[All] Fwd: This Wednesday. A Powerful Film, Judy Rebick and Discussion at the Bookshelf

[Robert Milligan]

This may be of interest to some. Tickets available from 6:15.

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> From: "Guelph Civic League" <bulletins at guelphcivicleague.ca>
> Date: October 13, 2009 11:36:09 AM GMT-04:00
> To: "mill at continuum.org" <mill at continuum.org>
> Subject: This Wednesday. A Powerful Film, Judy Rebick and Discussion  
> at the Bookshelf
> Reply-To: bulletins at guelphcivicleague.ca
>
> Special Event from the Guelph Civic League and 10 Carden.
>
> Please forward this email to a friend.View as a web page.
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>
> This Wednesday, October 14, join GCL, 10 Carden and the Bookshelf  
> for an evening with Judy Rebick.
>
> At 7pm, Judy Rebick will introduce the powerful film Fierce Light.  
> Afterwards, Judy will warm us up for conversation with some of her  
> key learnings discussed in Transforming Power . Then we'll move to  
> the Greenroom and launch into an engaging dialogue with Judy, the  
> Guelph Civic League, 10 Carden and YOU -- to discuss what's  
> happening now and needs to be happening here in Guelph to help move  
> forward social change.
> See you at the Bookshelf for an inspiring night sure to transform  
> your thinking.
>
>
>
> Transforming Power
>
> In her new book, Transforming Power: From the Personal to the  
> Political, veteran activist Judy Rebick explains how globalization  
> and mass communication technology are revolutionizing our  
> understanding of power and producing profound new ideas about social  
> and political life. Whether it’s the election of President Obama,  
> the rise of democracy in Bolivia, or the success of Wikipedia, it’s  
> the process that’s key: bringing communities of people together to  
> produce something new; building a movement from the bottom up;  
> sharing experience, knowledge and wisdom; emphasizing co-operation  
> and consensus over confrontation and political partisanship.
>
> Meaningful response to the environmental crisis and social injustice  
> requires substantial, sustainable change at every level, which can  
> only come through building power from the grass roots, from the  
> people most impacted. In Transforming Power we discover the ideas,  
> the people and the practices that can provide the paths to the  
> change we need. Copies of Transforming Power are available at the  
> Bookshelf now and at the event.
>
> Fierce Light
>
> FIERCE LIGHT continues the quest for a fusion between spirituality  
> and activism previously explored in Velcrow Ripper's award-winning  
> feature documentary ScaredSacred (Special Jury Prize, Toronto  
> International FIlm Festival). It was executive produced by Mark  
> Achbar, (The Corporation -Audience Award, Sundance).
>
> The 2006 murder of friend and fellow media-activist Brad Will in  
> protest-torn Oaxaca, Mexico, is the impetus for Ripper's journey,  
> which takes him to the flash points of spiritual activism around the  
> world, including Montgomery, Alabama; Robben Island, South Africa;  
> Andrah, India; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and South Central Los  
> Angeles, where a months-long protest against the razing of a vital  
> community garden provides a highly dramatic spine for the wide- 
> ranging film.
>
> En route, Ripper encounters a number of eloquent icons, including  
> American Civil Rights legend Congressman John Lewis, actor turned  
> activist Daryl Hannah, Nobel prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu,  
> Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Alice Walker, Buddhist peace activist  
> monk Thich Nhat Hahn, famed tree sitter Julia Butterfly Hill, and  
> dharma punk, Noah Levine.
>
> Ripper discovers what Paul Hawken (author “Blessed Unrest”)  
> describes as the largest global movement in history - thousands of  
> individuals and organizations connected by a shared commitment to  
> compassionate, positive action.
>
> Alice Walker calls it "a human sunrise" - Ripper calls it "Fierce  
> Light." With stunning cinematography, a compelling soundtrack, and  
> dramatic stories of resistance and transformation, FIERCE LIGHT:  
> When Spirit Meets Action reveals what is possible when human beings,  
> faced with a world in crisis, rise to their absolute best.
>
> 10 Carden
>
> If you haven't heard yet, there's a lot happening on Carden Street.  
> Located across from City Hall, 10 Carden offers shared work and  
> meeting space for social change ventures and will soon celebrate its  
> first year. 10 Carden launched in 2008 as a project of GCL and has  
> since incorporated as a stand-alone venture, bringing together not- 
> for-profit, for-profit and individuals all working towards social  
> change.
>
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