UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION, SANTA ROSA
ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM PROJECT PRESENTS:
PERMACULTURE: THE GROWING EDGE

About the worldwide Permaculture movement, The Growing Edge is an antidote to environmental despair, a hopeful and practical look at a path to a viable, flourishing future.

The film introduces us to inspiring examples of projects, including a visit to David Holmgren’s own homestead, tracking deer with naturalist Jon Young, sheet mulching an inner-city garden with Hunters Point Family, transforming an intersection into a gathering place with City Repair, and joining mycologist Paul Stamets as he cleans up an oil spill in San Francisco Bay with mushrooms.

With interviews of key figures in the Permaculture movement, and beautiful visions of an alternative future alive in today’s world, The Growing Edge [and our next film entitled Tomorrow to be shown in June] continue to focus on the most viable answers to our environmental dilemmas.

Discussion follows viewing of the film. Please bring whatever you wish to eat. We provide snacks, not lunch. 
               

Advocates for Social Justice

Diversity Project  Presents:
Speed Diversity Dialog

Join us for the long-awaited Speed Diversity Dialog!  – a new approach to our collective commitment to diversity offered by the Diversity Project of Advocates for Social Justice. Sunday, April 15, after the 11:00 am service, Room 545. Refreshments will be served.

This is a unique opportunity to expand our understanding of the widest range of diversity issues. Speed Diversity Dialogue is designed and facilitated by Dr. Elisa Velasquez, Director of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence at Sonoma State University.

She will lead us in exploring “The Big 8” in as truly new, interactive, safe, multicultural competency experience with proven successes in breaking down social barriers and increasing empathy among participants. Participants have said: “Speed Diversity Dialog is interesting, eye-opening, fun, very useful, rewarding, enjoyable, helpful, thought provoking, valuable, enlightening, and awesome. All in all, an amazing experience.”

We will offer snacks and, of course, you are welcome to bring what you would like to eat.

SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM PROJECT
MARCH FILM:
NORMAL IS OVER

The Advocates for Social Justice Film Project Environmental Film Series continues with our 7th film: “Normal is Over”, a new film that offers solutions to reverse global decline. It is a ‘big picture’ take that tackles food production, climate change, species extinction and depletion of critical resources with solutions that can be implemented immediately. From practical everyday fixes to rethinking the overarching myths of our time, this film challenges us on every level and, most of all, offers hope. Filmaker: Renée Scheltema.

Discussion as always follows viewing of the film.
Please bring whatever you wish to eat.  We will provide snacks, not lunch.

ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE    
FILM PROJECT PRESENTS:

                  BLUE GOLD:  WORLD WATER WARS

This film is the 6th in our Environmental Justice/Climate Change Series.

Talking about the water crisis isn’t just muttering about predictions of what could happen if we don’t straighten up and fly right. It is happening, and it is upon us. If you need evidence, there is plenty of it in “Blue Gold: World Water Wars,” a 2008 award winning documentary highlighting the science, politics, and future of water on planet Earth. Blue Gold is endlessly informative, documenting the environmental issues behind why we are rapidly losing our fresh water supplies, the politics behind water ownership and distribution that are worsening the situation, and the scenarios of what will happen as water becomes increasingly scarce. The film captures truly innovative and memorable solutions, many of them immediately ‘do-able’ and nearly free. Featuring inspiring international environmental activists, Canadian Maude Barlow and Indian Vandana Shiva, the film names the names and presents an international analysis hard to ignore.  Director:  Sam Bozzo.

Discussion, as always, follows viewing of the film.  Please bring whatever you wish to eat.  We will provide snacks, not a lunch.

A workshop presented by;
Advocates for Social Justice, Diversity Project

Listening as well as engaging with skillful questions is at the heart of making real contact with folks. The Diversity Project of Advocates for Social Justice is pleased to offer a workshop on listening and interviewing brought to us by Listening For A Change.

From the website:

Our Mission
Listening For A Change promotes understanding and acceptance of human diversity through education, oral history and the arts.

Our Vision
As our communities become increasingly diverse, it is imperative that we find meaningful ways to respect and understand the rich and complex cultures among us.
We work to eliminate prejudice and intolerance in order to promote true acceptance of others. This is achieved by working with communities to develop oral histories and art projects based upon the personal stories of community members who have lost human or civil rights.

This offering by the Diversity Project promises to support us all with useful skills as we work toward the “better world” we hope to build.

We will offer snacks and, of course, you are welcome to bring what you would like to eat.