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This calendar is in two parts.
Part 1: RCWMS events
Part 2: Other events of interest
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Part 1 - RCWMS Events
May 9, 2009
THE TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS
Durham Friends Meeting, 404 Alexander Avenue, Durham, NC
This art installation is “a journey through the wheel of the year and the cycles of our lives, from dreams and visions to wisdom and enlightenment." Thirteen paintings on large panels stand in a circle. On the panels are paintings of women who represent the changing seasons, the four elements, and four directions. In the morning workshop, the artist will lead women through a time of meditation, sharing stories, simple ritual, and an art project.
Workshops: 9:00 am-noon or 1:30-4:30 pm
Viewing and Reception: 6:00-9:00 pm
Leader: Heather Cramer, artist
Cost: $35 for workshop for women, $5 for viewing and reception, men and women welcome.
Contact: hcramer@hc.rr.com
May 10-17, 2009
A WEEK OF QUIET AND WRITING FOR WOMEN Learn more/Register
Trinity Center, near Morehead City, NC
RCWMS has reserved Pelican House, the retreat house on the beach at Trinity Center, for an unstructured week of writing for women. Please come for the whole week.
Cost: about $660, includes room and meals
Contact: RCWMS, 919-683-1236, rcwmsnc@aol.com
May 21, 2009, Thursday, 7:00 pm
Community Screening of the Documentary: Meinrad Craighead: Praying with Images
Nasher Museum, Duke University, Durham, NC
Contact: Amy Kellum, 919-418-4000, ak@meinradproject.org, www.meinradproject.org
June 2-30, 2009 (5 Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30 pm)
INTERGENERATIONAL FEMINIST WRITING GROUP
RCWMS office, 1202 Watts St., Durham, NC
In this group for women, we will inspire, encourage and support one another in our writing. We will write, respond to prompts, share our work with others, and discuss our projects.
Leader: gently led by Jenny Graves
Cost: $5 per week, come once or every time
Contact: Jenny Graves, gravesjs81@gmail.com
June 12-14, 2009
RCWMS ANNUAL BEACH WEEKEND: Yoga with Amy Learn more/Register
Come rest and enjoy the ocean, have time alone as well as time and conversation with others. Enjoy several sessions of yoga led by Amy Kellum, a certified yoga instructor trained in the Kripalu method. Explore active and restorative yoga postures. All levels of experience are welcome.
Leaders: Amy Kellum and Jeanette Stokes
Cost: $290 single, $260 double
Contact: RCWMS, 919-683-1236, rcwmsnc@aol.com
June 28, 2009, Sunday, 2:00 pm
Community Screening of the Documentary: Meinrad Craighead: Praying with Images
KiMo Theater, Albuquerque, NM
Contact: Amy Kellum, 919-418-4000, ak@meinradproject.org, www.meinradproject.org
Part 2 - Other Events of Interest
May 15-17, 2009
COMING TO YOUR SENSES
Friends Meeting, 404 Alexander St., Durham, NC
A weekend of Ziraat (a Sufi concentration focused on the Sacred Manuscript of Nature) Deep Ecology, Mindful Awareness, and Dances of Universal Peace
Leader: Darvesha Victoria McDonald
Sponsor: Rose Heart Sufi Community and Raleigh Dances of Universal Peace
Cost: $100-200 sliding scale
Contact: Laurie Hayat, lgl@nc.rr.com, or Julie Shirin, forjuls@aol.com, 919-493-9109
May 29-30, 2009 (Fri. 8:30-5 and Sat. 8:30-4)
DISMANTLING RACISM WORKSHOP
Durham/Chapel Hill, NC area
Workshop will include storytelling based on our own life experiences; a look at personal, institutional, and cultural racism; a history of the race construct; white privilege, internalized racial superiority and inferiority; people of color and white caucusing; moving from analysis to action.
Leader: Michelle Johnson, Vivette Jeffries-Logan, Tema Okun
Sponsor: dRworks and The Heirs Project
Cost: $50-$250 sliding scale
Contact: Michelle Johnson, michelle.socialworker@gmail.com, or Tema Okun at temaokun@earthlink.net
May 30, 2009 10:00 am-8:30 pm
TARA RETREAT
Emergo, a rural retreat center near Chapel Hill, NC
A day of Tara practice combined with yoga sessions. Teachings on the Seven-Limbed Mandala practice, one of the core preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhism, will be given. There will be time to walk in nature.
Leaders: Rachael Wooten and Birgit Patty.
Cost: $60
Contact: Rachael Wooten, rw.moonlight@earthlink.net, or 919-881-9661
June 6, 2009, 1:30-6:00 pm and June 27th, 2009 2pm (workshop is in two parts)
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HEART? A Fabric Jewels workshop
Rag Sky Art Studio, Seattle, WA
Collaborate in the transformation of fiber to jewels. Work with the artist to assemble fabric and cords into small wearable pieces of art. Artist will work closely with each participant.
Leader: Meg Hannan, fiber artist, www.meghannan.com
Cost: $195, Class size is limited to 4 participants.
Contact: Meg, 206-364-2413
June 10-11, 2009
PENSTROKES: Writing and Retreat
Aunt Myrt’s House, writing retreat center, High Shoals, near Athens, Georgia
This gathering of women will encourage and support the creative writing process. By focusing on the experience of inner hearing rather than “trying to say something,” anxiety falls away. No prior writing experience is required.
Leader: Jane Penland Hoover, facilitator of Amherst Writers and Artists Method & Proprioceptive Writing®
Cost: $165
Contact: 919-384-2820, 919-308-7112, jpenstroke@yahoo.com June 12-14, 2009
INTERPLAY BEACH WEEKEND
Trinity Retreat Center, Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Ocean, sun and sand plus InterPlay in a beautiful coastal retreat setting. InterPlay is an active, creative way to unlock the wisdom of your body through movement, music, stories, stillness and affirmation.
Leaders: Ginny Going and Tom Henderson
Cost: $160 for room and board. A donation of any amount for the leaders will be appreciated.
Contact: Ginny and Tom, 919-821-3723, interplaync@nc.rr.com
June 15-18, 2009
CREATIVE FEMINIST MINISTERS: Education, Training, and Networking
A WATER Institute
WATER office, Silver Spring, MD
Feminist ministers need education and training that seminaries and theological schools simply do not provide because of their patriarchal biases. They also need the company of other women to test out ideas, share experiences, and figure out next steps in their own ministry. WATER is beginning a series of programs designed to train women in ministry in feminist approaches to the pastoral arts. Our work will presume that systemic injustices including racism, economic oppression, colonialism, sexism, and heterosexism have shaped most theological curricula. We aim to replace those ideologies with Earth-loving, inclusive, social justice approaches that put the needs of women and dependent children at the heart of what we do. On-line resources will augment the in-person program.
Details: WATER is Metro accessible (Red Line) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Housing is available in local hotels with the possibility of home stays.
Sponsor: WATER (Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual
Costs: to be announced (will include tuition and some meals)
Contact: Anna Roeschley at WATER, annabeth@hers.com
June 26-28, 2009
MYSTICISM AND OUR EMBRACE BY HOLY PRESENCE
A workshop for women.
Leader: Pierrette R. Stukes, PhD, Jungian oriented spiritual director
Cost: $376/single, $310/double (includes 2 nights and 6 meals). Some scholarships available. Register by May 1.
Contact: Pierrette, pstukes@skybest.com, 336-982-2402
Format: This CALENDAR is in two parts.
Part 1: RCWMS events
Part 2: Other events of interest
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