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Last Updated 4-28-08


May 3-17
Warner Springs, California
two-week intensive
Earth Activist Training: In this course with a special focus on social permaculture, participants will learn ways to collaborate and build just and enduring alliances across social divides, as well as skills to build personal, interpersonal and community resilience to sustain themselves through hard times.
        This two-week residential intensive is a permaculture design certificate course and also offers a broad-brush overview of the regenerative design principles of permaculture. From inoculating mushrooms and digging swales to building with natural materials and sheet mulching the land, students have ample opportunity to experience these principles firsthand.
        Throughout the course, students work in small groups to incorporate what they are learning into real-world permaculture design projects. The course culminates in the presentation of each group’s design project — which earns each student a Permaculture Design Certificate (required for any advanced course of study).
        Taught by Starhawk, author of The Fifth Sacred Thing and The Earth Path; Margo Adair and Bill Aal, coauthors of Practical Meditation for Busy People and Working Inside Out, and co-directors of Tools for Change; Charles Williams, permaculture teacher and wilderness instructor, and wonderful guest instructors.
Location: Manzanita Village, in Warner Springs, southern California
Cost: $1200-1700 sliding scale, some work trade and scholarships available. Includes meals and lodging.
For more information: visit www.earthactivisttraining.org
Questions? Email earthactivisttraining@gmail.com or call toll-free: 1-800-381-7940.

June 7-14
Missouri
week-long intensive
Starhawk will join Reclaiming's teaching team for Midwest Witchcamp. Theme this year is "Priestessing the Earth," working with the Gaia creation myths:
        Once upon a time, a small planet gave birth to itself and began to revolve around a great shining star, creating oceans and land masses, flora and fauna. Once upon a time, humans lived more harmoniously with this planet, nurtured relationships with the seen and unseen, and knew the names of the beings around us. Once upon a time, we realized that the health of the land facilitated our sustenance. Once upon a time, we knew that our borrowed bones sprang from the same soil as the plants around us. Once upon a time, the word 'home' had more meaning to us than arbitrary numbers and names of asphalt streets. Here and now, we gather to re-vision this story, to re-member our place in the web of life, and to renew our vows as guardians of earth.         Presented by Dreamweaving.
Location: Diana's Grove, Missouri
Cost: graduated cost by date of registration, from early (by January 31) $455 to late (May 1 or after) $595. Meals and camping included.
For more information, visit: www.dreamweaving.org
email: camp@dreamweaving.org
Telephone: 920-775-3792 or 920-629-0322

Friday & Saturday, June 20-21
Asheville, North Carolina
Starhawk will participate in the Ashvillage Institute Summer Solstice event. The full event is June 20-22.
Fri 6-8 pm: City Repair and Starhawk Presentations
Fri 8-11 pm: A spiral dance opens the Ashvillage Benefit Party
Sat 9 am-1 pm: Ashevillage Town Meeting, Vision to Practice
Please check back for details.
For more information, visit: http://www.kleiwerks.org/avi/events.php


Sunday, June 22
Asheville, North Carolina
conference
Starhawk will speak and present at the Sunday session of Southeastern "Time for Our Power! Women Bringing Change to the World" conference. The full event is June 20-22.
       Women are uniquely positioned to spark a much needed revolution in human consciousness. The world is in critical need of feminine energy and perspective, and it has never been more important for us to claim our power to bring about change. To inspire each of us in our work to ensure a future for the planet, we plan to bring together some of the most influential women of our time (and a few good men) to share their stories of personal transformation. Speakers will focus on the environment, political action, self empowerment, and holistic health concerns for women of all ages.
       For locations, conference price structure, scholarship requests, and other details, please visit: www.timeforourpower.com


Friday-Sunday, June 27-29
Tuscany, Italy
weekend workshop
"Women, Spirituality, and Politics"
Feminist spirituality is oriented to this world, to the sacred cycles of birth, growth, death and regeneration. If we believe that nature is sacred, and that human beings embody the Goddess, we can’t sit silent in the face of destruction and injustice. Our spirituality can be a source and strength and inspiration for our activism, and our active engagement in the struggles for justice and balance can be a powerful spiritual journey. Starhawk tells stories of her own experiences, from Genoa to Palestine to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Together we learn how to create rituals and the spiritual and meditative techniques that can help us face danger and discouragement and renew our commitment, hope and vision.
       Presented by Il Centro di Spiritualita Femminile Talanith.
For more information and registration, visit www.talanith/centro_spirife.htm (site in Italian and German).


Friday-Sunday, July 4-6
Tuscany, Italy
weekend workshop
"Rooting Spirit in Nature"
In a world of global warming, natural disasters, and rapid environmental collapse, we desperately need to reconceive our relationship to the natural world if we are to survive. Earth-based spirituality teaches that Nature is sacred, and by working with her, we can connect with enormous powers of regeneration and healing. But to do so requires a shift in our way of thinking, acting, and living. We stand at a crossroads, perhaps the most crucial in human history. In this workshop, based on her latest book, The Earth Path, Starhawk suggests solutions to some of our pressing environmental problems, culminating with a ritual of hope, strength, and renewal.
        Presented by Il Centro di Spiritualita Femminile Talanith.
For more information and registration, visit www.talanith/centro_spirife.htm (site in Italian and German)..


date TBA late July
Totnes, England
evening talk
"Earth Spirit, Earth Action": Starhawk will share her insights on the process of navigating the peak oil/climate change crises, as urban areas begin the shift to sustainability. How do we hold our commitment and keep our work emotionally viable, while allowing ourselves to feel the pain and fear of our current situation? How do we keep momentum in the face of setbacks and interpersonal differences? How do we continue to reach out and invite in those people who may be feeling numbed or powerless? How can we heal our personal relationships with the earth, so that we can feel sustained by nature, not just guilty and panicky? How can earth-based spiritual experiences and practices inspire and support us in our work and our visioning? What place might spirituality take in our Energy Descent Plan? What inspires us? How do our passions translate into actions? What practical steps can we now take to reinforce our connections with the earth on an emotional, not just intellectual, level?
        Presented by Transition Town Totnes. Please note that the original date has changed, new date will be posted shortly.
Location: Methodist Church, Totnes
Time: 8:00 p.m.
For more information, email: transitiontowntotnes@googlemail.com


Tuesday, July 29
Somerset, England
one-day workshop
"Earth as Teacher, Earth as Healer"
The Earth herself is our greatest teacher and healer, whether we want to heal and transform our personal hurts, or heal the huge wounds our society inflicts on the Earth and other human beings. The ancient Goddess traditions had no sacred texts or dogmas: instead, their mystics learned to read the book of nature. Understanding how the Earth's cycles work, how change occurs in nature, and how Mother Earth designs co-evolving, interdependent systems can help us be better designers of the changes we want to see in our own lives and the world. No matter what the outcome of current political debates, the work of healing will continue for our lifetimes, and our connection to Earth is our deepest source of hope, renewal, and strength. This workshop, drawing on Starhawk's latest book Earth Path, weaves together ritual, guided journeys, games, and stories to help us connect more deeply with the great transformative powers of nature, and to bring those creative energies fully alive in our lives, homes, and communities so that we can also bring healing, justice, and balance into the world.
       This workshop is part of the Glastonbury Goddess Conference.
Location: Please check web site for details.
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Fee : £50/$108/€72
For more information and bookings: www.goddessconference.com


Thursday, July 31
Somerset, England
morning talk, with a spiral dance
"Let It Begin Now"
"Another world is possible!" is the rallying cry of the Global Justice movement, and it is also the inspirational belief of those who seek to create a society based on compassion, balance, and love for the earth from a spiritual as well as a political base. How do we envision that world, and what are the tools and insights we need to bring it about? Can we be active in the political arena without losing touch with our spirit? Can we learn to bring healing, joy, celebration, and empowerment into the realm of action? And for those who have been activists, how do we feed our spirits, avoid burnout and despair, and renew our courage?
       This talk is part of the Glastonbury Goddess Conference.
Location: Glastonbury Town Hall, Magdalene Street, Somerset, England
Time: 11.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Fee : £10/$19/€13
For more information and bookings: www.goddessconference.com


Thursday, July 31
Somerset, England
afternoon workshop
"Holding Power Well"
This workshop explores issues of power and leadership. How do we take our power and own it as a life-giving force? How do we recognize when we do have power, and use it in ways that empower others? How do we nurture and support leadership in our groups, while also holding our leaders accountable? This is a workshop for anyone who has struggled with these issues in relationships or groups. All of us have internalized models of power as domination, which often interfere when we attempt to form new structures based on power-from-within. We will consider power within sacred space, and through ritual, trance, and energy work develop the tools we need to transform destructive patterns into energies freed for change.
       This workshop is part of the Glastonbury Goddess Conference.
Location: Glastonbury Town Hall, Magdalene Street, Somerset, England
Time: 2.30-5.30pm
Fee : £25/$54/€36
For more information and bookings: www.goddessconference.com


Saturday & Sunday, August 2-3
Munchen, Germany
weekend workshop
"Crossing Stony Ground: Renewing & Sustaining the Journey"
The work of personal, communal, and global transformation has been likened to a journey. Many of us embark with joy and enthusiasm, but what do we do when the first rush of energy wears off and the way begins to seem long and hard? The truest gifts are often found on the other side of barren plateaus, dark chasms, and hard climbs. Miriam--an ancient Hebrew Goddess long before she became a Biblical figure--was said to have a well that followed her wherever she went. We, too, can find deep sources of strength and regeneration that can accompany us on our journeys. In this workshop, Starhawk will guide us across the stony ground using the tools of ritual: meditation, trance, energy work, drumming, song, movement, storytelling, group work, guided journeys, and altar building. We will create sacred spaces where we can face our conflicts, loss, grief, and despair and move through them to fresh springs of renewed energy and inspiration.
       Presented by Kalia e.V.
Location: Oberschlei§heim
Cost: €195 (€180 if you apply by March 31)
For more information: kalia@kalia.de


Monday, August 4
Munchen, Germany
talk
"Envisioning Global Justice"
"Another world is possible!" is one of the favorite slogans of the global justice movement. But what does that world look like, how would it function and how would it be different from the globalization promoted by the transnational corporations and their friends in government? Starhawk has been present at many of the major mobilizations against global corporate capitalism. In this evening talk, she discusses what the global justice movement stands for and wants. What can we do to make that vision real?
       Presented by Kalia e.V.
Please check back for location and cost.
For more information: kalia@kalia.de


Friday, September 12
San Francisco, California
slideshow and presentation
"Introduction to Earth Healing"
An introduction to Permaculture, an ecological design system that teaches us how to meet human needs and regenerate the environment around us. This presentation kicks off the Urban Earth Activist Training weekend that immediately follows (see below). Once you’ve taken one Friday evening introductory session, it is optional to take the remaining Friday intro evenings for upcoming Urban EAT weekend courses.
Time: 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Location: given when registered
Cost: sliding scale $15-25
For more information: www.earthactivisttraining.org
Questions? Email earthactivisttraining@gmail.com or call toll-free: 1-800-381-7940.

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