Living Language Institute Foundation

WINTER PROGRAMS 2010

Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 25, Apr 29, May 27(Thurs) Conversations on the New Cosmology, with Bill Wilson, SJ PhD.

“We are the first generation to know the Great Story of the Universe,” Thomas Berry. Our conversations focus on what it means for humans to know this story as our own story.

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Cost: $10.00 suggested donation
Location: Friend’s Meeting House 1831 Fern St.

Jan. 13—Feb 17 (6 Wed) Brian Swimme’s, Earth’s Imagination, DVD Series with Gertie Jocksch SC DMin.

In The Earth’s Imagination, cosmologist Brian Swimme places the human psyche within the fifteen billion year cosmic process in order to highlight the directions in which human consciousness is evolving today and into the future.

Time: 7:00pm—9:00 pm
Cost: $40.00 series or $7.00 drop in.
Location: #321 2623 Richmond Rd.

Jan 30 (Sat) Coming Home - An Ecofeminist Way, with Gertie Jocksch SC DMin

Rosemary Radford Ruether speaks of ecofeminism as a union of ‘deep ecology’ and feminism. Our experience brings new insights to an ever evolving way of knowing “Coming Home” to self, to earth, to spirit.”

Time: 9am – 5pm
Cost: $95 + GST
Location: Royal Roads University
Register: www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies or call 250-391-2600 ext 4801.

Feb 1(Mon) Tar Sands Showdown: Canada and the New Politics of Oil in an Age of Climate Change with Tony Clarke, PhD, lecture

Canada's oil patch is booming. The Alberta tar sands have become the next big oil source for the United States, replacing Saudi Arabia. Within the next 15 years, Canada will be pumping four times more crude than today from the tar pits of northern Alberta into the US market. The tar sands are key to the claim that Canada is the new "energy superpower."
Canada's Black Eye: The Tar Sands as both an Ecological and a Spiritual Crisis in an Age of Climate Change.

Following the World Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December, we Canadians need to ask ourselves some hard questions. Why is the Alberta tar sands considered to be the most ecologically destructive industrial development on the planet today? Why is this bound to pose a profound spiritual crisis and challenge in this country? What is the policy position of the federal government on carbon emissions and what action has been taken? What initiatives can be taken to challenge the tar sands mega project and to turn the corner in building a green economy in this country?

Time: 7:00 pm—9:00 pm,
Cost: $10.00,
Location: First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Road.

Feb 9—March 2(4 Tues), Non Violence, A Necessity for Saving the Planet, with Bill Wilson SJ PhD.

We will explore ways to develop a more co-operative and peaceful attitude toward one another and our world. Together we look at the skills and attitudes necessary to bring about a more just way of relating.

Time: 10:00 am—3:00
Cost: $75.00. $20.00 drop in
Location: Friend’s Meeting House 1831 Fern St.



Feb 20, Sat. Ecopsychology: Compassion the Size of a Planet! With Hilary Leighton

Ecopsychology is an emerging and vast field that seeks to bring awareness to our understanding of and relationship with the earth; suggesting that the needs of the one are indeed interconnected and ubiquitously relevant to the needs of the other.

Time: 9:30—5:00
Cost: $70.00 Please bring your lunch.
Location: 5351 Camosun St. Vancouver.

March 3 (Wed) Alanna Mitchell, Journalist & Aurthor, Public lecture: "Sea Sick: the Hidden Crisis in the Global Ocean"

Sea Sick is the first book to explain how the global ocean — 99 per cent of the planet's living space — is undergoing vast chemical changes at the hand of humanity and why that matters. KAIROS and The Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition partner with Programs in Earth Literacy for this informative and passionate look at the Ocean.

Time: 7:00 pm—9:00 pm
Cost: $10.00 students $8.00
Location: Bob Wright Centre UVic B150

Mar 6(Sat) Restore us, O Holy One, Teach us to Love, Cecelia Hudec, SC, MA

The mystics were awakened to the Presence of Love and it was vividly reflected in their lives. We too can be more fully awakened to Love, as we come apart for awhile and spend time with the Holy One in our midst.

Time: 9:00 am—4:00pm
Cost: $68.00
Location: Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre 3690 – 152 St. Surrey

March 9—30(4 Tues), Images of the Divine in the New Cosmology with Gertie Jocksch SC, DMin

A exploration of the interface between the New Cosmology and the experience of spirit as we visit life’s big questions of our identity and purpose.

Time: 10:00 am—12:00
Cost: $75.00, $20.00 drop in.
Location: Friend’s Meeting House 1831 Fern St.

Mar. 13, 2010 (Sat) Global Sustainability with Pille Bunnell, PhD

Beginning with a simple activity this course will explain the fundaments of simulation modeling and quickly proceed to presenting a complex and realistic model of our global situation; people, renewable and non-renewable resources, infrastructure and technology.

Time: 9am – 5pm
Cost: $125 + GST
Location: Royal Roads University.
Register: www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies or call 250-391-2600 ext 4801.

Mar. 14, 2010 (Sun) Love and Nature two fundaments for the wellbeing of our children, and the survival of our species, with Pille Bunnell, PhD

We humans evolved as loving beings in a practical and spiritual connection to biosphere that sustained us. We could not have evolved language and culture if we were not fundamentally loving beings living in small consensual groups. Pille claims that our core nature is loving.

Time: 9am – 5pm
Cost: $60 + GST
Location: Royal Roads University
Register: www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies or call

250-391-2600 ext 4801.

Mar 20 (Sat) Transition to a Sustainable World : Leadership Lessons of Aldo Leopold and Thomas Berry with Ray Treavors, forester, Gertie Jocksch SC DMin, Bill Wilson, SH, PhD.

In the transition to a sustainable world, Aldo Leopold and Thomas Berry have showed the way. The goal of priest, cultural historian and geologian Berry (1914-2009) was psychic - to draw on our spirituality to establish a new reciprocity between humans and the Earth. The goal of conservationist, forester and philosopher Leopold (1887-1948) was pragmatic - to use land without degradation. Both are needed. This workshop will explore ideas and ways for living responsibly and well, by working with nature, within a finite world.

Time: 9:30—3:30,
Cost: $60.00
Location: TBA

April 6—27(4 Tues) Forming our Dream Symbols Through Art with Mary Jane Wilson.

Together we will explore our dream symbols through different choices of art form, i.e. clay, paints, collage, etc.

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 am
Cost: $75.00 for series, $20.00 drop in
Location: Friend’s Meeting House 1831 Fern St.

April 16-17-18, 2010(Fri, Sat, Sun) Place, Me and Sustainability with Maija Heimo, PhD

This workshop will equip participants to experience and explore any place they occupy. The premise of this workshop is that without a personal relationship of meaning meaning and respect, we are ill equipped to contribute to the sustainability of nature, people, and communities.
Time: Friday evening 7-9pm, Saturday 9am – 4pm and Sunday 9am – 1pm
Cost: $155 + GST
Location: Royal Roads University
Register: www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies or call 250-391-2600 ext 4801.

April 24, Mandela Making and Circle Dancing with Mystic Julian of Norwich
Facilitators: Louise Taylor BMus, Orff 3, Dalcroze Crt. and Mary Jane Wilson CND MA

Julian of Norwich’s understanding of humanity as part of creation is celebrated.

Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Cost: $60.00 Please bring your lunch. Refreshments will be served.
Location: 5990 Old West Saanich Rd (the Yurt).

May 1(Sat) Planetize the Movement: Connecting Ecology, Social Justice and Cosmology, with Drew Dillinger

A new planetary movement is unfolding at the confluence where ecology, social justice and

cosmology meet. At the heart of this emerging global movement is a vision of the world as sacred and

connected.

Time: 9am – 4pm
Cost: $145 + GST
Location: Royal Roads University.

Register: www.royalroads.ca/continuing-studies or call 250-391-2600 ext 4801.

May 27(Thurs), "RESPONDING TO OUR WORLD IN TRANSITION"--an evening with Duane Elgin

The human community is moving into an unprecedented new phase as global "adversity trends" (such as climate change, energy shortages, and financial breakdowns) meet global "opportunity trends" (such as the communications revolution).  In this talk (combined with Duane's personal style of an occasional conversations with the audience), we will explore: How will life on the Earth will be changed a generation from now and how can we make sense of what is going on? What key challenges and opportunities can we expect, both personal and collective, as we move through this time of local to global transition? What are the gifts that you can bring to this pivotal time?

Time:  7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Cost: TBA
Location: TBA

May 29(Sat), VISIONING A PROMISING LIFE IN CHALLENGING TIMES, A Workshop with Duane Elgin

To imagine a promising life, it is important to have sense of where are we and where are we going. The human community is moving into unprecedented territory as adversity trends (such as climate change and energy shortages) meet opportunity trends (such as the global communications revolution). A generation from now, life on the Earth will be changed profoundly. In this day-long workshop, we will explore how you can chart a soulful course through these difficult times. Specifically, we will explore four key themes:

Part I: Our World in Transition

Powerful adversity trends are pushing the human family to live together in a more congenial and sustaining manner. How severe and how urgent are these combined trends? What is the magnitude of change that we can expect? What can you expect are key challenges and opportunities as we move through this time of local to global transition?

Part II: A New World of Meaning

A new “paradigm” or way of looking at the universe is emerging; instead of viewing the world around us as mostly dead matter and empty space, the new paradigm sees a universe that is profoundly alive. How does this emerging paradigm shift how we see ourselves and find meaning in our life journey?

Part III: Tools for Imagining Our Future

We cannot create a future that we have not first imagined, so a next step in creating a promising future for ourselves is to discover the power of four “archetypes” or deep stories that bring meaning to both our personal and our collective evolutionary journey. We will then use these evolutionary stories to inform our personal life journey.

Part IV: Telling Your Story and Discovering Your True Gifts

With a better understanding of the big picture of change, we will explore the unique gifts that we each have to contribute to this time of transition as a human family.

Time: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Cost: TBA
Location: TBA

Garden Volunteer Opportunity

Do your enjoy organic gardening? Then join us Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm for a gardening adventure with others who love to garden. Bring your lunch and enjoy dining under the plum tree. Location: Louise Taylor’s Yurt. 5990 Old West Saanich Rd

Registration