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Weekly Events at Gaia House: Calendar of Events SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Quaker Meeting 2:00 PM Ekankar, Third Sunday 9:00 PM Gaia Cafe MONDAY: 6:00 PM Open Drum Circle 6:00 PM Women BEing, Second Monday 7:30 PM SIWADE, African Drumming 10:30 PM Gaia Cafe TUESDAY: 5:00 PM Theology on Tap at Underground Pub & Grill 5:45 PM T'ai Chi 7:00 PM Shawnee Dharma Meditation 9:00 PM Gaia Cafe 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 9:00 PM Gaia Cafe 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 9:00 PM Gaia Cafe 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 "Every one of us is impacted by a dominant culture which insists that military or police force will make things right. Every day, that culture tells us that dirty tricks, usually done in secret, are required for our survival. After all, it's argued, someone has to do this dirty work. It's called a noble work and the Blackwater mercenaries are required for the work. It will take an expanding world-wide but grassroots culture reaching beyond national borders to fashion a body of Christian peacemakers to be an effective power to block the guns and be part of transforming each impending tragedy of war. Little by little there will be change." ~Gene Stoltzfus The closing paragraph of Gene's final post on his blog. Share |
In this Issue:
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 @ 5:00 PM UNDERGROUND PUB & GRILL If we believe peace is the answer, "Are only peace activists theologically, spiritually, and ethically correct?" How do we follow examples of great peace activists like Jesus and Ghandi with the demands of modern college life? How much can we do, and are we selling ourselves short by not doing more? Come discuss these questions and bring your own! IN HIGHER EDUCATION BROWN BAG LUNCH DISCUSSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 @ 12:00 PM STUDENT CENTER - TROY ROOM After nearly a year of discussing issues in higher education, a small group of SIUC faculty and educators have organized a series of lunch discssions entitled: Critical Questions & Issues in Higher Education. This week's topic is, "Critical Education: Does Paulo Freire Have a Seat at Faculty Meetings?" The discussion will be lead by Ken Teitelbaum, Dean of College of Education & Human Services, and John Hochheimer, a Professor in the Dept. of Radio-Telivision. Keep your schedule open for next week's discussion, "Does Big Time NCAA Sports Have an Overpowering Priority in Higher Education," with Rob Benford, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Sociology. The Brown Bag Lunch Discussions are sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Inquiry and Integral Education and Gaia House-Interfaith Center. THURSDAY, MARCH 18 @ 7:30 PM This week Dr. David E. Sutton, Anthropology Professor discusses the relationship between memory, food, and everyday life in the people of a Greek Island in the advent of television. InterVeg Forum immediately follows our InterVeg Vegetarian Potluck. Not a vegetarian? Not a problem! All are welcome to attend the dinner and forum. FRIDAY, MARCH 19 @ 6:00 PM In honor of Spring, this week we are making Spring Salads from around the world with Treesong! Treesong was a raw foodist for many years and we look forward to his leafy green dishes. All are welcome to attend, bring your own ingredients, and help us cook and eat! PUBLIC TALK SUNDAY, MARCH 21 @ 2:00 PM The Sunyata Buddhist Center is honored and excited to welcome Ven. Master Guo Xing, Abbot of the Dharma Drum Monastery in New York, to Gaia House-Interfaith Center. Master Guo will be giving a Public Dharma Talk on "The source of our suffering." All are welcome to join us for this very special event. BOARD MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 22 @ 5:30 PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 19 @ 6:00 PM LIBERTY THEATRE IN MURPHYSBORO Food Works, a local and regional food and farmer-focused non-profit in Southern Illinois, will be screening the film Fresh Friday at the Liberty Theater in Murphysboro. This documentary features farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs who are working hard to provide food that is not only fresh, but healthier for consumers, more profitable for rural and urban communities and more friendly to the planet. The film covers some of the barriers facing local producers and their families, but it mostly highlights a group of truly innovative people and producers who are passionate about the health, social and environmental benefits that locally grown food provides. There is a $7 suggested donation. Proceeds go to Food Works and the Liberty Theater. For more information, email info@eatsouthernillinois.org or call Jerry at 618.319.2715 or Dayna at 618.319.0542. FRIDAY, MARCH 19 @ 7:30 PM COUSIN ANDY'S "This quirky multi-talented musician plays mellow mandolins and melds them together with whistles, didgeridoos, industrial percussion, and electric guitars for an unforgettable fusion of Celtic/Americana/Folk experimentation. (He looks like a nice young fellow with a friendly smile.)" RAGING GRANNIES PROTEST SATURDAY, MARCH 20 @ 12:00 PM TOWN SQUARE PAVILLION The SI Peace Coalition and Several student groups are leading the planning for the 7th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Inspired by the recent submission of a film on the Raging Grannies at the Big Muddy Film Festival, several granny aged peace people will be forming a contingent of Grannies for the Sat, March 20th Stop the War vigil and march. If you are interested in joining the grannies, please call Celeste Williams, 203-3571 or get up in your best granny outfit. 12:00 PM - Vigil in Town Square (Corner of E. Main & N. Illinois) 1:00 PM - March from Town Square to the Military Recruitment Center 1:30 PM - Picket/Open Mic at the Military Recruitment Center (809 S. Illinois Ave.) MONDAY, MARCH 22 @ 7:30 PM CARBONDALE MOSQUE The next Ralph Anderson Interfaith Dialogue will be on "Religion's Imperative to Present 'the Other' Faithfully". The event will be held on Monday, March 22 at 7:30 PM, at The Carbondale Mosque (530 N. Wall Street). Program will feature a thirty minute film from the 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions, courtesy of Abdus Sami. Member of the interfaith panel will be Imam Haqq, Elaine Edelman and Marleen Shepherd. Contact Ken Starbuck for more information via email or at 942-3986. TUESDAY, MARCH 23 @ 10:00 AM NEWMAN CATHOLIC STUDENT CENTER Lutheran Social Services of Illinois is participating with several other agencies from southern Illinois in a special "Summit of Hope" here in Carbondale, to help persons who are on parole or probation connect with a variety of services. Local Churches, Mosques, Synagogues and Temples have been asked to participate in the summit by having a representative of each faith community attend the summit to invite participating parolees and probationers to their worship services. The event is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Faith Partners are asked to arrive at 8:00 A.M. for orientation. Parolees/Probationers are expected to arrive at 10:00. If you would be interested in participating, please contact John S. Holmes, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1616 W. Main St. Marion, IL 62959, 618-997-9196 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 @ 7:00 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 25 @ 7:00 PM LAWSON HALL - ROOM 171 Forty years ago Southern Illinois University erupted in protests and a rebellion that shut down the campus. Students were protesting the war in Vietnam, against poverty and racism, and for University reform. At the same time, students and community members were actively involved in the civil rights and then Black Power movements. Attend these two special events to discuss the important (but often hidden) history from below. Wednesday - The 1970 Student rebellion. Participants include Brian Clardy, Georgeann Harzog, Ray Lenzi, Robbie Lieberman, and Hugh Muldoon. Thursday - Black Power in Southern Illinois. Participants include Jeffrey Haus and Jakobi Williams.
1940-2010 Wednesday, 10 March, Christian Peacemaker Team's founding director Gene Stoltzfus died of a heart attack in Fort Frances, Ontario while bicycling near his home on the first spring-like day of the year. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Friesen and many peacemakers who stand on the broad shoulders of his 70 years of creative action. Gene was at the heart of those who planted and nurtured the vision for teams of peacemakers partnering with local communities in conflict zones to build justice and lasting peace which has grown into CPT. Gene played a key roles in CPT's founding gathering of Christian activists, theologians and other Church leaders at Techny Towers outside Chicago, IL in 1986. This is an excerpt from PRESENTE! magazine. For more, please visit the article and check out this week's Voices. Gene visited the Interfaith Center in October, 2003 soon after a six-week stay in Iraq. He gave a inspiring talk about the role of the Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq and other hot spots in the world. |
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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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