Cultivating Connections Recommends: Events for Metro Louisville - August 2016

Affirming Connections between Planet, People, Power and Possibilities

August Table of Contents - Click to Jump to the Details
Wednesday the 3rd * Louisville Sustainability Forum: Chinese Medicine
Thursday the 4th * Volunteer with Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Cherokee Park
Saturday the 13th * Finding Hope and Inspiration in the Natural World Workshop
Saturday the 13th * Urban Growers Series: Summer Workshop
Tuesday the 16th * Greater Louisville Sierra Club presents US Fish & Wildlife Service
Saturday the 20th * Really, Really Free Market at Tyler Park
Wednesday the 24th * Compassionate Louisville Town Hall Meeting
Conversations and Innovations for a More Welcoming Kentucky

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Wednesday, August 3, 12 - 1:30 pm
The Louisville Sustainability Forum
Earth and Spirit Center Barn, 1924 Newburg Road 40205
located behind St. Agnes Church & Passionist Monastery

Featured Presentation
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Robert Gittli, Acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioner
 
Acupuncture, a key component of traditional Chinese medicine, is the stimulation of specific points along the skin of the body using thin needles. Classically, acupuncture is individualized and based on philosophy and intuition, and not on scientific research.

In modern acupuncture, an initial evaluation may last up to sixty minutes. Subsequent visits typically last about a half an hour. The number and frequency of acupuncture sessions vary, but most practitioners do not think one session is sufficient. A common treatment plan for a single complaint usually involves six to twelve treatments, to be carried out over a few months. A typical session entails lying still while approximately five to twenty needles are inserted; for the majority of cases, the needles will be left in place for ten to twenty minutes.

Robert earned his Master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, CA. Robert also trained at the Cheng Du Traditional Chinese Hospital in Si Chuan, China where he gained valuable hands-on experience in Chinese Medicine in an integrative medical setting. Robert takes special interest in differential diagnostics, preventative medicine, herbal medicine, equestrian medicine, and sports medicine.

Shorter Presentations

Uplands Peak Sanctuary
Michelle Pruitt  

UberGreen Spaces & Homes
Sy Safi, Sustainable Builder/Contractor
 
Now in its ninth 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.
 

Thursdays on August 4 & September 1, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Olmsted Parks Conservancy Invites You to
Help with Volunteer Projects in Cherokee Park

Bring a friend to volunteer with you, or come on your own and make some new friends! Gloves, tools, and guidance provided by Olmsted Parks Conservancy.

After the project, plan to join us for some FREE pizza and munchies while supplies last,
courtesy of Mellow Mushroom.

Register here. For more information phone 456-8125 or visit olmstedparks.org/events. 
 
 

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Saturday, August 13, 10 am - 5 pm
Work that Reconnects Workshop with Mark Steiner and Marilyn Stoner
Finding Hope and Inspiration in the Natural World
Central Presbyterian Church, 318 W. Kentucky St, 40203

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We live in challenging times. How can we respond and continue our work in the
world without burning out, numbing out or losing heart?

One powerful option - we can choose to reconnect with the natural world and the wonders and resources that await us there.

This ground-breaking workshop explores and reaffirms our connection with the more-than-human world.  It is specifically designed for those who want a deeper sense of inspiration, hope and renewal in these troubling times.

The workshop is an interactive experience featuring innovative processes based on the work of Joanna Macy, internationally acclaimed author, eco-philosopher and activist. It includes experiential practices, movement, inspirational readings and teachings, and simple rituals. This work is engaging, invigorating and provides tools for dealing with the challenges of life in the 21st century.

Presenting are Mark Steiner and Marilyn Stoner of Cultivating Connections who both served as official facilitators of the Work That Reconnects.

Fee is $50 - $75 sliding scale.  Email cultivatingconnections@twc.com to reserve your spot.

 
 
Saturday, Aug 13, 10 am - 4 pm
Louisville Grows and Kentucky State University Present
Urban Growers Series: Summer Workshop
Shippingport Garden, 2500 Montgomery Rd, 40212

The schedule for these four hands-on workshops suitable
for beginning and experienced growers is as follows:

* Registration, coffee and snacks provided (10:00 - 10:30)
* Disease Management: Kentucky State University (10:30-11:30)
* Local Food Marketing: Kentucky State University (11:30-12:30)
* Lunch (12:30 - 1:00)
* Composting (1:00 - 2:00)
* Pest Management and Beneficial Insects (2:00 - 4:00)

Breakfast and lunch provided.
Suggested event donation is $20, but any donation is welcome.
We also are providing 10 community member sponsorships
for participants in neighborhoods with a Louisville Grows community garden.

Email valerie@louisvillegrows.org if you are interested in applying!
Register here.
 

 
  Tuesday, August 16 at 7:00 pm
Greater Louisville Sierra Club presents
Lee Andrews, Field Supervisor,
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Field Office
Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street

Lee will discuss USFWS programs in Kentucky, which reflect and advance the agency's mission to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the benefit of the American people.  

A native of Clinton, Tennessee, Andrews began working for the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1994 and has worked on a number of projects in Kentucky, including rare species inventories in the Daniel Boone National Forest and the development of a conservation agreement at Mammoth Cave National Park. His most recent position was as Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist in the Migratory Birds and State Programs Division in the Atlanta Regional Office where he was responsible for coordinating carbon sequestration partnerships with the energy industry to reforest priority wildlife habitats throughout the Southeast.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses 540 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 70 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts.

We hope you'll join us at the Clifton Center for this informative presentation. 

Greater Louisville Sierra Club's programs are always
free and open to the public.
 
 

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Saturday, August 20, 3 pm - 6 pm
Really Really Free Market
Tyler Park, (by the larger playground and spray pad) 40204

NO MONEY. NO BARTER. NO TRADE. EVERYTHING IS FREE.

We've always been told, "Nothing in life is free." In our vision of society, EVERYTHING IS FREE!

The Really Really Free Market is a place where people come together to take what they want and give what they can. There is no money, trade, barter, advertising, or remuneration of any kind.

The RRFM is an alternative to the capitalist free market, which isn't free at all. The RRFM is based on the gift economy - where goods, services, food, skills, talents, discussions, workshops, and many other things that would benefit the community are free to take and give away.

The RRFM is not just a means of getting things without paying. Participation in the RRFM helps build real community values, demonstrates an alternative to the current system of greed, commodification, competition, and exploitation, and helps dispel the spectacular programming that comes from living in a capitalist society.

What can I bring? Anything you'd like to give. From clothes that no longer fit to food, books, stories, crafts, services, performances, music, a skill you'd like to share, or anything else that you think would benefit the community.

Don't have anything to give away? Don't worry; no exchange is necessary to participate. Please come out and take anything you like. It's FREE!

The RRFM is a strictly anti-capitalist event, so please leave your business cards at home. This event is not the proper place for advertising or promoting a business.

The RRFM is organized on anarchist principles of mutual-aid, cooperation, and voluntary association. It is a decentralized, non-hierarchical, alternative to the market economy, with one rule...share and share alike. Another world is possible, but only if you want it!
 
 
Wednesday, August 24th, 8:30 - 10 am 
Compassionate Louisville Town Hall 
Yum! Brands, Inc., 1900 Colonel Parkway 40213
at the Training Center - entrance is across from the Post Office on Gardiner Lane

Experience compassion in action! Each month we invite you on a pilgrimage to discover the city's often hidden compassion gems. Once at the site, we will share the mission of the host organization, celebrate the newest organizations to have adopted a compassion resolution, share how Compassionate Louisville is encouraging compassionate action, and provide a forum for you and others to share their compassionate actions.

Everyone is invited! Bring a Friend! No RSVP required.

Questions: Contact Mary Sullivan, (502) 292-6154 or mary.sullivan@metrounitedway.org   

Our mission is to champion and nurture the growth of compassion.Through intention and social innovation, Compassionate Louisville creates and celebrates a community and world that is becoming more and more compassionate. 

 


Conversations and Innovations for a More Welcoming Kentucky
@ WorldFest 2016, September 2-5
 
What would it look like for Kentucky
to be the most welcoming place in the world?
 
Sign-Up Here
 
Becoming WelcomeVille

Becoming WelcomeVille creates a dynamic process for new neighbors and long-time Kentuckians to connect across boundaries, discern collective wisdom, collaborate across sectors, and encourage the emergence and launching of new initiatives that serve the vision of a more welcoming and empowering Kentucky.
 
Becoming WelcomeVille Has Four Components

1)    Collaborative Cross-Cultural Conversations utilizing Open Space technologies will surface good ideas and catalyze collaborative initiatives. WorldFest will kick-off with two large conversation on Friday, September 2 at the Global Village Tent. The first conversation, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, is designed for new international neighbors and for high school and college-aged students. The second conversation, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, will build on the ideas that emerge from the first conversation, and is designed for new international neighbors, the general public, and organizational stakeholders.
  
2)    A WelcomeVille Idea Wall where participants at WorldFest can write down their ideas for a more empowering community and vote for the emerging initiatives arising from the Friday conversations that hold the greatest possibilities for systematic change.
 
3)    Social Innovation Prize - To encourage new initiatives and projects, Becoming WelcomeVille will host an innovation prize for the ideas that have the greatest possibility for creating systematic change. PosSOUPbility will host the final event on where the top five initiatives will make presentations and those gathered will be able to vote on the winning initiatives. Date and Location TBA.

4)    "Looking Beyond Borders" Benches - Compassionate Louisville will sponsor two benches where participants at WorldFest will be invited to look into one another's eyes four minutes.
This experiment was inspired by Arthur Aron to demonstrate that reconciliation between two strangers can and does happen when look beyond superficial borders.

For more information: Jud Hendrix 502-235-3250 judhendrix@globalhumanproject.net www.globalhumanproject.net 


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