IONS NW (Seattle
IONS) January 2007, Newsletter #1
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IONS Seattle - Sharif Abdullah on Envisioning a Common Society (2/12/07)
Creating a World That Works For All
January 28, 2007
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Featured Below
--Seattle IONS Community - Shifting with Shift
--Shifting with Shift and Sharif Abdullah's Vision of Shift Towards A Common Society
--Envisioning A Common Society Movement - Monday, Feb 12, 2007, 7:00-9:30 PM
--About Sharif Abdullah
Greetings!
IONS NW has begun a new meeting format for 2007.
During 2007, our planning team is weaving together a series
of integrated meetings. Every quarter we facilitate 3 meetings on a featured
theme extracted from IONS Shift Magazine. Seattle IONS' new focus is called
Shifting with Shift.
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Seattle IONS Community - Shifting with Shift
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Last month we featured a study on Towards a Science of Peace
with selected articles from IONS Shift magazine. You can catch the
articles at the link below.
This month, we have set aside a 2.5 hour meeting with
international change catalyst and author Sharif Abdullah on Feb, 12, 2007, 7-
9:30 PM at East
Shore Unitarian, Spring Hall. Our
community meeting will focus on collectively exploring creating a common
society from Sharif's worldview. Sharif Abdullah's work on Creating a World
That Works for All, the title of his latest book, exemplifies this theme on
peace and transformation.
In this meeting Sharif's careful weaving of collective
wisdom through presentation and break out groups, a practical community
application of last month's magazine study, will also inform next month's
integrative dialogue.
Follow this link to get details on the meeting, to download a PDF flyer, or to register for a great IONS meeting with Sharif Abdullah.
(http://www.ionsnw.org/sharifabdullah.htm)
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Shifting with Shift and Sharif Abdullah's Vision of Shift Towards A Common Society
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To catch up on the articles we discussed in January, follow
the link below. You will begin to sense the weaving together of last month's
reading/discussion and this month's presentation and break out groups
with Sharif Abdullah, toward integration on envisioning a
world that works for all .
Listen deeply, take notes! Another round of dialogue on this
theme takes place at our next month's Seattle IONS community meeting, only this
time, we will be enriched by the work of Sharif Abdullah and The Common Society
Movement.
Seattle
IONS Shifting with Shift Foundational Articles on Towards a Science of Peace.
(http://www.ionsnw.org/scienceofpeacediscuss.htm)
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Envisioning A Common
Society Movement - Monday, Feb 12, 2007, 7:00-9:30 PM
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Our present consciousness has created a world that works for
very, very few. It doesn't even work for
those who think they control it. We must
move beyond our present social, political and ecological
traps. We must create a world that works for all beings.
If humanity is to survive on this planet, we must find new
ways of resolving our conflicts and healing the deep divisions within our
society. We must create a global human society, one that is in line with the
highest levels of our consciousness.
We are being pushed by our problems and pulled by our vision
into a "common society"—not "one world government," but a
society that is actually in line with our universal human values. We have the opportunity to do what has NEVER
been done before, in all human history: create a united human society, a common
society, a society of consciousness.
Using his award-winning book Creating a World That Works for
All as a starting point, Sharif Abdullah will lead us in an exploration of the
conceptual, practical and spiritual foundation for an inclusive global society,
examine current trends and conditions, and explore the steps that will lead us
to a world that works for all.
IONS President James O'Dea and Judith Thompson will
interview Sharif Abdullah, Feb. 07,
2007 on IONS Shift in Action Quest for Global Healing teleseminar.
Shift in Action members can find articles by and about Sharif Abdullah as well
as archived audios on the web at the link below. The teleseminar on completion
will also be posted there.
Shift in Action members download Sharif Abdullah's articles and audios here. http://www.shiftinaction.com/discover/luminaries/sharif_abdullah
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About Sharif Abdullah
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SHARIF M. ABDULLAH
is a leading proponent and catalyst for inclusive social, cultural and
spiritual transformation. Sharif's life and work has been featured in a number
of books and publications, including The
Rise of the Intelligent Organization, A
House Divided, A Cultural Diversity
Sourcebook, and Bridging the Racial
Divide. Sharif's own writings include The
Power of One: Authentic Leadership in Turbulent Times and Creating a World That Works for All.
This meeting is also sponsored by Seattle Network of Spiritual Progressives and Tools for Change. Save your place by using the online registration form linked to the page below. And download the PDF flyer
there to share with friends. (http://www.ionsnw.org/SharifAbdullahFlyer.pdf)
We invite $10-$15 donation at the door. Contact Susan Burns for more information at the links below.
Follow this link to Register and for more info on Sharif Abdullah's latest book. (http://www.ionsnw.org/sharifabdullah.htm)
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More information on the work of IONS
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*IONS Northwest (http://www.ionsnw.org)
*The Institute of Noetic Sciences (http://www.noetic.org)
*Shift in Action (http://www.shiftinaction.com)
*IONS 2007 Conference - Consciousness in Action: The Art and Science of Transformation (http://www.noetic.org/events/2007Conf_PalmSprings/mainpage2.html)
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Contact Information
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email: sburns@ionsnw.org
phone: 425 881-9000
web: http://www.ionsnw.org
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