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We need your help with building a kindness movement in Lane County. Sending much appreciation in advance if you would please announce this event to your network of friends:
Spreading Kindness – Free Community Workshop
Sunday, May 20 from 3pm to 5pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene
1685 W 13th Ave at Chambers in Eugene
 Come and discuss specific ways we can bring more kindness into our communities and our personal lives. Let's counter local hate activities, harsh national discourse, and create more positive role models for our youth.
To register (FREE) contact: spreadingkindness7@gmail.com
EVENT TOPICS:
PERSONAL KINDNESS Doug Carnine (mindful kindness teacher and Author of How Love Wins) will share techniques for calming the mind and increasing kindness & happiness on a personal level.
SPREADING KINDNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY – Breakout groups
- Social Media: to share kindness stories, activities, and ideas (David Hazen)
- Kindness Signs: for yards, businesses, bulletin boards
- Kindness in the Workplace: (Bruce Abel and Steve Christiansen)
- Kindness and Youth: (Helen Park)
- Kindness into Action: volunteer opportunities (Michael Carrigan)
- Kindness in Leadership: (Bingham Powell)
- Communicating with Kindness: Nonviolent Communication (Gary Baran)
- Mindful Kindness study group opportunities: (Doug Carnine)
- Brainstorming more kindness ideas (Bhavia Wagner)
Join our Sharing Kindness Facebook group
More information on the web
Worth Reading
Yes, Social Media Can Be Used For Positive Change Hashtag movements like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter have lasting impacts. Here’s how.
Launching A Revolution The River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, co-founded by social activist Heart Phoenix and Jeffrey Weisberg, is changing the way societies, near and far, repair generations of violence and conflict using one simple fundamental: relationship building.
Towards a New Activism
Broken stories about social change, and radical "embodiment" of a new story
Twelve Simple Rules of Systems Thinking
Our human systems at various levels of organization – the individual, families, communities, affinity groups, organizations, nations, international entities, etc. – all exhibit the common dynamics of living systems.
Program focuses on teaching empathy to young children
Welcome Baby Box program helps ensure a safe start
United Way event underscores power of giving people
COMING SOON TO CENTRAL LANE COUNTY!
SOAR, a networking platform
that will empower self-organized collaboration
on projects that serve our community.
Video Shorts
Notable Events
Trauma Healing Project OPEN HOUSE
We invite you to join us in our new space!
Thursday, May 10th from 4:30-6:30pm
1100 Charnelton St. Eugene(Corner of W. 11th and Charnelton St.)
Broadcasting on 97.3FM KEPW PeaceWorks Community Radio
The Legalize Survival Radio Show at 6pm every Wednesday focuses on local as well as national topics that face our housed/housed communities.
Streaming online at www.kepw.org
September 21, 2018, the International Day of Peace: “The Right to Peace - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70” at Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland - World Peace Flame lighting ceremony.
September of 2019 in Ashland: Global Peace Conference
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 Gratefully witnessing an upward spiral of knowledge and abilities that is promoting the healthy growth and development of children, prosperity and safety for adults, as well as cooperative learning and problem-solving,
David Hazen
Executive Director, Emerald Compassionate Action Network
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The ECAN board
Kris McAlister, Director
Laurie Hauber, Director
Christopher Hazen, Treasurer
Anne Millhollen, Advisor
Gary Baran, Advisor
Kitty Piercy, Advisor
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