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UPCOMING EVENTS: SUMMER SOLSTICE HEALING CIRCLE with VICKI NOBLE Sponsored by Center for the Divine Feminine and the Women's Spirituality MA Program, INSTITUTE OF TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY Palo Alto, California Saturday, June 21 - 7 PM
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BORN TO DRUM – WOMEN’S DRUM CAMP JULY 18, 19, 20 2008 Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma, CA FEATURING: Edwina Lee Tyler - West African Linda Tillery - African-American Roots Jackie Rago -Venezuelan Carolyn Brandy - Afro-Cuban Mabiba Baegna - Congolese Nydia 'Liberty' Mata - Afro-Caribbean Adwoa Antoinette Kudoto - Ghanian Afia Walking Tree - West African Thoz Womenz - Native Women’s Drum Elizabeth Sayre - Bata Janet Koike - Taiko Michaelle Goerlitz - Brazilian Susu Pampanin - Mid-Eastern Virginia Lopez - Afro-Cuban Sue Kaye - Congolese Debbie Guerrero - Native American Basic Skills: Sue Lundquist, Shawn Nealy, Rana HalpernDance: Ava Square LeVias, TerriAnne Gutierrez, Leilani BirelyCOST – Before June 2 Camping - $345; Dorms - $390;Semi-Private - $455; Private - $530After June 2 -- Add $40; On Site – Add $60See web site for commuter and day rates Borntodrum.org email: drumcamp@borntodrum.org 510-464-5902Produced by Carolyn Brandy and Jackie Thomason
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May 6, 2007 4th Annual Women’s RITES OF SPRING FESTIVAL Celebrating She of 10,000 Names
4th Annual Women’s Rites of Spring Festival Dedicated to Peace Sunday, May 6, 2007~ Kennedy Park, Napa, CA
Co-produced by: The Lilith Institute/Mishkan Shekhinah and Daughters of the Goddess Womyn’s Temple
Join us for a day of celebration, prayers for peace, sacred crafts, drumming and ritual!
Ceremonialists include
Vicki Noble and Karen Vogel, co-creators of the Dianic Hawaiian Priestess Leilani, Kohenet/Priestess Deborah and Peace Labyrinth facilitator Gloria Good
MARKETPLACE Open All Day!
Marketplace opens at 11 a.m. Ritual begins at 12 p.m. Tickets: Early Bird Price: Payment received by April 28th - $30
After April 28th or at the Door:
Sliding Scale $45-$39 Send with a SASE to: 3527 Mt. Diablo Blvd., #353, Lafayette, CA 94549. PayPal payment is accepted on www.daughtersofthegoddess.com.
Discounts for elders and
low-income women may be arranged in advance. For more information, please watch this page or www.DaughtersoftheGoddess.com, or call Deborah at 650-400-9045 (cell), or Leilani at 925-787-9247 (cell)
Above artwork by Reverend Shiloh Sophia McCloud © 2005 colorofwoman.com
Directions from San Francisco/East Bay: Go North on Highway 101 , take Hwy. I-580 W to I-80 E toward Vallejo/Sacramento ($3. toll on Carquinas Bridge). Go five miles after the Bridge, merge onto Marine World Parkway/CA-37 W toward Napa. Stay on Hwy. 37 until you see exit for Napa. Take that exit and turn right onto Sonoma Blvd./CA-29 North. Follow 29 No. for seven miles. Turn slight right toward Downtown Napa/Lake Berryessa and go straight; the road turns into Napa-Vallejo Hwy. Turn left at Streblow Drive, and go straight less than half a mile. You will see the Pelusi Building on the right and parking is in the lot to your left ONLY. For directions from other areas, please go to www.mapquest.com and enter 2296 Streblow Drive, Napa, CA 94558 as your destination.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS: Deborah J. Grenn, Ph.D. and kohenet, is Co-Director and Core Faculty in New College of California Women's Spirituality MA Program. She is founder and director of The Lilith Institute (www.lilithinstitute.com); Voice of the Spirit, a women's spirituality/study circle and series; and Mishkan Shekhinah, a sanctuary celebrating the Sacred Feminine in all women. Dr. Grenn hosted "Honoring The Sacred Feminine," a bimonthly segment on women and spirituality on KVON Radio, Napa, wrote her dissertation on the religious/cultural identities, beliefs and ritual practices of the Lemba (South African) and European-American Jewish women. Her publications include: Lilith's Fire (Universal Publishers, 2000), "How Women Construct And Are Formed By Spirit: She Who Is Everywhere In Women's Voices" in She Is Everywhere! edited by Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum (2005) and "Connecting With Deity Through a Feminist Metaformic Theology" in Metaformia: A Journal of Menstruation and Culture (www.metaformia.com, 2005) edited by Judy Grahn. Dr. Grenn serves on the Advisory Boards of the Kohenet Priestess Training Institute and of Catalyst to Coalition, which sponsors conferences on Anti-Semitism and the Left. Her article, "Lilith's Fire: Re-reading Sacred Texts" will be published in the Feminist Theology Journal later this year, and she is currently at work on two books, Mirror in the Water, a collaboration with Luisah Teish and Leilani Birely; and Talking to Goddess, a collection of women's conversations with and prayers to deity.
Leilani Birely, Dianic Hawaiian priestess and ceremonialist, has her M.A. in Women's Spirituality and is Adjunct Faculty in New College of California's Women's Spirituality MA Program and guest lecturer at Napa Valley College. She founded Daughters of the Goddess in 1996, and brings ancient Hawaiian healing and Goddess/women's wisdom to the community, teaching women through circles, workshops and classes nationwide. She was ordained Dianic High Priestess of Northern California by Z Budapest. Leilani gives thanks and honor to her teachers: Luisah Teish, Yoruba Chief and author of Jambalaya and Carnival of the Spirits; Zsusanna Budapest, author of The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries and Grandmother of Time; Vicki Noble, co-creator of the Motherpeace Tarot and author of Shakti Woman; Starhawk, author and founder of the Reclaiming Collective, and Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane and Mahea Uchiyama. In addition to raising two beautiful feminist daughters, Leilani is also currently working on a book entitled Mirror in the Water with Luisah Teish and Deborah Grenn. ******************************************************************************************************
JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THE SACRED FEMININE AT OUR WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION!
Led by Dr. Deborah Grenn & Leilani Birely, Hawaiian priestess The Lilith Institute & Daughters of the Goddess
TUESDAY, December 19 Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living 7-9:30 PM
Exchange: $21-35, sliding scale NO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS
For information & reservations, contact: Deborah@lilithinstitute.com/707-224-7572 leilani@daughtersofthegoddess.com/925-787-9247
December 16 – Shamanic Healer Vicki Noble & Sacred Drum Priestess Carolyn Brandy lead WINTER SOLSTICE HEALING CIRCLE
766 Valencia Street - San Francisco (bet. 18th and 19th Streets)
For more information on these events, see the New College Women's Spirituality website at www.newcollege.edu/womenspirituality or call 415-437-3422 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
December 19, 7-9:30 pm A WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION co-produced with Daughters of the Goddess Napa Valley Center for Spiritual Living – downtown Napa
And starting January 7, 2007 - Wise Women’s Circles in Napa !
Sunday, January 7, 4-7 PM — GoddessWomen of Napa event March 4, 4-7 PM — Full Moon Ritual
Both events at beautiful private location Locale upon RSVP – Space limited, so reserve early!
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New College of California’s Women’s Spirituality Program Presents
A Celebration Of The Birthday Of Enheduanna
With BETTY MEADOR, who will share her new work on Enheduanna’s Forty-Two Temple Hymns !
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The First Writer of Record Enheduanna’s poetry and hymns were written in ancient Sumerian, circa 2300 B.C.E., on clay tablets and were only discovered by archeologists in Iraq in the past century. Enheduanna held the most important religious office in the land, high priestess to the moon god and goddess, Nanna and Ningal, in their temple in Ur. Betty De Shong Meador is a Jungian analyst, member of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, now retired. Her beautiful and powerful translations of the poetry of Enheduanna appear in her book, Inanna - Lady of Largest Heart and in the forthcoming On Your Radiant Site - The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna.
Saturday, November 19th, 2005 - 7PM Cultural Center - New College of California 766 Valencia Street between 18th and 19th Streets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW COLLEGE WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY FESTIVAL VISIONARY LEADERSHIP FOR GLOBAL HEALING
An exploration of
women’s issues through dance, Women
poets, artists, dancers, drummers, activists, singers, educators & ritualists
including:
Anne Carol , Jamie Isman
Kelly Rose Mason Rosalinda Montez Palacios | Tania Cortez Artwork by Yolanda Lopez | Carrie Flemming | Anna Knox
Craftswomen’s
Marketplace at the Creamery
Thanks to everyone for all your help and support, making our 2005 Rites Festival another wonderful celebration of Spring!
10 AM - Aloha/Shalom - Welcome & Calling in the Ancestors Hawaiian Priestess Leilani Birely and Deborah Grenn, Kohenet/Priestess
Rev. Gloria Good—Labyrinth Walk / Meditation
Karen Vogel, co-creator of Motherpeace Tarot
Drumming Circle – everyone invited to participate!
Carolyn Brandy will invoke Eleggua/Eshu/Elegba
12 — Yoruba Chief Luisah Teish—Storytelling & poetry
Leilani Birely and Evelie Posch Hawaiian Independence, sacred dance and song
Singer/Songwriter Jennifer Berezan
Cosi Fabian – “The Heresy of Choice”
Carolyn Brandy—Cuban Drum Priestess, with guest Debbie Guerrero, Native American singer
Max Dashu—”Invoking and Envisioning the Divine”
Healing Circle—Jesamyn; Carolyn Brandy & drummers
6 - Dinner Break
7:30 Evening Ritual—Leilani, Carolyn, Evelie & Deborah, with Tanya, Patrice, Jesamyn, singer/songwriter Jamie Isman and others
MARKETPLACE Open All Day!
Wren’s Runes (& Jewelry) ChangeMakers Gifts & Books for Women Max Dashu’s Sacred Art Marta Maria Headpieces Faith Simply Magical Living Ishama Designs-Wood Art Kami McBride—Living Awareness Herbs Linda Anne Buonocore Goddess Jewelry
Watch this
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Discounts for
elders, students and low-income women may be arranged in advance. Above artwork by Shiloh Sophia McCloud Copyright 2005 colorofwoman.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New College of California’s Activism and Social Change & Women’s Spirituality Programs Presented:
VOICES IN MOTION: Conversations Across The Feminist Landscape
Dialogues beginning
on International Women’s
Day, the first in a continuing series of conversations that will explore
who we are, what brings us together and keeps us apart, and how we can
strategize about where we want to go and how to get there.
FREE! FREE! FREE! All sexes, genders, gender identities and gender expressions welcome. For event information: email activism@newcollege.edu or deborah@lilithinstitute.com or call 415-437-3408.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us at the BELLADONNA sanctuary for the ongoing The New College Women's Spirituality Laboratory series 2436 Sacramento St. (at Dwight), Berkeley, CA 94702 - (510) 883-0600 Information: Deborah at 650-483-1179 / or events@lilithinstitute.com
DIVERSE DIALOGUES Exploring the values of justice and sustainability associated with the Sacred Feminine Join us for this important conversation among women and men of diverse cultural / spiritual traditions on how we can work together to create conditions that lead to and support peace.
Moderator: Cultural theorist and poet Judy Grahn, Ph.D., co-director, New College of California’s Women’s Spirituality MA Program
PANELISTS:
Samina Faheem Sundas, founder and director, American Muslim Voice Sandy Boucher, author of Discovering Kwan Yin; Buddhist Goddess of Compassion and Turning the Wheel: American Women Creating the New Buddhism Jim Ryan, Ph.D., co-director, Asian and Comparative Studies Program, CIIS Dr. Asha Pillai, pediatric oncologist, Stanford University Medical Center Deborah J. Grenn, Ph.D., founder and director, The Lilith Institute Linton Hale, father and Burning Man performance artist
This event will be a fundraiser for the Tsunami victims – and we will see a few minutes of film of Ammachi’s work during this crisis. A special raffle will also be held for a variety of wonderful ritual events, products and services including: a series ticket to Goddess Is Alive! on the Peninsula, tickets to the Women’s Rites of Spring Festival in Napa and a Daughters of the Goddess ritual, a tarot reading by Hilary & jewelry by Aikya, an editing consult from Marguerite Rigoglioso, training in Amma's IAM meditation technique, artwork by Shiloh McCloud, books & more!
TIME & PLACE: Friday, February 25, from 7 to 9 pm, at Belladonna in Berkeley, 2436 Sacramento Street (Sacramento Street at Dwight) Information: Call 650-483-1179 - $5 to 45, sliding scale donation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsored by New College of California – Women’s Spirituality MA Program 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco – Womenspirituality@newcollege.edu
~ CREATING NEW LANGUAGES FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE ~ Our series has in the past featured: June 25 - Dr. Dianne Jenett, co-director of the New College Women's Spirituality MA Program on the sacred kolam art of South India. July 23 - 'Artivist' Silvia Parra on Violence Against Women and our role in making change. Friday, September 24, 7-9 PM - An Evening with Judy Grahn & friends SUNDAY, October 24, 3-5 PM - Afia Walking Tree and her Spirit Drummers
14-13th C BCE – Israel - Israel Museum, Jerusalem
PRE-BAT MITZVAH COMING OF AGE Workshops for MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS
Empowering our daughters through ancient rituals
Deborah J. Grenn, Ph.D., author of Lilith’s Fire and For She Is A Tree of Life: Shared Roots Connecting Women To Deity, is director of The Lilith Institute, founded in 1997. She is lead faculty in the Women’s Spirituality MA Program at New College of California, and adjunct faculty at California Institute of Integral Studies and Napa Valley College. For information on dates, locations and offering/ticket price, email deborah@lilithinstitute.com or call 650-483-1179.
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EMPOWERING GIRLS AND WOMEN through recognition of the sacred feminine Write to events@lilithinstitute.com or watch this space for further details!
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TheLilith InstituteÓ also offers: Individually Designed Lifecycle Rituals to celebrate Rites of Passage Women's sacred study groups; peace / drumming / meditation circles Consultation
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Classes & Group Workshops on subjects including: Lilith and Eve: Women as Creators and Guardians of Culture MOTHER-DAUGHTER WORKSHOPS: Going Through Life Passages Together Coming of Age: Young Girls, Self-Esteem & Menarche Rituals Finding Voice in Relationship
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