Cultivating Connections Recommends:
Events for Metro Louisville - October 2012 Edition
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Wednesday, October 3 * Louisville Sustainability Forum
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Tuesday, October 9 * I Stand with the Sisters Prayer Vigils
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Fri., Oct. 12 Sat., Oct. 13 * Healthy Foods Local Farms Dinner and Conference
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Tuesday, October 16 * Sierra Club Mtg -Topic: Kentucky Natural Lands Trust
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Wednesday, October 17 * An Evening with kRi and hettie at Unity of Louisville
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Thursday, October 25 * Race, Faith, and Climate with Rev. Gerald Durley
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October 26 - 29 * Journey to Wholeness Soulcraft Retreat
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Saturday, October 27 * Mighty Kindness Harvest Hootenanny at Waterfront Park
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Bonus: November 2 -4 * Bluegrass Bioneers at UofL
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Friday, November 9 * Hildegard of Bingen & the Sacred Feminine with Matthew Fox
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Save-the-Dates * Nov. 10 Matthew Sleeth, Nov. 15 Rev. Sally Bingham
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Louisville Sustainability Forum
Wednesday, October 3 12 - 1:45 pm
Passionist Earth and Spirit Center
(located behind St Agnes Church at 1920 Newburg Road))
20 minute presentation
Engaging People in Environmental Issues Melissa K. Merry Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Louisville
Dr. Merry will discuss the micro-blogging and social networking website, Twitter and its potential for engaging and mobilizing citizens on environmental issues. She will offer a brief background on the site and describe how environmental organizations' used Twitter to convey information in the aftermath of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. She will offer a set of practical recommendations for anyone seeking to maximize their outreach by this increasingly popular website.
Melissa is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville. Her research deals with environmental organizations and the ways that they frame problems for public debate. 5 minute presentations
Mining the Waste Stream
David Coyte Heating Water with Solar Energy
Leah Dienes, Owner/Partner/Head Brewer, Apocalypse Brew Works
Now in its fifth year the purposes of the Louisville Sustainability Forum are:
1. We hold and promote the intention of sustainability for Louisville.
2. We establish and nourish relationships that strengthen community and create change.
3. We create a space for discussion that inspires, motivates and deepens our ability to catalyze social change.
Food & drink:
Heine Bros. provides us with Heine Bros. coffee. Feel free to bring a bag lunch. If you'd like to prepare extra food or drink to share with others, that is always welcome!
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 I Stand with the Sisters
Prayer Vigils
Tuesday, October 9, 5 - 6 pm
Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville
St. Raphael, Louisville
Please bring "instruments" with you--drums. tambourines, spoons, pots and pans!
We are going back to the song This Little Light of Mine!
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 Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13
Healthy Foods Local Farms 2012
"No Water; No Food"
Friday, October 12, 6:00 pm
Harvest Party -$35 Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast 2227 Bashford Manor Lane The Harvest Party is a Slow Food Event which takes place the night before the conference, and is an annual fundraiser for our Chapter's Louisville Group. The meal will feature local, sustainably grown foods prepared by Kentucky chefs. This event is associated with the Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference, but tickets to the Harvest Party must be purchased separately. Saturday, October 13, 9 am - 5:30 pm
Healthy Foods Local Farms Conference - No Water, No FoodFee $40Kentucky Country Day School4100 Springdale Road with Goldman Environmental Prize Winner, Lynn Henning,along with Dennis Dimick, Wendell Berry, Matthew Sleeth,Nancy Stoner and Dr. Keith MountainThe 13th annual Healthy Foods, Local Farms Conference is for people and organizations who care about where their food comes from....
and that their daily repast is ethically and
sustainably raised / grown and harvested.
In observance of the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act,this year's conference will focus on the topic of water and water quality.This conference is sponsored by the Sierra Club along with many others. As always local food will be served. Tickets for both events available here.
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Tuesday, October 16 at the at 7:00 PM General Meeting Program with Guest Hugh Archer of Kentucky Natural Lands Trust
Clifton Center 2117 Payne St (www.cliftoncenter.org) Please join us on Tuesday, October 16, at the Clifton Center (www.cliftoncenter.org) for a presentation by Hugh Archer, Executive Director of the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust. Established in 1995, KNLT is a state-wide land trust with a mission to protect, restore and connect Kentucky's remaining wildlands.
This is accomplished through the direct purchase of land, purchase of conservation easements and by working with other conservation partners. KNLT was initially established to protect Blanton Forest on Pine Mountain, the largest old-growth forest remaining in the state. This successful campaign resulted in the purchase and establishment of the forest as a state nature preserve.
KNLT's efforts have expanded into a variety of conservation projects across the state and currently include the Pine Mountain Wildlife Corridor, the largest landscape level project ever undertaken in the state. Through partnerships with government agencies, nonprofits, corporations and private individuals KNLT has protected thousands of acres of wildlands. Hugh will discuss efforts to identify and protect natural lands, large forest blocks, and migratory corridors in Kentucky.
In addition to serving as Executive Director of KNLT, Hugh also serves on the Heritage Conservation Fund Board, Pine Mountain Settlement School Board, Kentucky Woodland Owner's Board, Kentucky Conservation Committee Board, and the Kentucky Land Trust Coalition Board.
Our program begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
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Wednesday, October 17, 7 pm
An Evening with kRi and Hettie
The Journey Starts Here
Unity of Louisville, 757 South Brook
 kRi and hettie take you on a journey to the heart thru the wide-open roads of America. This is life without a map! kRi and hettie are a duo who defy description:
acoustic, folk, and spoken word,
bringing life-affirming messages and
big laughs thru story and song.
"kRi and hettie's songs and stories are food for the soul
that both touch and delight. This is the good stuff"
- Mark Steiner
Suggested donation $15
 
Unity of Louisville
757 S. Brook St Louisville, KY 40203
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Thursday, October 25 Race, Faith and Climate Change:
How Global Warming is a Civil Rights Issue
with Rev. Gerald DurleyKentucky Center for African American Heritage. 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd  "In the same way that we fought for the right to vote in '64 and '65, now we've got to stand up for clean energy, clean air, and clean water"International Civil Rights Walk of Fame inductee Rev. Gerald Durley
Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light's Greening West Louisville program is hosting an important event this October at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage exploring the connections between race, faith and climate change. Our theme is "Race, Faith and Climate Change: How Global Warming is a Civil Rights Issue". The date is Thursday, October 25th at 6:30 pm.
Their program will join the NAACP's Climate Justice Initiative in acknowledging that global warming is "one of the most important civil rights issues of our time" and affirm the call to "right the injustices that are visited upon us through the water we drink, the land on which we live, and the very air we breathe" (injustices that are being disproportionately borne by the African-American community).
Foe details, Rev. Durley's bio, etc. click here. To make your free reservations click here.
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Just 1 spot open. Call before registering
October 26 - 29, 2012
Journey to Wholeness:
Navigating with the Nature-Based
Map of the Psyche
Near Louisville, Kentucky
on scenic private land
with Rebecca Wildbear & Doug Van Houten
The Nature-Based Map of the Psyche serves as a guide to the healing and wholing work that is foundational to becoming fully human. Cultivating all four facets of our wholeness -- and coming to understand both the limitations and gifts of our wounded, fragmented, or shadowed parts -- are necessary steps toward living a soul-centered life.
In this program, you'll explore the landscape of your individual psyche through creative expression, focused time alone in nature, group work, movement, voice dialogue, journaling, and other Soulcraft TM*
practices.
For more information and registration information call 502-472-6563 or click here.
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Saturday, October 27, 12 - 6 pm
2012 Mighty Kindness
Harvest Hootenanny
It's Free Come On Down!
Waterfront Park's Brown-Forman Amphitheater
1217 River Road (next to Tumbleweed)
The community Unity Festival that Celebrates Kindness
Who's havin a Hoot? HOOT! HOOT!
Check out all the kindness in our community...
* Local Food Veggie, vegan, grass fed beef & organic desserts from local, yummy food
* Mighty KIDness Area Eco Activities, Enchanted Art Studio, Kid's Music, Face Painting, Trick or Treating for the kids & more!
* Amazing homegrown free range music! Experience some of Louisville's best bands! For a list of performers and schedule go to the 'Music' page.
* Solar Stage NEW THIS HOOT! We added a 2nd stage to feature our amazing acoustic musicians.
* Come in Costume, Trick or Treat, Bring your decorated Umbrella for the Mighty Kind Second Line!
* Mighty Bizarre Bazaar Locally made upcycled art, crafts, clothes, jewelry & more!
Buy your Gifts locally - Revolutionize the Marketplace & Support your Neighbor!
* Community Conversation Circles - Hosted by Cultivating Connections Sit in on a public dialogue with local leaders and innovators on topics like Sustainability, Peace & Conflict Resolution, Local Food and more. * Local Farms Save the Earth. Support a local, organic farm. * Kind Community - Green Businesses, Alternative Energy Displays, Peace & Social Justice Groups...meet live, local heroes and learn how to become one! The Healing Arts Taoist Tai Chi Society, Massage, Yoga, Reiki, Craniosacral Therapy and Natural Medicine & Herbs!
Sponsored by the Kentucky Chiropractic Association
For all the details click here.
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"Groundbreaking Sustainable Solutions for People and Planet"  November 2nd-4th, 2012
Bluegrass Bioneers
University of Louisville
FREE
Keynotes this year include:Bill McKibben (beamed), Guy McPherson (live), Sandra Steingraber (beamed), *Chris Martenson (live), Paul Hawken (beamed), Marina Silva (beamed) and other visionary leaders. Live music by: Daniel Martin Moore, Andrea Davidson, Troubadours of Divine Bliss, and others. Films include: In Transition 2.0, Within Reach, and Coming To GroundAnd, as usual, plenty of amazing breakouts, workshops, and activities! *Special Nov 1st evening event in conjunction with CCPS - registration and fee required. |
SAVE THE DATES
Hildergard of Bingen with Matthew Fox
Friday, November 9, 7 pm
First Unitarian Church Louisville
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