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Weekly Events at Gaia House: Calendar of Events SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Quaker Meeting 1:00 PM Art & Spiritual Inquiry Group, Second & Fourth Sundays 2:00 PM Eckankar, Third Sunday 4:00 PM Yoga 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: 5:45 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: 6:00 PM Rice and Spice, International Slow Food Dinner SATURDAY: 2:00 PM Soil Chorus, Second and Fourth Saturdays 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 "Everybody thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. The world is what it is because we are what we are, the world will be different if we are different. We are the world." ~Tishan Wish List Gaia House-Interfaith Center is need of some items around the House. If you have any of them, please consider donation before just throwing them away. Share |
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THURSDAY, MAY 6 @ 7:30 PM This week Kris Schachel of Southern Sustainability will lead the discussion of the 30 minute Bioneers keynote video, "Local Living Economics: Green, Fair, and Fun." InterVeg Forum immediately follows our InterVeg Vegetarian Potluck. Not a vegetarian? Not a problem! All are welcome to attend the dinner and forum. FRIDAY, MAY 7 @ 6:00 PM Es Cinco de Mayo! This week we are cooking Mexican with Juan and Jackie! All are welcome to come, bring your own ingredients, and enjoy cooking and eating with us. SATURDAY, MAY 8 @ 7:30 PM "Art & Ritual as Inquiry... the journey of of women multi-faith leaders." Barbara Bickel, Ph.D. is offering a multi-media presentation on her arts-based doctorate and current research. Sponsored by the Center for Spiritual Inquiry & Integral Education and Gaia House-Interfaith Center. For more information email Michael Fisher, Director of the CSIIE, or call Gaia House at 549-7387 SUNDAY, MAY 9 Regularly scheduled sessions will resume next week. MONDAY, MAY 10 @ 6:00 PM SATURDAY, MAY 15 Come celebrate with us the coming of Summer and the accomplishments we've made together this season! There will be live music, live poetry readings by Rodney Jones, and of course food! We have a full afternoon of activities planned, including a Welcoming Ceremony for our new Directors, so stay tuned for the forthcoming schedule!
THURSDAY, MAY 6 @ 7:30 PM PANERA The Cafe Society will discuss "On Guard: Can State Troops stop the Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods?" You can read about the topic and access related articles from prairie.org. "Although Chicago neigborhoods have been specifically mentioned, the topic of violence, what causes it, and what can be done to prevent it, concerns all of us. Please join us for amiable discussion and sharing of opinions." FRIDAY, MAY 7 @ 7:00 PM COUSIN ANDY'S A dynamic singer-songwriter who originally hails from Southern Illinois and now makes his home in Austin, One reviewer says of Rick, "(He) . . . writes songs where the melodies and lyrics flow like great crystal rivers. One of the best of the breed of the new Texas songwriters." --Keith Ayers, Texas Beat Magazine. Rick's return to Cousin Andy's stage is long overdue, and the audience is in for a real treat! MAY 28-31 CAMP ONDESSONK - OZARK IL The Heartwood Forest Council is the largest annual gathering of citizens from across the Eastern, Midwestern, and Southern United States who care about the health and well-being of our nation's forests. The Forest Council is held each year in a beautiful forest setting in a different Heartwood forest state over the Memorial Day weekend. The Forest Council program offers information about threats to our region and to human and community health, but it also focuses on the lasting solutions and proven action steps that will move us as a community toward a shared vision of a healthy, just, and sustainable society. Visit the website for more information.
MAY 1-8 FREE GLOBAL TELESEMINAR On May 1 Riane Eisler will be doing a teleseminar, together with friend and colleague Marianne Williamson, opening the Inspiring Women Summit. This unprecedented event, hosted by Devaa Haley Mitchell, will continue over 8 days and feature 52 women leaders - with registration at no cost. Many women are involved, such as Christiane Northrup, Hazel Henderson, Nina Rothschild Utne, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Margaret Wheatley, Belvie Rooks, Beth Wilson, Dorka Keehn, Claire Zammit, Durre Ahmed, Osprey Orielle Lake, Joan Borysenko, Monica Sharma, and many other leaders. |
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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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