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Thank you to all the beautiful people who envisioned, and participated in The Big ONE~ This was the peoples gathering...for the people and by the people!!!!!

Let the people always hold this vision~

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Click here for PHOTOS from the Big ONE!!!!!

The Big ONE 2008 Convergence for Beautiful Communities is now history:

We discovered that the quality of the engagement at the Big ONE 2008 was rich and powerful. Intimate dialogues led to the exploration of new frameworks of thinking about our sustainability. For example, Green Bonds and Green CDs were put forward as financial instruments that could power the tectonic shifts in the market. A place-based "community justice" framework was embraced to encompass the numerous issues. People were deeply absorbed by the hands-on playshops and numerous great guest presenters from as far as Ukraine, enriched our participants in small intimate gatherings. Rather than thousands of people superficially educated, we ended up with hundreds of transformed catalysts. So, yes, the Big ONE 2008 for beautiful communities is now history, thanks to our partners, supporters, volunteers and a dozen or so community members who held steadfast on to their uncompromised vision and pursued it with unwavering passion and commitment.

We Thank Everyone who participated for co-creating beautiful communities.

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Article from SF Bay Guardian on the Big ONE:
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6556&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=383&volume_num=42&issue_num=38

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The final SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS is here - check it out!

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Community Convergence for Change

The Big ONE 2008
A Grand Collaboration

A village of engagement for healthy body, home, family and community

June 21& 22, 9am-7pm, 2008
Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park

next to the Children's Playground and Carousel

The Big ONE "village of engagement" is a gathering of people from Bay Area neighborhoods, schools, coops, nonprofits, foundations, businesses, and municipal agencies. Participants will design, envision, collaborate, and dialog with new friends about the future of their neighborhoods and communities.

Prepare for the challenging times ahead; come, be heard, and engage. You can set up a table or an interactive exhibit to collaborate and share information and/or do a workshop, presentation, forum, art project, or hands-on demonstration of sustainable skills. We provide the space – a large grassy area with open-air tents, a media tent, and a stage for music encircling a larger gathering tent for food and socializing.
Fill the space with your dreams.

This is a 100% noncommercial event; nothing will be for sale. Bring picnic food and drink, plates, cups, and utensils for an enormous zero-waste potluck. We will have storytellers and games, and an eclectic mix of live music will be performed throughout each day.

The Big ONE movement represents a tectonic shift in thinking toward sustainability awareness and action, civic engagement, and localization of culture, economy, and decision-making. Based on respect for all life and the planet that sustains us, the gathering provides opportunities to build community through dialogue, committed engagement, and trust.

We are using the Wiser Earth platform to organize, plan, and co-create the event. http://www.beautifulcommunities.org

Who we are:
We are Bay Area residents from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds. The seeds of inspiration for this movement were planted in 2005 during the week-long celebration of World Environment Day in San Francisco, which coincided with the 60th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. A small group of people who felt the need to move beyond a celebration, continued the dialogue about how to develop awareness around sustainability issues.

In 2006 we started gathering every three weeks to discuss community and sustainability. We decided to host an annual “convergence” that would bring together people from all walks of life. In order to reach the full spectrum of the diverse community that inhabits the Bay Area, we focused our vision on the elements needed by all life. We all need clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and healthy soil to grow food. We all want inspiring education, decent housing, meaningful relationships, and a culture in which all life is respected and all voices are heard.

Over the past three years 110 people have flowed in and out of our gatherings. No one person “owns” this vision. The Big ONE is a collaborative, democratic embodiment of what we, as engaged members of our communities can create. It belongs to all of us.

Come experience and participate. "The New Me is We."

Partners: 350.org, Ahuma Institute, Alemany Farm, Architects Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility, Arizmendi Bakery, Bay Localize, Bayview Farmers Market, Bayview/Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Buy Local Buy Fresh, Cafe Gratitude, Center for Safe Energy, Communities of Opportunity, Community Alliance for Family Farms, Conscious Change Collective, Core Values, CUESA, Culture Change, Dig Cooperative, Earth Charter Community Alliance, East Bay Pesticide Alert, Ecology Center of San Francisco, Farm Fresh Choice, Gabriel Cousens & Tree of Life, Global Exchange, Global Oneness Project, Green Gulch Farm, Green Music Network, Greywater Guerrillas, Hillary Rubin Yoga, JK Sound, National Holistic Institute, Network for Good, New Leaf Paper, Oakland Based Urban Gardens, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Off the Mat into the World, Open World, Other Avenues Cooperative, Pacific Edge Institute, Peace Every Day, People’s Grocery, Permaculture Guild, Planet Drum, Quesada Gardens, Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, Regenerative Design Institute, Roots of Change, SF Bike Coalition, SF Dept, of Public Health, SF Dept, of the Environment, SF Food Systems, SF Green Schoolyard Alliance, SF Parks Trust, SF Peak Oil Task Force, Slow Food Nation, Sunrise Center, Sunset Green, Ultimate Prosperity, Urban Alliance for Sustainability, Veritable Vegetable, Wiser Earth, World Savvy, and many more

Partner Sites:

Ahuma Institute: www.powermanifestation.com

Cafe Gratitude: www.cafegratitude.com/

Culture of Life Community: www.gabrielcousens.com

Global Exchange: www.globalexchange.org/

Global Oneness Project: www.globalonenessproject.org

National Holistic Institute: www.nhi.edu/index2.html

Natural Logic: www.natlogic.com/

Neighborhood Empowerment Network: www.empowersf.org/

New Leaf Paper: www.newleafpaper.com/

SF Dept. of Environment: www.sfenvironment.org/

ZipCar: www.zipcar.com/

Meet Your Neighborhood Hosts! Title

Meet Your Neighborhood Hosts~

we are here to help and work with you~

Body of Health~ Darrow

Economy~ Courtney and Walter

Food Justice~ Sudeep

Music~ Alan & Greg

Schoolyard & Community Garden~

Sharon & Tori

Social~ James

Storytelling~ Tori

Sustainability~ Saba

Youth Engagement~ Darrow, Lance & Dana

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	Our collective identities: A new way ofthinking about "groups" in ... "Hey guys! A small brainwave! What if there's abetter way to define ourselves instead of"group..." — Sudeep, 7 months ago	0
	Planning Meetings "Hi Ben~Yes...they are for all the neighborhoodgroups to attend~ We hope to see you! Check outt..." — ToriJacobs, 7 months ago	2
	Seeking Film Students and Artists "I might want to take this on with somecollaborators. I may also have a crew that can geton the ..." — Regenerate, 8 months ago	2

Upcoming Big ONE Meetings and Events Title

COME BUILD THE VILLAGE NEXT YEAR IN 2009!!!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

2009 Location: TBD

2008 Location: Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park (near Haight & Stanyan)

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How to get involved in The Big ONE Title

DONATE to the Big One!

Click here. Please specify "The Big One" in the "Designation" field. If you can give, give what you can and spread the word. See document below on what we are working to create in the world.

Invite your friends to join The Big ONE on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10610689265&ref=nf

Volunteer to be a part of this event by joining the Big ONE 2008 Volunteers Corps. See neighborhoods below for more info.

Download a PDF of the official program guide for The Big ONE Convergence (TBOC guide). See a map of the projected layout of the "Village of Engagement" and a schedule of presentations, discussions, and activities in the various "neighborhoods."

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SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS - The Big ONE	pdf	201.18 KB	darrow 4 months ago
TBOCguide	pdf	201.18 KB	DianaYoung 4 months ago
TBOCguide	pdf	200.53 KB	DianaYoung 4 months ago
Guidelines for participating in The Big One FREE Two Day ...	doc	37 KB	kundemom 4 months ago
BigONE FlyerLoRes	pdf	175.17 KB	DianaYoung 4 months ago
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	Peak Oil Tank of the BIG ONE Geo politics, Economics, Alternative Fuels, Impacts	11 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	The Big One 2008 Volunteer Corps Seva: Selfless Service for Sustainability	1 member Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Body of Health in the Big One Nutrition, Care, Housing, Education	13 members Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Semi-Private
	Youth Engagement Pack of the BIG ONE Leadership, education, and eco-literacy at the Big One event	9 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Economy Bazaar of the Big One Green Jobs Training and Development	7 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Village of the Future Co-creating the village of the future in Fairfax, CA	14 members Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Private
	ONE Love Mass Meditation	2 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Living Mandala Cocreating EcoSocial Regeneration	25 members Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Semi-Private
	Permaculture Forest of the BIG ONE Agriculture sustainability	12 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Story Telling of the BIG ONE Come and share your stories	1 member Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	The School Yard and Community Garden of theBIG ONE organic garden education for sustainability	17 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Musical Tribe of the BIG ONE Let's bring music to the village of solutions	18 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	The Great Turning We are the ones we have been waiting for.	41 members Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Semi-Private
	Sacramento Permaculture Guild Creating Beneficial Relationships in Sacramento	14 members Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Semi-Private
	ONE Heart Native and Divine Femine Gathering	1 member Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	ONE Dream A Global Pro Peace Parade	1 member Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Semi-Private
	The Sustainability Flywheel of the BIG ONE Economics, environment, design at the Big One	10 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	ONE Soul Yoga Field at The Big ONE - Teachers sign up	1 member Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	The Interfaith Peacebuilding and CommunityRevitalization (IPCR) Initiative "... bringing to the fore what is often hidden...."	1 member Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	Social Beehive of the BIG ONE Culture, Spirit & Social Justice	8 members Membership: Open To Apply Privacy: Semi-Private
	The Food Justice Community Kitchen in the BIGONE Healthy, fair food for all... forever.	25 members Membership: Open Privacy: Semi-Private
	WiserEarth Group Support	44 members Membership: Open Privacy: Public