Opening to the Great Transition
Date and time
Location
All Souls Church
1500 Harvard St NW Washington, DC 20009Refund Policy
Description
Opening to the Great Transition
A workshop to purposefully and courageously explore our collective future
Facilitated by Sandy Wiggins
Saturday May 4, 2019
(space is limited, register early)
A time of disruption and our opportunity for change
The human family has entered a time of unprecedented change and profound choice. Climate change, the great wealth divide, species extinction, overpopulation and exponential technologies like AI are just a few of the powerful forces of our own making that are accelerating and now converging. The collective impact of these many trends shaping our world is literally beyond our comprehension. It is time for us to realistically envision the future being shaped by the enormous changes ahead in this century of great transition.
Coming together in community, in a context that supports us in our wholeness, offers spiritually-informed perspectives and makes space for our feelings, can foster understanding and empowerment. In community with others who share a similar impulse or desire, creative alternatives for our collective future can emerge. "The world doesn't change one person at a time. It changes as networks of relationships form among people who discover they share a common cause and vision of what's possible." [Margaret Wheatley & Deborah Frieze]
The Invitation
Please join us for this unique, experiential one-day workshop. Using immersive exercises, dialogue, guided meditation, videos, journaling, grief work, and more, we’ll explore the great transition through the driving trends that are shaping our world along side the emerging new story that deepens our relationship with all of life. We will create space to deepen our understanding and acceptance of the challenges ahead and to lean into the new paradigm that will make successful navigation of those challenges possible. The time to consciously design ourselves into the future is now.
This workshop is a good fit for you if any of these statements resonate:
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I am concerned about my family’s future and the future of the world.
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I sense profound shifts occurring in the world that are not being talked about.
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I don't know what I can do to make a difference in the face of these changes.
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I feel like there is deeper meaning to the shifts that are occcurring in the world.
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I want to explore these issues with a community of other people who care about them.
FAQs
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
All Souls is conveniently located on the southeast corner of 16th St NW and Harvard St NW, about an 8 minute walk from the Columbia Heights Metro Station (Green and Yellow lines). Numerous bus routes service the site. There is ample on street parking in the neighborhood, as well as several inexpensive parking garages in nearby Columbia Heights commercial district.
What should I bring to the workshop?
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Wear comfortable casual clothing
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Journal, notebook and pen(s) or tablet/laptop for writing
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Water bottle
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Optional: shawl or blanket
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Optional: mug with lid (if you want a warm drink while in the meeting space)
Who will be there?
Other people who care and who respond to the fit statements above. You are welcome to purchase more than one space for family or friends whom you would like to join you in this exploration. Please notify SandyWiggins@me.com if you would like a direct invitation sent to anyone.
What about food during the day?
Catered lunch and light snacks will be provided. Please send any dietary restrictions to the organizer.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
What's the refund policy?
Tickets are not refundable. The cost covers the space rental and catering. Development and delivery of this workshop has been generously underwritten with philanthropic support.
Please contact the organizer if you would like to transfer your ticket to someone else.
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Follow this link for more information on The Great Transition Project.
Opening to the Great Transition is designed around the catalytic paper “Humanity’s Great Transition: A Middle Path to a Sustainable and Surpassing Future” by elder, activist and author Duane Elgin.
Organized by
Drawing on a lifetime of work in support of sustainable communities and evolutionary consciousness, Sandy now works with organizations and communities that are stepping out of the dominant paradigm to explore new possibilities for life on Earth. He is a lifelong student of Eastern and Western wisdom traditions, a certified meditation teacher, and a certified Breathworker and Psycho-Spiritual Facilitator. He is a national leader in equitable economies, environmental sustainability and the transformation of finance. He serves as Chief Learning Officer for Future Tide Partners, whose mission is to equip individuals and institutions to shift consciousness, culture and capital toward an inclusive, flourishing future economy. He is a co-creator of The Choosing Earth Project and a key collaborator for (Re)Humans. He is the past Chair of BALLE, past Chair of US Green Building Council, founding Chair of Green Business Certification Institute and founding Chair of Green Building United.