Praxis Book Club meets in Sonoma - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Book: The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman
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SUNDAY, JUNE 8 at 4:00 p.m. - FREE Event
Readers' Books, 130 E. Napa St., Sonoma
"The Tactics of Hope: How Social Entrepreneurs are Changing our World"
WILFORD WELCH, Author
The Tactics of Hope highlightsthe initiatives of 27 social entrepreneurs who have identifiedsolutions to alleviate the plight of the extreme poor and restore theenvironment. These stories are rich with insights, weaving together amosaic of world-changing individuals who present concrete solutions,utilizing business practices for social benefit. This book inspires andsupports individuals by providing strategies and tactics that will helptransform their personal concerns into meaningful actions thataddress critical social and environmental challenges. This book alsohighlights career opportunities for young adults, career professionals,teachers, and retirees.
Wilford Welchis a former U.S. diplomat, lawyer, and international business strategyconsultant. He has been a professor of international businessmanagement and most recently a co-founder of a series of gatheringsaround the world with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu focusingon the issues and solutiosn highlighted in this book.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 19 at 7:30 p.m. - Mill Valley - Pre-registration required
 STEPHEN DUCAT
"Gender Gaps, Holy Wars, and the Politics of Anxious Masculinity" This was one of the most popular presentations at the 2007 Praxis Conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Thought-provoking and evocative, Ducat offers many ideas for rumination, discussion, and changing minds. This presentation is a perfect compliment to Sam Keen's previous Praxis lectures on "the quest for a moral and erotic equivalent to war." Offering a somewhat different perspective on the gender factors in getting to peace, Ducat examines the cultural imperatives on what it means to be "gendered" and how this impacts war and peace.
Stephen Ducat has been a professor of psychology in the School of Humanities at New College of California, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice, and a candidate at the Pshcyoanalytic Institute of Northern California. He is the author of The Wimp Factor: Gender Gaps, Holy Wars, and the Politics of Anxious Masculinity. Presentation and Refreshments - $20
Register online! ____________________________ September 14 - 19, 2008 - Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA
TRANSFORMING RELATIONSHIPS:
Communication and Conflict Resolution for Everyday Life Facilitators: Kim Weichel and Georgia Kelly To Register and for Workshop Description, click on link http://www.esalen.org
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THE MONDRAGON SEMINAR
September 28 - October 4, 2008 - Mondragon, Spain
For the week of September 29th, Praxis Peace Institute is organizing a 5-day workshop seminar with the Mondragon Cooperatives in Spain. The purpose of the seminar is to instruct participants about worker owned and managed cooperative businesses. The Mondragon Cooperatives were founded in 1955 and now encompass 264 businesses and employ more than 100,000 worker-owners. Mondragon is a highly successful model with over 50 years of proven success! IMPORTANT! We can bring a maximum of 30 people on this trip, so early registration will be necessary.
For detailed information on this seminar, please click on the Mondragon Seminar 2008 button on the column at the top of this page. or call Praxis Peace Institute: 707-939-2973.
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PAST EVENTS NORMAN SOLOMON Tuesday, April 29 - 7:30 p.m.
"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.
Burlingame Hall, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma
"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
Andrews Hall, Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa St., Sonoma JOHAN GALTUNG Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Daylong workshop
Burlingame Hall, 252 W. Spain St., Sonoma, CA 95476 "Transforming Conflict by Peaceful Means" --------------------------------------
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. ---------------------------------------
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"
-------------------------------------- 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! -----------------------------------------
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"
---------------------------------------- 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
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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.
___________________________________________November 12 - 17, 2006 - Esalen Institute, Big Sur
ConflictTransformation: Tools for Communicating and Resolving Conflicts inEveryday Life
Facilitators: Georgia Kelly and Kim Weichel
_______________________________________ 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------------------- 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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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 |
