Global Unity Calendar

Sat

2018

Will Allen Farmer Training Weekend @ The Women's Environmental Institute - Amador Hill Farm

freshfuturefarm.org for more information

Sep 29 @ 8:00 am – Sep 30 @ 3:30 pm

Women’s Environmental Institute presents:

September 29 @ 8:00 am – September 30 @ 3:30 pm

The New Will Allen Farmer Training Weekend –

Farm, Eat, Sleep: All Four Seasons

Overview:
The weekend workshops will provide participants with hands-on knowledge for building a low-cost hoop house, growing microgreens, growing mushrooms, herbalism workshops, soil building through composting and vermiculture, keeping bees, and growing fish and greens together through aquaponics. The Saturday night bonfire discussion with Will Allen will focus on cold climate farming, community sustainability and climate change – a very popular capstone event which brings environmental, agricultural and food justice together.

CLICK THIS LINK FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION

Registration Info: $275/person
Deadline is September 19, 2018 at 12:00pm

Meals: All meals, snacks and beverages included.

Overnight Accommodations at WEI: Limited camping space is available, please reserve your camp space upon registration.

Instructor Name: Will Allen, Will Allen Farms, LCC Milwaukee, Former Founder Growing Power, Inc., Urban Farmer Hero

REGISTER HERE or SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

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THE WOMEN’S ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE

The Women’s Environmental Institute (WEI) is an environmental research, renewal and retreat center designed to create and share knowledge about environmental issues and policies relevant to women, children and identified communities affected by environmental injustice; to promote agricultural justice, organic and sustainable agriculture and ecological awareness; and to support activism that influences public policy and promotes social change.

Our mission brings together agricultural, food and environmental justice, one community at a time; one farm at a time, one person at a time and all of us together.

The Women’s Environmental Institute

651-583-0705

Amador Hill Farm and Orchard

15715 River Road

North Branch, MN 55056

Mailing Address:

WEI

P.O. Box 128 (55056)

St Paul Office –
550 Rice St
St Paul, MN 55103

Email: wei@w-e-i.org

Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 2- Theme 2 - Interdependence # 3- Theme 3 - Environment # 5- Theme 5 - Health # 7- Theme 7 - Women # 8- Theme 8 - Human Rights Course Single Local Event Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: awareness being in action caring community empowerment environment interconnected sustainability

Oct

Wed

2018

‘GRANDMOTHERS ON THE MOVE’ Podcast Episodes @ ongoing podcasts

Oct 3 @ 12:00 am

‘GRANDMOTHERS ON THE MOVE’ Podcast Episodes

Click HERE!

NO START TIME and NO END TIME – LISTEN to past and current podcasts!

Grandmothers To Grandmothers Campaign

The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign exists to support the indomitable African grandmothers who are caring for the millions of children who have been orphaned by AIDS. Members of the Grandmothers Campaign share three goals. They work to:

Raise funds to meet the needs of African grandmothers and the children in their care;
Listen to African grandmothers, respect their expertise and amplify their voices, in order to promote authentic and substantive responses to the epidemic in Africa;
Build solidarity among African and Canadian grandmothers in order to motivate and sustain the vital work of turning the tide of AIDS in Africa.

Canadian grandmothers groups are tremendously active in their communities. They put on concerts, organize card tournaments, and sell jewellery. They visit countless schools and community organizations. They bake, cook, sew, knit, paint, write, organize cycle tours, walks, and even ride motorcycles – all to raise funds and awareness for grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa through the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

To learn more about how you can get involved in the Campaign, write to Ilana here.

Articles About The Campaign

What started as a conversation around a kitchen table has grown to become a movement to empower women, especially grandmothers, in Africa.

The Grandmothers Campaign, an initiative of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, is known as Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers in Regina, which was among the very first places in Canada where women took on projects to support families in Africa.

‘We know the power of women’s organizing in Canada and older women have an extraordinary amount of vigour and energy.’– Ilana Landsberg-Lewis

As Ilana Landsberg-Lewis explains, the movement arose in response to the human crisis, observed by her father Stephen Lewis during his time as a special envoy for the United Nations, afflicting the African continent during the HIV and AIDS pandemic.

Millions of children were orphaned by the deaths of their parents. Their grandmothers were left to raise them, with little or no support.

Ilana Landsberg-Lewis

Ilana Landsberg-Lewis is co-founder, with her father Stephen Lewis, of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. One of their main campaigns supports grandmothers in Africa. (Lisa MacIntosh/Stephen Lewis Foundation)

“Grandmothers were just in an agony of loss,” Landsberg-Lewis said. “Death was everywhere. They were left with no income and often isolated by the terrible stigma surrounding HIV-AIDS.”

Landsberg-Lewis recalled how requests seeking aid referred to the grandmothers as “caregivers” and when she asked why, she learned there was a strong bias in play.

“Nobody wants to fund them because they’re older women and nobody sees them as a meaningful investment,” she learned.

“We decided if Canadian grandmothers knew what was happening on the [African] continent then it would surely resonate with them and boy did it ever,” Landsberg-Lewis said.

“I wish I could say that I was prescient but it would be overstating it,” she said, talking about how the success of the organization, which quickly grew from a handful of activists brain-storming at a kitchen table (her own) to over 250 chapters across the country.

Since 2006 they have raised about $25 million.

“It was really extraordinary but I can’t say that I’m surprised,” she said. “Older women in our communities, we know the power of women organizing in Canada and older women have an extraordinary amount of vigour and energy.”

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The Campaign currently boasts more than 240 grandmothers groups across the country. Many of the groups have organized into regional and national networks in order to support each other’s efforts in solidarity with African grandmothers and the children in their care.

Resources from the Grandmothers Campaign go to grassroots organizations that support African grandmothers with food, health care, school fees and school uniforms for their grandchildren, income-generating programmes, counselling, social support, essential shelter, and other necessities. Throughout Africa, grassroots organizations run by and for grandmothers are sharing insights, deepening their expertise, collaborating with other local organizations, and building their capacity to turn the tide of AIDS at community level.

Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 3- Theme 3 - Environment # 4- Theme 4 - Economic Justice # 5- Theme 5 - Health # 6- Theme 6 - Children & Youth # 7- Theme 7 - Women # 8- Theme 8 - Human Rights Campaign Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: AIDS Awareness awareness changing the game compassion Elders globalunity health humanity indigenous wisdom interconnected social & economic justice spiritual meaning & values

Nov

Thu

2018

Aura Home Women Vets with support by the Prem Rawat Foundation – THE PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM @ Ongoing support for women veterans

Nov 15 @ 6:03 pm

AURA HOME WOMEN VETS

50 South French Broad Avenue

Suite 203

Asheville NC 28801

828-771-6979

http://aurahomewomenvets.org

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Prem Rawat Foundation Supports Veterans With Peace Education Program

by Jake Frankel

| Nov 8, 2018 |

Featured, News, Peace Education Program, Press Releases

Tags: Asheville, U.S., veterans

(Below is an excerpt regarding Aura Homes)

Prem Rawat Foundation Supports Veterans With Peace Education Program

This article is also available in: French

For too many veterans, finding an enduring sense of peace remains elusive long after they return from war. They often face immense challenges as they transition to civilian life, from trauma disorders to unemployment and homelessness.

Thankfully, November 11 marks an occasion to honor their service and support solutions that can improve their lives. The date is Veterans Day in the United States, and in many other countries it is called Remembrance Day and Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I.

A growing number of veterans say the Peace Education Program is a solution that gives them the tools they need to harness their own inner-strength and overcome their obstacles. The program’s workshops feature videos of Prem Rawat’s empowering international talks on themes such as dignity, choice and hope.

“The Peace Education Program tries only to achieve one simple thing: it’s to put you in touch with yourself,” says Rawat.

While the goal is simple, the impact was profound for Alyce Knaflich, a veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress, depression and homelessness for 10 years. She credits PEP with giving her the confidence to now work as the executive director of Aura Home Women Vets, a charity in Asheville, NC that provides housing and support to homeless women veterans.

Veteran Alyce Knaflich shares her story in this video.

“I was lost. Prem Rawat and his message in the program, it brought me home. And my home is my heart. Peace starts on the inside,” says Knaflich.

She has incorporated the Peace Education Program into Aura Home’s services to help her clients have the same enriching experience that she did.

“Prem’s message will help them heal their emotional stress, and ease the transition of coming out of the military and trying to find a new career path. It will help them center themselves and bring out their confidence,” says Knaflich.

Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 4- Theme 4 - Economic Justice # 5- Theme 5 - Health # 7- Theme 7 - Women # 8- Theme 8 - Human Rights #11- Theme 11 - Peace Tags: awareness caring changing the game compassion consciousness emotions empowerment humanity interconnected kindness self-care social & economic justice spiritual meaning & values stress management transformation

Women’s WOVEN VOICES

Dec 5 @ 12:00 am

About

Empowering Women through Writing, Weaving and Sharing
Be heard, connect with your inner resources and cultivate courage to create change.

Our Mission

To create a woven tapestry based on the stories of 1,000 women globally by 2020 that will be exhibited internationally to shine a light on the creative accomplishments of women while calling attention to the challenges women currently face world-wide.

To foster a culture of self-knowledge and sharing that builds courage and fosters a sense of power in women everywhere to contribute to their communities in positive ways.

To allow women to tell the story of their lives, as a catalyst for change, particularly by opening up discussions about issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse in a safe and supportive way.

To promote resilience, compassion, open communication, healing and peace in individuals and communities.

Intro to the Project

Participating in Woven Voices is a journey that starts with self-reflection and writing, and transforms into a woven tapestry, a visual storyboard of women’s lives from around the globe. The 3 elements of the Woven Voices project work together as tools to access, claim, and celebrate our power as individuals and together as a global community of women.

READ ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Artist

Brecia Kralovic-Logan is a passionate champion of creativity who has spent the last 40 years helping people of all ages to embrace and express their unique individuality.

READ BRECIA’S WHY

Womens-Woven-Voices-International-Collaborative-Art-Project-workshop

Brecia Kralovic-Logan
4164 Mount Hukee Ave
San Diego, Ca 92117
Mobile: 805-896-3287
breciakl@gmail.com
breciacreative.com
thespiralofcreativity.com

Categories: # 1- Theme 1 - Unity # 2- Theme 2 - Interdependence # 4- Theme 4 - Economic Justice # 7- Theme 7 - Women # 8- Theme 8 - Human Rights Campaign Media, Culture and the Arts Multiple Location Event Values, Ethics and Spirit Tags: awareness breathing caring community consciousness emotions empowerment humanity interconnected self-care social & economic justice spiritual meaning & values stress management transformation unity

Fri

2019

INVITATION to submit PRESENTER PROPOSALS for the 28th Annual WOW Conference @ YOU!

As millions gather for global #climatestrike, and governments meet at the UN, we are showcasing the transformational communities taking action for a zero-carbon, regenerative and inclusive Europe.
To date we have events in 18 countries marking the European Day of Sustainable Communities.
Help grow the celebration! www.sustainable-communities.net

Sep 6 all-day

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Invitation to submit Presenter Proposals for the

28th Annual WOW Conference

February 14-16, 2020

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If you’d like to be considered to present a workshop,
please fill out the:

Presenter’s Application Form
Applications will be due: September 6th

Click here: Presenter Application 2020

Each year we work to create an exciting and fulfilling weekend event !Thank you for your interest in presenting a workshop at the 2020 Women of Wisdom Conference ! We are currently working on our theme for this year’s Conference, and will post it when we have it completed. Applications are due September 6th / Notifications will be sent out by Mid-October.

Women of Wisdom is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women, giving voice to the feminine wisdom within all, and transforms our personal and collective consciousness. Women from all over come to the conference to experience the gifts of presenters they might not otherwise be able to access. You will have an opportunity to share your wisdom with women who are eager to move forward in their personal transformation. You will also be embraced by the energy of global sisterhood and community. We may expand or extend some conference workshops beyond the Conference – as Community Circles, ongoing Workshops, and/or special events.

We are looking for diverse, experiential workshops that offer women the ability to tell their stories, learn new aspects of themselves and their spirit, empower them to make changes in their lives, create community, and step into leadership. Workshops are intended to create space for a deep and sustaining experience of growth.

All proposals that are “woman-oriented” are welcome.You may submit up to three (3) proposals on diverse topics if you wish. This may help us select the best for our audience. Your application will be considered for selection among local Pacific Northwest women leaders. Please be as detailed as possible when filling out the application, particularly in the description and outline of your workshop.All workshops will be 3.0 Hours in length.

Common Workshops Themes, have been: Creative Arts, Dance, Movement, Music, Leadership, Healing Arts, Diversity, Goddess, Earth, Feminine Spirituality, Mystical Spirituality, Self-Transformation, Change, Growth, Stewardship, Sustainability, Building Circles in Community, and Social Activism. We are looking for holistic approaches using emotional, mental, physical and spiritual components.

Benefits: Tangible benefits are available for Presenters who are selected to offer workshops at the Conference, with a value over $300.00. More information will be sent to you about these specifics when you are selected to be a part of our 28th year:

- An Honorarium (Notification upon being selected as a Presenter for 2020)
- Featured in the 2020 Conference Website
- Free E-Newsletter Ad (with photo option) for 3 months – valued at $75
- Opportunity to post blogs on the WOW Website
- Feature on WOW Facebook Page, and affiliated pages
- Free Conference Pass to Conference Events (cost of meals will apply)
- The possibility of an interview on ‘Voices of Women’ Radio Show, with founder, Kris Steinnes (there are a limited number of spots)

Please Note:

We are not able to cover costs of travel expenses nor lodging for Presenters to attend the Conference.
Your application will be considered for selection among local Pacific Northwest women leaders.

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Application Fee: We are a member organization. There is no Application Fee for WOW Members (current through February 2020).you can become a member for $35 Annual fee. Sign up on the Women of Wisdom Website, or Mail it to: WOW, PO Box 30043, Seattle, WA 98113. Thank you!
A $40 Non-Refundable Application Fee applies for those who are not a WOW Member.

References: For new Presenters, and those who last presented over three (3) years ago, we require three (3) References.

Click here for Reference Forms:

Presenter References

(Remember to send this form to your references in time for WOW to receive by Sept 6th.)

Proposal Selection / Notification

Proposal selection takes place in Early October. Selection Notifications will be sent out no later than October 18, 2019.

Please email:wow@womenofwisdom.orgif you have any questions

Click here: 20 20 Presenter Application
(Again, remember to send the link to your references in time for us to receive
by September 6th)

Thank You for your interest in presenting at WOW’s 28th Conference Year ! We look forward to receiving your applications to present with Women of Wisdom in 2020 !

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WOW is one of the longest running women’s spirituality conferences. Since 1993 WOW has been providing a unique, intimate setting for women to create lasting change in their lives and in the world…

“There is nothing like this in the world.” Jean Houston

Registration begins in early November –
Watch for announcements for our 2020 program!

Register for Conference Workshops for Women:
You can attend one day: Saturday or Sunday, or both days!
(Registration includes community activities and meals)
Special pricing available for Seniors and Students

Experience transformative 3-hour workshops exploring:
Creative Arts, Spirituality, Body/Mind/Spirit Healing,
Self-transformation, Manifestation, and so much more…. in a sacred space

Enjoy music, movement
and inspirational speakers & performers
during our shared meals and interactive group activities as we:
Share our stories . . . Build nurturing community
Empower each other . . . Transform our world
Build nurturing community . . . Transform our world

You will be witnessed, valued and inspired to discover your dreams!

“This conference is a life expanding experience – a time of reflection, rejoicing, renewing and connecting with other fabulous women.”

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If you believe in raising the Feminine Spirit and transforming our world, please consider contributing to Women of Wisdom. We desire to create the new WOW, for the next generation of women to know their power and the importance of their voices. As each of us grows into our power, there’s a ripple effect around the world.

Consider donating to our Crowdfunding Campaign
to support the WOW Conference this year and for the future!
We appreciate any donations you can gift us – Thank You!

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Nicole Sangsuree Barrett

June 29, 1980 ~ July 17, 2014

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Nicole Sangsuree Barrett. She was hit by a car when she attempted to cross the Chiang Mai superhighway in Thailand on foot. It was determined that Nicole died instantly from the collision. She had friends with her who witnessed the accident and were grieving heavily by the time the emergency services arrived. After rescue teams helped calm Nicole’s friends, the women asked everyone to sing the Thai song “Deuan Pen” as it was her favorite song. Nicole will be missed at Women of Wisdom. She was a dynamic performer and an amazing activist and woman. Here is a video she finished just before her death. She performed this on our stage for the 2014 Women of Wisdom conference to the delight of many. It is an amazing tribute of her talent, beauty, and passion. We will miss you Nicole but know that your light continues to shine and your journey continues.

Earth My Body from Nicole Sangsuree Barrett on Vimeo.

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WOW Watering Wholeness Community Call on the third Wednesday of every month – next one is August 21st at 6:00pm. It’s a live video call (if you don’t have a camera on your computer you can call in from your phone) where you can meet other women in the community and discuss important issues for women. Read below how you can register for this call. It’s been great to connect with women from other parts of our country!

Looking for connections with other women? Join our monthly circles where you connect with other women year round!

We are a volunteer organization – 100% and WOW needs some assistance in these areas:

bookkeeper, Enewsletter editor, website development

Please contact us if you are interested in supporting WOW through volunteering!

Take advantage of the variety of free webinars posted in this enewsletter – from Celtic Shamanism, Egyptian Shamanism, Thriving in your 40’s, 50’s and beyond, Reuniting Science and Spirituality and more! ************************************************************************************************

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ECOLISE @ Global

Sep 21 all-day

ECOLISE

The European Network for Community-led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability, is the initiator and main organiser of the European Day of Sustainable Communities. We have 46 member networks and organisations across Europe

CONTACT INFO

m.me/ecolise.eu

http://www.ecolise.eu

https://www.facebook.com/pg/ecolise.eu/about/?ref=page_internal

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European Day of Sustainable Communities

A celebration of local communities taking action for a zero-carbon, regenerative and inclusive Europe.

This is an ECOLISE flagship event. #EDSC19 #SustainableCommunity

Become a co-creator of the day! For details see https://www.sustainable-communities.net/

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ECOLISE was founded in 2014 and is registered as an international non-profit association under Belgian law (AISBL). As of 2019 it has 46 member organisations, registered as legal entities in 18 different EU member states, plus Macedonia and Switzerland. The activities of the members extend to all EU member states, as well as internationally.

Members include international networks of community-based initiatives such as the Transition Network (representing over 1200 Transition initiatives), the Global Ecovillage Network (15,000 ecovillages), the Permaculture movement (3 million practitioners globally) and ICLEI, the association of local governments for sustainability; national and regional networks; and other specialist bodies engaged in European-level research, training and communications to support community-led action on climate change and sustainability.

The organisation comprises a general assembly, which meets annually and sets overall strategy; a council (currently 11 members) and presidency, which are elected for a two year term and oversee the implementation of the ECOLISE strategy; an executive board, comprising the president, vice president and executive director; and a secretariat, which includes the executive director, four thematic coordinators and research advisers.

The work of the council and secretariat is also supported by a number of working groups, focusing on: policy and advocacy; communications; knowledge and learning, and resource mobilisation and outreach. The working groups include council members, representatives of other member organisations and, where relevant, experts drawn from outside the network.

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ECOLISE, the European network for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability, recognises the unprecedented ecological, social, economic and political threats to dignified life on planet earth. These threats have been provoked by centuries of ongoing extractive and exploitative institutional systems and practices, a structural dependence on unconstrained economic growth, and the unfettered spread of unsustainable lifestyles.

At the same time, ECOLISE sees hope in the rich seam of solutions that are being continuously developed by community-led initiatives across Europe and the world, including those that encompass inner growth, inclusive approaches to collaboration and to the governance of commons and stewardship of ecosystems. Furthermore ECOLISE is inspired and motivated by the growing interest in these life-affirming approaches.

In this context ECOLISE’s purpose is to engage in, support and facilitate accelerated learning and collaboration among community-led initiatives, their networks and partners in order to catalyse systemic transformation within and across society.

The work of ECOLISE is inspired by the vision of a compassionate, equitable and regenerative society of empowered and resilient communities that thrive on diversity and inclusion and live within planetary boundaries.

Guiding Principles (to be expanded)

co-creation

social justice

ecological integrity

ECOLISE pursues three strategic goals:

Cultivating a cohesive, integrated network of change-making networks, organisations, groups and people that co-create and inspire a holistic culture of regeneration.
Expanding public and political awareness of the potential of empowered communities to positively transform societies and to help reach ambitious local to global level policy goals.
Developing a dynamic and inclusive framework for collaboration, sharing of knowledge, research, learning and capacity-building to support communities to engage in and spread transformative action on the ground.

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ECOLISE Founding Members:European Networks

Baltic Ecovillage Network (Sweden)
Global Ecovillage Network – Europe (Germany)
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
Transition Network

National Networks

Centre for Ecological Learning Luxembourg, CELL (Luxembourg)
Community Development Institute (Macedonia)
Danish Ecovillage Network (Denmark)
Estonian Ecovillage Network MTU (Estonia)
Green Network of Activist Groups – ZMAG (Croatia)
Permaculture Association UK (England)
Red de Transición España (Spain)
Red Iberica de Ecoaldeas (Spain)
Rete Italiana villaggi ecologici (Italy)
Romania in tranzitie (Romania)
Stödföreningen för omställningsinitiativ (Sweden)
Transition Italia (Italy)
Local Initiatives
Permakultur i Sverige (Permaculture Sweden)

Local networks

Salies en Transition (France)
Ria d’Etel en Transition – Les Lucioles (France)
Omställning Järna (Sweden)

Specialist Organisations

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)
Gaia Education (Scotland)
Global Ecovillage Network (Scotland)
Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems (England)
Sustainability Park Istra Institute (Slovenia)

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The European Day of Sustainable Communities is one of ECOLISE’s flagship events. It is a celebration of local communities taking action for an inclusive, regenerative and zero-carbon Europe.

We invite citizens, communities and organisations who are committed to transformation in the face of ecological and climate breakdown to join in co-creating the day.

How? By organising and event and registering it on the EDSC19 website. Become a co-creator on 21st September 2019!

For further information please contact iva.pocock[at]ecolise.eu

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Tue

2019

Song Carriers Immersion @ Apache Creek Ranch

Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm – Sep 29 @ 1:00 pm

Song Carriers Immersion

OVERVIEW

The Song Carriers Immersion is an initiatory experience for women called to awaken their natural wild essence and vitality through song and sisterhood. The immersion brings participants deeply into the way of the Song Carrier and provides guidance about how to gather, learn, hold, and offer sacred Earth Songs. Through a rich mix of communal singing, dancing and ritual along with solo visioning and wandering, women uncover the unique gifts of their voice and remember their original role as caretakers of life and dreamers of the mystery. The setting is the pristine wilds of Apache Canyon, NM where the music and medicine of nature powerfully present themselves and root the overall experience.

**The Song Carriers Immersion is a pre-requisite for the

Song Carriers Leadership Training.**

DATES & LOCATION:

Fall 2019 Song Carriers Immersion is

Tuesday September 24, 2:00 pm through

Sunday September 29, 1:00 pm at

Apache Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, NM

CORE ELEMENTS

Nature Immersion
Ancestral and New Song Lineages
Dance as Prayer
Earth-based Ritual
Rhythm Making
Solo Time in the Forest
Sisterhood Weaving
Conscious Visioning

THE HARVEST

Enliven your wild essence
Receive earth songs in original languages
Awaken the gift of listening for and shaping songs from nature’s music
Increase fluency with rhythm
Deepen embodiment
Develop ritual practices
Cultivate relations with Mother Earth and beyond-human entities
Enter a community of sisterhood

THE SETTING & ACCOMMODATIONS

Apache Creek Ranch is located 30 minutes from downtown Santa Fe and is surrounded by 400 acres of forest with a small creek that runs through the canyon. The breathtaking ranch has two sweet adobe casitas with loft spaces containing individual beds to share with two or more women and there is one room available with a king size bed to share with another woman. (This room is reserved for two women who are unable to climb a ladder into the loft spaces). Camping is also available for those that want more privacy. Each casita contains communal bathrooms with a shower. There is also a luxurious heated outdoor swimming pool. The retreat includes 3 nourishing meals a day, using locally grown and organic foods by our personal chef, Brigita Lacovara. (http://brigitaskitchen.com)

THE SESSIONS & SCHEDULE

The Song Carriers Immersion sessions will mainly take place outdoors with evening sessions indoors. Most days require an easy twenty minute walk to the forest for our gatherings. There will be one day devoted to a longer hike up the sacred mountain to make offerings and listen for nature’s songs.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

2pm-3pm Arrival & Registration

4pm-6pm Session

6pm Dinner

Wednesday, Sept. 25

8am Breakfast

10am Opening Ceremony

1pm Lunch

2pm-5pm Session

6pm Dinner

7pm-9pm Session

Thursday, Sept. 26

8am Breakfast

9am-4pm Pilgrimage to sacred mountain

6pm Dinner

7pm-9pm Session

Friday, Sept. 27

8am Breakfast

9am-1pm Session

1pm Lunch

2pm-5pm Session

6pm Dinner

7pm-9pm Session

Saturday, Sept. 28

8am Breakfast

9am-1pm Session

1pm Lunch

2pm-4pm Session

5pm-7pm Closing Water Lodge

7:30pm Feast

Sunday, Sept. 29

8am Breakfast

9am Check-out

10am-12:30pm Song Carriers Women’s Community Circle in Santa Fe

GUIDE

Madi Sato is a singer and women’s community leader of Japanese Ainu and Celtic roots. She is devoted to raising women’s voices for the benefit of all life. Madi has guided hundreds of women in awakening and empowering their authentic voices through the self-designed Song Carrier method of gathering in community. From a young age, she was immersed in indigenous ceremony and drawn to the feet of traditional grandmothers. She continues to compose original songs & chants consonant with nature’s music and is a lifelong dancer versed in an array of traditions and styles, both old and new.

Madi and her husband, poet Timothy P. McLaughlin, are co-founders of PRAISING EARTH, an organization devoted to rewilding the human heart through the traditions of song, story, dance and ritual to enliven all people’s essential belonging to Earth. She is the creative mother of the organization’s Singing Waters programs, which include Song Carriers Women’s Circles, Basket of Seeds Grandmother’s Alliance, Song Carriers Immersion, Song Carriers Leadership Training, and the 13 Moons Song Archive. She lives in Santa Fe with Timothy and their three children.

TheSingingWaters.org

PraisingEarth.org

COST

$1600, includes all meals and shared lodging

$1475, includes all meals and camping

Song Carrier Immersion

Application

Thank you for your interest in the Song Carrier Immersion! This application allows you to articulate your desires and intentions for this program and helps us get to know you.

Before applying, please ensure you are able to commit to living on-site and fully engaging in every day of the immersion.

(Type into the spaces beside/beneath each question. Use whatever space you need. When complete, save and send to: Info@TheSingingWaters.org)

Name:

Address, Telephone, Email Address:

DOB:

Heritage(s):

Languages spoken or sung:

Health/Fitness Condition:

Express what draws your soul to the path of the Song Carrier.

Describe your connection and experience with song & wilderness.

What is your ceremonial background?

Are you comfortable in the elements and with hiking and spending solo time in the wild?

Please state your lodging preference. Loft bed, shared king bed, or camping?

Please list any food preferences or restrictions—

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Wed

2019

How to Invest, Shop, Give to Empower Women @ Susan Crown Exchange

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-invest-shop-give-to-empower-women-tickets-67067166701

Sep 25 @ 5:30 pm

On September 25^th we’re hosting a live event in Chicago! At AWE Partners we LOVE the idea of blending profit and purpose to change the world. So we have created an event for business women who want to learn how they can support women’s empowerment. The event is called How to Invest, Shop, Give to Empower Women and will feature a panel of extraordinary women whose lives are a testament to doing good. At the event you will learn about…

The struggles our sisters are facing

Who is implementing solutions to change lives

How you can support these solutions in the way you invest, shop, and give

There will be plenty of time for Q&A, networking with other amazing women, and yummy food & drink. The event will be held at Susan Crown Exchange (4 East Ohio) and the price is only $30 – but space is limited so register early. Here’s the EventBrite link…

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

How to Invest, Shop, Give to Empower Women

by AWE Partners, LLC

$15 – $30

Event Information

Are you passionate about creating impact with your actions? Do you want to learn how to empower other women through investing, shopping, and giving?

Join a diverse community of heart-centered, mission-driven, and socially conscious women for a night of networking and learning. Our panelists and fellow impact-oriented women will help us discover how we can best incorporate the principles of Conscious Capitalism into our life and business for more passion, purpose, and profit!

We are embracing a paradigm shift to a more feminine approach to solving our social challenges that says “yes” to a new way forward and “no” to what’s not working.

Our guest panelists are:

Invest – Peg Quinn is a financial advisor and Certified Financial Planner for Paradigm Wealth Management. She works with individuals and families to simplify and organize their financial matters by providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management services. Her studies include a BS and MBA concentrating in finance. In addition, her 35 years of experience within the investment industry provide her a unique perspective into impact investing’s evolution. She is a friend of Gilda’s Club Associates Board and a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Shop – Daniela Ancira is a human rights lawyer, an Ashoka Fellow, and founder of La Cana, a social enterprise working with incarcerated women in Mexico and creating social reintegration programs in prison. Daniela has promoted public policies on issues regarding prison labor, and is currently working closely with legislators to create a framework that guarantees basic working and social standards to inmates to incentivize companies to formally employ convicts, in order to help reduce recidivism and delinquency rates in Mexico. She has worked as a Human Rights lawyer defending victims of torture and enforced disappearance at a national and international level, and has collaborated with several organizations in litigating human rights violation cases before the UN and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission. She is a member of the Technical Working Group of the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime to create the United Nations Advanced Standards for the Mexican Penitentiary System; and in private practice has worked in prestigious firms in Civil and Commercial litigation, Corporate Law and Intellectual Property matters. Daniela is an Ashoka Fellow and was named Citizen of the Year in 2018.

Give – Izabel Olson is the Founder and CEO of Salt and Light Coalition here in Chicago, a non-profit organization which works with victims of human trafficking. She is dedicated to the empowerment of women, especially survivors of human trafficking, as they reframe their trauma experience and find success in the workplace. The unique combination of an academic background in cognitive science and a passion for holistic self-care gives her a unique ability to have a positive impact on women’s lives. Olson holds a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University and is the founder and CEO of Salt & Light Coalition, a grassroots organization focused on job training and mind/body restoration for survivors of human trafficking in Chicago and beyond. In 2017, Olson was awarded the Illinois Secretary of State’s Latina Humanitarian Achievement Award.

Light appetizers and drinks will be served. The event starts at 5:30 and our panel will begin at 6. Hope to see you all there

WHY WOMEN

Women are the future
of Social Impact.

If you’re here, we’re willing to bet you believe this, too. Here’s some AWEsome news: no matter if you’re a solopreneur just starting out or a seasoned exec, you absolutely can make a social impact (and inspire others to do the same)!

AWE Partners is a social enterprise created for women who are eager to give, invest, and shop for maximum impact on the causes they care about most.

In business…in life…in every area of our world, women aren’t just rewriting the “rules”. They’re redefining them, shattering the status quo, and leading the way on social issues that demand our attention.

Are you determined to create social impact…

Are you a female entrepreneur or executive determined to create meaningful social impact… but not quite sure where to start?

If you…

feel confused and overwhelmed by the giving process
don’t know where to begin
aren’t sure where to find the information you need
want to save time and money

Welcome home! Prepare for a whole lot more passion, purpose, AND profit in your life and business!

7 in 10 Americans think companies have the obligation to take actions to improve issues that may not be directly relevant or related to their everyday business. They are expected to help solve social problems.
That’s according to a 2017 study by Cone Communications

Working with AWE Partners

You desire to:

Discover Your Purpose
Ignite Your Passion
Grow Your Impact
Make a Positive Difference in the World
Create a Meaningful Legacy

We understand this desire.
We can help.

Together we will:

Identify the social issues that matter most to you
Define your unique goals
Maximize your social impact
Connect you with a supportive community of like-minded women

There has never been a better time to unleash your AWE-thentic Impact!

Learn more about our on-line course Impact from the Inside Out

AWE Partners is a boutique advisory firm for women who desire to give, invest, and shop for maximum impact on the causes they care about most.

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