Saturday, August 24, 10am-11am PDT
Free Webinar
The Three Dimensions
of the Great Turning
a teaching from joanna macy for these times
with Lydia Violet Harutoonian
We Know There Is So Much That Needs to Change
Many of us have our hearts set on participating in this global transition to a life-honoring, life-sustaining way of living — but we can get overwhelmed by how much needs to be done.
Some of us are educating.
Some are growing gardens.
Some of us are facilitating community dialogues.
Some are blockading weapon transports.
Some are saving species.
Some are healing nervous systems.
And there are countless other ways that we make the change, collectively.
Sometimes, we turn on each other in our valid desperation for the harming of life to stop. But in this rupture, we risk fracturing the very multivalent needs of revolution. How do we reconcile all that needs to be done and further the call for care for all?
How do we ourselves become a part of the Great Turning?
“
I think it is healing behavior, to look at something so broken and see the possibility and the wholeness in it.”
― adrienne maree brown
Beloved 95-year-old elder and teacher Joanna Macy…
…has been offering us profoundly helpful insights on this “Great Turning” toward a life-sustaining society for more than 50 years.
She speaks of “Three Dimensions” of the Great Turning:
Holding actions that slow down harm and buy time
New and remembered life-sustaining systems that organize food, water, shelter, and more
Shifts in consciousness that are necessary to sustain the first two dimension
In this free webinar…
you’ll fortify your vision and your sense of purpose by learning:
how the 3 dimensions of the Great Turning can help you understand your role in the world
ways you can recognize examples of each dimension
how actions in the different dimensions connect and rely on each other
and how we can pivot past infighting and support all 3 dimensions, even while focusing on our own work
You’ll be gathering with a community of folks who care about contributing to the healing of our world in these perilous times. We’ll be deepening our understanding of the Great Turning, clarifying our personal compass, and strengthening our web of collaboration.
Your facilitator…
Lydia Violet Hartunoonian,
brings with her
over 15 years of dedicated study and co-facilitation with Joanna Macy, as well as multiple in-person “Emergent Strategy” trainings with adrienne maree brown. Lydia founded and runs School for the Great Turning and has facilitated Work that Reconnects workshops for thousands of people in diverse communities and settings. She has a great enthusiasm for helping folks bring forth their personal callings and gifts. Lydia’s work involves a unique synthesis of Joanna Macy’s work, her own research and practice in cultural healing and integrity, and her role as a musician and community singing facilitator. She also developed “Tending the Bones,” a course for re-connection with ancestral cultures, mythology, and folk traditions.
