Announcements

[David Sunfellow]

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[Dada Shambhushivananda]

Interested persons are welcome to join us for Neohumanist Education Futures Conference.

[Nadia McLaren]

Connect with others in a conversation that matters!

This Current Moment Series is a series of interactive online conversations from Global MindShift

Some people say "talk is cheap" but actually, when we talk to each other we do the hard work of building shared meaning, creating common understanding, and laying the foundation of cooperation. In short, talking to each other about things that matter is essential to help build global community.

We highlight just a couple of the "conversations that matter" currently available on the Global MindShift website. Check them out and give them a try!

Counting to One: Our Common Story. http://www.global-mindshift.org/ecamp/index.asp?puid=40660864&u...
In this one-week conversation, cosmologist Brian Swimme recounts some of the defining moments of our evolutionary journey, leading into an exciting exploration of what it means to be human, and what it means to be "one."

Counting to Two: The Dynamics of Diversity. http://www.global-mindshift.org/ecamp/index.asp?puid=40660865&u...
In this one-week conversation we look at how conflict can be an engine of conscious evolution, using a model that evolutionary biologist Elisabet Sahtouris calls "The Cycle of Emergence."

The Story of Stuff. http://www.global-mindshift.org/ecamp/index.asp?puid=40660866&u...
In this conversation, created and hosted by Global MindShift community member Tom Clayton, we examine our lifestyle/values related to consumption and materialism and their relationship to happiness and meaning in life.

Says Tom: "This is an important conversation because it lies at the heart of the shift in consciousness that is called for at this time in response to many of the crises that currently face our species." (This conversation is limited to 12 people, so sign up now!).

With best wishes,
The Global MindShift Team

[Nadia McLaren]

New Global MindShift Conversations!

Global MindShift is featuring two new online conversations — both designed to help build global community.
"Understanding the Dance of Life" is a new, two-week conversation offered by Global MindShift community member (and seasoned conversation host) Art Park. Says Art: "This is an experimental conversation designed to provide a deeper understanding of the "Dance of Life" through DIRECT EXPERIENCE! The theory behind this experiment is that we are all connected and 'dancing together' in a way that may not always be obvious; and that by increasing our awareness of the 'cosmic dance' we can change how we view ourselves and the entire world around (or within) us!" Enrollment is limited. For more information and to sign up click

"Listen! — International Day for Sharing Life Stories"is a global event sponsored by the Museum of the Person International Network (Brazil, Portugal, USA and Canada) and the Center for Digital Storytelling (USA).
This is an opportunity to participate in this international event online with people from around the world. Together, we will be forming online "Story Circles" — an age-old tradition of storytelling as a way to bring people together and build community. The goal is to provide a place where people from all backgrounds can come together and share their personal, reflective stories as well as explore a range of issues and life experiences.
For more information and to sign up, click

[Nadia McLaren]

The Phoenix Project
This project grew out of some discussions among a group of writers, activists, film makers, and others, all of whom are deeply concerned about the state of the world, and the prognosis for the future.
The problems are obvious enough, but the movement toward useful solutions seems far, far below what is needed. Everywhere people are applying bandages to symptoms, or trying to, leaving untreated the systemic sources of the problems.
We decided to join forces, as a loose-knit network of collaborators, to explore what we could do to spark new initiatives and new thinking…looking at our problems from a systemic perspective, and seeking systemic solutions.
As our first initiative we are organizing The Phoenix Gathering. We are bringing together leading thinkers and visionaries to join us in this exploration, this search for new approaches to the crises that face humanity and the natural world.

How you can participate
We can only accomodate 24 particpants in our venue, so if you want to attend the gathering please reserve your place now. The fee for the event is $600, which includes group lodging, meals, and transportation between Quito and Vilcabamba. If you require private accomodations that will be extra, and if you are willing to bring a tent and camp on the lovely grounds, we can offer you a discount. The venue is being generously donated by Brian and Meredith O’Leary, and local people will be donating their services in support of the event.
http://www.wakingthephoenix.org/2008/03/how-you-can-participate.html

We are pretty full up at the event at this point, but if anyone is desperate to attend, let me know and perhaps we can accommodate you. Here's the website:
http://www.wakingthephoenix.org/
We have a lively discussion going on our related dialog forum, and if you wish to join that you can send a message to:
[e-mail]
The archives of the discussion are here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PhoenixDialogForum/messages