We are pleased to announce our next resilience event, our group for creating alternative economic transactions and real ongoing mutual support for us in building resilience and community abundance! This is a fully participatory group.

The “gift circle” is the core of the evening, with the intention to include ways of creating a "Resilience Network" as we evolve.  This means that this regular meeting will be a place where we can offer what skills we have to share, what we are doing to make ourselves more healthy and happy, emergency preparedness support, gardening and food help, energy sourcing, music and art sharing, and heck, who knows, maybe even barn raising! This group will be what we make it.

This next circle invites you to come from 6:30 to 7:15 for the "gift table"; food/treat sharing table and socializing.  The gift table is a place to bring something of yours that is useful or of value that you no longer need. We give and receive from the table our items.  The food/treat sharing is for simple snacks or yummy treats and drinks. If you don’t want to participate in that, feel free to just come to the gift circle at 7:15

The first half hour of the circle will begin with two 15min presentations. Each circle will offer a space for two members of the group to give a presentation, teaching or creative/experiential offering from a member of our group. If you would like to sign up to present; you can do so at the end of the evening. This is another great way for our members to give their gifts!

Our first group presentations will be given by your hosts:

Mary O’Conner:  “How to give a great presentation”

Julia Bystrova: “How giving our gifts nurtures an amazing inner resiliency”

This is a no-waste event!

Bring your own napkins, plates, cutlery or extras for others if you bring something that needs it. We will have tea, hot water and some extra cups (but please bring yours as well). 

We are doing this evening bi-monthly, trading mondays and thursdays so that more can participate.

Date & Time: 
Monday 5/14 from 6:30 pm to 9pm

Location: 
The Sebastopol Grange Hall
(Hwy 12 just outside of town on left going towards Santa Rosa)

donations for space use-- pay what you can

There is a new google group list for this group, where you can post needs and wants between gatherings as well.  You can sign up at:

http://groups.google.com/group/resilientliving

or for more info you can send an email to:  resilientliving@googlegroups.com

At the circle we will go over the basic format and guidelines and then dive in! This will be a fully participatory evening, so consider what you might want to give and receive. 

        Your Hosts:

        Julia Bystrova and Mary O'Connor