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DESCRIPTION:This course invites you into the realm of storytelling and journal writing 
 as a way of\n\n1) Exploring our relationship to the gifts of the sun \n\n2) 
 Mapping out how we can bring solar power to our homes and communities 
 \n\n3) Shifting our relationship with consumption habits. What is truly 
 valuable? What is wealth?\n\nThis seminar is designed to catalyze and 
 connect a growing momentum to create measurable carbon reductions, 
 lifestyle changes and market impacts in our daily lives. Drawing from the 
 essential connection we have to our children, families, each other, and the 
 earth, we intend to inspire actions that have a real and measurable effect 
 on carbon levels, while also shifting away from the underlying patterns of 
 consumption, conflicting values, and environmental degradation that have 
 led to many of the crises we now face. \n\nEveryone possesses creative 
 potential; it is our birthright. And all are welcome to share in this 
 soul-fueled exploration of solar energy. Wrote the poet Rimbaud, “The 
 Sun… pours burning love on the delighted earth.” The sun is the 
 magnificent fire that warms our atmosphere and fuels life on this planet. 
 But today, our addiction to ancient sunlight in the form of fossil fuels 
 drives our consumer society and threatens our future. It’s time we 
 revisited our relationship with our home star. \n\nThis course includes 
 touring and learning about the important work of local solar power 
 companies *Sungevity, *Solar Mosaic, * Marin Solar. This will be an in 
 depth opportunity to learn about local solar power and how you can start 
 planning to install panels on your home or office space and support solar 
 power in your community. (* In the process of confirming)\n\nSuggested 
 reading:\nReal Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to 
 Renewable Energy Technologies & Sustainable Living, John Schaeffer 
 (Editor)\nEmbrace Your Inner Wild: 52 Reflections for an Eco-Centric World, 
 Mary Reynolds Thompson\nUprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with 
 Nature, Osprey Orielle Lake\n\nInstructors:\n\nMary Reynolds Thompson is an 
 award-winning writer and certified poetry and journal therapy facilitator. 
 Founder of Reclaiming the Wild Soul, Mary conducts writing workshops 
 throughout the United States. She also serves on the core faculty of the 
 Therapeutic Writing Institute where her focus is the connection between the 
 natural world and our wild souls. To her ecological understanding, Mary 
 adds years of experience in marketing and branding. She provides first-hand 
 insights into how corporations and the media manipulate our innate desires 
 and turn us from citizens into consumers. She is author of Embrace Your 
 Inner Wild: 52 Reflections for an Eco-Centric World. (White Cloud Press) 
 http://www.reclaimingthewildsoul.com\n\nOsprey Orielle Lake is a lifelong 
 advocate of environmental justice and societal transformation. She is the 
 director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus (WECC) and on the Board 
 of Praxis Peace Institute. Her book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting 
 Culture with Nature is a 2011 Nautilus Book Award winner (White Cloud 
 Press)\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/27/18686269.php
SUMMARY:From the Hearth Fire to Solar Power--Examining our Relationship to Consumption, Sun, Energ
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Design Center, 1250 Addison Street in Berkeley. The Center 
 overlooks a park and sits alongside Strawberry Creek, which was unearthed 
 from culverts and restored to its natural state.\n\nSeminar/training fee: 
 $145.00
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/27/18686269.php
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