Mighty Kind News

Mighty Kindness Hootenanny Voted second for BEST ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN LOUISVILLE!

2011-09-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

Wow! "The little grassroots festival that could" is now second only to Derby!
Amazing really... such a testament to the heart and soul of our community.
We really want to be connected and support what is good for ourselves and each other, we are seeking better ways of being together and a new vision for society. It feels right to live in integrity,respect and joy with the earth, ourselves and each other.

Thank you for this humble honor...let's keep Louisville Kind and giving a Hoot!

2011 Harvest Hootenanny Website

2011-09-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

2011 HARVEST HOOTENANNY WEBSITE: www.mightykindnesshootenanny.weebly.com

2011-09-08T19:53:00.001-07:00

The 2011 Earth Day Hoot!

2011-04-25T13:16:00.000-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150233486587040.362642.52307592039

What a memorable, fun Hoot! It was so heart-warming that everyone came out in a monsoon to celebrate our Mighty Kind Community! A world record was set with the "Great Cloth Diaper Change", the music continued in the rain, there were booths inside and outside, the Jam Tent was full, Farm to Fork provided good, local food, kids played in puddles while the ducks swam,

people walked away with great jewelry, art, free seedlings, local eggs, organic vegetables and invaluable information about energy conservation and growing. The highlight was the Mighty Kind Community Circle where we envisioned what we wanted our community to hold....

unity, green energy,organic, local farms,hugs,cucumbers, light rail, community gardens, love,

deeper connections, clean water, air and soil, smiles, peaceful hearts....may it be so and may we continue to grow more mighty kind!

Next, we hope to see you at the Mighty Kindness FundRaiser Sunday, May 15 4-7 at The Monkey Wrench with music by Andrea Davidson, Justin Lewis, Kri and Hettie, Troubadours of Divine Bliss and Serpent Wisdom!

Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny Promo

2011-03-08T17:58:00.000-08:00

Announcing 4th Annual Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny

2011-03-05T10:33:00.001-08:00

4th Annual MIGHTY KINDNESS EARTH DAY HOOTENANNY

Saturday, April 23rd
3745 Illinois Ave. ACROSS FROM THE ZOO

COMMUNITY UNITY FESTIVAL 12 PM to 5 PM FREE!

Supporting:

GREEN BUSINESSES, ECO, PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, FREE YOGA WORKSHOPS FROM THE LOUISVILLE YOGA CoOp, BUILD A SQUARE FOOT GARDENING WORKSHOPS ALL DAY, MIGHTY KIDness AREA, HEALING ARTS,

COMMUNITY FILM FESTIVAL, MUSIC JAM TENT, LOCAL ARTS, JEWELRY AND HANDMADE GOODS, FREE SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, NATURE STUDY & RECREATION, LOCAL MUSIC, ARTISTS, FARMS, LIVE STREAMING FROM CRESCENT HILL RADIO.COM, AM 1650, THE GREAT CLOTH DIAPER CHANGE, LOCAL FOOD VENDORS, MASSAGE-A-THON and more!!!

Featuring:

Art in eARTh Stage Sound by Ultimate Audio

The Reel World String Band, Bunny Day and the Mercy Buckets, David Scott, Twisted Sisters Family Band, Tom Boone, Earth Mamas Dance Co., White Russians, Big Poppa Stampley

2010 Mighty Kindness Harvest Hoot-photos!

2010-11-09T09:25:00.000-08:00

Harvest Hoot- updated!

2010-11-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

Mighty Kindness is excited to announce that this year's Harvest Hootenanny will be at the....

LOUISVILLE NATURE CENTER (across from the zoo)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
11am- 6pm
... FREE

The "Art in eARTh" STAGE: sOUND BY uLTIMATE aUDIO

11:00-11:30 Hominy & Grizz
11:40-12:10 Kathleen Hoye
12:20-12:50 John Gage
1:00- 1:30 Arcoiris Latino Dance Troupe
1:40 -2:10 Leigh Ann Yost Band
2:20- 2:50 Dennis Bell & Troubadours of Divine Bliss
3:00- 3:30 Amanda Lucas & Audrey Cecil
3:40- 4:10 Earth Mamas Dance Co
4:20- 4:50 Jenn Stout
5:00- 5:30 mullygrub of oolite
5:40- 6:10 Alanna Fugate

FREE YOGA ALL DAY WITH LOUISVILLE YOGA COOP!

COMMUNITY JAM TENT W/TOM BOONE!

FREE "SQUARE FOOT GARDENING" WORKSHOPS w/Miss Judy @ 1:30/2:30/3:30/4:30!

MIGHTY KIDness AREA- music, green activities, face painting, hula hooping, chalk art, peace-dreaming and more!

COMMUNITY FILM FEST- Film shorts by and about local community organizations, gardens and art

FREE SCHOOL WORKSHOPS-

2:00-2:30 "Finding the Mythic in Your Own Story" with Mark Steiner-Cultivating Connections
A new workshop exploring not just the power of story, but the power and inspiration which lies waiting to be discovered within each of our own unique life journeys.

2:30-3:15 "Earthsaving as a contact sport, a.k.a. serious fun."
with Nate Pederson-Earthsave
Earthsave educates the public on the less obvious features of our world, specifically our food system, our dietary needs, and the impact of our own choices--but we fully understand that people change their minds slowly...and change their habits even slower. This workshop will discuss how to take this eco-knowledge and apply it to individual behavior change by featuring the positively compelling actions that make change easier. Food is necessary fun!

3:30-4:00 "Bike Maintenance-Fix your Flat" with Andy Dyson- Bicycling for Louisville
Do you want to ride a bike more often for transportation, fitness, to
be kind to the environment, or because it is an almost free way to get
around that is FUN? Are you put off by busy streets that are not
designed for bikes, a general attitude that you don't belong on the
road and the worry that you might get a FLAT TIRE on the way to work
or an important appointment? Bicycling for Louisville aims to take on
all of these issues, but today's workshop will show you how easy it is
to fix a flat tire on your bike FIRST TIME. We will also cover tips
to prevent flats and other problems you might encounter with your
bike.
Bring your bike if you have it with you!
[you might want to include this last line if the workshop takes place
in an area where people could bring their own bikes. I will have
tools for three or four people to practice]

4:30-5:00 "Using Sound for Self-Healing" with Nanci Wesling-
BioSpiritual BodyTuning & Featherhawk Essences
Sound, or frequency, is a powerful tool for self-healing. Join me and we’ll explore toning and the use of tuning forks and vibrational essences to restore physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual harmony.

NATURE TALKS & WALKS with the Lou Nature Center

LOCAL ART, JEWELRY, CRAFTS & HANDMADE GOODS!

LOCAL FOOD & DRINKS!

COME MEET AND SUPPORT OUR MIGHTY KIND COMMUNITY!

A big "Thank You!" to our Mighty Kind Sponsors:
Louisville Nature Center* Heine Bros. Coffee
Rainbow Blossom* La Leche League of Southern Indiana
Greenlist Louisville *Clifton UU Church
New Earth Organics* Shine Louisville

with great hope in our humanity and ingenuity,
The Mighty Kind Krewe
www.mightykindness.org

Check out this AMAZING, INSPIRING list of participating booths in our Mighty Kind Community!!!

EARTH (Local Green Businesses & Eco organizations)
Field Day Farm
Hotter Times Landscaping
Green Convene 2010
The Herb Shack
Amazing Green Planet
Sacred Herb Creations
Sierra Club
Rattlesnake Hill Farm
Argyle Acres Farm
Just Creations
Earthsave
FRESH TECH Environmental Solutions
FORCE for the Earth
New Earth Organics Gardening Center
Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods
Netherton Landscaping
Bicycling for Louisville
Grasshoppers Distribution
Magnificent Mushrooms
Louisville Grows
Slow Foods Louisville
Bugs behaving badly
Fairway Lawns- organic lawn service
KY Heartwood
Green Earth Outdoors
Zitelli Eco Materials & Services

AIR (Healing)
Shine Louisville
Louisville Yoga Coop
Massage-a-thon for Humane Society
Taoist Tai Chi Society of Louisville
Reiki Practioner- Pam Coates-Shembari
Owl Tree Yoga
Ionic foot spa & Detox
Craniosacral Therapy Nancy Cali & Pam Atkinson

WATER (Mighty KIDness & Community)
Birth Care Network
Babyology
Kid's Shine
La Leche of southern Indiana
SPROUTS for Kids
Cultivating Connections
Save Hogan's Fountain Witches Hat
Local Trickle Volunteer Coop
Louisville Youth Group
Fairness
Fannies Diaper Service
Waldorf School
MensWork

FIRE (Creative Arts)
Meredith Hayden Art
Artist Washington
Patty Caudill Recycled Art & Jewelry
Brian's Tye Dye T-shirts
Ty Lockhart Photography
Rosella Pearl Art
Ashley Hayes Jewelry
Jennifer Day Intuitive & Artist
Liz Chanley Art
Ed Tash Handspun Woodworking
Ken Parks Art
Milewski Jewelry
Marigold Williams upcycled copper jewelry & art
Linda Erzinger- recycled Art
In Stone Jewelry
Runic Rhyme Soap & Kaleidoscope Corner
Art by Holly Hamilton
featherhawk essences
Jewelrybybird
IUS Art Institute
Keisha Shaheed Art
Care Crafts- Holly Hamilton
Washington Art
Female Art Collective
Mayapple Creations
Christina Robinson's Way- Artist
Kristin KB+T- Crochet Art
Melody Hankle Art
Mello Things Art
Kim's Art
Alanna's Funky Cat & Activity Sauce
Darlin Cranes-Todd Smith origami artist
Swartz Designs
Kris Phillip Sculpture

Mighty Kindness 2010 Harvest Hootenanny

2010-09-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Mighty Kindness is excited to announce that this year's Harvest Hootenanny will be at the....

LOUISVILLE NATURE CENTER 3745 Illinois (across from the zoo)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
11am- 6pm
FREE

Mighty Kindness is NOW accepting Community Organizations, Enivironmental, Peace and Social Justice groups, Artists, Local Farms, Alternative Healing & Natural Medicine and Local, Green Business!
It is still COMPLETELY FREE to participate and VENDING will be allowed for everyone!!!

The "Art in eARTh" STAGE:
John Gage, Alanna Fugate, Realikeu, Jenn Stout, mully grub of oolite,
Kathleen Hoye, Earth Mamas Dance Co., Amanda Lucas & Audrey Cecil,
Dennis Bell, Leigh Ann Yost, Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Mexican Dance troupe Arcoiris Latino and more!!!

FREE YOGA ALL DAY WITH LOUISVILLE YOGA COOP!

FREE "SQUARE FOOT GARDENING" WORKSHOPS ALL DAY!

MIGHTY KIDness AREA- music, green activities, face painting, hula hooping, chalk art, peace-dreaming and more!

COMMUNITY FILM FEST- Film shorts by and about local community organizations, gardens and art

FREE SCHOOL- Sit in on workshops on everything from Peace-making to Clean Energy Alternatives

NATURE TALKS & WALKS with the Lou Nature Center

LOCAL ART, JEWELRY, CRAFTS & HANDMADE GOODS!

LOCAL, ORGANIC FOOD & DRINKS!

COME MEET AND SUPPORT OUR MIGHTY KIND COMMUNITY!

A big "Thank You!" to our Mighty Kind Sponsors:

Louisville Nature Center, Heine Bros. Coffee,
Rainbow Blossom, La Leche League of Southern Indiana,
Greenlist Louisville, Clifton UU Church,
New Earth Organics, Shine Louisville

with great hope in our humanity and ingenuity,
The Mighty Kind Krewe
www.mightykindness.org

2010-08-10T15:25:00.000-07:00

November 6 · 11:00am - 7:00pm

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Location Louisville Nature Center
3745 Illinois Ave (across from the zoo)
Louisville, KY

Mighty Kindness, along with Clifton UU Church, are excited to announce that this year's Harvest Hootenanny will be at the

Louisville Nature Center on Saturday, November 6th from 11-7!

...The Louisville Nature Center is across from the zoo. Don't miss their annual "Fall Native Plant Sale" Saturday,August 28th from 9-4pm www.louisvillenaturecenter.org
LNC@bellsouth.net or call us at (502) 458-1328

Mighty Kindness is NOW accepting Community Organizations, Enivironmental, Peace and Social Justice groups, Artists, Local Farms, Alternative Healing & Natural Medicine and Local, Green Business!
It is still COMPLETELY FREE to participate and VENDING will be allowed for everyone!!!

There will be an "Art in eARTh" Music Stage, Mighty KIDness Area, Community Film Fest, Hikes and Nature Education with the Center,
Organic Food & Drinks and our Mighty Kind Community.

Simply respond to this email with the name of your organization and we will reserve a spot for you!
We will send an email closer to the date with more details.

We are also now accepting sponsors for the festival! Your logo will be on 1,000 posters (full color 100% recycled/soy-based ink) throughout Kentuckiana as well as radio and print Ads. Please let us know if you can help support us...that would be Mighty Kind!

with great hope in our humanity and ingenuity,
Ambassadors of a Mighty Kindness
www.mightykindness.org

2010 Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny Poster

2010-03-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

Click on the poster to see the full size view and get all the Mighty Kind details!

Mighty Kindness Harvest Hootenanny 2009 Poster

2009-09-29T08:03:00.000-07:00

Click on the poster to see the full size view and get all the Mighty Kind details!

Announcing the Mighty Kindness Harvest Hootenanny Saturday,November 7th!

2009-09-21T18:16:00.000-07:00

Mighty Kindness- invites you to join us in honoring the our Kind community at the...
Mighty Kindness Harvest Hootenanny Saturday, November 7th 11-6 at Willow Park

Mighty Kindness is a local community unity organization and online resource that seeks to bring together all things in our eco-region that create a circle of sustainability and contribute to our common wealth.

This year's 2nd annual Earth Day Hootenanny was such a hit, people asked us to have another Hootenanny in the fall.....so we are! This is an opportunity to bring our community together in joy and fellowship and let them know about all of the phenomenal services that exist in their own backyard! . Come spread the good word about your kindness...it's free to table and participate!

Come enjoy inspiring local performers, witness the wonder of our mighty kids being educated and entertained, discover community services that you never knew existed, find out about products provided by your neighbors that are good for you and eco-friendly, and meet local farmers & get fresh produce delivered to your door. Come hobnob with the heart of our commonwealth - where earth advocates,peaceful warriors, union members, social justice workers, eco-conscious business people, artists, healers,dreamers, heroes & heroines all come together to create a community with vision, beauty, wholeness, and a healthy respect for our beloved Earth!

There will be a number of different things going on throughout the day, including:

Mighty KIDness Tent - An area dedicated to the kid's and their families. There will be local children's organizations with earth-friendly fun & educational activities for the kids!

Mighty Kind CommUnity - A gathering of many organizations & businesses all in one place, sharing with each other and the community at large what their groups are doing to help make Louisville a Greener, Happier & Healthier place to live!

Free School - Various discussions/workshops from making green cleaners, to mountaintop removal, to composting

Farmer's Market- meet local farmers, support organic agriculture and get a CSA to receive healthy, delicious produce weekly grown right down the road!

The Art in eARTh Music & Dance Festival - a variety of local musicians, poets, dance troupes will inspire and amaze you! PLUS...an Eco-Costume Contest, bobbing for apples, a Parade, Community silliness, prizes and more!!!
Hope to see you there...until then.... Keep the kindness MIGHTY!

with visions of beauty, truth and love Aim Me Smiley For additional information or suggestions-please contact: Aim Me Smiley Mighty Kindness 502.608.1587 mightykindness@gmail.com http://www.mightykindness.org

Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny 2009 Video Player

2009-05-14T09:25:00.001-07:00

2009 Mighty Kindness Hootenanny from Angela Impellizzeri on Vimeo.

Photos of the 2nd Annual Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny 2009

2009-05-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

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What a Hoot! Kindness became more mighty at the Earth Day Hootenanny!

2009-05-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

You made the Kindness Mightier!
Thanks from our hearts for being a part of the 2nd annual Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny!

What an amazing day of kindness, joy, music, empowerment, connections, KIDness, dancing, healing and unity!!!!! Thank you to all you mighty kind ones who helped create a Utopia in Willow Park.

There were so many smiles and we received a great deal of positive feedback. The Music & Dance Festival was a huge hit and went off without a hitch thanks to Brian with Ultimate Audio on sound. The Mighty KIDness was alive with activity with a kid's music jam, storytelling, face painting, hula hooping and receiving free organic tomato plants complete with lessons on growing from the farmers at Foxhollow. Over 50 green businesses, healers, artisians & local farms were present and important introductions were made with new supporters and friends. We greatly appreciate how well everyone worked together with grace and joyful cooperation. You all create tremendous hope for a united, kind and sustainable community. We truly honor the vital energy you bring to our commonwealth and encourage everyone to follow through on the contacts made, commit to supporting green, local goods & services, go out and listen to the extraordinary local music in the Ville and keeping reaching out to make this kindness more mighty!

What a Hoot!!
Would you be so kind and give us some feedback? Please click below and help us make the next festival even more mighty:http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/CD0F8AB28FBCAA00/

2nd Annual Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny

2009-04-16T19:12:00.000-07:00

Louisville's 2nd Annual

Mighty Kindness

Earth Day Hootenanny

Saturday May 9th,Willow Park

Mighty Kindness is a local community unity organization and online resource that seeks to bring together all things in our Eco-region that create a circle of sustainability and contribute to our common wealth.

Please visit www.mightykindness.org

to find resources for local farms, community services, local green businesses, peace & social justice groups, alternative medicine and healing, spirituality, environmental organizations and meet like-minded souls in the Mighty Kind Community.

Come enjoy inspiring local performers, witness the wonder of our mighty kids being educated and entertained, discover community services that you never knew existed, find out about products provided by your neighbors that are good for you and Eco-friendly, and meet local farmers & get fresh produce delivered to your door.

Come hobnob with the heart of our commonwealth - where earth advocates, peaceful warriors, union members, social justice workers, Eco-conscious business people, artists, healers, dreamers, heroes & heroines all come together to create a community with vision, beauty, wholeness, and a healthy respect for our beloved Earth!

A Mighty Kindness, www.mightykindness.org, is an online community unity resource working to build sustainability and harmony in our region. The festival features amazing local musicians, Mighty Kid-ness tent, free school workshops & speakers and lots of community Eco & peace groups and local green businesses!!! A money-free festivity for the whole community!

GIVE A HOOT!!!

Featuring...
The Art in eARTh Music Festival

sponsored by Brian Hood Sound

Music Festival Schedule

11:00- 11:30 Paul Ash

11:30-12:00 A Girl named Earl

12:00-12:30 John Gage

12:30-1:00 Alanna Fugate

1:00-2:00 Earth Mamas Dance Co.

plus the Kaleidescope Chorus

2:00-2:30 Mother Jane

2:30-3:00 Danny Flanigan

3:00- 3:30 Teneia Sanders

3:30-4:00 Leigh Ann Yost Band

4:00-4:30 Troubadours of Divine Bliss

4:30- 5:00 Kentucky Bootleggers

5:00-5:30 The Sirens

5:30- 6:00 Nick Payne

Mighty KIDness Area
(hosted by The Sirens)
Highlands Library
Heartland Music
Hoopa Delia

Mighty Kind Community

Participating Organizations & Businesses

Lou School of Massage- "Massage-a-thon

Hotter Times
Brickhouse
Earthsave
PETA
Earthcare @ Unity of Middletown
Whole Life Co-op
Grasshoppers
Mama's Hip
Vintage Body Spa
Holistic Mom's Network
Cultivating Connections
Ky Social Forum
Fairness
U.S. Department of Peace Campaign of KY
Olmsted Parks
Sierra Club
Farm to Fork Food
Living Bliss Foods
Shekinah/Creative Diversity
Bluegrass Green Co
One World Architecture
Hound Dog Press
SunWIndpower
Core Wellness
Heine Bros.
Habitat for Humanity
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care
Sacral Cranial Therapy
Radiant Light Candles
Greenlist Louisville
Sustainable Louisville Network

Farmers Market
Foxhollow Farm
Companions Creek Farm
Family Farm Project
Steckler Family Farm

Sponsored by
Cultivating Connections
The Green Building
Heine Brothers Coffee
MightyKindness.org
Rainbow Blossom

MAY 9th Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny!!!

2009-03-16T14:03:00.001-07:00

Mighty Kindness- along with Heine Bros. Coffee, Rainbow Blossom, The Green Building & Cultivating Connections-would like to invite you to come spread the good word about the kindness you bring to our community and join us in honoring the Earth...

Saturday, MAY 9th

12-6 at Willow Park
2nd Annual Mighty Kindness

Earth Day Hootenanny!

Mighty Kindness is a local community unity organization and online resource that seeks to bring together all things inour eco-region that create a circle of sustainability and contribute to our common wealth. Please visi thttp://www.mightykindness.org/ to find resources for local farms, community services, local green businesses, peace & socialjustice groups, alternative medicine and healing, spirituality, environmental organizations and meet like-minded souls in the

Mighty Kind Community.

We hope you can be a part of this fun and inspiring celebration of the Earth! There will be a number of different things going on throughout the day, including:

Mighty KIDness Tent - An area dedicated to the kid's and their families. There will be local children's organizations with earth-friendly fun & educational activities for the kids!

Mighty Kind CommUnity - A gathering of many organizations & businesses all in one place, sharing with each other and the community at large what their groups are doing to help make Louisville a Greener, Happier & Healthier place to live!

Free School - Various discussions/workshops from making green cleaners, to mountaintop removal, to composting

Farmer's Market- meet local farmers, support organic agriculture and get a CSA to receive healthy, delicious produce weekly grown right down the road!

The Art in eARTh Music Festival - Teneia Sanders, John Gage,Mother Jane, Earth Mamas Dance Troupe, Leigh Ann Yost, Danny Flanigan, Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Alanna, The Sirens, A Girl Named Earl, The Kentucky Bootleggers, Paul Ash and many more will be singing, dancing, and performing throughout the day!

Come enjoy inspiring local performers, witness the wonder of our mighty kids being educated and entertained, discover community services that you never knew existed, find out about products provided by your neighbors that are good for you and eco-friendly, and meet local farmers & get fresh produce delivered to your door. Come hobnob with the heart of our commonwealth - where earth advocates, peaceful warriors, union members, social justice workers, eco-conscious business people, artists, healers,dreamers, heroes & heroines all come together to create a community with vision, beauty, wholeness, and a healthy respect for our beloved Earth!

If you know of an organization that would like to participate please contact:

Aim Me Smiley

Mighty Kindness

502.235.0711

mightykindness@gmail.com

http://www.mightykindness.org/

GREEN CONVENE FEB 20 & 21st!

2009-01-06T14:20:00.000-08:00

Mission
The mission of The Green Convene is to build an influential non-partisan coalition of local organizations,united in supporting current sustainable policies and promoting stronger sustainable policies in local government.
Go to ..... www.greenconvene.org ..... now!!!

What: The Green Convene - Winter 2009Building a Coalition of Local OrganizationsPromoting Sustainability in Local Public Policywww.greenconvene.org

Who: Wendell Berry, Tom Fitzgerald, Carol Besse, Mark Isaacs, Claude Stephens, ...and you!!

When: 20 & 21 February 2009Friday night (20th) ReceptionSaturday (21st) Conference

Where: Glassworks - 815 W Market StFocus GroupsA large portion of the work will happen in Saturday's (February 21) Focus Groups.

Focus Group Leadership includes:Air Quality - Arnita Gadson - Dir KY Environmental Quality Commission - former head of West County Task ForceAgriculture - Sandee Corlett - owner of Earth's Promise FarmBusiness - Jennifer Rubenstein - Membership Dir of Louisville Independent Business AssociationClimate Change - Sarah Lynn Cunningham - Co-founder of Louisville Climate Action NetworkEnergy - George Perkins - co-founder of Louisville Peak Oil GroupHealth Care - Garrett Adams - State Coordinator & founding member Physicians for a National Health Program/KYHousing - Cathy Hinko - Exec Dir of Metropolitan Housing Coalition2008 State of Metropolitan Report- Focused on Home Energy Costs in relation to Affordable Housing - http://www.metropolitanhousing.org/pdf/mhcdoc_205.pdf2007 State of Metropolitan Report- Focused on Transportation in relation to Affordable Housing - http://www.metropolitanhousing.org/pdf/mhcdoc_154.pdfNeighborhoods - Jack Trawick - Exec Dir of Center for NeighborhoodsTransportation - Barry Zalph - Exec Dir of Bicycling for LouisvilleWater Quality - Gordon Garner - Vice President, Water Business Group-CH2M HILLCommissioner- Kentucky Environmental Quality Commissionformer Dir of Metropolitan Sewer District

Festival of Faiths & Neighborhood Sustainability/ Urban Ecovillage Organizing

2008-11-12T10:55:00.000-08:00

Don't miss the world's only interfaith Festival right here in Louisville this week!

Festival of Faiths Schedule is Here!

Click here to see the entire schedule
or
Click here to download and view complete Festival booklet
or
Click here to download and print inserts for your house of worship's bulletin!

The theme for the Festival of Faiths this year is “Coming of Age”. You are invited to live the questions along with us of what it means to “come of age” as we walk our individual paths, as we connect through community, and as we define ourselves and respond through our faith institutions.
We encourage you to create space in your life during this time to explore where you are in your own journey towards maturity and your true self. We have provided some reflections on our theme hoping to enhance your participation and connect you to the spirit of the Festival regardless of the number of events you are able to attend.
Our community is blessed with the opportunity to be inspired, educated and challenged to “come of age”around the issues that confront us today. How we respond may be a reflection of how successfully we are navigating our own coming of age, both individually and as a community.
Our wish is that however you choose to participate you will be inspired to carry forward the fruits of your experience of the Festival of Faiths in your life, in your faith, and in our community.

Also Sunday, November 16th at 2pm
a Community leader workshop for Neighborhood Sustainability and an Urban Ecovillage!
The Brick House at 2pm November 16th
Sustainable Neighborhoods Workshop Sunday, November 16, 2008

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY WITH PROCESS IN MIND.

The Brick House community center, in conjunction with the Adena Institute and other community partners and organizations, is hosting a workshop on neighborhood sustainability and urban ecovillage organizing

Sunday, November 16th2pm@ The Brick House
1101 S. 2nd Street Louisville, Ky40208

John Baker, Clifton Community Council
Mark Isaacs, AIA, Legacy Homes (invited)
John Gilderbloom, Ph.D., Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, University of Louisville
Shameka Parrish-Wright, Community Activist, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
David W. Silverman, Executive Director, Adena Institute
Jack Trawick, APA, Executive Director, Center for Neighborhoods
Kelly Thompson, Metro United Way (invited)

For more information: 502 619 4352
http://www.blogger.com/www.brickhouse.cc http://www.blogger.com/www.sustainableneighborhoods.blogspot.com

About the workshop:
We are moving towards ecological societies, with great opportunities to build a positive future:Neighborhood democracy, renewable energy, real economic development, sustainable businesses, healthy local food, stronger families and social connections, and ways to act locally and globally everyday for a world that works for everyone.
What are your challenges in greening your neighborhood?
How are you and your neighbors crafting neighborhood sustainability?
How do we create urban ecovillages now? This is an action-learning workshop, so we will have an opportunity to collaborate on real issues in Louisville neighborhoods. Participants will have the opportunity to work in groups on sustainability organizing and urban ecovillage planning for your block or neighborhood. The workshop will highlight sustainability theory and organizing strategies, with brief case studies from Louisville and around the world, exploring the following questions and opportunities for action:
How have successful sustainable community organizers changed their neighborhoods for the better?
What are the challenges raised by the transition to sustainable societies?
How does sustainability organizing differ from and connect with traditional neighborhood organizing?
How do neighborhood ecovillages grow?
How do we measure our sustainability successes and failures?
How do we collaborate effectively and keep learning and action moving forward?
What resources are available to support neighborhoods moving towards sustainability? Not only is this a discussion, it is a forum for all those who are interested, as well as a springboard for project-oriented groups to come together and actually achieve realistic goals.Please attend, bring a friend or colleague, forward this announcement, and join us in exploring how to support community efforts to green our neighborhoods.
Free and open to the public.