2008 1st Saturday* Sustainable Community Dialogue 

10am - noon, Urban Options, 405 Grove St. in East Lansing, Michigan

*(
1st Saturday unless holiday)

MAP

 

January 12
How do we
"eat local"
in the middle of a Michigan winter?

Food for thought
with Jim Meyerle and some guest localvores."
 
February 2 Sticky Messages

A conversation with
Rob Curtner and Bill Diedrich
Transformative Press
March 1 Sustainable Landscaping

with Bill Schneider
Wildtype Native Plants,
Design and Seeds, Ltd.
 

April 5
Yin Leadership
How can the feminine
qualities of leadership restore balance in our world?

With Grace Menzel
Menzel Coaching & Consulting

 
May 3 Open Dialogue

(original speaker - from Gr. Rapids -  had car trouble)

the following to be confirmed...
June 7  

The Art of Hosting

What can we learn (and apply) about the "art of hosting?"  We'll view a short video then discuss whys and hows...

"The Art of Hosting and harvesting conversations that matter is a new practice of democracy that we really need in the world now."  
- Phil Cass, CEO, Columbus Medical Assoc & Foundation

"The art of hosting is a practice that heals the broken relationships between people."
- EU Commission official

www.artofhosting.org
 

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July no  dialogue  scheduled

 

August 2
Class Consciousness:
What does it mean for the green?

Facilitator:  Norma Bauer

  Inspired by a recent training on "Bridges Out of Poverty," from the folks at www.ahaprocess.com, Norma has become interested in issues of class and how these relate to sustainability.

September 13
Co-Housing: 
New approaches to affordable and sustainable living.

Facilitator:  Jack Pyle

Jack, a trained facilitator and coach, has spent the last year in a co-housing community in Ann Arbor.  He invites other co-housers and interested folk to join the conversation about the joys and challenges of living in community.

October 4
Green Interiors:  Sustainable Designs for the Future

Facilitator: Christa Robinson

Christa Robinson applies her interior design expertise to greening interiors of homes and workplaces.  Bring your questions, ideas, and an open mind.

 

November 1 Sustaining Our Faith

Discover and discuss how congregations around the region are "going green"  

 

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December 6 Dynamic Governance

"Dynamic governance is a way of producing organization in any group of people with a common aim. If offers both structure and technique for getting things done."

With a representative from
U.S. Green Building Council
 
 

Last year (2007)

 

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