[ShareTompkins] Fwd: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Nov 5 Collaboration Workshop: Creating a Sustainable Future Together

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Patricia Haines <levelgreen2010 at gmail.com>
> Date: October 17, 2011 12:18:45 PM EDT
> To: Sustainability in Tompkins County <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >, hsc_l <HSC_L at cornell.edu>
> Cc: Hilary Lambert <steward at cayugalake.org>, Debaura Dahl <landofdawes at gmail.com 
> >, george adams <earthaca at gmail.com>, George Adams <ghadams at gmail.com>
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] Nov 5 Collaboration Workshop:  
> Creating a Sustainable Future Together
> Reply-To: "Sustainability in Tompkins County" <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >
>
> Free and open to everyone:
> WE ARE ALL CONNECTED, NOW LET'S CREATE THE FUTURE TOGETHER - a  
> reflection/action workshop
>
> The Center for Environmental Sustainability (CES) and Lifelong  
> invite you to spend a day with leaders from United Way, Groundswell,  
> CES and Compassionate Communication exploring the nature of  
> effective collaboration and action planning for working together  
> toward shared goals:
>
> 9:30 - 4:00 pm, Saturday November 5
> Lifelong Learning Center, 119 West Court Street, Ithaca
> Facilitator:  Wally Woods, organizational development consultant,  
> CES co-founder
>
> Collaborative learning and action is a dynamic gateway for shifting  
> consciousness and culture from competition to cooperation, a shift  
> essential for creating a sustainable future.  When approached  
> through a systems perspective, it also enables us to access deeper  
> levels of the knowledge, wisdom, creativity and courage required to  
> meet the escalating threats of social, economic and environmental  
> injustice and depravation.
>
> Following Woods' introduction to this natural systems approach, a  
> panel of local leaders will share reflections on their  
> organizations' efforts to build strong, just and sustainable  
> communities through
> *   co-designed projects (United Way),
> *   a strong local food system (Groundswell),
> *   sharing tangible as well as creative resources (CES), and
> *   effective communications (Compassionate Communications).
>
> Working in small groups, participants will then examine the values  
> that undergird their organizational missions, and identify common  
> values-based goals.  Moving from shared reflection to participatory  
> action planning, they will then develop specific first steps for  
> addressing concrete objectives through collaborative action; and  
> present these visions to the group.
>
> Light lunch provided. All participants will receive a Bio-Regional  
> Map, two subscriptions to YES Magazine, and applications for CES  
> mini-grants for implementing workshop visions.
>
> Pre-registration requested by November 1st. For questions and  
> registration, contact Wally Woods (607) 272-1312 or ces.ithaca at gmail.com

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