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Weekly Events at Gaia House: Calendar of Events SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Quaker Meeting 2:00 PM Ekankar, Third Sunday MONDAY: 6:00 PM Open Drum Circle 7:30 PM SIWADE, African Drumming TUESDAY: 5:00 PM Theology on Tap at Underground Pub & Grille 5:45 PM T'ai Chi 7:00 PM Shawnee Dharma Meditation WEDNESDAY: 7:30 AM Sunyata Buddhist Center Meditation 6:00-8:00 PM SIUC International Socialists 7:00 PM CCAN and TMSG 7:00 PM Shamanic Drum Circle, Second Wednesday 6:30 PM Peace Coalition, Third Wednesday THURSDAY: 10:00 AM Collage For The Soul, First Thursday 12:00 PM Book Discussion Signs and Wonders and If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person by Philip Gulley & James Mulholland 4:30 PM Non-Violent Communication Session 6:00 PM InterVeg, Vegetarian Potluck Dinner 7:30 PM InterVeg Forum FRIDAY: 5:00 PM International Student Forum, Last Friday 6:00-9:00 PM Rice and Spice, International Slow Food Dinner SATURDAY: 4:00 PM Yoga Weekly Events in Carbondale International Coffee Hour, Fridays 3-5 PM at the NW Annex Building B. Mix with SIU students from all over the world. Sponsored by the International Friends Club. Vigil For Peace, Saturdays, Noon to 1 PM, corner of Main and Illinois, Carbondale. Sponsored by the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois Voices "There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. There is nothing more worthy than the virtue of selflessness. Selflessness unites people. It is a healing herb that unifies strangers and brings families together. It is the love for other that is higher than self-love; it is our only hope " ~Buddha "[Jesus], which is the great commandment in the law?" And he said to him, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets." ~Matt. 22:36 Share |
Did you know? Gaia House-Interfaith Center has its own Registered Student Organization (RSO)! The Gaia House RSO is responsible for developing and implementing many of the exciting and important activities that go on here; everything from the Vegetarian Thanksgiving, to Gaia Cafe, to the hours of volunteer service that help keep us running. The best part is, any student can join! In addition to everything it provides for Gaia House, our RSO gives its members a community of fun, welcoming peers, and a chance to work and grow with a diverse group of like-minded students. The Gaia House-Interfaith Center RSO meets one the First Monday @ 6:00 PM, and the Third Wednesday @ 8:00PM. The next meeting is this coming Monday, March 1 @ 6:00 PM. In this Issue:
"WHO OWNS THE WATER? THE LAND? WHO SHOULD HAVE CONTROL?" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ 5:00 PM Hear students from around the world voice their thoughts in a roundtable discussion. All are Welcome! Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Participants are invited to Rice & Spice, our international slow food dinner following the forum. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 @ 5:00 PM UNDERGROUND GRILLE & PUB Join students and others as they discuss Drugs & Religious Experience with well-read and well-traveled Tim Comiskey. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 @ 7:30 PM This week the students from the Department of Food and Nutrion and SNAC have prepared a brief powerpoint and will engage InterVegers in a dynamic discussion on real food! The InterVeg Forum immediately follows our InterVeg potluck. Not a vegetarian? Not a problem! All are welcome to attend the dinner and forum. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ 6:00 PM This week we are cooking Israeli with Aur's mother Yael, sponsored by Hillel! All are welcome to come and enjoy cooking and eating together. FEBRUARY 27 Yoga sessions will resume the first week of March. JOHN MICHAELS FILM AWARD WINNERS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @ 2:00 PM The category honors films that reflect and increase awareness on social, political and environmental issues. The award honors the late John Michaels, an SIUC graduate student who earned his master of fine arts degree while here and was involved in community organizing and activism. A listing of festival films, show times and venues is available here.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Today Michael Eric Dyson, University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, author of 16 books and the host of the radio show bearing his name, will deliver the keynote address beginning at 7 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Shryock Auditorium. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 @ 7:00 PM CARBONDALE MOSQUE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ 7:30 PM COUSIN ANDY'S "Come down and hear Joe Crookston, who is returning again to Cousin Andy's this Friday night. His songs are tinged with an Appalachian flavor that makes them seem timelessly old, yet they are new and timeless. Joe is a talented performer on a variety of instruments: in addition to his incredibly nimble finger-picking on acoustic guitar, he accompanies himself on piano, fiddle, accordion, and banjo as well. So we are in for a real treat as we welcome Joe back to Carbondale." SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 @ 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM Saluki Heritage Interpreters (SHI) is presenting: Project Learning Tree - An Environmental Certification Workshop on Saturday, February 27, 2010 9 am - 2:30 pm. Register in the Forestry Office (AG 184). Cost is $22 paid at registration. Fee is for your BOOK and CERTIFICATION as well as lunch provided by the Neighborhood Co-Op. Cash or Check (made out to SIUC). Workshop located in AG 187. Project Learning Tree is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program. PLT is a program of the American Forest Foundation and is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the world. PLT helps students how to think critically and learn about the environment. The curriculum materials provide the tools educators need to bring the environment into the classroom and their students into the environment. Topics range from forests, wildlife and water, to community planning, waste management and energy. |
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Gaia House-Interfaith Center is a welcoming community committed to a spiritual awareness that integrates peace, justice, and ecological sustainability. Gaia House-Interfaith Center's multipurpose areas, kitchen, and library are available for your meetings and social events. Free wireless internet access. Visit our free lending library and our Labyrinth Peace Garden, 913 S. Illinois Ave. (corner of Grand), Carbondale, IL 62901. Website: www.ourgaiahouse.com. Gaia House is now present on FaceBook and Twitter for daily updates and reminders. We are supported by the Illinois South Conference of the United Church of Christ, and locally by the Church of the Good Shepherd UCC, the Carbondale and Cobden First Presbyterian Churches, the Carbondale First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, and many generous individuals and families. Thank you. Happenings in Faith, Peace, and Justice is available for your announcements. Please let your interested friends know about it. We will be happy to include them. Contact Jon-Paul Diefenbach, Operations Manager, at 618-549-7387, or by email. Subscribe/Unsubscribe |
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