Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream symposium

On Sunday, May 2, 2010, the Earth Charter Community of the Lower Valley (ECCoLoV) presents the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream symposium. The symposium is open to the public and will take place at the Yurt at The Sanctuary at Shepardfields, 59 Bogel Road, East Haddam from 1:00-5:00 PM.

In the mid-1990s, through a mysterious set of circumstances, a group of North Americans visited a remote and intact group of indigenous people - the Achuar - located deep in the Amazonian region of Ecuador. This relationship became The Pachamama Alliance, initiated by the indigenous elders and shamans themselves who, out of their deep concern for the growing threat to their ancient way of life, and their recognition that the roots of this threat lay far beyond their rainforest home, actively sought the partnership of committed individuals living in the modern world to preserve the Earth’s tropical rainforests by empowering a partnership of indigenous and modern people as its custodians.
 
The Pachamama Alliance is committed to supporting the effort to help us awaken from the trance of progress. There is now an unprecedented opportunity to live from a new vision, one made possible by the merging of two ways of seeing the world that until now have seemed to be totally distinct— a marriage of the technological skill of the modern world, with the earth-honoring wisdom of indigenous cultures.
 
Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream is a program of The Pachamama Alliance that serves as a galvanizing space for individuals to deeply explore the extraordinary possibilities inherent in a communion of technology with spirit. Through participation in this program, people are offered a new place to stand in looking at their world and their lives, and are empowered to formulate their own personal daily practices that contribute to the creation of a new dream for themselves as well as for our world.
 
Designed with the collaboration of some of the finest scientific, indigenous and activist minds in the world, the Symposium explores the current state of our planet from a new perspective, and connects participants with a powerful global movement to reclaim our future. Through dynamic group interactions, leading edge information, and inspiring multimedia, participants of this half-day event are inspired to reconnect with their deep concern for our world, and are empowered to make a difference.
 
It is an exploration of four questions
• Where Are We? – an examination of the state of environmental, social and personal well-being
• How did We Get Here? – tracing the root causes that lead to our current imbalance
• What’s Possible for the Future? – discovering new ways of relating with each other, with the Earth and looking at the emerging Movement for change
• Where Do We Go from Here? – considering the stand we want to be in the world and our personal and collective impact
 
If you are ready to be disturbed, inspired and moved to action, and to be introduced to a thriving community of committed cohorts, then join us in exploring the most critical concerns of our times, and discover new opportunities to make a real difference in accelerating the emergence of an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just human presence on this planet!
 
Pre-register for the event at www.awakeningthedreamer.org or call 860-873-8989. A $12 donation ($15 if not pre-registered) is requested although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Registration begins at 12:30 PM on May 2. The symposium includes refreshments and runs from 1 PM to 5 PM with additional refreshments and continued discussion about Getting Into Action for those that wish to stay until 6 PM.

Michael G. Harris
President
Earth Charter Community of the Lower Valley, Inc.
P.O. Box 32
Moodus, CT 06469

Please visit our website at www.earthcharterct.org
 
ECCoLoV is a non-profit, 501c3 serving the lower Connecticut River Valley organized around the principles of the internationally created Earth Charter – a declaration of interdependence and an ethical framework for creating a sustainable world. ECCoLoV is also the central hub for a web of connections with groups and individuals across the state of Connecticut seeking to create sustainable community.