Feb
28
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: Peacemaking from a Rwandan Perspective - Part I

Peacemaking from a Rwandan Perspective: lessons learned from the 1994 Genocide and how they might apply to your communities and individual lives

- with Jeremy Solomons and Merveille Anick Gakuba of Kigali, Rwanda

*please view slides on registration page prior to attending the conversation

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Dec
6
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: Hearth Community Conversation

12/6: What are the metrics of worthiness?

As we gather around the Hearth, we will reflect on learnings from the 11/1 and 11/29 ECs with Edward Dugger, III. He focused on the measures of worthiness as foundational to how we view and care for those around us.

- Who is worthy?
- How do we define worthiness?
- How do we see it, once we define it?

Claiming worthiness on the part of people of color, really was defined by three things:

One, freedom, Physical freedom
Two, social equality.
And three, economic equity.

Join us to continue the impact of this conversation.

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Nov
15
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: Climate Reality Project: Report from COP26: Hopes/Learnings/Outcomes

with Ryan Towell, Science and Solutions Director, Climate Reality Project

In 2006, Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore got the world talking about climate change with the Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth.

It was just the beginning of a climate revolution. Later that year, he founded what would become The Climate Reality Project to move the conversation forward and turn awareness into action all across the Earth.

Today, as Climate Reality, we’re a diverse group of passionate individuals who’ve come together to solve the greatest challenge of our time. We are activists, cultural leaders, organizers, scientists, and storytellers committed to building a sustainable future together.

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Nov
8
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: CPL Retreat Remembrances and Synthesis

11/8: CPL Retreat: The Great Reimagining: Creating a 9-year Vision Together

Whether you could join us or not, join us on 11/8, to hear Remembrances and Synthesis with Conversation Conveners Conversation Starters, Open Space Conveners, Artists-&-Movement-Artists-in-Residence, Elder-in-Residence, and all 60+ who participated.

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Nov
1
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: The Meritocracy Myth: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

November 1: Essential Conversation: The Meritocracy Myth: What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Edward Dugger III, president of Reinventure Capital and an early pioneer in impact investing, explores the intersection between the venture capital community and racial equity.

with Edward Dugger III - President - Reinventure Capital, LP

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Oct
25
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: Hearth

10/25: The Hearth: Who Do We Choose to Be?

A community conversation: As we gather around the Hearth, we will reflect on learnings from the 10/11 EC with Amber Leonard and Dr. Irving Mintzner and 10/18 EC with Margaret Wheatley.

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Oct
18
8:00 AM08:00

Margaret Wheatley: "Who Do We Choose to Be?"

Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity

September 27: Essential Conversation: “Who do we choose to be?” Part I
October 18: Essential Conversation: “Who do we choose to be?” - Part II

with Margaret Wheatley, author, Leadership and the New Science, Who Do We Choose To Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity, The Warrior’s Songline.

 
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Oct
11
8:00 AM08:00

“The UNFCCC and COP26: Addressing the Climate Crisis and the need for a Just Transition”

The UNFCCC and COP26: Addressing the Climate Crisis and the need for a Just Transition

Amber Leonard is the Executive Director of the Initiative on Closing the Investment Gap in Sustainable Infrastructure, which is hosted in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. 

Dr. Irving Mintzer is a Professor in the School of Public Policy of the University of Maryland, College Park.

 
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Oct
4
8:00 AM08:00

Essential Conversations: Hearth

10/4: The Hearth: Who Do We Choose to Be?

A community conversation: As we gather around the Hearth, we will reflect on learnings from the 9/27 EC with Margaret Wheatley.

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Sep
27
8:00 AM08:00

Margaret Wheatley: Who Do We Choose to Be?

Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity

September 27: Essential Conversation: “Who Do We Choose to Be?” - Part I
October 18: Essential Conversation: “Who Do We Choose to Be?” - Part II

Margaret Wheatley, author, Leadership and the New Science, Who Do We Choose To Be? Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership, Restoring Sanity, The Warrior’s Songline.

CLICK TO GET A TASTE OF WHAT’S COMING IN MARGARET WHEATLEY’S ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS!

CLICK TO GET A TASTE OF WHAT’S COMING IN MARGARET WHEATLEY’S ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS!

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Sep
20
6:00 PM18:00

“Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?” Book Club Launch!

You are invited to join a unique opportunity with Richard Leider: a book club with conversations with the author.

The next best thing to reading a book that impacts your life is getting a chance to talk with the author about the areas you highlighted, the notes you made in the margins, or the questions in your mind and heart.

Mondays
6:00-7:30pm CDT

September 20, 27 October 4, 11, 18, 25 November 1, 8, 14

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