---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Conway, Ryan Timothy <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 1:07 PM Subject: Community Commons Special Events: Sunday Oct.6th at MCPL; Monday Oct.7th at Ostrom Room To: "Conway, Ryan Timothy" <[email protected]> Cc: The Community Commons Project at IU <[email protected]> Good Afternoon! I'm writing to announce two special events, put on by the Community Commons Working Group: *Community Commons Special Event 1: *https://www.facebook.com/events/426585837446870/ *Charles Eisenstein* * * Presents * * *The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible* Date: *Sunday*, *October 6th*, 2013 Time: *3pm-5pm* Location: *The Auditorium* at *The Monroe County Public Library **AND Community Commons Conversations Potluck 3, w/special guest Charles Eisenstein ** * Date: *Sunday*, *October 6th*, 2013 Time: *5:30pm-8:30pm* Location: *The Kitchen *at *The Banneker Center [930 W. 7th St.]* * *Charles Eisenstein, author of "Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Community in an Age of Transition" will be speaking on The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. This presentation explores the special historic moment of our times, the transition to a world that works for all - and how we can participate in it’s emergence. Join us, for a challenging and inspiring exploration of the dynamics of what Joanna Macy has called “The Great Turning”. Civilization's transition mirrors that of many individuals: an old world falls apart and eventually we step into a new. As that happens, much that was once certain disintegrates, and our old ways of making choices and effecting change become obsolete. Vast new possibilities arise, even miraculous possibilities, yet we may also go through periods of loneliness and doubt. Let us ground ourselves more solidly in the new world, so that we may more fully believe -- and enact -- what we know in our hearts. Charles Eisenstein is a gifted teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. Eisenstein is the author of such seminal and provocative books as "Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition" and "The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self". His on-line writings have generated a vast following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. David Korten, author of "When Corporations Rule the World", called Eisenstein “one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time.” Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, and spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator. He currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his wife and three sons. For more information about Charles Eisenstein, visit charleseisenstein.net. *THIS TALK WILL IMMEDIATELY BE FOLLOWED BY A CASUAL, CONVERSATIONAL POTLUCK at *The Banneker Center* on West 7th Street (930 W. 7th St.) from 5:30pm-8:30pm! More Potluck info:* https://www.facebook.com/**events/1382793355290573/<https://www.facebook.com/events/1382793355290573/> For more information contact Ryan at The Community Commons Working Group communitycommonsproject@gm**ail.com and check-out our website for links to events, talks, and more: http://**communitycommonsproject.tum**blr.com/<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunitycommonsproject.tumblr.com%2F&h=YAQExP46B&enc=AZM_9F4LxwBxHVblklZUAgw1VDRCBdFtX-fFoPfd7YnZlA0L8Y28xbTx14x8D7O_1c8&s=1> & https://www.facebook.com/**pages/**Community-Commons-Working-G** roup/437456159706068<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Commons-Working-Group/437456159706068> *Community Commons Special Event 2:* https://www.facebook.com/events/182072071980549/ *Charles Eisenstein* * * Presents * * *“Sacred Economics and The Value of the Commons”* Date: *Monday*, *October 7*, 2013 Time: *10am-11:30am* Location: *The Ostrom Room* at The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, 513 N. Park Avenue Charles Eisenstein, author of *Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Community in an Age of Transition* will speak on the important role that the commons can play in building a sustainable world. Charles Eisenstein is a gifted teacher, speaker, and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. Eisenstein is the author of the provocative books as *Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition* and *The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Se**nse of Self*. His writings have generated a large following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. David Korten, author of "When Corporations Rule the World", called Eisenstein “one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time.” Eisenstein graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, spent the next ten years as a Chinese-English translator, and was a lecturer at Goddard College. He currently lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his wife and three sons. For more information about Charles Eisenstein, visit charleseisenstein.net. For more information contact Ryan ([email protected]) at The Community Commons Working Group communitycommonsproject@gm**ail.com and check-out our website for links to events, talks, and more: http://**communitycommonsproject.tum**blr.com/colloquia<http://communitycommonsproject.tumblr.com/colloquia> & https://www.facebook.com/**pages/**Community-Commons-Working-G** roup/437456159706068<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Community-Commons-Working-Group/437456159706068> Please distribute this announcement and Flyer to your colleagues, coworkers, departmental listservs, friends, family, and anyone else you think might be interested in learning about the concept of the commons and how academic scholarship, community practice, and social engagement can combine to create both social arrangements and resource-pools with the power to sustain real communities, when faced with failures of the market and the state. In Commons Camaraderie, Ryan Ryan T. Conway PhD Student Indiana University Department of Political Science GPSO Representative (2013-2014) CITL Service-Learning Fellow (2013-2014) Community Commons Colloquium Series Coordinator Health Commons Working Group member Radical Commons Working Group Coordinator The Vincent and Elinor Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Rm. 100 505 N. Park Ave Bloomington, IN 47408 Office: 812-855-9512 Cell: 314-520-1176 Fax: 812-855-3150 [Personal] [email protected] [The Community Commons Project at IU] [email protected] [Radical Commons Working Group] [email protected] [Community Commons Working Group] [email protected] -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/