STARHAWK:
Evening Talk:
"Imagining a Future We Want: Lessons from The Fifth Sacred
Thing"
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 1ST,
doors 7 pm, talk 7:30 pm
WHERE: Unity of Vancouver, 5840 Oak
St
(btw. 42nd and 43rd Aves)
COST: $15 - $25 CND sliding scale (please
pay what you can afford on this scale)
What would it look like if we based our culture on respect for
the elements that sustain life, if earth, air, fire and water were
sacred? Imagine a culture where human creativity and diversity were
cherished. Popular culture abounds with post-apocalyptic disaster
stories, but offers us few images of a positive future here on earth.
Yet if we can’t even imagine a just, balanced and flourishing
future, how can we create it? Two visions of the future clash in
Starhawk’s novel, The Fifth Sacred Thing, now in development
as a feature film. What can it teach us about how we avoid disaster
and mobilize our creativity and our courage to create the world
we want to live in?
BOOK LAUNCH-NOTE NEW DATE
WHEN: Sunday, December 4
WHERE: Rhizome Cafe, 317 E. Broadway
(1 bl. east of Kingsway)
DOORS: open 5:00 p.m for food, drinks,
and socializing with the author; Reading starts 6:00
Join Starhawk for the official launch of her brand-new, twelfth
book: The Empowerment Manual, A Guide for Collaborative
Groups, published by B.C.'s own New Society Publishers. Starhawk
will read excerpts, sign your copy, and chat informally.
"To choose a positive future, we need the imagination, the
commitment and passion that can never be commanded but can only
be unleashed in groups of equals. Those groups need to work and
function well. That's why I've written this book."
FREE EVENT!! Purchase own
refreshments. See rhizomecafe.ca
for menu options.
Weekend Workshop:
"The Magic of Co-creation: Building Power in Groups"
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 3-4
Saturday:
9:30 am to 4 pm
Sunday:
9 am to 1 pm
WHERE: WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac St, Vancouver
COST: $80 - $200 CND, sliding scale
(please pay what you can afford on this scale)
It happens over and over again—a group of people come together,
fired up with passion to create change. They begin with huge inspiration
and enthusiasm—and a year later, it’s all foundered in
the mire of conflict. We could have changed the world ten times
over—if we didn’t have to do it together with other people,
those irritating, self-righteous, controlling, fluff-brained clueless
idiots who are our friends and allies.
We can do better. In her latest book, The
Empowerment Manual, A Guide for Collaborative Groups, Starhawk
draws on four decades of experience in circles and collectives to
show us how to foster connection, clear communication and positive
power in ourselves and our groups.
In this workshop, we will use the tools of magic, meditation, trance,
and ritual to explore Issues of personal and social power. We’ll
look at ways to create nurturing and healing group structures, to
deal with difficult people, and embrace constructive conflict. We'll
raise and focus group energy to celebrate our connectedness and
nurture resilient communities that can be joyful and effective agents
of change.
For more information: email Pat Hogan at soundsfuries
at shaw.ca
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