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Passionist Earth and Spirit Center

The Highland Green Building was built in 2011 to be a demonstration of cutting edge sustainable architecture  in Louisville.  This LEED GOLD certified building, one of the highest rated in Kentucky,  is the highest rated building ever built in the United Sates for the dry cleaning industry.

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:

Wednesday, November 6, 4pm - 8pm

Hotel Louisville (120 West Broadway)

Ali's Louisville: Making a Compassionate City II will again gather people from a wide range of life experiences and perspectives to grapple with operationalizing compassion in the city. This year we will focus on three areas race, economic development, and intentional community. People who would not normally be at the same table - downtown developers, young people, theologians, teachers, block watch captains - will collectively participate in developing a practical vision for compassion in Louisville.

Three practitioners from across the country will join us to spark our imaginations and inspire creative action toward what could be in Louisville.

Julie Nelson, Director, City of Seattle Office for Civil Rights -

Friday November 8th, 7:30 pm
The Power of Music

Tickets are available on a sliding scale at Brown Paper Tickets

Click here to get yours!

Kri and Hettie's The Power of Music concert is a benefit in support of their Healing Music and Education Program which focuses on music's capacity to heal and bring peace and balance to the minds and spirits of the broken and brokenhearted.

During these intimate presentations Kri and Hettie use their gift of music and facilitation skills to bridge the barriers, revealing to participants that they are safe, that we care, and that there is hope

for them in the world.

Hosted at

First Unitarian Church

809 South Fourth Street, Louisville

Tickets are available on a sliding scale at Brown Paper Tickets

Sunday, November 10, 2pm - 4pm

Presented by Mark Steiner and Tim Darst
Highland Green Discovery Building, 1401 Bardstown Road

Children need clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, safe food to eat, and a healthy environment to learn, grow, and thrive. Yet every day, children are exposed to environmental risks that may stand in the way of meeting these basic needs.

Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light is excited to announce the launch of Healthy Future for Our Kids, a campaign dedicated to educating and committing to action communities across Kentucky that are impacted by the use and procurement of fossil fuels with an emphasis on raising awareness about the negative consequences to our children's health.

Our goal is to protect the health of our children by educating and mobilizing both secular and faith communities in affected areas to engage in actions designed to effect policy change as related to both the development of renewable energy sources and the regulation of pollution from fossil fuel use.

This program will be rich in facts and stories that feature real people sharing their personal struggles with and knowledge of the negative consequences of our relationship with fossil fuels.  It is designed as a preview for folks who may want to host programs in their faith communities.

Sunday, November 17, 12:30 - 3:30
Honoring Peace Education Program Director Eileen Blanton
and all the Community Members that Have Supported Her Leadership
Central Presbyterian Church


Peace Education is celebrating not just 30 years of giving youth more than a fighting a chance, but 10 years with Eileen Blanton as their Executive Director, and you are invited to join us for a celebration of not just Eileen's leadership but all the great folks who have helped her along the way.

"It's been 10 years since I became Director of Peace Ed, and I want to say 'Thank You' for supporting my growth as a leader as we strengthened Peace Ed's role in our community" said Eileen.

"I hope you'll come celebrate with me on Sunday, November 17th from 12:30 - 3:30pm at Central Presbyterian Church, 318 West Kentucky Street. We'll have refreshments, games and recognitions."

Peace Education Program teaches youth and the adults who serve them the life-enriching skills of prejudice reduction, conflict resolution and peer mediation.  For more information visit www.peaceeducationprogram.org

by Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer  
Heine Bros. Coffee, 119 Chenoweth Lane, St Matthews

In Leading from the Emerging Future, our November book, Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer ask, why do we collectively create results nobody wants?

Meeting the challenges of this century requires updating our economic logic and operating system from an obsolete "ego-system" focused entirely on the well-being of oneself to an eco-system awareness that emphasizes the well-being of the whole.

Filled with real-world examples, this thought-provoking guide presents proven practices for building a new economy that is more resilient, intentional,
inclusive, and aware.

The Social Change Book Club is open to everyone who is interested in understanding, participating, leading, or supporting social change. Please just show up if you are interested--no RSVP, commitment, etc. It is great when people have read the book, but that is not a requirement to come and discuss.
 

Hosted by Howard Mason

 HowardMason@NewPossibilitiesAssociates.com

 www.NewPossibilitiesAssociates.com

Tuesday, November 19, 7pm
Stephen Bartlett, leading us in a powerful program
Ecological and Cultural Diversity versus
Industrial Pillage and Climate Change"
Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St
 
What would a just climate transition look like?
Who would lead it?
How does People Power converge?

The way forward: build a movement of movements, with grassroots leadership and social and economic justice as key strategies.
 
Stephen Bartlett is a linguist, educator and subsistence farmer turned agrarian activist and ally of just causes as Coordinator for Education and Advocacy for Agricultural Missions and founder of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville.   His work since 2000 involves building local, national and international alliances to confront the injustices that lead to violence against peoples and Mother Earth.  He lives in Crescent Hill with his wife and children (now in university) and, when not traveling or working with Ag Missions coordinates a community garden and collective agricultural production and education in the Louisville area.

Network Night
Shawnee High School, 4001 Herman St 40212

* Connect with your Neighbors
* Network with Opportunities
* A Family Dinner Will Be Served
* Make Change IN Your Community

Experience the energy of the Network with:
* New and Good
* Partner Shout Outs

Website  or Facebook Page

Saturday, November 23, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

1741: A Collaboratory for Social Innovation
(former James Lees Presbyterian Church)

1741 Frankfort Ave. 40206

Reassurance:  Attending this training does not commit you to participate in an action, to risk arrest, or to do anything you are uncomfortable doing.
 

You are invited to join the Pledge of Resistance (Credo Action, Rainforest Action Network, and The Other 98%) in taking action against the tar sands carbon bomb.  Already 75,000 people nationwide have signed a pledge to engage, if necessary, in peaceful civil disobedience, and over 100 actions are now planned.  

Several of us who have already been trained will facilitate this training session to prepare local activists for if and when the State Department approves the KXL pipeline (should it be denied, we will celebrate instead!).

The training will cover the following:

This training is required if you do want to risk arrest or to fill any non-arrestable role in a Louisville Pledge of Resistance action.
There is a role for everyone who wants to participate,
whether risking arrest or not.

We are building a community!
 

To sign up, or if you're just curious, please Email bdrewf@yahoo.com.

For more information on the national level,
or to sign the pledge, go to nokxl.org.

  

Carolyn Baker Save-the-Date

Sunday, December 8th 5pm

a special interactive program with author Carolyn Baker

Join us for this program inspired by Carolyn's brand new book, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times.  Offerings include story, dialog and drumming.

Get a feel for Carolyn's work by watching this dialog with Sacred Activism's Andrew Harvey!  Learn more about Carolyn by visiting her website "Speaking Truth to Power"

Andrew Harvey and Carolyn Baker 11.12.11

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