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<title>James Loney: Explorations in Non-Violence 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-03-16T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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What would happen if we devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that we now devote to war? 

In this workshop Jim Loney will challenge us to consider non-violence as both a way of life and a strategy for transformative social change in the current Canadian and global contexts. He will tell of his experience in captivity and also dialogue with us on how the philosophy and approach of non-violence might guide us in our own work for social change. 

Known for the time he spent as hostage in 2005 – 2006, Jim wrote a moving account of this experience, “Captivity: 118 Days in Iraq and the Struggle for a World Without War”, “in the hope of contributing to the emergence of a world without war, the single greatest challenge of the 21st century. Everything depends on this, for without peace nothing else is possible.” On December 8, 2006, Loney and fellow hostages publicly forgave their captors.

Jim has been living out of the Christian tradition of non-violence for many years. He was a founding member Zacchaeus House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality whose members “live a simple lifestyle in community, serve the poor, and resist war and social injustice.”]]></summary>
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<title>Create Your Own Diversified Annual Fund Development Plan 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-03-16T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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Is your non-profit or community group overly dependent on few sources of funding? Do you stay up at night worrying about what would happen if it disappeared? Join us for a two-day workshop that will help you create a diversified annual fund development plan custom-tailored for your organization. Get in-depth practical strategies for success while sharing particular issues faced by your own organization.  One on one consulting, small group work, and fun interactive discussions will help your organization figure out how plan and implement your own Fund Development Plan and make more money for the cause and passion you work for and believe in.

Program Cost: $450 ($290 tuition+$160 meals/accommodations) ]]></summary>
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<title>The Yes Men present: Creative Mischief Explosion 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-04-13T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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"The Yes Men are the Jonathan Swift of the Jackass generation" - Naomi

Klein (Author: No Logo, and The Shock Doctrine)

“The Yes Men are among the most visible and effective activist-artists of our time, reaching countless people through websites, newspapers, and television broadcasts. Over the past decade they have fearlessly taken on the world’s biggest corporations and bureaucracies. Infiltrating the elite realm of the influential and the moneyed, cloaked in the sheerest layer of authority–thrift-store suits, quick-print business cards, forged press releases–these social activators urge us to question where ethics belong in our capitalist-driven society.” - curator, Astria Suparik

The Yes Men are a pair of notorious troublemakers who sneak into corporate events disguised as captains of industry, then use their momentary authority to expose the biggest criminals on the planet.

THE YES MEN (Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno) have gained international acclaim and notoriety for exposing dehumanizing business practices and helping to keep critical issues in the international spotlight. They do this through impersonating representatives of powerful corporations and government organizations such as ExxonMobil, McDonald’s, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. THE YES MEN’s famed hoaxes include a collaboratively produced fake New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq War, a phony George W. Bush website celebrating the unsavory details of the then-Presidential candidate, and the false announcement of the World Trade Organization’s dissolution in order to shift focus to helping the poor.

Live presentations by THE YES MEN are hilarious, insightful, disturbing, and thoroughly entertaining. The prolific pranksters discuss their legendary hoaxes and identity corrections through storytelling and multimedia - featuring props used in the pranks and unreleased footage from their recent and classic exploits.]]></summary>
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<title>Working With Open Space Technology 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-04-26T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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Open Space Technology (OST) is increasingly being used to mobilize groups and organizations to discover creative solutions to their challenges. Many, including those who attended Maritime Conference Annual General Meeting, 2011, are already familiar with the power of this approach.

OST helps you access the existing wisdom and potential which already surrounds you in your own church, community, or organization. Complex times demand leadership that engages and mobilizes those facing the challenges to thrive in a changing world. Open Space Technology is one way to do that.

This workshop will benefit you if you are a formal or informal leader, facilitator, or interested in community development in church and community groups, businesses or government agencies.]]></summary>
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<title>Sing Out for Freedom with Kim and Reggie Harris! 2012</title>
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<updated>2012-08-03T00:00:00-04:00</updated>
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That’s what audiences feel when they encounter Kim and Reggie … dynamic ambassadors of hope and joy!! For over thirty years, this celebrated wife/husband duo have been weaving their magic with creativity and preci­sion… embodying a tradition of music that that has inspired millions across age, culture, ethnicity and political dif­ferences to find new ways to connect!! 

Join us to sing out together, sometimes in three and four-part harmonies, as Kim and Reggie combine traditional African-American spiritual, freedom and civil rights songs with original folk music. They sing of life, love, the quest for freedom and care for the environment.                        

“Kim and Reggie Harris are among those rare artists who absolutely excel in each of these significant endeavours. I have seen them weave their special magic from the stage, in the classroom or simply with the single individual trying to find his or her voice ... Their message of peace, hope, justice and celebration of life rings out loud and clear.”  Doug Orr, President Emeritus, Warren Wilson College.

 Watch them perform at www.youtube.com]]></summary>
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