South Coast Permaculture Guild Contacts and other Organizations of Interest

Santa Barbara Branch  Margie Bushman sbpcnet@silcom.com 805-962-2571
Ojai Permaculture Guild Dave White        ArtDetour @aol.com   805-646-9809
Central Coast Permaculture Guild Rob Kimmel zigge@aol.com  805-438-5745
                                    Crystal Rae   crystal@slonet.org  805-466-5746
San Diego Permaculture Guild Bruce Bebe        ikaia@hotmail.com
Cal Poly Student Farm in SLO Hunter Francis    francis@calpoly.edu
Long Beach Organics  Paul Racko         pracko@earthlink.net  562-438-9000
Pc Institute of Southern Cal. Bill Roley                DrRoley@aol.com       949-494-5843
Permaculture Activist Website                   http://www.metalab.unc.edu/pc-activist

Hi everyone

South Coast Permaculture Guild Presents

"Compassionate Listening"
with Gene Knudsen Hoffman

Evening Lecture and discussion
Tuesday, Jan 18, 7:00 PM
Part of the Monthly South Coast Permaculture Guild Meeting
Community Environmental Council, Gildea Resource Center,
930 Miramonte Drive Santa Barbara.

Compassionate Listening is a process of respectful listening developed by
Quaker pastoral counselor Gene Knudsen Hoffman in the 1980's . The idea
behind Compassionate Listening is to set judgment aside while listening to
adversaries, and to look for the values and reasons behind their behavior.
The willingness to hear the other person establishes a relationship that is
trustworthy and safe from judgment - a place where the transformative
potential in Compassionate Listening really lies. It is the necessary step
to establishing dialogue between conflicting parties. This message has a
special meaning for environmentalists to use as a tool to move past conflict
and confrontation to achieve sustainable solutions for the world and its
environment.

Gene Hoffman is a certified pastoral counselor, and member of the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, an interfaith non-violent movement. She has
pursued careers in theater, psychotherapy, writing and teaching. She is a
student of Thich Nhat Hanh and a Quaker.
For info contact South Coast Permaculture Guild
805/962-2571 or email sbpcnet@silcom.com <mailto:sbpcnet@silcom.com>

Food and conversation 6:30-7:00. Meeting & Speaker 7:00-8:30 pm

Next Permaculture Guild Meeting is
Tues. Feb 22 at 7:00 PM  at CEC 930 Miramonte Dr.Santa Barbara
Poetry and Permaculture with Ed Mendoza and Margo Tamez
of De Las Manos Farms in Maricopa, New Mexico

Thanks to Yes! A Journal of Positives Futures, Fall 1998 Peace Makers Issue
#7, for material.

Feb 7 Monday 7:00PM Cecile Andrews Voluntary Simplicity
Sanctuary of the of the Unitarian Church 1535 Santa Barbara St Santa Barbara

Cecile Andrews, one of the nation's leading advocates for voluntary
simplicity, will be speaking in Santa Barbara on February 7. Cecile is a
great speaker, and her message is down-home and practical. In her book
"Circle of Simplicity", and in her appearances, she describes a proven method
for simplifying and enriching our lives, the "simplicity circle". Modeled on
the circle movement which produced the advanced Scandinavian societies, this
method has helped thousands of people in the United States to reduce the
clutter and stress of modern living. Members of Santa Barbara simplicity
circles will be on hand at the gathering. Cecile will speak at 7:00pm Feb. 7
in the Sanctuary of the Unitarian Church, 1535 Santa Barbara St., Santa
Barbara.
Contact Bruce Anderson
805-687-4775 fax 569-5150  Gconserve@aol.com

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