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HeArts Coming Together
2nd Annual Open Space Discussion Conference
April 18-19, 2008, in Canton, Ohio
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The QUESTion Of Another Year:
What WILL We Do To Change Our World, TODAY?
As the Amish build barns in as little as 5 hours, what can We do
Together in 24? And How WILL We Change Our World, TODAY?
"This image is so hope inspiring...it's excruciating!" ~ Darlene Charneco
Refer to a map of the US and you'll see that Ohio, strangely enough, is shaped like a Heart. So, if Ohio is the Heart of Our country, the HeArt of the Heart must be where the plant has sprouted. The above photo, in fact, except for the obvious inlaid text, was not edited in any way. We don't write the story, We just Live it, and Canton is Connected to the world >+=> HeArts Coming Together started in Canton, Ohio (Origin Station of the "LOVE Train"), as a link to Connect people with interest to bring Positive Change to Our world >+=>
Click > here to hear an interview about HeArts Coming Together as heard on WHBC.
Click > here for video from last year's HeArts Coming Together conference.
Click > here to read about HeArts Coming Together serendipity.
Click > here to view slideshow of 2005 Chicago conference.
HeArts Coming Together
2nd Annual Open Space Discussion Conference
Friday, April 18 - Sunday, April 20, 2008
In Historic Canton, Ohio
We highly recommend overnight accomodations be booked at
Fieldcrest of North Canton (former Hoover estate),
where guest rooms are only $89 for conference participants,
and the Innkeeper, John McCallister, is not just an Innkeeper
but a Hospitality Specialist! As Fieldcrest of North Canton
is a non profit orgaization, your stay is tax-deductable.
1346 Easthill St., North Canton, OH 44720
(330) 966-2222
Nearest Airport:
Akron/Canton Airport
Open Space Discussions and Silent Art Auction:
11:00 am - 5:00 pm - Friday and Saturday
Though participants may come and go as they please,
We highly recommend you attend Friday's Opening Circle
at 11:00 am, as it ALL spirals outward from there >+=>
Better World Movie Night: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Friday
Decompression Dance Party: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Saturday
Silent Art Auction to benefit better world initiatives will be held on
both days. Contributing artists will receive a percentage of sales
so that Everyone may benefit from the Connection >+=>
We will be meeting in the Kathleen Howland Theatre at
2nd April Galerie & Studios
324 Cleveland Ave. NW
Canton, Ohio 44702
(330) 451-0924
secondapril.org
As Our Dear Friend Jean Russell once said,
"If we are to get from here to some desired future,
we need dreamers for the vision and implementers for
the action.", where better to Connect them than the
HeArt of downtown Canton's vibrant new arts district!
Among other conference events, We will be creating Peace Tiles, so bring your creativity and materials to Share, as We ALL become a part of each others' art through materials We provide. Peace Tiles created during last year's conference will be on display at 2nd April Galerie throughout the month of April >+=>
Conference Participants Include:
Dr. Ashis Brahma Dr. Elizabeth A. Garcia-Gray
Dr. Ashis Brahma works with International Rescue Committee as a Physician in a refugee camp on the border of Darfur and Sudan, and is featured in the Emmy Award Winning CBS "60 Minutes" documentary "Searching for Jacob". Award Winning Psychiatrist, Disaster Relief Doctor and Author, Elizabeth A. Garcia-Gray, M.D., who has worked in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, as well as the Tsunami in Thailand, is heading a campaign of Clean Water for the World, and will be signing copies of her new book "Your Compassionate Nature", with proceeds to benefit Clean Water for the World, purchasing water purifiers for the HEALTHY & SAFE WATER FOR THE WORLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in Mubende, Uganda - July 8 - 11, 2008.
HeArts Coming Together's "LOVE Train" is ALL about Momentum,
so if you feel you have a piece of the puzzle, please Share! It may
be short notice but, as Our world can change in an instant, it is
those who act on !mpulse~of~HeArt that We wish to Connect >+=>
"Eye once had an !ncredible dream about a team of people who
worked Together with excitement to make Positive change! This
dream's !ntensity now drives me toward its Reality >+=>
~ Positively, JS : ) Eyeclectic
Format & Agenda:
A rich mix of personal storytelling and powerful self-organization, informed directly by the practices of Appreciative Inquiry and Open Space Technology. Participants are Smart, Caring, Creative and Connected Leaders, Organizers and Activists, with wide open space for the kind of Serendipitous Connections that bring GOOD things to LIFE >+=>
Any issue of !mportance to you can be added to the agenda. It will be discussed and addressed to the greatest extent possible. Key points and next steps may also be captured and offered online, so that more and more Positive people can be invited into more and more Positive action >+=> Aside from serious discussions, you may also enjoy participating in Our Decompression Dance Party (featuring only the most Positive music), Drum Circle, Free Hugs, Peace Tiles, Seeing Beyond Sight Challenge, Clean Water for the World, Photography as Therapy, Etc!
~ John : ) Stone ~ Dr. Elizabeth A. Garcia-Gray ~ Dr. Ashis Brahma ~ Betty M. Smith ~
"I loved the holy moments from the conference and now am aware of the critical need of personal face to face connection to shake us out of paralysis. Our dreams are all about messages from and connections with people ~ we are not reading or typing during a dream aha moment but usually face to face with another person."
~ Anne Marie Bellavance
"People ALL around the world, join hands, start a LOVE Train!"
~ The O'Jays
"The Canton conference was so well organized and planned. And of course the people there were wonderful. When I went up to my room after the dance, I thought to myself that I hadn't had that much plain old FUN in years! The conference continues to be a bright memory for me. It continues to be a healing memory for me, too. My transition from my school job of 20 years has not gone as smoothly as I would have liked, but I experienced healing through the conference. Now, I am ready to move on! Thank you, each and every one of you, so much!"
~ Phyllis Hurley
~!nSpiritation~Connects~Us~ALL~
Please pass this invitation on to others you see doing GOOD work >+=> We need you to add your Spirit to the many Connections that are happening now >+=> Please bring the stories of your progress, your skills and insights, and your Passion for what can happen next >+=> In this grand puzzle, We are not sep/ar/ate but the same, Connected by Our differences, and Everyone has something to Share >+=>
Participate in Our Global Peace Tiles Creation Factory...
..and Share your HeArt with other HeArts around the world >+=>
It never ends >+=>
HeArts Coming Together
PO Box 8426, Canton, Ohio 44711, USA
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* This page accepts Secure Payments via PayPal for HeArts Coming Together Conference registration. Please click the button above to register. You will enter your payment amount on the next page. It's quick, easy and secure! Registration Payment of $20 will cover your share of meeting space, materials, snacks and many extras. If you need to pay less, please check with the registrar to see if We have the funds to support this. If you can pay a bit more to support others' attendance, We thank you for your additional contribution! Meals, lodging and transportation are on your own, though discounts are being offered for conference participants. If you do need help with expenses, please let Us know, and We will do Our best, with ALL available resources, to support your participation. If you are willing and able to share travel and/or accomodations, please let Us know, so that We may inform those in need of support. Any excess revenues will be made available to activities planned during the conference and/or to benefit programs of Photography as Therapy and Clean Water for the World. No refunds for non-attendance. If you cannot physically attend but would still like to support, any help you may provide in networking will be greatly appreciated! Donations will also be of help and can be made online, or mailed to the address above ^ As We cannot do this, nor anything in Our world, alone, We thank you, in advance, for your kind support!
QUESTions & Correspondence: HeArtsLOVETrain@aol.com
"We believe every individual has the power to make a difference. We exist
for one single purpose: So that more and more people discover their own
power to make good things happen. We are actively building a network
of participants, because we know we can't do this alone."
~ Thanks to Omidyar.net for being a link to Positive change >+=>
Terima Kasih Juga:
(Thank You Also)
Will Roth & Iguanahead Productions, Arcadia Grill, Carpe Diem Coffee, Iris Restaurant, Kent Stark Campus, Multidevelopment Services of Stark County, and MomEye!!!!!!!
"John is an artist in the deepest possible sense of the word. He's a
photographer, but much more than that. I find his art to be the same
as his being. He helps people see the world in a different way, in a
way where we're working individually (and hopefully also together) to
make the world what we imagine it could be. He's the one putting
together the Canton conference in April." ~ Ted Ernst
"Willy Wonka is real and alive in Canton, Ohio."
~ Michael Maranda, President - AFCN.org
- Association For Community Networking
Canton's downtown fountain has become an icon for...
Lauren Misja of Living Fountain Dance Company
Learn more & participate at CleanWater.wetpaint.com
Angelic LOVE!
GOoD Day!
Positively,
JS : ) Eyeclectic.net
"Have Camera, Will Travel!"
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