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May/June 2003 NW Newsmakers
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Ceramic Showcase 2003

Oregon Potters Association’s 21st annual Ceramic Showcase is the nation’s largest sale of all handmade clay art. Featuring the work of Oregon and SW Washington artists, potters and clay sculptors, it will be held on May 9-11 at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland. It is open 10-9 Friday and Saturday, 10-5 on Sunday (Mother's Day), admission Free.

Throughout each day, artists will demonstrate their individual techniques; check the schedule to see your favorite artisan at work. For the inspired, there is a clay play area where friendly potters help kids of all ages enjoy a hands-on clay experience. Also, the Metalworkers, Handweavers, and Glass guilds are having their annual shows in nearby halls. There will be a clay play area for children of all ages making it a great family event.

Visit www.ceramicshowcase.com Contact: Bill Wickart (503) 690-2448

 

Sustainability Forum May 29-31, 2003

The Sustainability Forum is a major conference that promotes positive models of business and economic development, and practical means to restore diverse ecosystems and revitalize communities. The first two days of the Forum, May 29-30, are designed for a professional audience - business and community leaders, government officials, natural resource practitioners, environmental advocates, and educators. The final day, Saturday, May 31, is free and open to the public, and features world-class keynote speakers, workshops on resource conservation and other topics for a citizen audience, a "Sustainable Products and Services Tradeshow," sustainable art and architecture exhibits, and a book fair.

With over 130 presentations and panels over three days involving more than 250 speakers, the 2003 Sustainability Forum will be one of the most ambitious sustainability events held in the Northwest. It will be held at the at the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower; detailed information and registration is available online at www.sustainablenorthwest.org. Or call (503) 222-7041.

 

Ceremony of Remembrance for Children Who Have Died - May 24

 - 2:00 p.m. at the Great Vow Zen Monastery (79640 Quincy-Mayger Rd.) led by Zen Teacher Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi.

The purpose of the ceremony is to help parents with their grief by honoring their lost children and to allowing them to leave a remembrance in our Jizo Bodhisattva garden. In traditional Buddhist belief, a bodhisattva is an enlightened being who has forsaken entry into nirvana until all beings are saved.  Jizo Bodhisattva is regarded as a caretaker of women, travelers, and children who have died. The ceremony is very simple, and done in silence. While it is a Buddhist ceremony, it is open to anyone of any religious affiliation. For more information call 503-728-0654. There is no charge for attending this ceremony

 

Mindful Photography: Seeing with the Unconditioned Eye - May 30 – June 1

At Great Vow Zen Monastery (79640 Quincy-Mayger Rd.) 6:00pm Friday – 1:00pm Sunday. In this retreat we will examine ways of letting go of preconceived notions and ideas and of closing the gap between ourselves and the world. We will use photography as a way of accessing the direct, intuitive aspect of our consciousness Mindful Photography is far more than learning how to photograph mindfully. It is an initiation into a completely different way of seeing, experiencing and living our life.

It is led by John Daido Loori, Roshi, abbot and spiritual leader of Zen Mountain Monastery and the Mountains and Rivers Order and an award-winning photographer and videographer. Loori is dedicated to the use of modern media as a vehicle of spiritual training and social change. For more information call 503-728-0654. Cost: $100 (includes accommodations and meals)

 

Natural Style Homes & Gardens Expo May 10-11th

The Expo will offer healthy home and garden ideas while raising money to benefit the Multnomah Education Service District (M.E.S.D.) Outdoor School in critical danger of budget-imposed closure. The Expo will take place at 1000 NE Multnomah, in the Portland-Lloyd Center DoubleTree Convention Hall and will run from 10am-6pm Saturday, May 10th and from 10am-5pm on Sunday, May 11th.

From green building materials and contractors to organic and native landscapers, this expo will display the latest in healthy home concepts and natural style. There will be free workshops and speakers with great topics such as Solar Power, Organic Gardening, Native Landscaping, Green Remodeling, Interior Design & Feng Shui, and much more. For additional details, please visit: www.redirectguide.com/naturalstyle.

Admission for the Expo will be a suggested $2.00 donation that will go directly to benefit the M.E.S.D. Outdoor School! The Expo location is on the Max Line, in Fareless Square (free public transportation).  

Sponsored by ReDirect Guide. Contacts: Ami Voeltz, Kirsten Gellella or Mike Johnson, 503-231-4848 ; e-mail: info@redirectguide.com, www.ReDirectGuide.com/naturalstyle

 

Clear Home, Clear Heart

Australian author Eric Dowsett is a pioneer in advanced methods of working with subtle energy. His pure, elegant work refines energetic clearing to its most profound essence – the power of the compassionate heart. Eric teaches easy methods to help you get back in touch with your natural ability to sense energy. This, combined with simple yet powerful techniques to clear energy of imbalances creates deep and effective change. Recognizing that no change in the personal energy fields is sustainable without addressing the impact of your environment, Eric balances personal clearing with space clearing. Through an authentic heart connection with the energy of a space and the people in it, you can allow genuine transformation. And as you do the work, you clear your own personal patterns, open your heart more and more, and become better able to hold a higher ‘frequency’ for yourself, and others.

Dowsett is offering a three-day workshop on clearing the energy of your inner and outer environments on Friday - Sunday, May 23rd - 25th, 2003 from 9.30am - 5.30pm. For information contact Jean Haner-Dowsett at clearhome@earthlink.net or 1- 800 625-6307 / 206 985-1200.

 

The Changers! Spiritual Activism – For Our Youth!

Young people today aren’t falling for the illusion of spiritual separation we have created for ourselves. These young people are "Changers," and they are ready to lead us through a spiritual evolution unlike the world has ever seen. A Changer is a young person who is actively exploring him- or herself, consciously deciding what they want to put into life and purposely creating that.

"The Changers" is an amazing spiritual youth activism program that was started in 1999, sparked by the material in the Conversations with God books, by Neale Donald Walsch. It is a rapidly growing International Alliance of spirited young people (12-20), mentors, resources and events designed to assist young people in this exploring, deciding and creating process. We know and experience our personal connection to "the spirit in all things" and we intend to co-create peaceful shifts by individually and collectively infusing them with our youthful spiritual activism. You can join The Changers (FREE) and get caught up on the current happenings on our website, www.TheChangers.org.

This summer we have several events planned:

The Changers Camp The Changers is hosting its 4th Annual 10-day Summer Retreat, August 4-13, in Southern Oregon - 100 young people in a beautiful wooded paradise, connecting with their own inner wisdom and expressing it in at this safe and loving camp. The participants are empowered to design their own camp experience and the staff and facilitators are there to assist them on their individual and collective journey.

SpoonBenders Camp On August 15-19, we are co-hosting this camp with James Twyman. This 20 person camp will focus on the exploration and experience of the extraordinary realities available to us all and how to use our individual powers to bend the world toward inner harmony and world peace. If we can bend spoons with our mind, than what other "realities" can we bend? Visit www.Emissaryoflight.com for more info on the work of James Twyman.

For more information, contact Peter Lynam Melton at Peter@thechangers.org or by calling 541-201-0019.