transitionsebastopol
heart&\;soul
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Collective Meditation \;
For all Sebastsouls\, willing to connect in silence\, contemplation\, and stillness.
Continuing every Thursday
6\:30-7\:15
~ optional potluck afterward~
@ The dhyana Center \;
7740 Atkinson Rd. (2 blocks N of Andy's Grocery)
for information\: karmendraji@yahoo.com
(707)827-3456
Meditation is a resource for inner strength and resilience to enable us to respond wisely to challenges in our lives. This non-sectarian\, unguided\, collective meditation will draw on the insights and inspiration from various spiritual traditions to support personal meditation practice. \; \;
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Building Local Resilience
<\;http\://www.transitionsebastopol.org%20/>\; \;transitionsebastopol.org \;<\;http\://transitionsebastopol.org/>\; \;
How are you feeling about the state of things?
What do you think is coming with planetary and economic changes\, and how does it make you feel? \;
Many people are feeling that things are in a challenging place\, and that it may get more challenging. Some people are feeling a hard pinch right now. Sometimes we just need to talk about it with each other and be heard. It can be healing to express how you are feeling. And....it can help to explore with others \;what you can do about it. \;
On \;Monday\, \;January 25 \;the Transition Sebastopol Heart &\; Soul group is holding a \;Fishbowl \;event where you can do just that. \;
This month we want to give voice to the \;GROUP WISDOM. Anyone who wants to share their beliefs\, concerns or thoughts about Transition challenges and how to \;translate these challenges into opportunities \;will be given space to do so. We'll be using a new format where we'll all get the benefit of one another's great ideas. We know you are wise souls with good hearts and we want you all to come and share your inspirations. We&rsquo\;ll provide some questions to get it started.
We will also have our chance to make announcements and to ask for help or offer resources -- the Needs &\; Shares section we've done all along.
See you there\:
Monday Jan. 25
7 pm to 9 pm
165 N Main St
Downtown Sebastopol
Donation suggested (just to pay the rent)
Soulfully\,
Alexandra \;- for the Heart &\; Soul Team.
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Join us for a movie and discussion about one of the biggest but seldom-discussed issues of our time!
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Location\:
French Garden Restaurant
8050 Bodega Avenue
Sebastopol\, CA 95472-3114
(707) 824-2030
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Honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet\, literally vanishing from their hives.
Known as Colony Collapse Disorder\, this phenomenon has brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing apples\, broccoli\, watermelon\, onions\, cherries and a hundred other fruits and vegetables. \;Commercial honeybee operations pollinate crops that make up one out of every three bites of food on our tables\, so this issue is directly linked to our food security.
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Vanishing of the Bees follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean in the quest to protect their honeybees.
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Filming across the US\, in Europe\, Australia and Asia\, this documentary examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and mother earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause\, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss. Conflicting options abound and after years of research\, a definitive answer has not been found to this harrowing mystery.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T173540Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100128T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100128T043000Z UID:http://www.transitionsebastopol.org/node/196 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.transitionsebastopol.org/node/196 SUMMARY:Screening\: FRESH the Movie DESCRIPTION:\;Transition Movie Series Night
Fresh the Movie
Wednesday\, January 27
7\:00 - 9\:30pm
free event\, donations appreciated
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Synopsis
FRESH celebrates the farmers\, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model\, and confronted the consequences\: food contamination\, environmental pollution\, depletion of natural resources\, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier\, sustainable alternatives\, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.
Among several main characters\, FRESH features urban farmer and activist\, Will Allen\, the recipient of MacArthur&rsquo\;s 2008 Genius Award\; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur\, Joel Salatin\, made famous by Michael Pollan&rsquo\;s book\, The Omnivore&rsquo\;s Dilemma\; and supermarket owner\, David Ball\, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.
Total running time\: 72 minutes
Production year\: 2009