In order to ease distribution of information (and to avoid the appearance of political bias from the instructor) please use this page to post notices of any community events you wish to share with your classmates. This page will serve to facilitate peer-to-peer dialog about events that are more political than educational, but should not be construed as an official endorsement of any such events. Please feel free to post any announcement that seems important to you and those you’ve met in class - I will leave posts here with no editing or comments (provided they do not include commercial interests, abusive or obscene materials).
Thanks for your energy and engagement with issues! Keep thinking, and act on your conclusions.
March 30, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Author talk and signing at
CAPITOLA BOOK CAFE
1475 41st Avenue Capitola, CA 95010
Monday, April 6 at 7:30pm
AUDEN SCHENDLER Getting Green Done: Hard Truths from the Front Lines of the Sustainability Revolution (PublicAffairs)
GET DOWN AND DIRTY ABOUT BEING GREEN
“Green” has finally hit the mainstream. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling while the planet burns. Why? Because implementing sustainability is brutally difficult. In his witty and contrarian book, Auden Schendler, a sustainable business veteran foot soldier and Executive Director of Community and Environmental Responsibility at Aspen Skiing Company argues that the “green consultants” are clueless. There is a difference between feel-good gestures and the down-and-dirty work of going green, and we’ll solve our problems only if we’re realistic about the challenge of climate change. An eye-opening, inspiring work.
March 27, 2009 at 7:11 pm
I am teaching an Introduction to Heart Language class starting April 7th. It is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Aptos, and is open to its members and people associated with Rose Blossom School. I would like to offer the class to members of this course, as well, as long as there is room.
There is not a set fee for the class, it is on donation basis for materials and such.
More information about Heart Language, which is based on NVC (Compassionate Communication) – http://www.cnvc.org – and Heart of Peace Institute, are on the Rose Blossom School website – http://www.roseblossomschool.org – or call me on my cell – 334-2088 Thanks! – Sharon Rose