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    <p>Dear Alternatives friends</p>
    <p>my 'alternative' friend Pracha in Thailand sent me the invitation
      below. The times don't work out for me, but for those of you 'up
      north' who are interested it might be possible.</p>
    <p>Christi<br>
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                    <div class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Begin
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                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">From: </b></span><span
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                        class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">M.Schupbach +
                        P.Hutanuwatr <<a
                          href="mailto:gatherings@deepdemocracyinstitute.org"
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                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Social +
                          Spiritual Activism + Deep Democracy</b><br
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                        class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">24 October BE
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                        class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Pracha
                        Hutanuwatra <<a
                          href="mailto:prachahutanuwatra@gmail.com"
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                          target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"
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                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Reply-To: </b></span><span
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                        class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">M.Schupbach +
                        P.Hutanuwatr <<a
                          href="mailto:gatherings@deepdemocracyinstitute.org"
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                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Saturday,
                                                          October 31,
                                                          2020 </strong><br
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                                                          Bangkok 9.30 -
                                                          11:30 pm,
                                                          Berlin 3.30 -
                                                          5:30 pm, Los
                                                          Angeles 7.30 -
                                                          9:30 am,
                                                          Nairobi 5.30 -
                                                          7:30 pm</span><br
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                                                          Hutanuwatr,
                                                          Thailand and
                                                          Max Schupbach,
                                                          USA</strong></span><br
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                                                           Deep
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style="font-size:24px;" class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">An Interactive
                                                          Lab</span></span></p>
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class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">As<span
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">social activists</em><span
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>we
                                                          devote our
                                                          lives to
                                                          advocating
                                                          change -
                                                          waking the
                                                          world up to
                                                          marginalization,
                                                          injustices,
                                                          and other
                                                          imbalances in
                                                          ecosystems. At
                                                          times, some of
                                                          us might
                                                          question our
                                                          impact and
                                                          wonder about
                                                          how much
                                                          self-care is
                                                          needed for a
                                                          sustainable
                                                          effort. As<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">spiritual
                                                          activists</em>,
                                                          we deeply
                                                          experience the
                                                          world as one,
                                                          and advocate
                                                          inner work and
                                                          inner balance,
                                                          compassion and
                                                          love as key
                                                          drivers in
                                                          change. At
                                                          times, we can
                                                          question our
                                                          impact and
                                                          wonder how
                                                          much direct
                                                          activism is
                                                          needed to
                                                          maintain a
                                                          deeper sense
                                                          of our whole
                                                          presence. Many
                                                          of us take our
                                                          inspiration
                                                          from figures
                                                          who seem to
                                                          bring these
                                                          qualities
                                                          together:
                                                          Harriet
                                                          Tubman,
                                                          Mahatma
                                                          Gandhi, Nelson
                                                          Mandela.<br
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                                                          Deep Democracy
                                                          is an approach
                                                          that
                                                          differentiates
                                                          between
                                                          awareness
                                                          levels in
                                                          terms of
                                                          parallel
                                                          worlds of<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">everyday
                                                          reality<span
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>or<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">consensus
                                                          reality</em>;<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">dreaming
                                                          reality</em><span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>where
                                                          local and
                                                          non-local
                                                          roles interact
                                                          with one
                                                          another; and<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">essence</em>,
                                                          the core that
                                                          gives rise to
                                                          polarizations.<br
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                                                           <br
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                                                          This is a
                                                          learning lab
                                                          for everyone
                                                          who is
                                                          affected by
                                                          some of the
                                                          issues
                                                          mentioned
                                                          here. Come and
                                                          explore with
                                                          us how we as
                                                          individuals,
                                                          teams and
                                                          communities
                                                          can support
                                                          each other to
                                                          forward
                                                          sustainable
                                                          change where
                                                          all voices -
                                                          human and
                                                          sentient - and
                                                          all levels of
                                                          reality are<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">over
                                                          time</em><span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>being
                                                          taken into
                                                          account.<br
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                                                          The format of
                                                          these two
                                                          hours will be
                                                          an interactive
                                                          lab, where
                                                          participants
                                                          can present
                                                          situations,
                                                          inner
                                                          dilemmas,
                                                          personal
                                                          growth issue
                                                          and/or
                                                          strategic
                                                          decisions. The
                                                          discussion
                                                          will be
                                                          facilitated by
                                                          Pracha
                                                          Hutanuwatr,
                                                          Bangkok,
                                                          Thailand and
                                                          Max Schupbach,
                                                          Oregon, USA.</p>
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                                                        <strong
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Ma</strong><img
src="https://mcusercontent.com/03394fcc8287e937b12ac732c/images/33caa489-9bd2-4b0c-8daf-2dd2d89b2363.jpg"
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data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" moz-do-not-send="true" align="left"><strong
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">x Schupbach, Oregon, USA</strong><br
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">
                                                        co-founded the
                                                        Deep Democracy
                                                        Institute (DDI),
                                                        a think tank and
                                                        learning hub
                                                        with Deep
                                                        Democracy
                                                        leadership
                                                        initiatives in
                                                        Africa, Asia,
                                                        Europe, the
                                                        Middle East,
                                                        Russia, Ukraine
                                                        and the USA. DDI
                                                        regularly
                                                        creates Open
                                                        Forums for the
                                                        public where hot
                                                        topics that
                                                        divide
                                                        communities are
                                                        processed. DDI's
                                                        mission is to
                                                        collaborate with
                                                        diverse
                                                        communities to
                                                        explore how
                                                        process
                                                        awareness can
                                                        improve and
                                                        deepen the lives
                                                        of individuals
                                                        and communities.
                                                        Max facilitates
                                                        conflicts on the
                                                        government
                                                        level, in
                                                        grassroots and
                                                        social activist
                                                        movements,
                                                        corporations,
                                                        diverse
                                                        spiritual
                                                        communities, and
                                                        prisons, to name
                                                        a few. He is a
                                                        founding member
                                                        of the Deep
                                                        Democracy
                                                        movement dating
                                                        back to the
                                                        eighties.<br
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                                                        <strong
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Pr</strong><img
src="https://mcusercontent.com/03394fcc8287e937b12ac732c/images/dcf7f934-fae6-4706-8c74-bbe7fffb6a01.jpg"
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data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" moz-do-not-send="true" align="left"><strong
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">acha Hutanuwatr, Bangkok,Thailand</strong><br
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">
                                                        is a facilitator
                                                        and author
                                                        passionate about
                                                        integrating
                                                        contemplation
                                                        and social
                                                        action.  A
                                                        former monk with
                                                        a socialist
                                                        background, he
                                                        was trained
                                                        under the
                                                        guidance of the
                                                        late Buddhadasa,
                                                        renowned
                                                        Buddhist
                                                        philosopher and
                                                        Sulak Sivaraksa,
                                                        an influential
                                                        intellectual of
                                                        Siam.  Pracha
                                                        released his
                                                        role as director
                                                        of Wongsanit
                                                        Ashram in 2002,
                                                        which he held
                                                        for 10 years,
                                                        and founded<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Young
                                                          Awakening</em><span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>to bring
                                                        holistic
                                                        education to
                                                        youth. In 2012
                                                        he co-founded<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Ecovillage
                                                          Transition
                                                          Asia</em><span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>to promote
                                                        ecological
                                                        community
                                                        reconstruction
                                                        in Asia.  For
                                                        more than 20
                                                        years, he has
                                                        been
                                                        facilitating
                                                        seminars in<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Ecovillage
                                                          Design
                                                          Education</em><span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>(EDE) for
                                                        social change
                                                        workers and
                                                        officials in
                                                        Burma and South
                                                        China. <br
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                                                        Pracha
                                                        co-directed the<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Grassroots
                                                          Leadership
                                                          Training<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span></em>(GLT)
                                                        programme for
                                                        over 10 years, a
                                                        successful
                                                        sustainable
                                                        community
                                                        initiative in
                                                        Burma and South
                                                        East Asia.
                                                        Through the
                                                        decades he has
                                                        been supporting
                                                        and empowering
                                                        holistic
                                                        organisations
                                                        and promoting
                                                        participatory
                                                        leadership in
                                                        service to the
                                                        community.
                                                        Pracha has
                                                        written and
                                                        co-written
                                                        numerous papers
                                                        on Engaged
                                                        Buddhism and
                                                        ecological
                                                        politics from an
                                                        Asian
                                                        perspective.  <br
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">
                                                        Since 2016 he
                                                        has co-directed<span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span><em
                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">Awakening
                                                          Leadership
                                                          Training</em><span
class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226Apple-converted-space"> </span>an annual
                                                        6
                                                        month-programme
                                                        based at
                                                        Wongsanit Ashram
                                                        for social
                                                        change workers
                                                        throughout Asia
                                                        and beyond. The
                                                        training focuses
                                                        on spiritual
                                                        cultivation and
                                                        assists
                                                        participants to
                                                        integrate an
                                                        ecological
                                                        perspective into
                                                        their work while
                                                        sharpening
                                                        socio-political
                                                        awareness for
                                                        social justice,
                                                        sustainability
                                                        and cultural
                                                        integrity.<br
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                                                          class="ydp77be6b3eyiv8719900226">The
                                                          lab is free of
                                                          charge,
                                                          however we
                                                          encourage you
                                                          to donate a
                                                          class fee of
                                                          40 $ if it is
                                                          affordable.
                                                          The donations
                                                          will be split
                                                          for
                                                          scholarships
                                                          to the Bangkok
                                                          leadership
                                                          institute and
                                                          travel and
                                                          lodging
                                                          scholarships
                                                          for courses
                                                          for DDI
                                                          learners.<br
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                                                          the Zoom Class
                                                          here<br
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