Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley, in-person, eco-spiritual activities that may be of interest to you. Check back, as this post will be updated during December as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in January 2025. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in what calls to you.
December 6, 2024, at 4:00 pm - 5:00 p.m. PST - Center for Christogeneis is presenting a free online discussion: Can Science Be a Form of Faith? A Discussion of Teilhard’s Vision.
"Teilhard de Chardin, a pioneering thinker at the intersection of science and religion, envisioned a cosmos in which matter and spirit are entangled in an evolutionary journey toward ultimate unity. He suggested that science is not only a method for understanding the material." Free. More information here.
December 11, 2024 - Presencing.org is offering 4D Mapping Online Training online through U-School.. "4D Mapping, a cornerstone of Theory U and Social Presencing Theater (SPT) practices, is designed to inspire and support emergent transformational change. Tapping into embodied creativity and collective wisdom, this powerful practice helps us uncover deeper structures that keep systems stuck and identify potential leverage points for systems evolution." More information and registration here.
December 11, 2024, from 4-6:30 p.m. - The Association of Pittsburgh Priests is presenting Cathonomics: Toward a More Inclusive, Sustainable World Economy with Anthony Annett. He who will go through the ten principles of Catholic Social Teaching outlined in his 2022 book “Cathonomics” and show how these are aligned with social democracy. Anthony Annett is a Climate Change and Sustainable Development Advisor at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. Working closely with Religions for Peace, he leads the Earth Institute's initiative to strengthen the engagement of the world's religious communities in the climate change and sustainable development agendas. Inspired by Pope Francis and motivated by what he believed was a crisis of ethics during the global financial crisis, he dove deeply into the Catholic social tradition and other approaches like the civil economy paradigm. This journey eventually led him to leave the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and into Cathonomics. More information and registration here.
December 12, 2024, at 4 p.m. PST - Faith in Place is having their final Monthly Call of 2024 where we’ll come together to celebrate our shared accomplishments and look ahead to the opportunities awaiting us in 2025. Register here.
December 14-15, 2024 - Matthew Fox Legacy Project and Immaculate Heart Community in Los Angeles is presenting (online and in person) Advent 2024: A Great Comming - Creation Spirituality and the Renewal of Religion, Humanity and Holy Mother Earth. Art as meditation includes music and Corita Kent's collage box making. Information and registration here.
December 14, 2024, from 3-5 p.m. PST - In place of a December General Meeting, SOCAN will host a Winter Solstice Party at a SOCAN activists’ home near Jacksonville. Please register using this link, as it will help them plan the party. (Location and directions will be sent to those who register.) You’re encouraged to bring an appetizer or dessert, but it’s not required. Wine, beer, and sparkling water will be provided. If you want a different drink, please bring it with you.
December 16-18, 2024 - N2 2024: The Noosphere & The Global South is an international & interdisciplinary conference in Morocco "fostering creative collaboration for intentionally and ethically steering the future evolution of global consciousness."
“N2” signals the exponential pace of the evolution of the noosphere and the reality that the next century will far exceed the last in rapid and radical change to the global mind.
“N2” also suggests how the noosphere amplifies our access to human understanding - beyond the individual “n of 1.”
If you haven't already, explore the N² 2024 website to preview the conference themes and speakers. There you will be able to register for the conference for free, participating either in person or virtually via livestream. Once you register, be sure to look out for emails from them providing updates on the conference schedule and previews of upcoming speakers.
December 18, 2024, from 8-9 a.m. PST - Deeptime Network is offering Free information sessions about their upcoming program January 15, 2025 - May 21, 2025 Advanced Deeptime Leadership and Wellbeing Program, Click to register.
December 31, 2024 - SOCAN will NOT have a monthly meeting in December. They will celebrate Winter Solstice on Saturday, December 14.
January 8, 2025, at 10 a.m. PST, - UCC is holding a Climate Action Commissioning Service.to prepare ourselves to take action in the coming year. The 2025 theme is "Planting Seeds of Hope." Rev. Michael Malcom, the Executive Director for Alabama Interfaith Power & Light and the People's Justice Council. will be leading the service. Register here.
January 22, 2025, from 6-8 p.m. PST, - Dr. Alan Journet of SOCAN is presenting a session on Climate Change in Southern Oregon: Trends, Impacts, and Projections, both online via Zoom and in person at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center, 569 Hanley Rd, Central Point.,The session, will cover the effects of global warming such as drought, heat waves, reduced snowpack, and floods, and their implications for wildfires, ecosystems, biodiversity, agriculture, and forestry.. Registration fee is $15.
Rogue Valley Voice aggregates and curates information from many third-party sources and does not necessarily endorse all aspects of others' work. Still, we find their viewpoint provocative and interesting enough to encourage the reader to engage with and come to their understanding and actions, as they deem appropriate.
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