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welcomeAutumns shiny imprint leaves splashes of vibrancy all over urbanstreets filled with rhythm and smoke from Labor Day barbecuesdance parties jack-o-lanterns and school children This is a timeto make room for transition as to honor the fall equinox Formany September and October is an important time of reflectionand action
In September there is the celebration of the Jewish New Year RoshHashanah in preparation for Yom Kippur the Day of AtonementThe final days of Ramadan came to a close at the beginning of themonth And the International Day of Peace was celebrated on thetwenty-first as we move towards a more sustainable andharmonious planet In October we observe Indigenous PeoplesDay All Hallows Eve and in the higher latitudes we set our clocksback one hour to mark Daylight Savings Time
Each year the sun crosses the plane of the equator away from thenorthern hemisphere making day and night of equal length Wedlike to invite you to focus on Balance and what that concept meansto you Utilize the symbolic energies of the equinox to aid youalong your personal journey Allow it to inspire the motivation youneed to manifest a sustainable just and loving world
Enjoy this special SeptemberOctober issue of transform as CXCushers in new partnerships honors old ones and continues topave the way for vision amp practice for transformative social change
Talismanic Poster Tram Station Sultanahmet Istanbul Turkey image angel Kyodowilliams
stay in the gamevision hope and faith for america
whats newWeb of ChangeWeb of Change connects theforemost thinkers and do-ers insocial media technology andsocial change Together this is agrowing community of leaders
working for transformation of our organizations andour world Web of Change has become the leadingconvener of North Americas social change andtechnology community We are pleased to bring yousome leading truly inspiring messages from thisexciting event where the frontline meets the online
Read more Our Web of Change An amazing week Questions from Web of Change
in SIGHTSheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari on Being Muslim HavingUnique Challenges in the West
No video Click httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=7Y5E5qM9dLY
Sheikh Abdel Aziz Bukhari worked his entire life andhis family has worked for hundreds of years for peacein Palestine-Israel He left the Earth this past summerThough often he spoke to a Muslim student audiencehere he speaks with Eliyahu McClean as part of theUnusual Pairs dialogue
Jerusalem Peacemakers
In 2002 the General Assembly officially declaredSeptember 21 as the permanent date for theInternational Day of Peace Peace Day should be
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Here we are in October again just a few shortweeks from Election Day
I wake up to the increasing darkness ofOctobers mornings with a start Each month Idecide what ideas thoughts or challenges Illoffer for people to consider with head heartand spirit unifying for a call to action Clearlythere is no shortage of topics and issues The
great challenge is to select one that is both timely and transcendent
With that criteria in mind I can see there is nothing more important tosay right now than to implore each and every one of you to show up toengage to stay in the game of this strange democracy by rallying everybit of energy you can to voteand to encourage every one you know tovote too
I call upon our self-proclaimed Progressives still comfortable beingliberal who stalwartly make the clarion call for all things being equalrights for women gays immigrants and for all things being civil Endthe Wars Be the Peace Bring the Troops Home
I call upon us fierce Independents who demand fiscal responsibilityaccountable government and a pause on the party politicking thatreveals our politicians shortage of integrity while getting the rest of usno where at all
I call especially upon us Revolutionaries that see through the gapingcracks in the very foundations of this system We feel reluctant tocontinue to build our hopes for real changemdashto rest our dreams forsurvival security and self-determinationmdashupon a structure that hasbeen flawed since inception We see our unwanted cast aside and castout brothers and sisters peering through from the other side of bordersreservations jail cells and deeply-drawn lines of poverty We aboveall must remain determined to reclaim them and reconstitute a systemreluctant to release old habits of thriving upon the least resourced of usall To do that we must stay in the game
I even call upon the conscious-minded conservative-valued folks whoknow deeply that sometimes we must vote on principal for honestopen leadership even if that does not serve ones short-term politicaldesires
Combined we are all Americans We lament the loss of life detestdestroying families question borders want freedom for Gaza troopsout of Afghanistan safety for our children help for Main Street notWall Street green jobs clean energy an honest living a balancedbudget and social security equity and sustainability for all
To achieve any of this we must rally We must go forward notbackward
We must stay in the game
devoted to commemorating and strengthening theideals of peace both within and among all nations andpeoples The Global Ceasefire may be just a smallstart yet let one day become 2 two become 4 and soforth as we transform and the conditions of peacebecome manifest
International Day of Peace and Global Ceasefire Subscribe to CXC on YouTube
in TIMECXC The Only Full Range ofPractices Designed for SocialChange Agents
Owing to the exciting and newstrategic alliance with YES
CXCs practice schedule will be modified for the monthof October to allow for the transition to happen in agood way
Read More fearless Meditation I
November 5 amp every 1st Friday | 7pm fearlessYOGA Sundays Public Talk with angel Kyodo williams | November
11 CXC
in the CENTER27 Days of Change | Fall2010 Practice Period Twenty people from around thecountry and participating in theFall 27 Days of Change |Practice Period During the 27
Days formal participants commit to intensifyingreflective and contemplative practice on three levels(inner interpersonal and globalsocial) which whenbrought together form a holistic relationship to oneslife and creates the conditions for transformation
Read more
A Nation SAT for Change Atthis moment just after the 3rdAnnual SIT for Change it is atime to reflect on what wasaccomplished by 2010 SIT for
Change and what remains to be accomplished Read more
from the FIELDDoing Good WorkThe Interaction Institute for
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In the last two years we did not get all we wanted We got someflawed policy and yes maybe even a flawed president But we got anhonorable man A decent human being A caring father A concernedcitizen A thoughtful listener A critical thinker A compassionate leaderthat must navigate the concerns of the most diverse electorate in theworld
In short we got US Not just you or me A black or white A Christianor Muslim A working class or elite We have in our President all of thatand thus none of it We got a true American in the complex fabric thatis and is still becoming the America of our dreams So the seeking ofsimple outcomes to our complex problems makes us naive Turning ourbacks or sitting on the disgruntled sidelines makes us irresponsible
The complexity of our desires are matched only by the boundlessness ofour Vision for an America that can embrace us all The depths of ourdisappointment can only be measured against the grand heights of ourHope The revelation of flaws is a testament to our Faith
But we have Vision and we have Hope and we have Faith
More than anything we didnt get in these scant two years Vision Hopeand Faith restored Possibility imagination and creativity are poised toreplace limitation fear and contraction And these more than anypolicy bill or president will help us re-imagine an America for allAmericans
But we must stay in the game
mdashyours in truth aKw
PS In case we have lost perspective heres a reminder of The 244Accomplishments of President Obama
and if as a frustrated change agent you ask yourself why you botherIan Rhett of Civic Actions reminds you to Stay in the Game here
If you havent figured out that indeed you are and must be an AmericanRevolutionary no matter how much the system wants to count you outstart to assert (your) solutions as the living embodiment of (your)nationality along with Adrienne Maree Brown
special shout out to Ian Rhett adrienne maree brown Jodie TonitaGibran Rivera and the whole 2010 Web of Change crew (Canadiansincluded) that keep me compelled to stay in the game --aKw
angel Kyodo williams is founder of Center for TransformativeChange Happily she is no longer its director but the officialIntellectual Guru Emeritus A social visionary and leading voice fortransformative social change she is the author of Being Black Zen andthe Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace
Social Change (IISC) is anonprofit organization thatharnesses the power ofcollaboration within the social
sector to create a just and sustainable world Read more
inner PRACTICEFinding Balance in Life
Many of us try to juggle thingsand endlessly search for somekind of balance in life Thequestion we should ask is
whether we need balance or just to be able to stand onsolid ground Enjoy this reprint from the Zen toFitness blog on finding balance in your life
Read more Zen of Fitness Blog
outer ACTIONACRJ | Forward Stance inActionAsian Communities forReproductive Justice (ACRJ)promotes and protectsreproductive justice through
organizing building leadership capacity developingalliances and education to achieve community andsystemic change Read how they incorporate ForwardStance in how they operate their organization and howit is infused in all of the work they do in the world
Read more ACRJ website ACRJ blog Forward Stance Leadership Initiative
social CHANGEA Taste of Kings TruthI refuse to accept the view thatmankind is so tragically bound tothe starless midnight of racismand war that the bright daybreakof peace and brotherhood can
never become a reality I believe that unarmed truth andunconditional love will have the final word -MartinLuther King Jr
Read more
in the MINDResentment of Do-GoodersHas Psychological Origins |Study
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[imagecourtesy Norma Wong]
Blog new Dharma live love amp lead from the heart
Facebook Like angel here
Twitter Follow angel for tweets of wisdom on Change
Web httpangelkyodowilliamscom
angel Kyodo williams next public talkNovember 11 CXC
newDharma TalkNewDharma Talk | Be Deeply Yourself in theWorldTo find who we really are to be balanced wealready know we have to start with Practice Butmost of us believe that all of that practice is on thecushion Well to GET balanced we have to BE
balanced evenmdashespecially in Practice Check out this dharma talk thatshows the value of an ancient teaching about practice on and off thecushion
Listen to Be Deeply Yourself In the World
Download text of Be Deeply Yourself In the World
activists allies amp agents of change
Norma Wong | Stance Energy Awareness and Rhythm
Ryuko (Norma) Wong Roshi is an instructor atInstitute of Zen Studies She teaches theApplied Zen program which offers workshopsand training in the application of Zenprinciples and spiritual training in work andlife She is also a private consultantspecializing in strategic planning andorganizational capacity Her career has
spanned service as a Hawaii state legislator where she worked withpublic policy planning strategy and native Hawaiian issues
CXC What is Forward Stance concretely and at its essence
NW Forward Stance is a mind-body approach to movement building
A mind-body approach utilizes the physical experience to developexplore and demonstrate human actions
By developing a physical and conceptual understanding of basic ForwardStanceprinciples organizations and allies can literally shift the way inwhich we move in the world The basics include characteristicprinciples of stance energy awareness and rhythm
Forward Stance emphasizes proactive strategic action that draws fromsustainable energy in a constantly changing environment
Read moreEMERJ Project
resources for transformative changehellipLearn more about MLK than mass media will ever reveal After morethan a decade of serious contemplation King unwaveringly concluded
StudyA study by psychologists atWashington State University inthe US demonstrated that
apparent acts of altruism often serve only to alienateothers just as much as those who are greedy
Read more
fearless Meditation is a 3-part signature series thatteaches practical meditation within a social justiceframework Its offered for no charge for agents ofsocial changethe best workshop ive ever taken radically changedmy work
fearless Meditation INov 5 2010 amp every 1st Friday | 7pm
in the BODYTwelve Months of Abhaya(fearless) Asana | GomukhasanaKapotasana also known as PigeonPosture is one of the backbendsand hip openers of the WarriorSeries It is a great posture for
finding opening in the thighs abdomen shouldersheart center and particularly the hips
Read more
wellness amp being wellGrounding | Coming Down toRise UpGrounding--do we feel it in ourbody Smell it in earthly aromasSee a light coming up from theground into the root of our
body Is it in a way we think practical thoughts anddont drift off Use words with actual distinct meaningsDoes ground lie in feeling connected with the elementsan electron transfer between our skin and minerals
Read more
october wallpaper
sirkeci 2251Sirkeci (seer-ke-jee) train station in Istanbul is theformer end point of the infamous Orient Express Still
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that no war is worth sacrificing children to He said More and more Ihave come to the conclusion that the potential destructiveness ofmodern weapons of war totally rules out the possibilities of war everserving again as a negative good To read more follow the link below
Remembering Dr Martin Luther King the Revolutionary
Revisit the revolutionary speech Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to BreakSilence by Dr martin Luther King Jr The full text and audio can befound on the American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
MLK | A Time to Break Silence
Grounding yoga poses help to quiet the mind and release anxiety Theyare especially good to practice during the fall and winter known asVata season in Ayurveda
Staying Grounded
quote of the month
A life without love is of no account Dont ask yourself what kind oflove you should seek spiritual or material divine or mundane Easternor Western Divisions only lead to more divisions Love has nolabels no definitions It is what it is pure and simple Love is thewater of life And a lover is a soul of fire The Universe turnsdifferently when fire loves water mdashCathy Lynn Pagano
Learn more
support deep change
transform is published by the Center for Transformative Change (CXC)
CXC is the first national center entirely dedicated to bridging the innerand outer lives of social change agents activists and allies to support amore effective more sustainable social justice movement
We name frame and advance Transformative Social Change by bothdeveloping practices and programs for agents of social change andworking in collaboration with leading organizations to help shape thisemerging movement Most importantly CXC reflects the field and themovement back to itself by publishing the transform blog andmonthly journal thus strengthening our collective identitycommunity and shared vision
This long-term vision for shifting the paradigm of work for justicechanging the WAY change is done will fundamentally alter broad-based social change at its very core--from inner to outer--resulting in amore just equitable society for all
Great vision takes great action and our work is not possible without thegenerous support and partnership of individuals like you Thepublication of transform is made possible by your direct contributionNo amount is too smallhellipso make your contribution to deep changetoday
Donate to CXC
Visit the Centers website
What is Transformative Change Find out HERE
an active and hustling station for commuter andtranscontinental journeying its modern (1890) designwas reknowned worldwide and is largely preserved tothis day
This German-made Krauss steam locomotive 2251built in 1874 and displayed outside the station is aclassic of its time TCDD are the initials of the TurkishState Railways or Tuumlrkiye Cumhuriyeti DevletDemiryollari
photo copyright 2010 angel Kyodo williams
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Download with calendar Download without calendar
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Subscribeget your own monthly issues of transform
Forwardsend this issue via email to a friend now
Feedbackeditortransformativechangeorg
Contributehow are you changing the WAY change is done
Registration and other questions888XSOCHANGE (toll free)
registertransformativechangeorg
Center for Transformative Change2584 MLK Jr WayBerkeley CA 94704 middot USA+15105493733
Google the Center
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INcite with angel Kyodo williams
Here we are in October again just a few shortweeks from Election Day
I wake up to the increasing darkness ofOctobers mornings with a start Each month Idecide what ideas thoughts or challenges Illoffer for people to consider with head heartand spirit unifying for a call to action Clearlythere is no shortage of topics and issues The
great challenge is to select one that is both timely and transcendent
With that criteria in mind I can see there is nothing more important tosay right now than to implore each and every one of you to show up toengage to stay in the game of this strange democracy by rallying everybit of energy you can to voteand to encourage every one you know tovote too
I call upon our self-proclaimed Progressives still comfortable beingliberal who stalwartly make the clarion call for all things being equalrights for women gays immigrants and for all things being civil Endthe Wars Be the Peace Bring the Troops Home
I call upon us fierce Independents who demand fiscal responsibilityaccountable government and a pause on the party politicking thatreveals our politicians shortage of integrity while getting the rest of usno where at all
I call especially upon us Revolutionaries that see through the gapingcracks in the very foundations of this system We feel reluctant tocontinue to build our hopes for real changemdashto rest our dreams forsurvival security and self-determinationmdashupon a structure that hasbeen flawed since inception We see our unwanted cast aside and castout brothers and sisters peering through from the other side of bordersreservations jail cells and deeply-drawn lines of poverty We aboveall must remain determined to reclaim them and reconstitute a systemreluctant to release old habits of thriving upon the least resourced of usall To do that we must stay in the game
I even call upon the conscious-minded conservative-valued folks whoknow deeply that sometimes we must vote on principal for honestopen leadership even if that does not serve ones short-term politicaldesires
Combined we are all Americans We lament the loss of life detestdestroying families question borders want freedom for Gaza troopsout of Afghanistan safety for our children help for Main Street notWall Street green jobs clean energy an honest living a balancedbudget and social security equity and sustainability for all
To achieve any of this we must rally We must go forward notbackward
We must stay in the game
devoted to commemorating and strengthening theideals of peace both within and among all nations andpeoples The Global Ceasefire may be just a smallstart yet let one day become 2 two become 4 and soforth as we transform and the conditions of peacebecome manifest
International Day of Peace and Global Ceasefire Subscribe to CXC on YouTube
in TIMECXC The Only Full Range ofPractices Designed for SocialChange Agents
Owing to the exciting and newstrategic alliance with YES
CXCs practice schedule will be modified for the monthof October to allow for the transition to happen in agood way
Read More fearless Meditation I
November 5 amp every 1st Friday | 7pm fearlessYOGA Sundays Public Talk with angel Kyodo williams | November
11 CXC
in the CENTER27 Days of Change | Fall2010 Practice Period Twenty people from around thecountry and participating in theFall 27 Days of Change |Practice Period During the 27
Days formal participants commit to intensifyingreflective and contemplative practice on three levels(inner interpersonal and globalsocial) which whenbrought together form a holistic relationship to oneslife and creates the conditions for transformation
Read more
A Nation SAT for Change Atthis moment just after the 3rdAnnual SIT for Change it is atime to reflect on what wasaccomplished by 2010 SIT for
Change and what remains to be accomplished Read more
from the FIELDDoing Good WorkThe Interaction Institute for
102410 1018 PMstay in the game | transform | septoct 2010
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In the last two years we did not get all we wanted We got someflawed policy and yes maybe even a flawed president But we got anhonorable man A decent human being A caring father A concernedcitizen A thoughtful listener A critical thinker A compassionate leaderthat must navigate the concerns of the most diverse electorate in theworld
In short we got US Not just you or me A black or white A Christianor Muslim A working class or elite We have in our President all of thatand thus none of it We got a true American in the complex fabric thatis and is still becoming the America of our dreams So the seeking ofsimple outcomes to our complex problems makes us naive Turning ourbacks or sitting on the disgruntled sidelines makes us irresponsible
The complexity of our desires are matched only by the boundlessness ofour Vision for an America that can embrace us all The depths of ourdisappointment can only be measured against the grand heights of ourHope The revelation of flaws is a testament to our Faith
But we have Vision and we have Hope and we have Faith
More than anything we didnt get in these scant two years Vision Hopeand Faith restored Possibility imagination and creativity are poised toreplace limitation fear and contraction And these more than anypolicy bill or president will help us re-imagine an America for allAmericans
But we must stay in the game
mdashyours in truth aKw
PS In case we have lost perspective heres a reminder of The 244Accomplishments of President Obama
and if as a frustrated change agent you ask yourself why you botherIan Rhett of Civic Actions reminds you to Stay in the Game here
If you havent figured out that indeed you are and must be an AmericanRevolutionary no matter how much the system wants to count you outstart to assert (your) solutions as the living embodiment of (your)nationality along with Adrienne Maree Brown
special shout out to Ian Rhett adrienne maree brown Jodie TonitaGibran Rivera and the whole 2010 Web of Change crew (Canadiansincluded) that keep me compelled to stay in the game --aKw
angel Kyodo williams is founder of Center for TransformativeChange Happily she is no longer its director but the officialIntellectual Guru Emeritus A social visionary and leading voice fortransformative social change she is the author of Being Black Zen andthe Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace
Social Change (IISC) is anonprofit organization thatharnesses the power ofcollaboration within the social
sector to create a just and sustainable world Read more
inner PRACTICEFinding Balance in Life
Many of us try to juggle thingsand endlessly search for somekind of balance in life Thequestion we should ask is
whether we need balance or just to be able to stand onsolid ground Enjoy this reprint from the Zen toFitness blog on finding balance in your life
Read more Zen of Fitness Blog
outer ACTIONACRJ | Forward Stance inActionAsian Communities forReproductive Justice (ACRJ)promotes and protectsreproductive justice through
organizing building leadership capacity developingalliances and education to achieve community andsystemic change Read how they incorporate ForwardStance in how they operate their organization and howit is infused in all of the work they do in the world
Read more ACRJ website ACRJ blog Forward Stance Leadership Initiative
social CHANGEA Taste of Kings TruthI refuse to accept the view thatmankind is so tragically bound tothe starless midnight of racismand war that the bright daybreakof peace and brotherhood can
never become a reality I believe that unarmed truth andunconditional love will have the final word -MartinLuther King Jr
Read more
in the MINDResentment of Do-GoodersHas Psychological Origins |Study
102410 1018 PMstay in the game | transform | septoct 2010
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[imagecourtesy Norma Wong]
Blog new Dharma live love amp lead from the heart
Facebook Like angel here
Twitter Follow angel for tweets of wisdom on Change
Web httpangelkyodowilliamscom
angel Kyodo williams next public talkNovember 11 CXC
newDharma TalkNewDharma Talk | Be Deeply Yourself in theWorldTo find who we really are to be balanced wealready know we have to start with Practice Butmost of us believe that all of that practice is on thecushion Well to GET balanced we have to BE
balanced evenmdashespecially in Practice Check out this dharma talk thatshows the value of an ancient teaching about practice on and off thecushion
Listen to Be Deeply Yourself In the World
Download text of Be Deeply Yourself In the World
activists allies amp agents of change
Norma Wong | Stance Energy Awareness and Rhythm
Ryuko (Norma) Wong Roshi is an instructor atInstitute of Zen Studies She teaches theApplied Zen program which offers workshopsand training in the application of Zenprinciples and spiritual training in work andlife She is also a private consultantspecializing in strategic planning andorganizational capacity Her career has
spanned service as a Hawaii state legislator where she worked withpublic policy planning strategy and native Hawaiian issues
CXC What is Forward Stance concretely and at its essence
NW Forward Stance is a mind-body approach to movement building
A mind-body approach utilizes the physical experience to developexplore and demonstrate human actions
By developing a physical and conceptual understanding of basic ForwardStanceprinciples organizations and allies can literally shift the way inwhich we move in the world The basics include characteristicprinciples of stance energy awareness and rhythm
Forward Stance emphasizes proactive strategic action that draws fromsustainable energy in a constantly changing environment
Read moreEMERJ Project
resources for transformative changehellipLearn more about MLK than mass media will ever reveal After morethan a decade of serious contemplation King unwaveringly concluded
StudyA study by psychologists atWashington State University inthe US demonstrated that
apparent acts of altruism often serve only to alienateothers just as much as those who are greedy
Read more
fearless Meditation is a 3-part signature series thatteaches practical meditation within a social justiceframework Its offered for no charge for agents ofsocial changethe best workshop ive ever taken radically changedmy work
fearless Meditation INov 5 2010 amp every 1st Friday | 7pm
in the BODYTwelve Months of Abhaya(fearless) Asana | GomukhasanaKapotasana also known as PigeonPosture is one of the backbendsand hip openers of the WarriorSeries It is a great posture for
finding opening in the thighs abdomen shouldersheart center and particularly the hips
Read more
wellness amp being wellGrounding | Coming Down toRise UpGrounding--do we feel it in ourbody Smell it in earthly aromasSee a light coming up from theground into the root of our
body Is it in a way we think practical thoughts anddont drift off Use words with actual distinct meaningsDoes ground lie in feeling connected with the elementsan electron transfer between our skin and minerals
Read more
october wallpaper
sirkeci 2251Sirkeci (seer-ke-jee) train station in Istanbul is theformer end point of the infamous Orient Express Still
102410 1018 PMstay in the game | transform | septoct 2010
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facebook twitter YouTube
that no war is worth sacrificing children to He said More and more Ihave come to the conclusion that the potential destructiveness ofmodern weapons of war totally rules out the possibilities of war everserving again as a negative good To read more follow the link below
Remembering Dr Martin Luther King the Revolutionary
Revisit the revolutionary speech Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to BreakSilence by Dr martin Luther King Jr The full text and audio can befound on the American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
MLK | A Time to Break Silence
Grounding yoga poses help to quiet the mind and release anxiety Theyare especially good to practice during the fall and winter known asVata season in Ayurveda
Staying Grounded
quote of the month
A life without love is of no account Dont ask yourself what kind oflove you should seek spiritual or material divine or mundane Easternor Western Divisions only lead to more divisions Love has nolabels no definitions It is what it is pure and simple Love is thewater of life And a lover is a soul of fire The Universe turnsdifferently when fire loves water mdashCathy Lynn Pagano
Learn more
support deep change
transform is published by the Center for Transformative Change (CXC)
CXC is the first national center entirely dedicated to bridging the innerand outer lives of social change agents activists and allies to support amore effective more sustainable social justice movement
We name frame and advance Transformative Social Change by bothdeveloping practices and programs for agents of social change andworking in collaboration with leading organizations to help shape thisemerging movement Most importantly CXC reflects the field and themovement back to itself by publishing the transform blog andmonthly journal thus strengthening our collective identitycommunity and shared vision
This long-term vision for shifting the paradigm of work for justicechanging the WAY change is done will fundamentally alter broad-based social change at its very core--from inner to outer--resulting in amore just equitable society for all
Great vision takes great action and our work is not possible without thegenerous support and partnership of individuals like you Thepublication of transform is made possible by your direct contributionNo amount is too smallhellipso make your contribution to deep changetoday
Donate to CXC
Visit the Centers website
What is Transformative Change Find out HERE
an active and hustling station for commuter andtranscontinental journeying its modern (1890) designwas reknowned worldwide and is largely preserved tothis day
This German-made Krauss steam locomotive 2251built in 1874 and displayed outside the station is aclassic of its time TCDD are the initials of the TurkishState Railways or Tuumlrkiye Cumhuriyeti DevletDemiryollari
photo copyright 2010 angel Kyodo williams
Download this image as wallpaper with or withoutcalendar for your desktop
Download with calendar Download without calendar
connect | subscribe | shareConnect
Subscribeget your own monthly issues of transform
Forwardsend this issue via email to a friend now
Feedbackeditortransformativechangeorg
Contributehow are you changing the WAY change is done
Registration and other questions888XSOCHANGE (toll free)
registertransformativechangeorg
Center for Transformative Change2584 MLK Jr WayBerkeley CA 94704 middot USA+15105493733
Google the Center
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Center for Transformative Change is a project of urbanPEACE a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission to inform incite and empowera broad-based presence-centered transformative social change movement
Having trouble reading this email Go to httptransformativechangeorgtransformjournal201009html
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In the last two years we did not get all we wanted We got someflawed policy and yes maybe even a flawed president But we got anhonorable man A decent human being A caring father A concernedcitizen A thoughtful listener A critical thinker A compassionate leaderthat must navigate the concerns of the most diverse electorate in theworld
In short we got US Not just you or me A black or white A Christianor Muslim A working class or elite We have in our President all of thatand thus none of it We got a true American in the complex fabric thatis and is still becoming the America of our dreams So the seeking ofsimple outcomes to our complex problems makes us naive Turning ourbacks or sitting on the disgruntled sidelines makes us irresponsible
The complexity of our desires are matched only by the boundlessness ofour Vision for an America that can embrace us all The depths of ourdisappointment can only be measured against the grand heights of ourHope The revelation of flaws is a testament to our Faith
But we have Vision and we have Hope and we have Faith
More than anything we didnt get in these scant two years Vision Hopeand Faith restored Possibility imagination and creativity are poised toreplace limitation fear and contraction And these more than anypolicy bill or president will help us re-imagine an America for allAmericans
But we must stay in the game
mdashyours in truth aKw
PS In case we have lost perspective heres a reminder of The 244Accomplishments of President Obama
and if as a frustrated change agent you ask yourself why you botherIan Rhett of Civic Actions reminds you to Stay in the Game here
If you havent figured out that indeed you are and must be an AmericanRevolutionary no matter how much the system wants to count you outstart to assert (your) solutions as the living embodiment of (your)nationality along with Adrienne Maree Brown
special shout out to Ian Rhett adrienne maree brown Jodie TonitaGibran Rivera and the whole 2010 Web of Change crew (Canadiansincluded) that keep me compelled to stay in the game --aKw
angel Kyodo williams is founder of Center for TransformativeChange Happily she is no longer its director but the officialIntellectual Guru Emeritus A social visionary and leading voice fortransformative social change she is the author of Being Black Zen andthe Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace
Social Change (IISC) is anonprofit organization thatharnesses the power ofcollaboration within the social
sector to create a just and sustainable world Read more
inner PRACTICEFinding Balance in Life
Many of us try to juggle thingsand endlessly search for somekind of balance in life Thequestion we should ask is
whether we need balance or just to be able to stand onsolid ground Enjoy this reprint from the Zen toFitness blog on finding balance in your life
Read more Zen of Fitness Blog
outer ACTIONACRJ | Forward Stance inActionAsian Communities forReproductive Justice (ACRJ)promotes and protectsreproductive justice through
organizing building leadership capacity developingalliances and education to achieve community andsystemic change Read how they incorporate ForwardStance in how they operate their organization and howit is infused in all of the work they do in the world
Read more ACRJ website ACRJ blog Forward Stance Leadership Initiative
social CHANGEA Taste of Kings TruthI refuse to accept the view thatmankind is so tragically bound tothe starless midnight of racismand war that the bright daybreakof peace and brotherhood can
never become a reality I believe that unarmed truth andunconditional love will have the final word -MartinLuther King Jr
Read more
in the MINDResentment of Do-GoodersHas Psychological Origins |Study
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angel Kyodo williams next public talkNovember 11 CXC
newDharma TalkNewDharma Talk | Be Deeply Yourself in theWorldTo find who we really are to be balanced wealready know we have to start with Practice Butmost of us believe that all of that practice is on thecushion Well to GET balanced we have to BE
balanced evenmdashespecially in Practice Check out this dharma talk thatshows the value of an ancient teaching about practice on and off thecushion
Listen to Be Deeply Yourself In the World
Download text of Be Deeply Yourself In the World
activists allies amp agents of change
Norma Wong | Stance Energy Awareness and Rhythm
Ryuko (Norma) Wong Roshi is an instructor atInstitute of Zen Studies She teaches theApplied Zen program which offers workshopsand training in the application of Zenprinciples and spiritual training in work andlife She is also a private consultantspecializing in strategic planning andorganizational capacity Her career has
spanned service as a Hawaii state legislator where she worked withpublic policy planning strategy and native Hawaiian issues
CXC What is Forward Stance concretely and at its essence
NW Forward Stance is a mind-body approach to movement building
A mind-body approach utilizes the physical experience to developexplore and demonstrate human actions
By developing a physical and conceptual understanding of basic ForwardStanceprinciples organizations and allies can literally shift the way inwhich we move in the world The basics include characteristicprinciples of stance energy awareness and rhythm
Forward Stance emphasizes proactive strategic action that draws fromsustainable energy in a constantly changing environment
Read moreEMERJ Project
resources for transformative changehellipLearn more about MLK than mass media will ever reveal After morethan a decade of serious contemplation King unwaveringly concluded
StudyA study by psychologists atWashington State University inthe US demonstrated that
apparent acts of altruism often serve only to alienateothers just as much as those who are greedy
Read more
fearless Meditation is a 3-part signature series thatteaches practical meditation within a social justiceframework Its offered for no charge for agents ofsocial changethe best workshop ive ever taken radically changedmy work
fearless Meditation INov 5 2010 amp every 1st Friday | 7pm
in the BODYTwelve Months of Abhaya(fearless) Asana | GomukhasanaKapotasana also known as PigeonPosture is one of the backbendsand hip openers of the WarriorSeries It is a great posture for
finding opening in the thighs abdomen shouldersheart center and particularly the hips
Read more
wellness amp being wellGrounding | Coming Down toRise UpGrounding--do we feel it in ourbody Smell it in earthly aromasSee a light coming up from theground into the root of our
body Is it in a way we think practical thoughts anddont drift off Use words with actual distinct meaningsDoes ground lie in feeling connected with the elementsan electron transfer between our skin and minerals
Read more
october wallpaper
sirkeci 2251Sirkeci (seer-ke-jee) train station in Istanbul is theformer end point of the infamous Orient Express Still
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that no war is worth sacrificing children to He said More and more Ihave come to the conclusion that the potential destructiveness ofmodern weapons of war totally rules out the possibilities of war everserving again as a negative good To read more follow the link below
Remembering Dr Martin Luther King the Revolutionary
Revisit the revolutionary speech Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to BreakSilence by Dr martin Luther King Jr The full text and audio can befound on the American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
MLK | A Time to Break Silence
Grounding yoga poses help to quiet the mind and release anxiety Theyare especially good to practice during the fall and winter known asVata season in Ayurveda
Staying Grounded
quote of the month
A life without love is of no account Dont ask yourself what kind oflove you should seek spiritual or material divine or mundane Easternor Western Divisions only lead to more divisions Love has nolabels no definitions It is what it is pure and simple Love is thewater of life And a lover is a soul of fire The Universe turnsdifferently when fire loves water mdashCathy Lynn Pagano
Learn more
support deep change
transform is published by the Center for Transformative Change (CXC)
CXC is the first national center entirely dedicated to bridging the innerand outer lives of social change agents activists and allies to support amore effective more sustainable social justice movement
We name frame and advance Transformative Social Change by bothdeveloping practices and programs for agents of social change andworking in collaboration with leading organizations to help shape thisemerging movement Most importantly CXC reflects the field and themovement back to itself by publishing the transform blog andmonthly journal thus strengthening our collective identitycommunity and shared vision
This long-term vision for shifting the paradigm of work for justicechanging the WAY change is done will fundamentally alter broad-based social change at its very core--from inner to outer--resulting in amore just equitable society for all
Great vision takes great action and our work is not possible without thegenerous support and partnership of individuals like you Thepublication of transform is made possible by your direct contributionNo amount is too smallhellipso make your contribution to deep changetoday
Donate to CXC
Visit the Centers website
What is Transformative Change Find out HERE
an active and hustling station for commuter andtranscontinental journeying its modern (1890) designwas reknowned worldwide and is largely preserved tothis day
This German-made Krauss steam locomotive 2251built in 1874 and displayed outside the station is aclassic of its time TCDD are the initials of the TurkishState Railways or Tuumlrkiye Cumhuriyeti DevletDemiryollari
photo copyright 2010 angel Kyodo williams
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Blog new Dharma live love amp lead from the heart
Facebook Like angel here
Twitter Follow angel for tweets of wisdom on Change
Web httpangelkyodowilliamscom
angel Kyodo williams next public talkNovember 11 CXC
newDharma TalkNewDharma Talk | Be Deeply Yourself in theWorldTo find who we really are to be balanced wealready know we have to start with Practice Butmost of us believe that all of that practice is on thecushion Well to GET balanced we have to BE
balanced evenmdashespecially in Practice Check out this dharma talk thatshows the value of an ancient teaching about practice on and off thecushion
Listen to Be Deeply Yourself In the World
Download text of Be Deeply Yourself In the World
activists allies amp agents of change
Norma Wong | Stance Energy Awareness and Rhythm
Ryuko (Norma) Wong Roshi is an instructor atInstitute of Zen Studies She teaches theApplied Zen program which offers workshopsand training in the application of Zenprinciples and spiritual training in work andlife She is also a private consultantspecializing in strategic planning andorganizational capacity Her career has
spanned service as a Hawaii state legislator where she worked withpublic policy planning strategy and native Hawaiian issues
CXC What is Forward Stance concretely and at its essence
NW Forward Stance is a mind-body approach to movement building
A mind-body approach utilizes the physical experience to developexplore and demonstrate human actions
By developing a physical and conceptual understanding of basic ForwardStanceprinciples organizations and allies can literally shift the way inwhich we move in the world The basics include characteristicprinciples of stance energy awareness and rhythm
Forward Stance emphasizes proactive strategic action that draws fromsustainable energy in a constantly changing environment
Read moreEMERJ Project
resources for transformative changehellipLearn more about MLK than mass media will ever reveal After morethan a decade of serious contemplation King unwaveringly concluded
StudyA study by psychologists atWashington State University inthe US demonstrated that
apparent acts of altruism often serve only to alienateothers just as much as those who are greedy
Read more
fearless Meditation is a 3-part signature series thatteaches practical meditation within a social justiceframework Its offered for no charge for agents ofsocial changethe best workshop ive ever taken radically changedmy work
fearless Meditation INov 5 2010 amp every 1st Friday | 7pm
in the BODYTwelve Months of Abhaya(fearless) Asana | GomukhasanaKapotasana also known as PigeonPosture is one of the backbendsand hip openers of the WarriorSeries It is a great posture for
finding opening in the thighs abdomen shouldersheart center and particularly the hips
Read more
wellness amp being wellGrounding | Coming Down toRise UpGrounding--do we feel it in ourbody Smell it in earthly aromasSee a light coming up from theground into the root of our
body Is it in a way we think practical thoughts anddont drift off Use words with actual distinct meaningsDoes ground lie in feeling connected with the elementsan electron transfer between our skin and minerals
Read more
october wallpaper
sirkeci 2251Sirkeci (seer-ke-jee) train station in Istanbul is theformer end point of the infamous Orient Express Still
102410 1018 PMstay in the game | transform | septoct 2010
Page 5 of 6httptransformativechangeorgtransformjournal201010html
facebook twitter YouTube
that no war is worth sacrificing children to He said More and more Ihave come to the conclusion that the potential destructiveness ofmodern weapons of war totally rules out the possibilities of war everserving again as a negative good To read more follow the link below
Remembering Dr Martin Luther King the Revolutionary
Revisit the revolutionary speech Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to BreakSilence by Dr martin Luther King Jr The full text and audio can befound on the American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
MLK | A Time to Break Silence
Grounding yoga poses help to quiet the mind and release anxiety Theyare especially good to practice during the fall and winter known asVata season in Ayurveda
Staying Grounded
quote of the month
A life without love is of no account Dont ask yourself what kind oflove you should seek spiritual or material divine or mundane Easternor Western Divisions only lead to more divisions Love has nolabels no definitions It is what it is pure and simple Love is thewater of life And a lover is a soul of fire The Universe turnsdifferently when fire loves water mdashCathy Lynn Pagano
Learn more
support deep change
transform is published by the Center for Transformative Change (CXC)
CXC is the first national center entirely dedicated to bridging the innerand outer lives of social change agents activists and allies to support amore effective more sustainable social justice movement
We name frame and advance Transformative Social Change by bothdeveloping practices and programs for agents of social change andworking in collaboration with leading organizations to help shape thisemerging movement Most importantly CXC reflects the field and themovement back to itself by publishing the transform blog andmonthly journal thus strengthening our collective identitycommunity and shared vision
This long-term vision for shifting the paradigm of work for justicechanging the WAY change is done will fundamentally alter broad-based social change at its very core--from inner to outer--resulting in amore just equitable society for all
Great vision takes great action and our work is not possible without thegenerous support and partnership of individuals like you Thepublication of transform is made possible by your direct contributionNo amount is too smallhellipso make your contribution to deep changetoday
Donate to CXC
Visit the Centers website
What is Transformative Change Find out HERE
an active and hustling station for commuter andtranscontinental journeying its modern (1890) designwas reknowned worldwide and is largely preserved tothis day
This German-made Krauss steam locomotive 2251built in 1874 and displayed outside the station is aclassic of its time TCDD are the initials of the TurkishState Railways or Tuumlrkiye Cumhuriyeti DevletDemiryollari
photo copyright 2010 angel Kyodo williams
Download this image as wallpaper with or withoutcalendar for your desktop
Download with calendar Download without calendar
connect | subscribe | shareConnect
Subscribeget your own monthly issues of transform
Forwardsend this issue via email to a friend now
Feedbackeditortransformativechangeorg
Contributehow are you changing the WAY change is done
Registration and other questions888XSOCHANGE (toll free)
registertransformativechangeorg
Center for Transformative Change2584 MLK Jr WayBerkeley CA 94704 middot USA+15105493733
Google the Center
102410 1018 PMstay in the game | transform | septoct 2010
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Center for Transformative Change is a project of urbanPEACE a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission to inform incite and empowera broad-based presence-centered transformative social change movement
Having trouble reading this email Go to httptransformativechangeorgtransformjournal201009html
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that no war is worth sacrificing children to He said More and more Ihave come to the conclusion that the potential destructiveness ofmodern weapons of war totally rules out the possibilities of war everserving again as a negative good To read more follow the link below
Remembering Dr Martin Luther King the Revolutionary
Revisit the revolutionary speech Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to BreakSilence by Dr martin Luther King Jr The full text and audio can befound on the American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
MLK | A Time to Break Silence
Grounding yoga poses help to quiet the mind and release anxiety Theyare especially good to practice during the fall and winter known asVata season in Ayurveda
Staying Grounded
quote of the month
A life without love is of no account Dont ask yourself what kind oflove you should seek spiritual or material divine or mundane Easternor Western Divisions only lead to more divisions Love has nolabels no definitions It is what it is pure and simple Love is thewater of life And a lover is a soul of fire The Universe turnsdifferently when fire loves water mdashCathy Lynn Pagano
Learn more
support deep change
transform is published by the Center for Transformative Change (CXC)
CXC is the first national center entirely dedicated to bridging the innerand outer lives of social change agents activists and allies to support amore effective more sustainable social justice movement
We name frame and advance Transformative Social Change by bothdeveloping practices and programs for agents of social change andworking in collaboration with leading organizations to help shape thisemerging movement Most importantly CXC reflects the field and themovement back to itself by publishing the transform blog andmonthly journal thus strengthening our collective identitycommunity and shared vision
This long-term vision for shifting the paradigm of work for justicechanging the WAY change is done will fundamentally alter broad-based social change at its very core--from inner to outer--resulting in amore just equitable society for all
Great vision takes great action and our work is not possible without thegenerous support and partnership of individuals like you Thepublication of transform is made possible by your direct contributionNo amount is too smallhellipso make your contribution to deep changetoday
Donate to CXC
Visit the Centers website
What is Transformative Change Find out HERE
an active and hustling station for commuter andtranscontinental journeying its modern (1890) designwas reknowned worldwide and is largely preserved tothis day
This German-made Krauss steam locomotive 2251built in 1874 and displayed outside the station is aclassic of its time TCDD are the initials of the TurkishState Railways or Tuumlrkiye Cumhuriyeti DevletDemiryollari
photo copyright 2010 angel Kyodo williams
Download this image as wallpaper with or withoutcalendar for your desktop
Download with calendar Download without calendar
connect | subscribe | shareConnect
Subscribeget your own monthly issues of transform
Forwardsend this issue via email to a friend now
Feedbackeditortransformativechangeorg
Contributehow are you changing the WAY change is done
Registration and other questions888XSOCHANGE (toll free)
registertransformativechangeorg
Center for Transformative Change2584 MLK Jr WayBerkeley CA 94704 middot USA+15105493733
Google the Center
102410 1018 PMstay in the game | transform | septoct 2010
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Center for Transformative Change is a project of urbanPEACE a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission to inform incite and empowera broad-based presence-centered transformative social change movement
Having trouble reading this email Go to httptransformativechangeorgtransformjournal201009html
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Center for Transformative Change is a project of urbanPEACE a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission to inform incite and empowera broad-based presence-centered transformative social change movement
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