2nd Main Event: Sun 22nd March: Please Register; Blog Post: The Pen & the Keyboard
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'FAST FOR THE PLANET': A transformative approach to caring for the earth
Date: Sunday March 22nd 2009
Time: 4 - 8.20pm
Venue: St Ethelburga’s Centre
for Reconciliation & Peace, 78 Bishopsgate,
London. EC2N 4AG. (Nearest tube:
Liverpool Street).
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Organised by LINE (London Islamic Network for the Environment) & St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace.
We live on a beautiful planet, and Fast for the Planet is a transformative approach to relating to it. Rather than focussing on a single issue, Fast for the Planet draws together a range of supporting values that include the inner (e.g. through fasting), the economic, and community, and weaves them together into a more coherent whole. The experience is fun, empowering, challenging and purposeful!
Whilst Fast for the Planet allows for the practise of fasting to be connected to the wisdom contained within spiritual traditions, it is consciously inclusive. In addition, it connects with the use of fasting as practised by key figures in human history, such as Gandhi and Abdul Ghaffar Khan; figures who have been catalysts for large scale human transformation and social change.
INCLUDES A CHOICE OF WORKSHOP:
A very brief introduction to Permaculture, with Nicole Freris (Naturewise)
Debt-free Home Finance, with Tarek El Diwany (Author, 'The Problem with Interest)
Sharing Stories & Poetry:'New Perspectives Emerging as Story', with Peter Challen (Christian Council for Monetary Justice).
PLUS A SHORT TALK on Forms of Activism, by Derek Wall (Green Political Campaigner)
There will also be reflective exercises; breaking fast/sharing food; and we will also be asking ourselves how we can further the process. Please visit the website for details about fast times, preparatory measures, bringing food, and to register your place. There is no charge, but a small donation is appreciated. At the same time, there are opportunities to organise your own Fast for the Planet event, share your thoughts on the blog, or offer a skill.
Through Fast for the Planet, there is a movement towards, and a movement away from:
Moving away from : Through Fast for the Planet, we are expressing an intention to move away from our collective submission to:
a) corporate domination; b) consumerism; c) the dominant, interest-based and fictitious monetary-system; d) and of course, our dependence on fossil fuels.
Moving towards: Simultaneously we are strengthening an intention that moves us towards more wholesome alternatives:
a) awakening more of our inner resources and human potential (e.g. through fasting); b) simplicity, sharing and community building; c) economic systems that are nurturing to life, soul & community; d) non-polluting energy, and sustainable use of the earth's resources.
Tel: Muzammal (LINE): 0845 456 3960 (local rate) / Helen (St Ethelburga’s): 020 7496 1610
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Blog Post for Fast for the Planet:
The Pen and the Keyboard: Letter to a Friend
Christmas is the time when my life slows down. The cry of "Discounts" and "Sales" is like a momentary wind - If I am not taking cover, I can usually let it blow over me, feeling it but letting it pass. It is during this period that I often have space to focus a little more on my inner life, close friends, and family. It was during the Christmas period just gone that I was affected by a telephone conversation I had with a friend. I was affected in a quiet way, as though a seed had been planted in consciousness..... Read more>>>> http://fastfortheplanet.blogspot.com/2009/01/pen-and-keyboard-letter-to-friend.html