In 2009 and 2010, an exquisitely crafted program on sustainability and
social justice was presented at the Academy. I've just found out that it
is available, free, for downloading and presentation. Since I heard from
many faculty that they had conflicts with attending the programs, and/or
attending the trainings in their area, this is good news. I can tell you,
there has been quite a debate about turning this loose in this manner, but
the creators at the NGO, the Pachamama Alliance, have decided that the
urgency of the global crisis demands that they give it out, without
insisting on pre-training, and rely on the innate integrity of the design
to carry the day.
This program has been presented to more than 200,000 people in 52
countries worldwide, and has 3000+ trained facilitators. It contains a
wealth of exercises, information, and 85 minutes of beautiful and powerful
video. It's being used in universities, companies, governments and NGO's
around the world. It is not political, nor religious, and contains no
orthodoxy, prescriptions, or enrollment. It does report on and draw on
the finest minds, from Paul Hawken to Bishop Tutu, from Hunter Lovins to
Brian Swimme, from Julia Butterfly Hill to Van Jones and Robert Reich. It
is sobering and inspiring, thought-provoking and motivating and community-
building. All that and more.
Here is the link to the front page, where the short video gives you a
taste of this delicious program.
www.AwakeningtheDreamer.org
After you've seen the trailer, I think you'll want to know more about how
to either attend a Symposium or how you can access the materials. This
link will take you to the downloadable material.
http://awakeningthedreamer.org/get-involved/presenters-kit/
Here is all that I ask of my colleagues: that you use this material with
high integrity, seriously considering bringing the entire program into
your classes or community groups, so that the real power of the experience
comes to bear. In addition, if you are willing, I would very much
appreciate hearing from you if you download the material and how you are
using it, so that I can bring that information back to the larger
volunteer community.
I'm eager to support you with this. Contact me with any questions!
Kit Tennis
Kit@SanchezTennisAssociates.com
+1-303-449-5921