help ignite a worldwide spiritual wildfire.

To register for this free event click here. Link to: https://www.spiritual-wildfire-summit.com

Together we can create a new world based on compassion, wisdom, justice, and joy!

During this FREE 6-day global online summit, together we will experience & integrate profound ways to restore the Story of Our Awakened Hearts.

This transformational event is FREE to all registered attendees! You do need to RSVP in order to receive all of the info you need to participate in this unique and never before seen gathering of visionaries!

Would you like to have permanent downloadable lifetime access to all 25 interviews, in both audio & video format, so you can watch or listen to them at your convenience even after the Summit has ended? If so, the Lifetime Access Upgrade Package is available for a very special Early Bird Price through Feb. 4 only. CLICK HERE to learn more about this upgrade package. 50% of all Lifetime Access purchases go to the Changing Woman Initiative.

Finally, here’s a link to a 2-minute video that beautifully sums up the Spiritual Wildfire Summit theme. Take a look and please share this video and info about this Summit to anyone you think would like to join the Spiritual Wildfire Revolution!

If you know someone that would like to participate in the Summit, please send them here so they can receive all of the benefits of the Spiritual Wildfire Summit.

We begin on 2-2-2020! Here’s to igniting the worldwide spiritual wildfire we need now! See you on the inside!

With gratitude and bright blessings,

Your host,

Joan D’Argo

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P.S. Be sure to return to the Event Schedule Page often while the Spiritual Wildfire Summit is airing so you get the most out of this event!

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ShaRon Rea on SOULpreneur — LIVE & Re-Play @ Online

Feb 5 @ 12:00 pm

ShaRon Rea

The Whole Family Coaching
480-420-9551
ShaRon@TheWholeFamilyCoaching.com

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Manifesting the Dream: Nonviolent Communication–A LIVE Interactive Broadcast & Workshop @ Online

Feb 11 @ 6:00 pm

Manifesting the Dream

Take Action and Be of Service

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This Broadcast is Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s

Philosophy and Practice of Nonviolence

Nonviolent Communication
A LIVE Interactive Broadcast & Workshop
 
Tuesday February 11th at 6PM Eastern Time
 
Featuring Thom Bond

Founder of the New York Center for Nonviolent Communication

To send questions to Thom in advance
Or to speak to Thom LIVE during the workshop
RSVP By February 10th at
 MLK-NVC@WeTheWorld.org

Watch the Broadcast LIVE Online or Watch the Recording on
We, The World's Facebook Page
Please LIKE the Page to be notified when our Broadcasts are starting

Featured Speakers Include:

Karen Palmer (Host) is a Global Kindness Leader and a Livestream / Social Media Expert who co-produces several popular online talk shows. She is a best-selling author and is Coordinator of We, The World’s Campaign for Women. Find her at http://www.globalkindnesstv.org

Rick Ulfik (Co-Host) is the Founder of We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net. Rick is the Co-Creator of 11 Days of Global Unity – 11 Ways to Change the World with participants including Desmond Tutu, Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra, Eve Ensler, Bill McKibben and many others. Rick has served as a Nonviolent Communication Workshop Facilitator and leader working with Thom Bond and the New York Center for Nonviolent Communication.

Thom Bond is a thought leader, author, activist and founder of The New York Center for Nonviolent Communication (NYCNVC.org). He is best known as the creator and leader of The Compassion Course. Thom is the author of The Compassion Book: Lessons From The Compassion Course (Second Edition) — available in paperback and the e-book, Shifting Toward Compassion (TheExercise.org), “64 Days for Peace” an online, self-led curriculum. Over the past fifteen years as a disciple of the creator of Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg, Thom has touched hundreds of thousands of clients, participants, readers, and listeners throughout the world.

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2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service & 40 Days of Peace
With Calls To Action that Inspire, Inform and Involve!

MANIFESTING THE DREAM – A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE BROADCASTS DURING 40 DAYS OF PEACE ON THE WORK AND LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Join Interactive Broadcasts and Calls To Action on topics that MLK devoted his life to, such as Nonviolence, Racism, Materialism, Militarism and Poverty on our Facebook page.

Full MLK Broadcast Links and other activity details here: WE.net/MLK-program

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Sun

Special Online Interactive Broadcast—Manifesting The Dream: The Poor People’s Campaign–A National Call for Moral Revival @ Online

Feb 23 @ 6:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/thewecampaign/

February 23, 2020

Special Online Interactive Broadcast
Part of our MLK Program
Manifesting The Dream

The Poor People’s Campaign
A National Call for Moral Revival

Panel Discussion and Interactive Online Broadcast
Featuring National Campaign Leaders
Sunday February 23rd at 6PM Eastern Time

Watch the Broadcast LIVE or Watch the Recording on
We, The World’s Facebook Page
Please LIKE the Page to be notified when our Broadcasts are startingThese Special Broadcasts are part of our MLK Program
Manifesting The Dream

Carrying Forward the Work and Legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
During the Compassion Games’ MLK 40 Days of Peace

To Participate in Manifesting The Dream: MLK 40 Days of Peace

Sign Up Here
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Full MLK Broadcast Links and other activity details here:
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Mar

Wed

Women in the Holocaust – a Webinar @ Online

Mar 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

WOMEN IN THE HOLOCAUST

March 11th, 2020

3PM – 4PM EST

Women experienced the Holocaust differently from men. How did they manage to cope under such horrific circumstances and still function in their traditional roles and beyond?

Liz Elsby, a Yad Vashem educator, will explore this question using personal stories and multi-disciplinary sources to help give these courageous women a voice in your classroom.

To register: https://info.echoesandreflections.org/women-in-the-holocaust

Check out other webinars on our website at https://echoesandreflections.org/

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Apr

Wed

PLANET HEART & WE THE WORLD present the 13th ANNUAL WORLD PEACE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2020 – 50TH ANNIVERSARY @ LIVE Online on Facebook

Pete Rogina with Peace Lights

Apr 22 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Awakening Humanity’s Consciousness as One,
“Celebrating Our Planet,

Healing our Heart“

The13th Annual

WORLD PEACE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 2020

Planet Heart Logo © Elana Stanger,
a.k.a. St. Angel www.diversityarts.com

Come join us on EARTH DAY

Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at
6 – 9:30 PM EST

Globally Online

for A Very Special Evening

**with our Conscious Community as we**

Gather in Unity Honoring Mother Earth
and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day!

Listen to Inspirational Talks with Spiritual, Indigenous, Peace and Environmental Leaders, and Experience Live Music Performances!

There will be Celebrations & Prayers for World Peace, Planet Earth & All Inhabitants.
All Are Welcome!

Due to the coronavirus we will be

hosting our event online this year!!

“Every day is Earth Day where Peace Within Brings Peace on Earth ” – ReAwakennd

PLANET HEART
Produced by Andrew Kaen in Association
with We, The World (fiscal sponsor),

Watch LIVE or the Recording HERE:
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Contact us: EarthDay@WeTheWorld.Org

212-222-5432

Even if you cannot attend, and you would like to support us, please make a tax deductible donation. Click Button Below. Thank you.

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Meet your Presenters:

MC HOST

Mitchell Rabin, International speaker/Workshop Leader,

Holistic Coach and Host/Producer of A Better World Radio & TV

Rick Ulfik
Founder of We, The World, the WE Campaign, and Co-Creator of 11 Days of Global Unity

Angelica Cubides
Ordained Minister, Indigenous Elder

Jonathan Granoff is President of Global Security Institute and an Attorney, Author and Advocate for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, 2014 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize

Envita Rose

Transpersonal Coach/Healer
Soul Plan Activator, Author and Artist

Guy R. McPherson is an American scientist, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona

Elly Lessin
Long-time Environmental Advocate

Jackson Madnick Founder and President of Pearl’s Premium Lawn Seed

Kathryn Davis

Host of Heart of Mind Radio, facilitator of Meditation and Relaxation Techniques; a Master Teacher of Qigong Form; an Energy-Vibrational Healer

Heidi Little
International Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, Vocalist, Self-Love and Empowerment Educator, Co-Founder/Director of International Children’s Month, Founder of The Center For Advancement in Social Emotional Learning, Co-Writer of ONE, The Message From Mother Earth

Michael Fitzpatrick
World-Renowned Cello Soloist

Two Feathers
Indigenous Teacher and Educator

William “Bill” Garrett
Founder/Chairman, Harlem Climate Caucus

Evan Pritchard
Indigenous Speaker, Author, Musician

Lisa Roma
Singer-Songwriter, Vocalist, Songpoet, Musician and Composer, Writer, Publisher, and Visionary

Premik Russell Tubbs

Composer, Arranger, Producer and an accomplished Multi-Instrumentalist

David Young
Musician, Author, Speaker, Artist

Andrew Kaen (ReAwakennd)
Executive Producer and Founder/Organizer
Planet Heart’s Annual World Peace Earth Day Celebration
Vibrational Sound Healer/Channel/Poet/
Singer-Soulwriter/Ambassador For Peace

Portions of the Proceeds support

We, The World and

Planet Heart

to produce these events.

“We hear Mother Earth’s call to simultaneously become more heart centered and action oriented. Feeling Mother Earth’s sacredness in our hearts can be profound motivation to act on Her behalf. Many actions are needed now, from calling legislators to attending rallies … art making, creative planning, spreading the word, writing letters to the editor … advocating for clean water, renewable energy … as well as social, racial, and economic justice issues that are inseparable from co-creating a sustainable, thriving world that works for all. We believe these actions are most effective, and most beautiful, when they are inspired by and carried out with love and respect for this beautiful planet, all who reside here, and whatever divine energies are loving us and encouraging us through this Great Turning. This feeling of connection, love, and inspiration is what we seek to create through Planet Heart’s Annual World Peace Earth Day. Please join us, be inspired, keep your heart open, and channel that love into action. ”
Ellen Osuna, Environmental and Peace Activist

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Apr

Fri

Findhorn presents a Global Online Release of INNER CLIMATE CHANGE – a Documentary @ Online - Zoom

Apr 24 all-day

Global Online Release
INNER CLIMATE CHANGE documentary
Friday 24th April 2020

Watch the trailer

About INNER CLIMATE CHANGE

How do we navigate the intensity of emotions and reactions stirred up by climate change, or COVID-19 for that matter? How do we come to a place of peace, compassion, forgiveness and life-affirming action?

Both leading edge science and ancient wisdom traditions point us inwards for the answer.

In this documentary you will go with us on a journey to see how our inner climate relates to the topic of climate change. And how changing from within will create the change we need.

The INNER CLIMATE CHANGE documentary focuses on the very personal experiences, insights and responses to the climate crisis, of people who participated in the Climate Change and Consciousness conference (CCC19) held in 2019 at the Findhorn Ecovillage in the northeast of Scotland. Conference participants included 350 youngers and elders of multiple ethnicities and diverse genders from 45 countries.

Featured in the documentary are notable experts,

as well as deeply committed climate activists.

Watch Parties and Sharing Circles via Zoom

We invite you to join us to watch the film together (60 minutes) followed by a post film sharing with break out groups to explore your inner response evoked by the film. Experience yourself in – and offer your listening to – a community of like-minded people all around the world.

Submit your email address to receive a reminder when the film is released and the Zoom link through which you can access the Watch Party and Sharing Circle of your choice.

You can also contact us by post:

Visitors Centre
Findhorn Foundation
The Park
Findhorn
Forres, IV36 3TZ
Scotland, UK
For general enquiries tel: +44 (0)1309 690311
Email: enquiries@findhorn.org

There are three opportunities to join a viewing party and 100 places available on each. You need to sign up to receive the Zoom link. You will be able to enter the Zoom room later if you have seen the film already before and don’t want to watch it twice.

- 24th April 2020 6pm-8.30pm BST

Hosted by Robin Alfred and Kosha Joubert, hosts of the CCC19 conference
7pm CET / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT / 3am AET (25th)

- 25th April 2020 10am-12.30am BST

Hosted by Sue Miles, long term community member of the Findhorn Foundation.
11am CET / 5am EDT / 2am PDT / 7pm AET

- 25th April 2020 7pm-9.30pm BST

Hosted by the film director Lorenz Gramann and Lucy Thomas: Findhorn community member and facilitator
8pm CET / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT / 4am AET (26th)

INNER CLIMATE CHANGE is a documentary inspired by the people who participated in last year’s Climate Change and Consciousness conference (CCC19) held at the Findhorn Foundation. It addresses the connection between our own inner climate and the changing climate outside. Among those featured in the film are Vandana Shiva, Charles Eisenstein, Jonathon Porritt, Xhiutecatl Martinez and Polly Higgins. Many more youngers and elders from around the world add their voices to this call for us to stand up

as the creators of our reality.

This film is a gift from the Findhorn Foundation to the world. In the spirit of gift economy feel free to donate towards the making of the film (about £20.000) and the continuation of the ICC movement.

About the filmmaker

The man behind the INNER CLIMATE CHANGE documentary is the independent filmmaker Lorenz Gramann. This is Lorenz’s third feature-length documentary. His last one A New Story for Humanity has been seen over 200.000 times.

Lorenz’s background includes a variety of healing and psychotherapy modalities. He brings the sensitivity garnered in these fields to his film making. Since 2014 he has offered his skills in the northeast of Scotland and currently lives in the Findhorn Foundation Community.

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Mon

BEING & DOING PRESENTS…Practicing in the Midst – Deepening Presence, Compassion and Resilience in Times of Great Change @ Online

FREE VIDEO DOWNLOAD+ Reserve Your Place at the Gathering

May 11 @ 12:00 pm – May 12 @ 7:30 pm

BEING & DOING PRESENTS…

Practicing in the Midst

Deepening Presence, Compassion and Resilience in Times of Great Change

REGISTER FOR FREE Live-Streamed Global Online Gathering May 11th & 12th

To accommodate our global audience, the online live-stream will have

a 24-hour replay on Wednesday, May 13th, in every timezone.

A welcome letter from the host…

Greetings friends…

We’ve all got to follow best practices for staying safe and taking care of each other during the pandemic. This online gathering is about best practices for your inner life.

How can you rest in your own presence and non-reactivity? How can you open in compassion and let your heart’s intelligence guide your actions? How can you stay open to your experience – not grabbing onto your emotion but not bypassing it either? How can your struggles deepen your practice and bring forward new capacities?

This Being & Doing gathering will give you a chance to hear from some extraordinary, open-hearted, generous mentors. The teachers will all be live – guiding practices, taking questions and joining with you in a supportive field of collective presence. Use this opportunity to help you stay open and free inside of yourself, to nourish your resilience, and to connect with a powerful community of like-minded souls.

Jeff Charno, Being & Doing Host

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You can use this Awakening in the Midst video collection right away.

From Loch Kelly, Craig Hamilton, Diana Winston, Caverly Morgan

These aren’t ordinary guided meditations. These four short programs lead you directly into natural awakened awareness – a state of flow and effortless presence. Clarifying this in yourself is life changing and it’s easier than you think.

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PRACTICING IN THE MIDST is a free two-day LIVE online gathering bringing together ten extraordinary and generous teachers with a community of thousands of people. Challenging times can be a powerful catalyst for personal and collective evolution. Come join us in practice.

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Awakening

You will learn to rest in your already awakened nature. A subtle shift opens you to freedom from the endless agitation of your mind. Touch into your deep heart and let it energize your actions.

Transformation

Inquiry, mindfulness, and radical acceptance can each open doorways into unseen dimensions of your soul. Release what isn’t serving you and let your true nature lead the day.

Connection

Feeling like separate beings is a mistaken perception. Our interdependence and connection, usually buried in the background, has become more palpable than ever. We’re in these lives

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Teaching Schedule for the Live Gathering

Talks, Practices and Q&A

MONDAY – May 11th, 2020:

LIVE-STREAM ON MONDAY
MAY 11 @ 12:00 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Effortless Mindfulness Teacher, Psychotherapist, and Author

“The important thing is to find the Self that has the capacity to bear what seemed to be unbearable, the self that can be present with all of our parts unconditionally.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON MONDAY
MAY 11 @ 1:30 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Meditation Teacher, Nonprofit Leader, and Visionary

“If you meditate to be a better person, you’ll always be busy trying to be a better person. If you meditate because you are in love with resting in your own luminous infinite being, you’ll always be in love.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON MONDAY
MAY 11 @ 3:00 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Contemporary Meditation Teacher, Bestselling Author

“Fall in love with where you are. Turn towards this – a sacred moment, unrepeatable. Trust the ebb and flow of things. Say yes to uncertainty and the unresolvedness of your life.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON MONDAY
MAY 11 @ 4:30 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Founder of the Diamond Approach To Self-Realization

“We are not separate. Our sense of separateness is superficial and exists only in the physical dimension. Every other human being is just as precious as we are, and worthy of as much respect and love and consideration.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON MONDAY
MAY 11 @ 6:00 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Spiritual Teacher, Founder of Integral Enlightenment

“True meditation is about being fully present with everything that is – including discomfort and challenges. It is not an escape from life.”

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TUESDAY – May 12th, 2020:

LIVE-STREAM ON TUESDAY
MAY 12 @ 12:00 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Founder of Gateway, Spiritual Facilitator

“Do you know how to be quiet and let go, when life challenges you and brings you to the edge?”

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LIVE-STREAM ON TUESDAY
MAY 12 @ 1:30 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Wellbeing Research Professor, Director of Transformative Technology Lab

“The world’s largest scientific research project into fundamental well-being, sometimes called enlightenment, reveals the methods which actually work.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON TUESDAY
MAY 12 @ 3:00 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Author, activist, authorized Lama (Buddhist Teacher) and founder of Bhumisparsha Sangha

“Let your love be the container for anger and despair. Love will not dissolve them, but will offer enough space to not get lost in them.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON TUESDAY
MAY 12 @ 4:30 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA, Author

“Saying yes means surrendering to your experience, whatever it is. It means feeling your body when you’re in the midst of a strong reaction or emotion… and noticing that thoughts and feelings come and go.”

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LIVE-STREAM ON TUESDAY
MAY 12 @ 6:00 PM (ATWATER, UNITED STATES)

Founder of Evolutionary Collective, Bestselling Author

“Right now, it feels more important than ever to come together and actively find our oneness, our goodness and our capacity to live a higher order of love as a social reality.”

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Practicing in the Midst

Being & Doing is committed to creating opportunities for people to come together to practice, to celebrate community, and to recognize unending mystery and beauty (even when the sky appears to be falling).

Recordings of the live sessions will be replayed for 24-hours on Wednesday, May 13th, in every timezone.

REGISTER FOR FREE

You can also purchase the recordings for a small cost.

Being & Doing Sponsors

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RSVP for the WEBINAR for THE INTERSECTION of the CLIMATE CRISIS and SOCIAL JUSTICE hosted by THE POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN @ Online

http://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/

May 19 @ 3:00 pm

Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival's photo.

MAY 19, 2020 3:00 pm EST

The Intersection of the Climate Crisis and Social Justice

Hosted by Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

Join the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and The Climate Reality Project for our upcoming webinar highlighting the intersection of climate and environmental justice, the history of the #PoorPeoplesCampaign, and the upcoming digital mass march and assembly.

The webinar will feature Campaign Co-Chairs Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Dr. Liz Theoharis, as well as Dr. Robert Bullard, Climate Reality board member, Texas Southern University distinguished professor of environmental policy, and to many, the “father of environmental justice.”

The only way to solve the climate crisis is by working together. And to build a winning coalition, we need to understand how this crisis intersects with social inequities like racial discrimination, poverty, and environmental injustice.

Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

@anewppc

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People’s Hub Workshops: Getting Through Economic Downturns Together @ Online

https://peopleshub.org/project/getting-through-economic-downturns-together-workshops-and-circle/

May 21 @ 1:00 pm – Jun 11 @ 1:00 pm

TODAY.

Where have we been?

Where are we going?

What might be possible together?

https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesHub-1695905997109684/

The Circle may be over but the workshops are coming up!

It’s time to sign up!!

This has been a time of organizing. We are moving from our deep roots in community to challenge the status quo. We are building systems that work for our people. We are imagining a different way.

It has been a time of reckoning.

Covid-19 has magnified the disparities and injustices of our world. Specifically, the ways that Black, Indigenous, People of Color, chronically ill and disabled people experience higher levels of violence, housing insecurity, and job discrimination. We continue to lose people to white supremacy:

Nina Pop

Breonna Taylor

Ahmaud Arbey

There is a missing and murdered indigenous women’s epidemic.

Capitalism and white supremacy will attempt to make us forget this time and return to a disconnection from each other and the earth.

We cannot and will not return to a normal that devalues people and planet.

“We can impose beauty on our future.”
–Lorraine Hansberry

Instead, let’s make a promise, a commitment to honor community. For those of us with privileges it’s a time to risk comfort, #share your check.

Together, we can be a part of community-based solutions, be a part of the radical imagination. As Lorraine Hansberry stated, we can impose beauty on our future.

Join us for a deepened understanding of economic downturns and solidarity economy. What we do now matters.

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Sat

Virtual Rites of Spring 2020 – Memorial Day Weekend Events @ Online

Virtual Rites of Spring 2020 – EarthSpirit

May 23 – May 25 all-day

Virtual Rites of Spring 2020

We gather in May for our 42nd time to celebrate the sacred Earth and the turning of the seasons in the mountains of western Massachusetts.

Join us online, (and in person in September) – as together we:

Weave the web of community;

Share in ancient traditions and new rituals;

Look forward to what we can become;

Learn through workshops and dialogue;

Light the Sacred fire;

Feel the rhythms of life in our drums and dance to raise our spirits;

Form lasting friends and see families grow as we come together in community – learning, sharing music, celebrating with ritual, and fueling our joy.

The EarthSpirit Community

Register now for virtual Rites of Spring programming!

We are terribly sad not to be able to be together for the first time in 42 years, but we are excited to be able to still offer a substantial program. Zoom links and program details will go out to everyone who registers.

Please spread the word!

www.earthspirit.com

We gather in May for our 42nd time to celebrate the sacred Earth and the turning of the seasons in the mountains of western Massachusetts. Join us online.

Andras Corban Arthen EarthSpirit Director — Andras Corban Arthen

Martin Bridge on EarthSpirit — Martin Bridge

Saturday

8 – 8:30 AM Family Program – Seasonal Stories and Creative projects with Andrew Coate, and Sarah Rosehill
11:00 AM Workshop: Pagan Perspective Permaculture Primer with Martin Bridge
3:00 PM Web Ritual
8:00 PM Bardic Circle Sign Up Sheet
11:00 PM DJ Meow Meow

Sunday

8 – 8:30 AM Family Program – Seasonal Stories and Creative projects with Andrew Coate, and Sarah Rosehill
11:00 AM Workshop: Anamanta: a Pagan Practice for Troubled Times with Andras Corban Arthen
3:00 PM EarthSpirit FUNdraising Kickoff with Billy Bardo, Anya, Arianna (and maybe Patrick)
6:00 PM The Feast at home
After Feast: DJ Dawn Dance Party! with Dawn Flatt

Monday

11:00 AM Closing Ritual with Deirdre and Andras Arthen

Plus Recorded Programs on YouTube

Healing Ritual
Building a Sacred Shrine
Maying!
Preparing your own Feast

Register Online

If you are registered and paid for Rites of Spring 2020 (May or September), please follow this link to get your virtual Registration number. This program is an included add-on to your registration.

To register if you are not already signed up for Rites of Spring: Admission for the week is a sliding scale $50 – $100. Please pay what you are able, to help us keep going through this time of crisis. No one will be turned away for serious financial hardship, as long as you pay something. Additional contributions are appreciated.

Once you are registered, close to the date of the virtual events, you will receive a registration code, an accessible link and password for the Zoom sessions, and a link to the Facebook Virtual Dining Hall. Please save that registration number for access to the Virtual Dining Hall or for any questions on your registration.

We look forward to seeing you all online.

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“Waking Up Fabulous: Taking Refuge in The Time of Corona” – A Half-Day LGBTQIA+ Community Retreat @ Zoom - Online

May 23 @ 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

“Waking Up Fabulous: Taking Refuge in The Time of Corona” – A Half-Day LGBTQIA+ Community Retreat

In the midst of this global pandemic, taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha has never felt more important for our community and this world. As LGBTQIA+ people, in these challenging and difficult times, we recollect the power of community to know that we are not alone; that together we can begin the healing of centuries of oppression and trauma within a deep knowing of our interconnectedness and interdependence. We learn to trust the unfolding of this life and act for the benefit of all beings.

This virtual retreat is an opportunity to come together and care for ourselves: to remember who we really are and to reconnect with our innate goodness. We will explore ways of sustaining a clear and open mind, a kind heart, and a strong body. And we will engage with the ancient teachings and practices offered by the Buddha that cultivate wisdom, kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity, and skillful actions.

This virtual retreat is for all those who identify as LGBTQIA+. The program will include guided awareness and heart practices, Dharma talks, small and large group sharing, and gentle yoga.

This Virtual Retreat will be conducted on Zoom from 12:30pm – 4:30pm EST on Saturday, May 23. The virtual retreat link will be emailed to participants within twenty-four hours of your registration. Registration for this live webinar closes at 11:30am EST on May 23.

In keeping with the tradition of offering these teachings by dana, there are no fees associated with this retreat, it is by donation only. We invite you to consider making a tax-deductible contribution during the registration process. Suggested donation levels are listed, but if you would like to contribute more, please select the Participant option and type in your desired donation amount. We appreciate your support.

Teachers:

Madeline Klyne has loved the dharma since 1986. She is a co-founder and teacher of South Shore Insight Meditation Center (SSIMC), a core teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC), and a visiting teacher at Insight Meditation Society. Madeline teaches programs and retreats for LGBTIQ communities. Part of Madeline’s spiritual path was to come out at the age of 5. Madeline delights in exploring practice in daily life with all who are interested. Learn more at www.southshoreinsight.org.

La Sarmiento has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1998, is a teacher and senior retreat/event manager for the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, and has been the guiding teacher of the IMCW LGBTQ and People of Color Sanghas since 2006. A 2012 graduate of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leaders Training Program, they also lead mindfulness retreats for teenagers with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education and retreats for Young Adults at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center. This will be La’s 5th retreat at Garrison for the LGBTIQ community. La has been a bodyworker in private practice since 1992 and a Reiki Teacher since 2004 in Washington, DC, where they reside with their life partner Wendy and their two Cairn Terriers, Annabel and MacGregor.

Lama Rod Owens is considered one of the emerging leaders of his generation of Buddhist teachers. An author, activist, and formally authorized Buddhist teacher in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism, he is the co-founder of Bhumisparsha, a Buddhist tantric practice community as well as a visiting teacher with several Buddhist centers including the Natural Dharma Fellowship and the Brooklyn Zen Center. A graduate of Harvard Divinity School, Lama Rod has also been a guest faculty member at the Harvard School of Education’s program Mindfulness for Educators. He has been a regular guest on SiriusXM’s Urban Viewhosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Karen Hunter. He is also a co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation and his next book project “Love & Rage” exploring transformative anger and rage is due out June 2020. Lama Rod can be reached at www.lamarod.com.

Jacoby Ballard has been teaching yoga for 20 years and now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his partner and child. His work sits at the intersection of spiritual practice and social change and has led him to consult with Insight Meditation Society, the Yoga Alliance, Lululemon, and speaking on college campuses. His current foray into study and taking the role of student is through his enrollment with the Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock. His teaching style is playful and profound, integrating the teachings of the dharma into how we move and breath on our mats and with each other. More at www.jacobyballard.net.

Isabel Adon, LCSW, FOT, IFOT is a Bilingual Psychotherapist with an Office in Midtown, NYC. Isabel Adon is an Aboriginal Focusing Oriented Therapist and Trainer. She has over 20 years of experience in the mental health and presently works with children and families in an outpatient psychiatric setting in the Bronx. Isabel has been a volunteer rape crisis and domestic violence advocate for over nine years responding to crisis at six different NYC emergency rooms as a volunteer for the Mount Sinai SAVI program. She has extensive training in diversity work and for the past 15 years has been a practitioner of Vipassana and Ascension meditation.

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BOUNCE BACK – A Webinar for Parents on Fostering Resilience @ Online - Zoom

May 28 @ 3:00 pm

EDUCATING – EMPOWERING – ENRICHING

The Peace Center educates and empowers schools and families and enriches communities with proven conflict resolution and social justice programs.

The Peace Center is registered as a 501(c)(3), and incorporated as a non-profit educational organization.

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Jun

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online

Jun 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

ELDER’S CLIMATE ACTION – ECA

ECA is mobilizing elders throughout the United States to address climate change while there is still time to protect the well being of our grandchildren, future generations, and all life. We are dedicated to using the power of our caring, our wisdom and our numbers to push for policies that will reduce greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to a level consistent with life thriving on our planet.

Join Us for Climate Tea & Talk – 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (ET) | 3:00 PM (PT)

Make yourself a cup of tea and connect with us for a “elder hour” of casual discussion about climate change.

We can make new friends across the country and learn ways to engage from each other. For this call you will see the other participants as it is an open discussion format.

We hope you will join us for climate tea & talk!

~ NO RSVP NEEDED ~ *as this is casual conversation, these calls are not recorded

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Jun

INDIGI-AID – Helping All Our Relatives @ online

Jun 11 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Indigi-Aid, a live-stream event benefiting indigenous communities as a response to the Covid-19 crisis, will take place Thursday, June 11th from 5 to 9 pm eastern time. Artists and musicians from diverse indigenous and other communities around the United States will offer songs, dance, and storytelling.

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As the Coronavirus has ravaged the Indigenous communities and threatened to inflict severe health casualties in Navajoland and many other Indigenous Nations, the Indigenous Ministries of the Episcopal Church has partnered with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan and scores of many Episcopal communities to raise money for food, basic need items, water, and medical supplies to aid our Indigenous communities across the Episcopal Church.

In addition to the performances, we ask our friends to share a 15 to 30-second message of hope and support to our Indigenous communities with the hashtag #indigi-aid. You can message us your support short support video.

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Jun

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Global Coherence Pulse @ online

Jun 21 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join the Next Pulse – SUMMER SOLSTICE
Sunday, June 21st at 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 7pm GMT
Timezone ConverterThis month’s theme: Celebrating Our Coherence
Featured Organization: Earthdance Global
Featured Musician: Miranda Macpherson

Enjoy uplifting music, coherence related content
and a global coherence meditation.

Join thousands of people across the world who are adding coherent heart energy to lift global consciousness and cultivate personal and planetary health and well-being. Your participation matters!

Followed by the Earthdance Concert

Reserve My Space
for the Earthdance Online
Solstice Co-Manifestival
on Sunday, June 21

Featuring 9 Hours of Multiple Live Streams
with Global Meditation, International DJs, Sound Healing and
30+ Speakers on Environmental and Social Justice,
Transformative Culture, Wellness,
Cannabis and Psychedelic Medicine

Let’s Celebrate Our Coherence Together!

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Jul

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online

Jul 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

ELDER’S CLIMATE ACTION – ECA

Join Us for Climate Tea & Talk – 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (ET) | 3:00 PM (PT)

Make yourself a cup of tea and connect with us for a “elder hour” of casual discussion about climate change.

We can make new friends across the country and learn ways to engage from each other. For this call you will see the other participants as it is an open discussion format.

We hope you will join us for climate tea & talk!

~ NO RSVP NEEDED ~ *as this is casual conversation, these calls are not recorded

Join from Computer: https://zoom.us/j/185337579

Or Telephone: 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 185 337 579

Aug

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online

Aug 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

ELDER’S CLIMATE ACTION – ECA

Join Us for Climate Tea & Talk – 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (ET) | 3:00 PM (PT)

Make yourself a cup of tea and connect with us for a “elder hour” of casual discussion about climate change.

We can make new friends across the country and learn ways to engage from each other. For this call you will see the other participants as it is an open discussion format.

We hope you will join us for climate tea & talk!

~ NO RSVP NEEDED ~ *as this is casual conversation, these calls are not recorded

Join from Computer: https://zoom.us/j/185337579

Or Telephone: 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 185 337 579

Sep

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online

Sep 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

ELDER’S CLIMATE ACTION – ECA

Join Us for Climate Tea & Talk – 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (ET) | 3:00 PM (PT)

Make yourself a cup of tea and connect with us for a “elder hour” of casual discussion about climate change.

We can make new friends across the country and learn ways to engage from each other. For this call you will see the other participants as it is an open discussion format.

We hope you will join us for climate tea & talk!

~ NO RSVP NEEDED ~ *as this is casual conversation, these calls are not recorded

Join from Computer: https://zoom.us/j/185337579

Or Telephone: 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 185 337 579

Oct

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online

Oct 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

ELDER’S CLIMATE ACTION – ECA

Join Us for Climate Tea & Talk – 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (ET) | 3:00 PM (PT)

Make yourself a cup of tea and connect with us for a “elder hour” of casual discussion about climate change.

We can make new friends across the country and learn ways to engage from each other. For this call you will see the other participants as it is an open discussion format.

We hope you will join us for climate tea & talk!

~ NO RSVP NEEDED ~ *as this is casual conversation, these calls are not recorded

Join from Computer: https://zoom.us/j/185337579

Or Telephone: 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 185 337 579

Nov

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online

Nov 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

ELDER’S CLIMATE ACTION – ECA

Join Us for Climate Tea & Talk – 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM (ET) | 3:00 PM (PT)

Make yourself a cup of tea and connect with us for a “elder hour” of casual discussion about climate change.

We can make new friends across the country and learn ways to engage from each other. For this call you will see the other participants as it is an open discussion format.

We hope you will join us for climate tea & talk!

~ NO RSVP NEEDED ~ *as this is casual conversation, these calls are not recorded

Join from Computer: https://zoom.us/j/185337579

Or Telephone: 669 900 6833

Meeting ID: 185 337 579

Dec

CLIMATE TEA & TALK with Elder’s Action Network – Monthly Community Conversations @ Online