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Join our Senior Manager of Outreach and Environmental Health Senior Associate for HEC’s next virtual volunteer training! This training will focus on HEC’s Environmental Justice initiatives. All you need to do is register (it’s free!) to receive the meeting info – webinar sign-in information will be sent to registered attendees prior to the training.
Please confirm your free ticket through the Eventbrite link!
Tags: Environmental Justice, social justice, sacrifice zones, racism, activism, nonprofit, webinar
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The Westside Community Development Corporation wants to recognize the efforts and sacrifice of essential workers! June 27th at 7pm the WCDC will broadcast live with some of Indy’s favorite independent artists. We’ll also watch interviews sharing the stories of essential workers, local businesses, and organizations. 50 Near West essential workers will enjoy the socially distanced concert live!
Tags: concert, celebration, essential workers, nonprofit, social justice, The Westside Community Development Corporation
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Tune into this online discussion where experts in the field will be looking over our questions and debunking myths and misinformation surrounding renewable energy! Feel free to ask your questions here!
Register here:
https://hoosieripl.salsalabs.org/OnlineQandAwithExperts/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=82a3e965-8234-47ec-a677-c35afaf9c3b6
Tags: renewable energy, Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light, nonprofit, sustainability, webinar
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Extinction Party: A Photobook Case Study
Online Conversation with Jonathan Blaustein, Caleb Cain Marcus, and Jennifer Yoffy
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 7pm EST
Free and open to the public
Registration required
Have you ever wondered what goes into the creation of a photobook, from the initial project idea to the final publication and beyond? Join Aurora for a moderated conversation with the creative team behind Extinction Party, published by Yoffy Press and released this past March. This timely book offers an incisive look at our culture of mass consumption in a globalized world. Led by Aurora’s Mary Goodwin, the talk features photographer Jonathan Blaustein, designer Caleb Cain Marcus, and publisher Jennifer Yoffy for an evening of anecdotal stories, lessons, and experiences as Extinction Party went from idea to reality. Some discussion topics will include:
* When to take the leap from a personal project to a book
* How to approach publishers
* The creative collaboration between the photographer, designer, and publisher
* An honest assessment of funding a book project
* What happens after your book is published
Extinction Party is photographer and conceptual artist Jonathan Blaustein’s first book and brings together over a decade’s worth of research on consumption in America. His elegant images investigate the relationship between what we take from the earth and what we receive in return. Published at the advent of the global pandemic, Extinction Party makes clear that there is a price to pay, beyond the cash register, for the overconsumption of our planet’s resources. In his introduction to the book, Blaustein writes, “It’s the end of the world as we know it. We humans treat the planet like one big, rowdy, discount super-market: a Trader Joe’s filled with chickens, cows and pigs. And we’re hungry for all of it.”
To register for the event please visit Aurora’s website or click here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocOigpjgsHd3sXHcb4TWgZfonkswg_cxO
Jonathan Blaustein is an artist, writer, and educator based in Taos, New Mexico. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the State of New Mexico, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among other institutions. Jonathan is a regular contributor to the popular blog A Photo Editor and spent six years as a photography critic for the New York Times Lens blog. He has also written about art and photography online for The New Yorker, VICE, and Hyperallergic.
Caleb Cain Marcus has work is the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty Museum, the High Museum of Art, Norton Museum of Art, and Museum of Fine Arts Houston. His work has been published in contemporary photography journals such as PDN, Musée, American Photo and Professional Photographer and mainstream magazines Conde Nast Traveler, Orion and Audubon as well as online journals such as Feature Shoot, Fraction, F-stop, Slate, Lens Culture, Smithsonian, My Modern Met and Hyperallergic. Caleb is the author of A Portrait of Ice (2012), A brief movement after death (2018) and Iterations (2019). He is also the founder of Luminosity Lab, a design and print studio.
Jennifer Yoffy is a publisher, photographer, and arts advocate based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the founder/publisher of Yoffy Press, an independent publisher dedicated to pushing the boundaries of photobook publishing.
Tags: Aurora Photocenter, photobook, case study, nonprofit, Extinction Party, incisive look at our culture of mass consumption in a globalized world
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In this live information session: learn more about Strive Worldwide. A nonprofit from Indiana helping in Haiti to create sustainable transformation in communities by facilitating natural resource investment and vital engagement across cultural and geographic boundaries.
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Nan sesyon enfòmasyon sa: Vinn aprann plis sou Strive Worlwide. Yon oganizasyon san pwofi ki fonde nan Indiana ki ede an Ayiti. Yo kreye transfòmasyon dirab nan kominote pa mwayen envestisman resous natirèl ak angajman enpòtan atravè limit kiltirèl ak jeyografik.
Tags: Strive Worldwide, nonprofit, Haiti, social justice, activism, volunteering
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Resilience and Possibility
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise, and the disruption of our health, economic, and political systems will forever change the world. As the initial shock wears off, people everywhere are waking up to the reality that we must change the way society operates in order to bring forth a thriving, just, and sustainable world.
Join this Resilience and Possibility Conversation between Pachamama Alliance Co-founders Bill and Lynne Twist, and Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the Ecological Footprint and President of Global Footprint Network, to explore a future where all can thrive within the means of our one planet.
About the speaker
Mathis Wackernagel developed the Ecological Footprint concept during his Ph.D. in community and regional planning, and co-authored the book Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth. He founded the Global Footprint Network with the mission to help end ecological overshoot by making ecological limits central to decision-making, and has worked on sustainability with governments, corporations, and international NGOs on six continents.
Tags: social justice, activism, nonprofit, Pachamama Alliance, Dr. Mathis Wackernagel
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“Chaos is another Word for Opportunity.” -I Ching Thinking, Learning & Doing in the New Normal is a free online conference that will bring together communities of color to share ideas and strategies for building a new economy & culture out of the economic collapse catalyzed by the pandemic.Conference will highlight the work of grassroots organizations in Indianapolis, feature keynote speaker Jessica Gordon-Nembhard author of Collective Courage: A History of African-American Economic Thought and Practice, and include interactive break-out sessions focused on 4 key areas.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. JESSICA GORDON-NEMBHARD
Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard is the author of Collective Courage: A History of African-American Economic Thought and Practice, which chronicles the long history of economic cooperation in African-American communities. Gordon Nembhard is Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College, of the City University of New York (CUNY).
Gordon-Nembhard’s research has had formidable impact on the worker co-op sector. She also co-founded the U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops and helped that organization build lasting ties with prominent civil rights and cooperative organizations. She is also an active member of the Grassroots Economic Organizing Newsletter collective and recently joined the board of directors of Green Worker Cooperatives.
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
building local
ECONOMY
Before the current crisis the economy did not work for our communities. This break-out session will focus on strategies for building local economies that: value people and relationships; focus on sharing & collective good; keep resources circulating in our community; and increase our community’s self-reliance and self-determination.
AFFORDABLE & ACCESSIBLE
HOUSING
Housing is an essential need and foundation for building stability and community. This break-out session will focus on strategies to leverage resources in our communities.
EMPOWERING OUR CHILDREN & YOUTH
EDUCATION
The pandemic has caused major disruption to the education system and forced many parents to educate from home. How can we transform this challenge into an opportunity to cooperate and provide inter-generational support to educate youth in our community that values & empowers them, focuses on real issues in our community and develops the leaders we need to create a better future.
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
CREATIVITY & RESILIENCE
Artists & creatives have always been visionaries and creators of the future by impacting collective consciousness & culture. This session guided by artists will focus on how we as individuals and as a community have and continue to use our creative strengths to deal with crises. Facilitators: AshLee Baskin and Manon Voice.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
OPENING: 10AM – 10:15AM EST
BREAK-OUT SESSION 1: 10:15AM – 11:15AM (4 topic areas)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 11:15AM – 12:45PM (Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard)
BREAK-OUT SESSION 2: 12:45PM – 1:45PM (Repeat 4 topics)
WRAP-UP & SHARING: 1:45PM – 2:30PM
All sessions will take place on Zoom. After you register you will get an email with the link to join. This same link will be used for the whole conference.
Tags: Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard, nonprofit, social justice, activism, cooperatives
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Intention Matters: Why Paying Attention to Your Intention Can Support Your Health
In this session, IONSIONS Chief Scientist Dean Radin and Director of Research Helané Wahbeh review a series of experiments that seek to better understand how intention influences our physical world. Looking at several domains — including the food we eat, plant growth, and health and healing — we’ll see how our consciousness may impact material reality. We will also share an exploration designed to engage intention to improve our immune systems and our health.
Tags: Mindfulness webinar, nonprofit, IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences)
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Please join us for a free virtual screening of the film Reinventing Power followed by a discussion with attendees via Zoom. You can check out the trailer and more about the film via: https://www.sierraclub.org/reinventing-powerhttps://www.sierraclub.org/reinventing-power
Register here to attend: https://tinyurl.com/ReinventingPowerhttps://tinyurl.com/ReinventingPower
This virtual event is completely free and open to the public!
Tags: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Film Screening, nonprofit, social justice
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The day before BlackRock’s Annual General Meeting for shareholders, join frontline leaders, elected officials and activists in discussion on solutions to BlackRock’s big climate and human rights problems.
Wednesday May 20 | 1:00 pm E/10:00 am P | People’s Assembly on BlackRock
Why a People’s Assembly? Amidst shelter in place orders due to the pandemic, companies are moving their Annual General Meetings (AGMs) for shareholders online.
AGM’s are the one time in the financial year when communities could speak to senior executives and hold them accountable for the impacts of their businesses.
This year community and Indigenous leaders can’t be there to speak directly to leadership and in many cases we’re seeing digital platforms used to silence or sideline questions.
That’s why we’re organizing this People’s Assembly on BlackRock. Help us ensure that these voices, questions, and demands are heard loud and clear by BlackRock.
Featuring:
Helena Gualinga, Indigenous environmental and human rights activist from the Kichwa Sarayaku community in Pastaza, Ecuador (Ecuadorian Amazon)
Wrays Perez, Indigenous Wampis leader from Peruvian Amazon
Eloy Terena, human rights lawyer from the indigenous Terena peoples of Ibague, Brazil.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Representative Jesús G. “Chuy” García, Illinois 4th District
Bill McKibben, writer and climate activist, co-founder 350 dot org
Dallas Goldtooth Indigenous Environmental Network
Michelle Chen, Vice President of Programs for Friends of the Earth, Moderator
Tags: Solidarity, Environmentalism, Social Justice, nonprofit, climate change
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Building on the previous webinars, Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter will expand the conversation on the ways that we can see and hold these challenging times.
Join us as we connect with the deep wisdom coming from powerful teachers, indigenous shamans, and awake people everywhere.
The webinar is free-of-charge; and it will start promptly at Noon PT and run for 75 minutes, ending at 1:15pm PT. This webinar series is now weekly for at least 3 weeks. When you register now, you will be registered for the series and you won’t have to register again.
We believe that this is an important time for listening, learning, healing, and sharing, as well as for in being in community. We offer this webinar as a way to connect with each other, with the principles of The Soul of Money, and to learn from each other.
We look forward to being with you.
Tags: Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter, Soul of Money Institute, nonprofit, social justice
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With NEF Senior Economist Sarah Arnold, openDemocracy Co-editor Caroline Molloy and TUC Head of Rights, International, Social and Economics, Kate Bell.
Nearly one million people successfully applied for Universal Credit in the final two weeks of March – 10 times the usual number. Thousands more were stuck waiting in an online queue.
The Chancellor has announced a package of measures to support people struggling with the economic fallout of coronavirus. But are they enough? Have 10 years of cuts broken our social security system beyond repair? What should we as progressives be fighting for now, and how do we win our demands?
Tags: economics, people, social justice, nonprofit
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Tags: Pachamama Alliance, resilience, possiblity, nonprofit, social justice, Charles Eisenstein
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Building on the previous webinars, Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter will expand the conversation on the ways that we can see and hold these challenging times.
Join us as we connect with the deep wisdom coming from powerful teachers, indigenous shamans, and awake people everywhere.
The webinar is free-of-charge; and it will start promptly at Noon PT and run for 75 minutes, ending at 1:15pm PT. This webinar series is now weekly for at least 3 weeks. When you register now, you will be registered for the series and you won’t have to register again.
We believe that this is an important time for listening, learning, healing, and sharing, as well as for in being in community. We offer this webinar as a way to connect with each other, with the principles of The Soul of Money, and to learn from each other.
We look forward to being with you.
Tags: Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter, Soul of Money Institute, nonprofit, social justice
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Join Hoosier Action every Monday evening for a statewide video call to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can ensure that all Hoosiers get the care and resources we need during this crisis. Now is the time for us to unite across our differences and make policy choices that help every-day people — not the richest 1% and a handful of corporations. As individuals, we can wash our hands, avoid unnecessary travel and check in on our friends and neighbors. As a united force, we can demand our local, state and national governments do everything possible to protect everyone’s health, no exceptions.
Tags: statewide video call to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, and how we can ensure that all Hoosiers get the care and resources we need during this crisis, nonprofit, Hoosier Action
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Sustainable solutions often times require us to modify our behavior, ranging from minor adjustments to radically changing our lifestyle. The age-old question is – how do you make people change their behavior? IUPUI Sustainability director, Jessica Davis, will share insights from the field of psychology for how to make others behave more sustainably.
This event is part of the 2020 Earth Month Celebrations series. Visit the IUPUI Sustainability Events Calendar for more Earth Month events: https://events.iu.edu/sustainabilityiupui/
Tags: IUPUI Sustainability director, Jessica Davis, will share insights from the field of psychology for how to make others behave more sustainably, nonprofit
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Building on the previous webinars, Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter will expand the conversation on the ways that we can see and hold these challenging times.
Join us as we connect with the deep wisdom coming from powerful teachers, indigenous shamans, and awake people everywhere.
The webinar is free-of-charge; and it will start promptly at Noon PT and run for 75 minutes, ending at 1:15pm PT. This webinar series is now weekly for at least 3 weeks. When you register now, you will be registered for the series and you won’t have to register again.
We believe that this is an important time for listening, learning, healing, and sharing, as well as for in being in community. We offer this webinar as a way to connect with each other, with the principles of The Soul of Money, and to learn from each other.
We look forward to being with you.
Tags: Lynne Twist & Sara Vetter, Soul of Money Institute, nonprofit, social justice
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How do we tell the story of who we are? Digital storytelling is important to building our power, because it allows to connect with each other, build relationships, and share our own story. Join the training to learn how to share your story during this crisis and invite others to share their stories.
Register here to join the training:
https://iu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZQlceqtpjgjD2aYq9CFlfH1TCUyVXBaQQ
Tags: Digital storytelling training, activism, nonprofit
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Do you know about the Pachamama Alliance Drawdown Initiative? Would you like to?
In service of its mission to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet, Pachamama Alliance is offering programs based on Paul Hawken’s Project Drawdown.
Join this monthly orientation call to learn about the opportunities available for you to help shift people’s relationship to global warming, and to get into action to actually reverse it.
Call Details:
Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 4-5pm Pacific Time
Call link: https://pachamama.zoom.us/j/2556619174
By phone:
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 876 9923
Meeting ID: 255 661 9174
Click the orange enroll button above to let us know you’ll be there!
Tags: Climate Change, nonprofit, activism, Project DrawDown, Pachamama Alliance
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REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR: http://bit.ly/adaptingtopandemic
HEAR HOW 5 INDY ENTREPRENEURS, ARTISTS AND FUNDERS ARE ADAPTING TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
The rise of Covid 19 and local restrictions to slow the spread have resulted in social and economic impacts felt in the lives of many Indy residents and small businesses. Tune into this online webinar to:
– Hear from our panel of entrepreneurs and artists (listed below) who will share what they are doing to cope and adapt to the challenge.
– Hear about the efforts of the funding and philanthropic community to address the crisis from Pamela Ross from the Central Indiana Community Foundation
– Ask questions and share how the crisis has impacted you and your community.
PANELISTS
Pamela R Ross
Vice President of Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion at Central Indiana Community Foundation
www.cicf.org
Rebecca Liell Hostetter
Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Duos Indy
www.duosindy.com
Charlie Redd
Yoga Teacher, Community Cultivator and Owner of Haven Yoga Studio
havenyogaindy.com
Jared Thompson
Founder of and Saxophonist in Premium Blend
www.premiumblendindy.com
Daytime Manager at Bluebeard
bluebeardindy.com
La’Kiyah Muhammad
Garden Manager of Kheprw Institute
’s Growin’ Good in the Hood Program
growingood.kheprw.org
Owner of Earthly Clean Products
www.etsy.com/shop/EarthlyCleanProducts
Tags: coping with change, social distancing, local business, internet, discussion, disaster response, local reslience, nonprofit, business