Cultivating Connections Recommends:
Events and More for Metro Louisville - September 2013
Affirming Connections between Planet, People, Power and Possibilities
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Louisville Sustainability Forum
Wednesday, September 4, 12 - 1:45 pm
Passionist Earth and Spirit Center
(located behind St Agnes Church at 1920 Newburg Road)
Featured Presentation
Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Siting
Tom FitzGerald, Director, Kentucky Resources Council
The proposed "Bluegrass Pipeline" project, a joint venture of Williams Co. and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, is intended to transport mixed "Natural Gas Liquids" from the areas where natural gas is being produced from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, to the Gulf region for further processing and use. The project highlights a major gap in the oversight of the location, routing, and health, safety, and environmental impacts of interstate pipelines transporting these flammable, combustible petroleum liquids.
The non-profit Kentucky Resources Council, an environmental watchdog group established in 1982, has been directed since 1984 by Tom FitzGerald, formerly staff attorney for the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky.
Shorter Presentations
It's Easy Going Green
Tony Ellis, Owner, Bluegrass Green Environmental Building Supplies
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible
Mark Steiner, Director, Cultivating Connections
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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Friday, September 6, 7 pm
Dust in the Bottomland 
1741: A Collaboratory for Social Innovation
(formerly James Lees Memorial Presbyterian Church), 1741 Frankfort Avenue)
An original two-person music-drama
that paints a complex and moving portrait of modern Appalachia
Synopsis: A brother and a sister grow up in rural West Virginia. The boy leaves; the girl stays. The boy, now a man, makes a career for himself in the tech world. The girl opens a flower shop, and also finds success, until a pill addiction catches up with her, and she finds herself in the hospital with a tenuous hold on life. For the first time in years, her brother comes back to the region to be with her. Much of what he sees is as old as the hills, but on the other hand, even the hills themselves are different. His observations, feelings, and struggles are the songs and spoken words that make up Dust in the Bottomland.
Nate May is a composer, pianist, and writer, and Andrew Munn is a bass vocalist and community organizer. Each has a strong personal connection to West Virginia, and together, through open-minded discussions with a diverse array of current West Virginians, they have found a way to tell a story that is both representative and unique, both universal and personal.
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Saturday, September 7 8 am - 3 pm
Building "Herman" the Strider Bug Day
at YouthBuild Louisville
812 South Preston Street
GREAT NEWS! "Herman" -The Strider bug, A Water Catchment has a home at YouthBuild. We are inviting you and 10 of your closest friends to come out and be a part of putting him together. Be ready to cut wire and plastic, weave a little, twist wire and have some fun. YouthBuild will also be installing a playground on the same day, so you can wander over and help with that too.
Bring gloves (if desired), pliers and wire cutters if you have them.
Seeking Recycled Materials; Soda bottles, Gatorade bottles, Vitamin Water bottles (please rinse out bottles), 12" or bigger flat plastic such as; Tupperware large kitchen waste baskets & lids, vinyl records, wire such as; cell phone cords / electrical cords , left over chicken wire, Bike Chains. Delivery Dates for Materials - Wednesday, September 4th 2013 from 8-4. (812 S. Preston St.).
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Monday, September 9th, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Getting the Word Out!
PR and Marketing Tips and Technics for the Digital Age
presented by Mark Steiner
Louisville location to be announced
During this mini-workshop Mark will share some of what he's learned about managing the digital landscapes of email and social network marketing. Utilizing the benefits of his three decades of experience, his goal will be to strengthen your skills and help build the impact of your digital pr and marketing efforts.
Our explorations will include: Maximizing FaceBook's Impact, Making the Most of Your Email Campaign, Media Matters - Getting Coverage, Managing Your Content, and Magic with Words and Images.
"I'll be sharing the best of what I've learned along the way and giving away all my secrets- and hoping you'll share yours as well!"
Fee is on a sliding scale $5 - $25.
No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds.
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Sunday, September 15 at 11 am
Reinventing, Releasing and
Looking for the Silver Linings
A Playful Exploration
Mark Steiner and kRi n hettie
Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church
2231 Payne Street
With story and song as their vehicles Mark, kRi, and hettie will take you on another Sunday drive, this time exploring the power and importance of re-creating, letting go and finding the positive on even the roughest of roads.
Come on out - there are enough seat belts for everyone.
Clifton Universalist Unitarian Church is a progressive religious community with a diverse membership that welcomes folks of all backgrounds, beliefs, and lifestyles. Ours is not a dogmatic, but a pragmatic faith. We may not share the same ideas, but we do share a common way of relating to others and our world that includes justice, compassion, kindness, and respect. It is in this spirit of open-heartedness and open-mindedness that we eagerly open our doors to you.
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Tuesday, September 17 7:00 pm
Greater Louisville Sierra Club Presents
The Parklands of Floyds Fork
The Clifton Center 2117 Payne Street
Please join us as we welcome Scott Martin, Park Director of The Parklands of Floyds Fork. Scott will present an overview, including beautiful slides, of one of the nation's newest public park systems and discuss how it will help shape the future of Louisville. This 4,000-acre parks system is comprised of four parks linked by a park drive, urban trail system,
and a 22 mile water trail, all tracing Floyds Fork, a classic Kentucky stream.
We will also have available for purchase the beautiful new book, A Landscape and Its Legacy: The Parklands of Floyds Fork,
edited by Dianne Aprile and published by Butler Books.
The publisher will donate a portion of sales to the Greater Louisville Sierra Club. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and is held upstairs at The Clifton Center.
Our programs are always free and open to the public.
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Wednesday, September 18, 7 pmExploring "Towards Collective Liberation"
with author Chris Crass
Carmichaels Book 2720 Frankfort Avenue
On Wednesday, September 18th at 7 pm (at our Frankfort Ave store), Carmichael's and the Fairness Campaign welcome activist and community organizer Chris Crass for a discussion of his new book "Towards Collective Liberation." Drawing on two decades of personal activist experience and case studies, Crass's essays insightfully explore ways of transforming divisions of race, class, and gender into catalysts for powerful vision, strategy, and building movements in the United States today. This collection will inspire and empower anyone who is interested in implementing change through organizing. Fairness Campaign representative Carla Wallace will also speak about Louisville and the LGBT community. We hope you'll be able to join us!
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Thursday, September 19 6:00 pm
Network Night
Join us on September 19th as we return to the Phoenix Hill neighborhood
for Network Nite.
We will be at Nativity Academy at St. Boniface (529 E Liberty)
from 6:00-8:00.
Experience the energy of the Network with New and Good,
partner shout outs, and time to build connections over a family dinner!
Join us for Network Nite on September 19th!
Click Below For Network Center for Community Change's
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Saturday, September 21, 10:00 am
Help Draw a Line for Life in Louisville
Part of a 350.org World-Wide Day of Action
Big 4 Bridge, Waterfront Park  On one side are symbols of the birthright of all earthlings:
clean earth, air, fire, and water.
On the other side are products of human endeavor
which are threatening this birthright.
In between these two forces, we will "draw a line" with our bodies that says:
* no more plundering the planet for human wants
* no more Keystone XL
* let's transition to renewable energy
* let's create a thriving, just, and sustainable world.
To share this vision, we will enact a brief drama featuring
a cast of at least a few dozen folks in
the shadow of the life-affirming Big 4 Bridge.
Join us. Please sign up here,to let us know that you would like to play a part in this historic day of action.
(as an alternative you can email Drew)
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 Sunday, September 22 7pm Autumn Equinox Sacred Celebration
Harvest of Compassion
Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church 4936 Brownsboro Road
Our Autumn Equinox celebration will celebrate and explore this unique time of the year and all the gifts that come with the harvest - and most especially our harvest of compassion.
Attendees are invited to bring a symbol of their own experiences of compassion (photos, objects from nature, expressions of creativity, etc.) to contribute to a community altar (you while be able to bring this item back home with you).
Present will be the same four awesome street puppets that graced the June 20 Energy for Change Rally. For our celebration they will represent both the seasons and the corresponding elements - reminding us of our connections to the earth and to each other.
We will also acknowledge and celebrate the equinox for the unique moment of the year it is - a time in between - when Earth's axis is tilted neither towards or away from the sun, the moment right in between summer and winter, a moment forever informed by the dance between sun and earth.
Sacred Celebrations are a collaborative effort between artists, seekers, spiritual leaders, and activists who come together to create fun, reverent and relevant programs affirming our connections to the sacred, to each other, and to our world.
Sponsored by Cultivating Connections in Collaboration
with Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church and their Green Sanctuary Committee
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Five Sundays beginning Sept 22nd from 11:30am to 2pm
Evolving Universe, Evolving Faith
Passionist Earth & Spirit Center
Evolving Universe, Evolving Faith Sunday Series Set aside a bit of Sunday time to join this five-part seminar "Evolving Universe, Evolving Faith" and experience your whole perception of the universe and our human role in it changing the way you live and work! Learn about the vibrant possibilities emerging from this new worldview. Instructor Fr. Joe Mitchell helps explain that while humans may be a unique dimension of the Earth, we belong to the entire web of life -- rediscover your own sense of belonging!
Five Sundays beginning Sept 22nd
from 11:30am to 2pm
at the Passionist Earth & Spirit Center
1924 Newburg Road.
The cost is $60 if registered by Sept 15th. Register on line here.
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Tuesday, September 24, 7pm
The Science of Climate Change
with Dr Kate Bulinski
St Francis of Assisi Adult Spirituality Center, 1934 Alfresco Place  "The Science of Climate Change" will be presented by Dr Kate Bulinski at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 24th at St Francis of Assisi Adult Spirituality Center, 1934 Alfresco Place.
Dr. Kate Bulinski is an Assistant Professor of Geology in the School of Environmental Studies at Bellarmine University. She received a B.S. in geosciences from Penn State University and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Cincinnati. Her main areas of research include invertebrate paleoecology, methodology of evolution and climate change education, and environmental social justice. She has been teaching geology and paleontology courses at Bellarmine since 2008.
This event is free of charge and sponsored by
the St Francis of Assisi Ecological Stewardship Committee.
For questions please contact Jeanne Marie Brennan 458-8724.
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You can Stop the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
Activist Training in Louisville
Saturday, September 28, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
at 1741: A Social Collaboratory
(former James Lees Presbyterian Church) 1741 Frankfort Ave
You are invited to join the Pledge of Resistance, including Credo Action, Rainforest Action Network, Bold Nebraska, and 350.org in taking action against the Tar Sands Carbon Bomb.
Already 69.000 people throughout the nation have signed a pledge to engage, if necessary, in peaceful civil disobedience and over 200 local groups have committed to events.
Seven of us from Louisville have already trained with the Pledge of Resistance, and will be co-presenting this training session to prepare local activists for if and when the State Department approves the KXL pipeline.
Should it be denied, we will party instead!
During this September 28 training (originally scheduled for September 7) we will be learning skills and exploring information that will apply not just to stopping the Keystone XL but beyond as well. This includes:
* Learning about
the history of the movement
the importance of peaceful, dignified action
the legal implications of possible arrest
* Role-playing event scenarios
* Exploring the many roles necessary for such an action including those not
involving the risk of arrest such as
helping with media
jail support
marshalling
support demonstrators
You are invited to attend at whatever level of participation you choose. Read about recent action on BusinessWeek's website.
For more information on the national level, or to sign the pledge. If you plan to attend, please help us plan by letting us know: Email Drew Foley |
Saturday, September 28th, 11am -2:30 pm
Assumption High School Hosts a
Mini-Sustainability Fair and Eco-Scavenger Hunt
at Assumption Green, 4500 Champions Trace Lane.
Assumption High School invites you to come out to their Mini-Sustainability Fair and Eco-Scavenger Hunt. It's part of the US Green Building Council's National Green Apple Day of Service.
Offerings include: Recycling of old computers, fax machines, cell phones, and up to 1 CRT monitor per car for e-cycling; Opportunities to learn how to reduce your energy consumption and live a greener life-style; Prizes Giveaways for participating in the Eco-Scavenger Hunt; great live music; and healthy snacks from local food trucks!
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Saturday, September 28, 10 am - 3 pm
Kentucky interfaith Power and Light and
Louisville Climate Action Network present
The 2013 Louisville Solar Tour
The Louisville Solar Tour showcases the solar technologies your neighbors are using to drastically reduce monthly energy bills, reduce harmful carbon emissions, and enjoy rich tax credits and cash incentives as they improve their property values. It can be experienced in groups by bus and bike or as a self-guided tour.
The Louisville Solar Tour shows families and businesses real-life examples of how their neighbors are harnessing free energy from the sun to generate electricity, warm and cool their homes, heat water and slash monthly utility bills.
Tours afford participants the direct perspectives of homeowners and installers about the costs, processes and economic and environmental benefits of going solar. The tours also give participants a glimpse at how a variety of solar systems look in and around structures with different architectural styles.
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"The present convergence of crises--in money, energy, education, health, water, soil, climate, politics, the environment, and more--is a birth crisis, expelling us from the old world into a new."
An Evening with Charles Eisenstein
author of Sacred Economics:
Money, Gift, and Community in an Age of Transition
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible
Friday, October 4, 7:00 pm
First Unitarian Church 809 S Fourth StComing Friday, October 4 at 7:00 pm Charles Eisenstein, author of Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Community in an Age of Transition speaking on The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. This presentation explores the special historic moment of our times, the transition to a world that works for all - and how we can participate in it's emergence. Join us, for a challenging and inspiring exploration of the dynamics of what Joanna Macy has called "The Great Turning".
Click here for tickets.
Cultivating Connections October guest Charles Eisenstein's on-line writings
for Reality Sandwich, Huffington Post and the Guardian,
as well as his TED Talks and contributions to the Occupy Movement
have generated quite a bit of interest.
Check him out and see what he stirs in you.
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Watch this short video: A New Story of the People with Charles Eisenstein
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Louisville Event Details and Tickets - www.cultivatingconnections.orgCharles Eisenstein's Website - http://charleseisenstein.net/  |
 The Network Center for Community Change (NC3) is making connections and building sustainable community beyond traditional borders and barriers.
Everyone is invited to join them on the third Thursday of each month for Network Nite where 100 - 200 community members gather to share what's "New and Good", learn about events and opportunities via "Partner Shout Outs", and network with each other, all while enjoying a delicious dinner.
* Read an article about NC3 from a recent edition
of the Courier Journal here.
* Watch the accompanying video here.
* Check out the NC3 Facebook page here.
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