Raven ReCentre invites you to a Winter Solstice event: a Council of All Beings. If you are concerned about the condition of our world and interested in participating in activities to help heal the Earth, join us in this interactive, experiential practice. This workshop will provide an opportunity to increase awareness of our interdependence in the living body of Earth and strengthen our commitment to act on behalf of/defend Gaia (Earth).
Teresa Chilkowich (Sherpa Dog Reconnections) will facilitate this experiential practice, as we gather to connect in this “Council of All Beings.” The roots of this powerful process are grounded in both The Work that Reconnects (Dr. Joanna Macy, Eco-Philosopher and Root Teacher) and Deep Ecology (John Seed, Rainforest Activist).
This event includes the creative re-use of materials from Raven ReCentre to make masks that participants will use to represent the Being they “ally with” for this Council. Participants are also welcome to bring items from home, as well as any art supplies to help decorate their masks.
Sign-up for this event on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/council-of-all-beings-winter-solstice-gathering-tickets-773836083557
or contact the Zero Waste office (867)667-7269 ext. 5
Listen to an interview with Teresa Chilkowich about this event on CBC’s Airplay: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-81-airplay/clip/16030425-solstice-celebration
“The Council of All Beings is a communal ritual in which participants step aside from their human identity and speak on behalf of another life-form. A simple structure for spontaneous expression, it aims to heighten awareness of our interdependence in the living body of Earth, and to strengthen our commitment to defend it.
The ritual serves to help us acknowledge and give voice to the suffering of our world. It also serves, in equal measure, to help us experience the beauty and power of our interconnectedness with all life.”
~ Joanna Macy
*If you are interested in this event but the date does not work for you, please contact Megan at zerowaste@ravenrecentre.org