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The Symposium and the Ethical Shopping Guide

Submitted by Dot Green on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 19:26

From Pradeepa Timmermans, Guide to Ethical Supermarket Shopping www.ethical.org.au

Clint and I attended the symposium when our son Neo, was 2 months old. During the section where you envisage yourself sitting and talking with your great, great grandchildren, both Clint and I felt that we were not doing what we really could to create positive change on the planet. Clint had been researching companies' backgrounds with his project partner, Nick Ray, for a few years, but their research wasn't getting out there.

Getting Into Action Workshop

Submitted by Dot Green on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 00:27

The Pachamama Alliance have created an inspiring new program called ‘Getting into Action’ – a full day workshop which guides participants through a process that enables them to clarify the particular role they feel inspired to play in the bringing forth of a just, sustainable and fulfilling world. Watch out for more news about when this may be offered in your area.

Deepening Retreat 30 March to 1 April

Submitted by Dot Green on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 22:56

Explore the themes of the symposium through the lens of the Work that Reconnects (a la Joanna Macy). This residential retreat will provide a space for reflection, connection and an exploration of who we are as part of the web of life on this precious planet.

The Deepening Weekend will take us through the spaces of being, knowing and doing as well as a dual stream of symposium questions and the spiral of the Work that Reconnects.

Awaken 2012 Community Gathering – Tuesday 28th February, 6.30-9.30pm, Fitzroy (Melbourne) - all welcome

Submitted by Dot Green on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:38

Calling all Change Agents!!!

You are warmly invited to attend an inspirational evening to connect or reconnect with the Symposium community in Melbourne and Victoria: to join the conversation of urgent change needed in the world and our communities, and to explore who we can 'be' and what we can 'do' at this time.

Jump Up - New Program for Primary School Children

Submitted by Dot Green on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 20:36

Jump Up is a new award-winning symposium-inspired program being developed for children of primary school age.

We have been blessed with a fabulous co-creation event in the very full journey of developing the program. On 23 to 25 of January at Amberly on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Symposium and GenWakeUp facilitators were joined by educators and artists to share an incredible time together and plot our course for the next stage.

First Australian Generation Waking Up Training 21-22 January

Submitted by Dot Green on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 19:35

On behalf of Be the Change and Generation Waking Up we welcome the Flying Seeds!

During the weekend of the 21st-22nd January, the first Generation Waking Up Australia training was held with 25 participants present at the Amberley Edmund Rice Centre in Lower Plenty, Melbourne.

The training team couldn't have asked for a more energetic, motivated and determined group of diverse change agents! The training concluded with the participants inspired to take their next steps in introducing Wake Ups into local schools and community organisations.

Melbourne Facilitator Training January 2012

Submitted by Dot Green on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 21:35

On 21 January 2012, 17 wonderful new facilitators of the Messmate Playgroup Tribe trained to facilitate the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium and are now in action sharing the possibilities of a sustainable, just and fulfilling human presence.

Here are some comments from participants:

Be The Change AGM 2011 - Tuesday October 11th, 2011 - 8pm EST

Submitted by Phil Everist on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 23:50

Dear Symposium Colleagues and Be The Change Members,The Be The Change community has had a magnificent year in 2011 and is set to make a quantum leap in 2012.

On behalf of the Guardianship Council, I invite you to join us for Be The Change's AGM on next Tuesday 11th October at 8pm (eastern daylight savings time). As Be The Change is a national organisation, the meeting will be held by conference call as well as being held at the physical address listed below.

Annie Leonard In Australia!

Submitted by Phil Everist on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 19:04

Annie Leonard, author and host or the Story Of Stuff featured in the Awkening the Dreamer, Changing The Dream syposium will be coming to Australia as a guest speaker for the Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering's Escaping Silos 2011 conference. The conference is at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane from 24-26 October 2011 with Annie the invited speaker onthe 24th October freom 9am to 10.15am. http://www.ssee2011conference.com/session/348.asp

NEWS FLASH: Paul Hawken, environmentalist and author coming to Australia

Submitted by Phil Everist on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 19:59

NEWS FLASH: Paul Hawken, environmentalist and author as well as one of the
key presenters in the Symposium is coming to Australia in October 2011 - see
www.paulhawken.com for details and select 'speak' for dates and locations.