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MAY 2018 - MONDRAGON, SPAIN - Mondragon Seminar and Tour
MONDAY, MARCH 12 at 7:00 pm - Free Event!
Sonoma Valley Library, 755 W. Napa St., Sonoma
GEORGIA KELLY, Director of Praxis Peace Institute
The Remarkable Culture of the Mondragón Cooperatives in Spain. Lecture and PowerPoint.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT 7:00 PM
RICHARD WOLFF and HARRIET FRAAD
The Economics and Psychology of Sexual Harassment and Assault
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018 At 7:00 pm
Vintage House, Sonoma
MARK Z. JACOBSON, climate scientist, Stanford University
Transitioning Countries, States, and Cities to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy for All Purposes As Soon As Possible!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 at 4:00 pm
Sonoma Community Center, Serres Hall
276 E. Napa St., Sonoma
JODIE EVANS, Co-founder of CODEPINK
Sunday, May 28, 2017 - Praxis Reception and Fundraiser for Mondragón Seminar Scholarships
Program included Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (ret.), Gayle McLaughlin (2-term Mayor and current city councilmember, Richmond, CA, Sushil Jacob, attorney with the Tuttle Law Group, San Francisco, and Georgia Kelly, Director of Praxis Peace Institute.
Earth Day Activities, April 22 and 29
Wednesday, April 5 - 2:00 pm
Georgia Kelly at the Sustainable Enterprise Conference
Sonoma State University, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park
Conference registration required.
Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Sonoma
ROBERT FULLER
Dignity for All: How to Deal with Bullying, Racism, Sexism, and Rankism in the Era of Trump
Sunday, January 29, 2017 In Sonoma
GEORGE LAKOFF
What the Majority can do Positively and Actively to Keep Democracy Alive: A Post-Election Primer
CUBA - Nov. 12 - 19, 2016
Lectures and discussions with Cuban economists, historians, journalists, and diplomats.
Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 3:00 pm
JOHN PERKINS - Confessions of an Economic Hitman (author)
Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Walnut Creek
Georgia Kelly - Cuba Today: The Invincible Island Nation
Sunday, July 17 at 5:00 pm, Sonoma - RICHARD HEINBERG
Our Renewable Future
Sunday, March 6 - Praxis Pub Series with DVD presentation and discussion of Mark Jacobson's talk at Praxis conference. Roadmaps for Transitioning all 50 US States to Wind, Water, and Solar for all Purposes.
Sunday, Feb. 14 - Richard Wolff and Harriet Fraad
Economy and Psychology: Real Depressions, Real Solutions
Saturday, October 10 - 12:00 to 5:30 pm at the Vintage House
Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills, A Workshop
Facilitator: Georgia Kelly
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 at 1:00 pm
Murphy's Irish Pub back room - 464 1st St. East, Sonoma
DVD Viewing and Discussion of a Presentation from The Eonomics of Sustainability Conference
Saturday, June 27 at 4:00 pm
GAYLE MCLAUGHLIN
Former Mayor of Richmond, CA and Current City Council Member
Richmond, CA: A Community Defining its own Destiny
Sunday, April 19, 2015 - Praxis 15th Anniversary Program and Reception in Sonoma
with RANDY HAYES and ANDREW KIMBRELL
and honoring former Congresswoman LYNN WOOLSEY
RICHARD WOLFF
Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 3:00 pm
Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Room 110, Sonoma
Tickets: $15 - Click here to register Tickets also available at the door.
GEORGIA KELLY
Tuesday, February 17 at 7:00 pm
Unitarian Church, Owl Room, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA
A Culture of Cooperation: The Ethics and Values of the Mondragon Cooperatives and Why They Thrive
Sunday, January 25 - Sonoma
DVD Viewing of ELLEN BROWN'S Presentation at the October conference.
THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY Conference - OCTOBER 6-9, 2014
Fort Mason, San Francisco
DANNY SHEEHAN
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma, Room 110
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 7:30 pm
La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
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Sunday, November 10, 2013 - 3:00 pm
Sonoma Community Center, Room 110, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma - $15
The Economics of Cooperation
Panel Speakers: Philip Beard, Georgia Kelly, Marilyn Langlois, and Keith Wilson
Sunday, November 3 - 12:30 p.m - $10 ($5 for Praxis Members)
Murphy's Irish Pub - 464 First St. W., Sonoma
RUSS FAURE-BRAC
Russ reports on his 10,000 mile, 46-day solo motorcycle trip across the US spreading a hopeful message of Peace.
TUESDAY, August 13 - 7:00 pm for PDA Marin
(Progressive Democrats of America)
Place: Town Center Community Room, 770 Tamalpais, Suite 201
Corte Madera
Book Presentation and Discussion: Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism
JUNE 2 - 4, 2013 - Public Banking Conference
Praxis was a co-sponsor
Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael, CA
Praxis Peace Institute is a co-sponsor of this event
Funding the New Economy
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 -6:00 pm - Potluck & Presentation
The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, CA
The Mondragon Cooperatives: An Economic Model for the 21st Century
with Georgia Kelly
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Sunday, April 7 at 1:00 PM - Praxis Pub Series Event
Presentation and no-host lunch with Kenny Walter
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Friday, March 1, 2013 - Praxis Book Launch! Order this book from our website as of Feb. 26, 2013. Info soon.
A Praxis Peace Institute book
Uncivil Liberties: Deconstructing Libertarianism
FREE Evening Event - 7:30 pm
Sonoma Community Center, Room 110, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma.
All six authors will be present to discuss the topics and ideas in their respective chapters. Discussion of ideas.
The Authors (from the left): Ben Boyce, Georgia Kelly, Gus diZerega, PhD (pollitical science), Barry Spector, Julianne E. Maurseth, PhD (organizational psychology), and Benjamin "Nick" Colby, PhD (anthropology). Foreward by Hazel Henderson.
The following Events have already taken place but are listed to demonstrate the type of
events that Praxis Peace Institute sponsors.
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Monday, January 28, 2013 - 7:30 PM
Sebastiani Theatre, 476 First St. E., Sonoma, CA
SHIFT CHANGE, A Documentary Film by Melissa Young & Mark Dworkin
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Holiday Party for Praxis Members - Sunday, December 16, 2012, Sonoma
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TOM HAYDEN - November 15, 2012
Inspiring Participatory Democracy
Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
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Mondragon Seminar & Tour - Mondragon, Spain
September 9 - 15, 2012
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Monday, July 23, 2012 at 7:30 PM
JERRY MANDER
Does Capitaliam Have a Future?
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM in Sonoma
SAM KEEN
Iran: The Making of an Enemy
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Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 7:00 PM
Place: Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave. San Rafael, CA (Guzman Hall)
Models for a New Economy: Worker Ownership & Entrepreneurship
What can our economic future look like?
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Welcome and opening remarks
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Richmond, CA
Joseph Tuck, CEO of Alvarado Street Bakery, Petaluma, CA
Liher Pillardo, Professor Mondragon Team Academy, Mondragon University, Spain Irati Arka, Mondragon University Team Academy, Spain
Kasper Koczab, Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBAWC) Tim Huet, Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives, San Francisco
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Also, on April 1, 2012
Mondragon Team Academy Workshops - 9:30 - 4:00 at Dominican University
Reception at 9:30 - Workshop begins promptly at 10:00 AM
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 7:30 PM in Sonoma
ANGELES ARRIEN - The Power of Gratitude and Effective Communication
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Sunday, December 18, 2011 - 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Sonoma
Holiday Gathering for Praxis Members
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Nov. 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM
BERNARD LIETAER - Invitational Meeting - Sonoma
The Case for a Monetary Ecology Nov. 9 - Follow-up meeting at Dominican University
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Wed. Nov. 2, 2011
Mondragon Cooperatives Culture and Dinner at French Garden Restaurant
8050 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol - 6:00 PM (Dinner & Presentation)
Philip Beard and Georgia Kelly
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Tuesday, October 25 - 7:00 PM - Sonoma
ROBERT FULLER, Ph. D. "Dignity for All and the End of Bullying"
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September 10-11, 2011 - UC Berkeley - Wheeler Hall
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
The IMAGINE 2011 PEACE CONFERENCE - a multi-faith/interfaith Peace Conference, Praxis Peace Institute was a co-sponsor.
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Tuesday, August 2 at 6:00 p.m. - Petaluma - Potluck, Presentation, Discussion
Location: The Institute of Noetic Sciences - 101 San Antonio, Petaluma - $ 20
Georgia Kelly will speak about the ethics, business, and culture of the Mondragon Cooperatives in Spain.
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Thursday, July 28 - Film Night at the Grange, 18627 Sonoma Highway, Sonoma
ABC Special Docudrama, "Earth 2100: The Final Century of Civilization?" - Free Event!
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Sunday, May 15 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm - Praxis Pub Series - Lunch, Film, Discussion
Film: Argentina: Turning Around With Filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin
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Monday, April 11 at 8:00 pm JOHN PERKINS
Sonoma Community Center (Andrews Hall), 276 E, Napa St., Sonoma John Perkins at the Dessert Reception prior to talk - 6:45 pm Victorian Garden Inn, Sonoma
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Thursday, February 17 - 7:30 p.m.
Sonoma Community Center
Norman Solomon in conversation with Georgia Kelly
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Saturday, February 5
Sonoma Valley Inn, Krug Center
From Conflict to Connection
With Linda and Charlie Bloom
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Sunday, Jan. 23 - 3:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Burlingame Hall, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma
RABBI MICHAEL LERNER
Ten Commandments to Revive Progressives After
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ELLEN BROWN
Friday, December 10 - 7:30 p.m.
Sonoma Community Center Web of Debt: Exploring the Myths about Money and Banking - Lecture and Discussion
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Friday, Nov. 12 - 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Murphy's Irish Pub (back room) - 464 First St. E., Sonoma, CA
OSPREY ORIELLE LAKE
Environmental and Cultural Sustenance in Times of Peril and Promise
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October 1 -3, 2010 - Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
Communication and Conflict Transformation for Everyday Life Workshop
Facilitator: Georgia Kelly
September 13 - 18 - Mondragn, Spain
Seminar and Tour at the Mondragn Cooperatives in the Basque Country
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July 23 - 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Come for dinner and lecture/discussion at Murphy's Irish Pub's backroom
464 First St. E., Sonoma
John Bloom speaks about his book The Genius of Money
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SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
Praxis Peace Institute's 10th Anniversary Celebration!
Place: The Lodge at Sonoma,1325 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476
Featured Speaker:GEORGE LAKOFF
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Sunday, March 28 - 4:00 p.m. - Readers' Books, 130 E. Napa St., Sonoma - Free Event
Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson discuss their new book, The Practical Visionary: A New World Guide for Spiritual Growth and Social Change.
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Thursday, February 25 - 7:30 p.m.
Burlingame Hall, First Congregational Church, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma
ANGELES ARRIEN
"The Braided Way: Universal Practices of Wisdom"
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Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 4:00 p.m. - Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma
JEREMY RIFKIN
The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis
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Praxis Peace Institute and RSF Social Finance present
THE ECONOMICS OF PEACE Conference October 18 - 23, 2009 - Sonoma, CA
Transforming Money * Rebuilding Community * Redefining Wealth
Tuesday, October 20
Speakers: James Galbraith, Vandana Shiva, Sam Keen, Jacob Needleman, Judy Wicks,
Andrew Kimbrell, Ellen Brown, Tom Greco, David Korten, A.T. Ariyaratne, Mikel Lezamiz,
Fred Freundlich, and Stephanie Rearick.
Emcees: John Bloom and Georgia Kelly
Artist-in-Residence: Osprey Orielle Lake
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SUNDAY, JULY 19 AT 4:00 P.M. - Free Event
Readers' Books, 130 E. Napa St., Sonoma
DIANA ALSTAD & JOEL KRAMER "The Passionate Mind Revisited"
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Wednesday, April 22 - Sebastopol
The Story of Mondragon Presentation
Location: French Garden Restaurant, 8050 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol
Cafe Ekonomica Series - Buffet is available at 6:30 - program begins at 7:45 p.m.
Evening Presenters: Philip Beard and Georgia Kelly
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March 30, 2009
Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma WILLIAM GREIDER
Prominent journalist, best-selling author and Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Nation Magazine.
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Tuesday, March 10 - San Francisco - 8:00 p.m. - Free
The Magic of Mondragon
Pe�a Pachamama Restaurant, 1630 Powell St., San Francisco A Pachamama Alliance/Praxis program
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Sunday, March 1st - Santa Rosa - 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Reclaiming our Local Economic Power - Rediscovering Cooperatives
-------------------------------- February 24 - Praxis Presentation at Bay Area Net Impact program
San Francisco, CA
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Dec. 11 - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. - The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma
The Magic of Mondragon
with Philip Beard, Sergio Lub, and Georgia Kelly
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Annual Praxis Benefit Lunch
Saturday, December 6, 2008 in Sonoma
The Lodge at Sonoma, 1325 Broadway, Sonoma 95476 Special Guests MIMI KENNEDY and SWAMI BEYONDANANDA
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Nov. 20 - 7:30 p.m. - Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma The Magic of Mondragon
with Philip Beard, Julianne Maurseth, Georgia Kelly and slides by Sergio Lub
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FATHER MICHAEL LAPSLEY, SSM
Monday, November 10 - 7:30 p.m. - Berkeley
The Healing of Memories
From the Institute for Healing of Memories, South Africa. STEPHEN DUCAT
Tuesday, June 17 - 7:30 p.m. - Mill Valley
"Gender Gaps, Holy Wars and the Politics of Anxious Masculinity"
WILFORD WELCH, Author
Sunday, June 8 at 4:00 p.m. - FREE Event - Sonoma
"The Tactics of Hope: How Social Entrepreneurs are Changing our World"
NORMAN SOLOMON
Tuesday, April 29 - 7:30 p.m. - Sonoma
"The Media Politics of War" SAM KEEN
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. - Santa Rosa
"The Lasting Appeal of War and the Quest for a Moral and Erotic Equivalent"
DANIEL SOLNIT
Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 3:00 p.m. - Mill Valley
"Real Solutions for a Sustainable Future"
SAM KEEN
Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. - Sonoma
"The Lasting Appeal of War and the Quest for a Moral and Erotic Equivalent"
RIANE EISLER
Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. - Sonoma
Burlingame Hall, 252 W. Spain St.
"The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics" PRAXIS PEACE INSTITUTE Annual Benefit and Lunch
Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 12:30 p.m.
The Lodge in Sonoma, 1325 Broadway, Sonoma 95476
With Congresswoman LYNN WOOLSEY & Author RIANE EISLER GEORGIA KELLY
Saturday, December 1 - 10:00 - 5:00
Conflict Transformation workshop sponsored by the Institute of Imaginal Studies, Petaluma, CA
FRANCES MOORE LAPPE
Tuesday, November 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Sonoma
JOHAN GALTUNG
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Burlingame Hall, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma, CA 95476
Transforming Conflict by Peaceful Means
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - PRAXIS POTLUCK Free Event - 3:30 - 6:30 - Sonoma Hosted by Marilyn Goode and Patty Westerbeke with Praxis Peace Institute at the pool and gardens of Marilyn Goode.
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August 3 - 5, 2007 - ESALEN INSTITUTE, Big Sur, CA CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP FACILITATORS: GEORGIA KELLY and KIM WEICHEL ----------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m. - FREE Community event!
DVD of RIANE EISLER'S "The Real Wealth of Nations, Creating
a Caring Economics"
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JUNE 3 - 9, 2007 - DUBROVNIK CONFERENCE "Transforming Culture: From Empire to Global Community" A detailed Report and Photos will be available on this website in the late summer. DVDs of conference presentations will also be available, and price list will be posted on this website in July.
Speakers: Tom Hayden, Frances Moore Lappe, Thom Hartmann, Riane Eisler, David Korten, Hazel Henderson, Mikel Lezamiz (Mondragon Cooperatives, Spain), Georgia Kelly, James O'Dea, Aftab Omer, Ivo Banac, Stephen Ducat, Erion Veliaj, and panels. Portions of Johan Galtung's workshop may be available.
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MAY 10 - 8:00 p.m.
PAUL HAWKEN
Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center
276 E. Napa St., Sonoma Paul Hawken discussed his new book, Blessed Unrest,which explores the diversity, ideas, strategies and hidden history ofthe revolutionary movement to restore the environment and foster socialjustice. Register for this event online!
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APRIL 22, 2007
ERVIN LASZLO
Reception with Ervin Laszlo - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
at The Institute of Noetic Sciences, 101 San Antonio Rd., Petaluma "The Hypothesis of the Akashic Field: Coherence and Memory in Cosmos and Consciousness"
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MARCH 2, 2007 ANGELES ARRIEN THE BRAIDED WAY: UNIVERSAL PRACTICES OF WISDOM Friday, March 2, 2007 - Sonoma - 7:30 p.m.
Burlingame Hall, First Congregational Churh
252 W. Spain St., Sonoma
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Praxis Think Tank Project November 30 - December 3, 2006
Berkeley, CA
"The Sixth Extinction Round Table to Avert the Loss of Biodiversity"
Thisevent is co-sponsored with the Sustainable Planet committee of theThreshold Foundation and is an invitational meeting. We are developinga campaign that will address the issue of Mass Species Extinction insocial and cultural contexts. Our goal is to raise awareness regardingthe urgency of species extinction and to create a strategy that willcut through the de facto denial surrounding species extinction. Inaddition to leading scientists in the field, we are inviting experts inmedia, marketing, language framing, the recovery movement, andreligious leaders.
Thisinvitational meeting is co-sponsored by the Sustainable PlanetCommittee of the Threshold Foundation and the Praxis Think Tank. Ourpurpose is to develop and implement strategies that address the issuesof mass species extinction in social and cultural contexts. Our goal isto raise awareness regarding the urgency of species extinction.
Inaddition to leading scientists in the field, the meeting also included experts inmedia, marketing, language framing, the recovery movement and religiousleaders. A full list of participants is posted on the Praxis Think Tank pages.
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November 12 - 17, 2006 - Esalen Institute, Big Sur
ConflictTransformation: Tools for Communicating and Resolving Conflicts in Everyday Life
Facilitators: Georgia Kelly and Kim Weichel
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Sunday, October 8, 2006 - RICHARD TARNAS
Sonoma - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Praxis Study Group meets with Richard Tarnas, author of "Cosmos and Psyche" and "The Passion of the Western Mind."
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ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
"On Becoming Fearless!" Saturday, September 30, 2006
8:00 p.m.
Sonoma Community Center
276 E. Napa St., Sonoma 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. - Reception with Arianna Huffington and
Fifth Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser for
Praxis Peace Institute at the home of author Sam Keen in Sonoma
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
Praxis Women's Tea - 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Westerbeke Ranch, Sonoma
Summer Refreshments and Goodies!
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Thursday, July 6, 2006
ANODEA JUDITH "WAKING THE GLOBAL HEART"
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Thursday, June 29 - 7:30 p.m.
DAVID HARRIS
"Remembering the Sixties --- and the Lessons We Still Have to Learn From Them"
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Co-Sponsored Event:
Free Public Forum co-sponsored with the Living Wage Coalition
A Living Wage for Petaluma
Wednesday, June 28 - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 20, 2006
CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP:
Innovative Tools for Communnicating and Resolving Conflicts in Everyday LIfe
Facilitated by GEORGIA KELLY
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Sonoma
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TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.
DAVID KORTEN
Place: Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center
276 E. Napa St., Sonoma
Tickets: $15.00
"The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community" May 17 - 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
David Korten meets with Praxis Think Tank group in Sonoma.
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Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.
RABBI MICHAEL LERNER
"The Left Hand of God: Taking Back our Country from the Religious Right"
Place: Burlingame Hall, First Congregational Church
252 W. Spain St., Sonoma
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
RICHARD HEINBERG
"Beyond Peak Oil: Averting Oil Wars, Terrorism, and Economic Collapse"
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 - 2:00 p.m.
RICHARD TARNAS
"Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New Worldview"
FREE Event at Readers' Books, 130 E. Napa St., Sonoma
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2006
SPECIAL MEETING in SANTA CRUZ, CA
of Praxis members and conference alumni
at the home of Linda and Charlie Bloom, Santa Cruz.
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Sunday Afternoon, December 18, 2005
A Festive Holiday Tea with Thoughtful Lecture and Discussion JAMES O'DEA, president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences "In the Season of Lights: Creation and Destruction of the World as We Know it"
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Institute of Noetic Sciences campus
101 S. San Antonio Rd., Petaluma
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2005
Praxis Peace Institute and Spirit Rock Meditation Center present
"The Soul of Democracy:
Integrating Spiritual Vision with Active Citizenship"
Place: Spirit Rock Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Woodacre
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
SPEAKERS: Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein, Tom Hayden,
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, Matt Gonzalez, Pam Torliatt
and Cosmic Comedy with Swami Beyondananda!
Special presentation by Mayors Larry Barnett (Sonoma) and Larry Robinson (Sebastopol).
Moderators: Georgia Kelly and James Baraz
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 - Half-day workshop
Limited to 30 people
"Communicating & Framing Core Progressive Values"
Time: 1:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Place: Sonoma - exact location and directions sent upon registration
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SATURDAY, JULY 30 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
TRANSFORMING CONFLICT: Innovative Tools for Communicating and Resolving Conflicts in Everyday Life
Facilitators: Georgia Kelly and Kimberly Weichel
Sonoma
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005 - 7:30 p.m.
RIANE EISLER
"Empowering Women and Changing the World:
From Domination to Partnership"
(Author of "The Chalice and the Blade" and "The Power of Partnership")
Following Riane's talk will be a dialogue with
MEDEA BENJAMIN, co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange and co-editor of "Stop the Next War Now."
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 7:30 p.m.
TOM HAYDEN
"American Culture: The Myths and the Possibilities"
Also - Pre-event Buffet Reception with TOM HAYDEN at a private home in Sonoma. Address and directions given upon registration.
Thursday, May 26, 2005 - a Morning Workshop with Tom Hayden
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Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Conflict Transformation Workshop
Facilitators: Kim Weichel and Georgia Kelly
This interactive workshop will focus on an in-depth exploration of ways to understand and transform conflict in our daily lives.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005
DAVID COBB
2004 Green Party Presidential candidate and initiator of the Ohio recount.
"Everything You Wnat to Know About the Ohio Recount and Election Reform."Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma
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FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2005 - 7:30 p.m. - A Praxis Think Tank Event
GEORGE LAKOFF and SAM KEEN
"Language, Propaganda, and Imagery"
SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2005 - 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Workshop with George Lakoff and Sam Keen
Language, Imagery and Propaganda - Part II - Workshop
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Friday, February 18, 2005 - 7:30 p.m.
ANGELES ARRIEN
Tracking the Emerging Stories - Praxis Think Tank Event
Location: Andrews Hall, Somona Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma, CA
Saturday, February 19, 2005 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workshop with Angeles Arrien
"Bridge Building: Essential Practices for Change, Conflict Resolution, and Communication"
Sonoma
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DANNY SHEEHAN
Date: October 21, 2004
Time: 7:30
Place: United Methodist Church (Epworthian Hall)
500 North Main St., Sebastopol
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004
SWAMI BEYONDANANDA
"Shift Happens"
Place: Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2004
MATT GONZALEZ - President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors will speak on "Progressive Values and Authentic Politics"
SATURDAY, APRIL 24th - CAFE DISCUSSION, Sonoma (place to be announced)
Time: 2:00 0 4:00 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004
JOHAN GALTHUNG, Ph. D. -- "Winning the War on Terror Without Violence"
Sonoma Congregational Church, Sonoma
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FRED LUSKIN, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003 - Napa Valley Lunch, Talk and Discussion.Dr. Luskin is the founder and director of the Stanford Forgiveness Center.
BERNARD LIETAER - OCT. 20, 2003 (Monday) - "The Future of Money"- 3220 Sacramento St., San Francisco
OCT. 16, 2003 (Thursday) - Sonoma Community Center
"AN EVENING WITH CAROLINE CASEY"
CONGRESSMAN DENNIS KUCINICH - (D-OH
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: Marin Center Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, CA
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2003
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Sonoma Veterans Hall, 126 First St., West, Sonoma, CA ERION VELIAJ (Albania) and
LARA PETRICEVIC (Serbia)
Of Balkans Youth Link, a US-based non-profit organization
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2003 - Lunch/Discussion event
1:00 p.m., Napa Valley Location DANIEL ELLSBERG
Author of "The Pentagon Papers" and the recently published "Secrets."
Co-Sponsored with Readers' Books, Sonoma, CA
DATE: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 STEVEN HILL - Saturday, November 2, 2002
Author of "Fixing Elections,"
Also co-wrote "Whose Vote Counts?" and is co-founder of the Center for Voting and Democracy in San Francisco. HELEN CALDICOTT
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
web site - www.nuclearcommonsense.org
RIANE EISLER
Thursday, April 11, 2002
web site - www.partnershipway.org CHRISTOPHER BACHE
October 28, 2001, Lunch/Discussion event in Oakville, CA - Director of Transformative Learning at The Institute of Noetic Sciences, author, and teacher of philosophy and religious studies
DANIEL SHEEHAN - September 27, 2001, Evening event in Sonoma, CA
Renown civil rights attorney, Chief counsel for the Christic Institute LARRY ROBINSON
Mayor of Sebastopol, CA August 12, 2001, Lunch/Discussion event in Oakville, CA
PAUL RAY AND SHERRY ANDERSON
Authors of "The Cultural Creatives" April 1, 2001, Lunch/Discussion event in Sonoma, CA This was the Inaugural Lunch of Praxis Peace Institute
ANGELES ARRIEN (author, anthropologist) and
SAM KEEN (author, philosopher)
December 3, 2000, Lunch/Discussion event in Sonoma, CA
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