Spring Swap Meet! Bloomington, Indiana - Earth Day

'Spring Swap Meet!

PLEASE SPREAD FAR AND WIDE!' on Transition Bloomington, IN!

Please spread this far and wide. Bring your stuff 5-7 pm April 22, and then come back in the morning to get other stuff . . . there's so much stuff in this world, recycle! and connect!

Spring Swap Meet! PLEASE SPREAD FAR AND WIDE! Time: April 23, 2011 from 8am to 12pm
Location: Atrium at Showers, in conjunction with the Farmer's Market
Organized By: Ann Renee Kreilkamp and Rhonda Baird

Event Description:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2011
Contact: Ann Kreilkamp
arkcrone@gmail.com
812.334.1987

COMMUNITY EXCHANGE HOSTS EARTH DAY SWAP AT FARMERS MARKET

Find a new way to “reduce, reuse, and recycle” items at the first Community Exchange Spring Swap to be held April 23 at the Showers Building between 9 am and 12 noon. Community members are invited to finish up their spring cleaning by donating good, serviceable and “desirable” items at the Showers Building on Friday night between 5 and 7 pm. Donators will be given a special pass to get into shopping an hour early.

“This is a really fun way to promote re-use of good items others no longer need, to build community, and to educate people about different ways to live an abundant life,” said Rhonda Baird, one of the project members.

Besides the give and take of the swap, visitors will have an opportunity to learn about time banks and sign up for the Bloomington Community Exchange (a local exchange and trading system that lets people offer goods and services to their community without using paper currency).

The swap organizers will not be able to accept intimate apparel, chemicals, paint, or old electronics such as televisions or monitors.

For more information, contact Ann Kreilkamp, arkcrone@gmail.com or 812.334.1987

The 2011 Trashion Refashion Show - Bloomington, Indiana

Take a look at last years slide presentation of the show and you will see what's in store for this year.

The 2011 Trashion Refashion Show - A Benefit for the Center for Sustainable Living
is just a few days away on March 26, 2011 from 7-10pm at the Bloomington Convention Center (Indiana). The event promises "An explosion of creative fashion made from recycled materials

* Two runway shows
* Live music
* Silent auction
* Cash bar
* Community art project

Visit their website to watch a slide show of the 2010 Trashion Refashion Show

For more information contact: bloomingtontrashion@gmail.com

Join our Facebook Group, Bloomington Trashion

Be a part of the show by sponsoring this exciting event.

Learn more about the Center for Sustainable Living

Tickets will be available from this site and at Bloomingfoods stores in March, 2011- $15-advance, $20 at the door, $10-under 18

2011 BE MORE AWARD CELEBRATION

The 2011 BE MORE AWARD CELEBRATION in Bloomington, Indiana takes place TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011, 7-8:30PM in the BUSKIRK-CHUMLEY THEATER. This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Be More...Inspired to do works to benefit your community! This event highlights and celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments of volunteers throughout our community.

Visit this link to Read more about all of the 86 nominees online at http://www.bloomington.in.gov/bemore.

Upcoming Sanshinji Retreats -

Sanshinji, a part of the Indiana Holistic Health Network has a regular practice schedule and various retreats and teachings scheduled through out the year.

September Sesshin (September 1 - 6) at Sanshinji

During this sesshin we practice in complete silence. The sesshin is an opportunity for participants to focus strictly on zazen with minimal distractions. If you wish to participate, we recommend that you read Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi in order to understand the significance of the sesshin. We also recommend you have some retreat experience before participating in an Uchiyama Roshi-style sesshin.



Genzo-e at Dharma Field Zen Center (September 15 - 20)
Genzo-e at Dharma Field Zen Center will be Shobogenzo Bussho (Buddha Nature) Part 3.
Please contact Dharma Field ZC for more information and registration.

Walking Retreat in Hot Springs, NC (October 15 - 17)

Okumura Roshi has been annually leading a walking meditation retreat on the Appalachian Trail. Lodging at the historic Sunnybank Inn with organic vegetarian meals and evening soaks in the nearby geothermal warm mineral springs.

"My idea of a walking retreat is rather like a pilgrimage (junrei) in Japan. Even though there are no Buddhist temples to visit on the Appalachian Trail around Hot Springs, as Dogen wrote in his Mountain and Water Sutra, 'The mountains and rivers at this moment are the manifestation of the ancient buddhas.' We will 'just walk,' letting go of our thoughts, opening ourselves to being truly intimate with ourselves and nature." - Okumura Roshi


For more information visit http://www.sanshinji.org or contact admin@sanshinji.org.

COMMUNITY ORCHARD IN BLOOMINGTON! Please Vote!

Edy's Ice Cream is giving away a free orchard, and in Bloomington the necessary space has already been donated, and the fresh fruit from the orchard would go to a local food bank!

You can help make this happen.

All you need to do is vote electronically: Go to Edy's website at

http://www.communitiestakeroot.com/Plant/Index - click 'list by state',
find Indiana in the list, click on Bloomington, enter your name and
email address and click on "Plant my Vote".

The city that gets the most votes, gets the orchard. Btown is in a
neck-and-neck race with one other place! Please vote for Bloomington
today and every day through the end of August, using the e-mail addresses in your household.


Thanks! and Pass it on...

The Great Unleashing - Transition Town Workshop!

May this find you each well in this great time of many transformations. A newsletter is on the way! Transition Town Bloomington (information about transition towns and ecovillages in the last HEALING CRANE Newsletter) is preparing the Great Unleashing! Check out the group, consider joining. Blessings to all.

The Great Unleashing - Transition Town Bloomington, Indiana -Workshop, April 24th -- 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday - Building Community Resilience and Self-Reliance for Transition at Bloomington City Hall - Showers Building, a day of celebration, education, and action. This day will be followed by working groups addressing the details of our future. Transition Bloomington is working to unite the people of Bloomington to create a more resilient community, able to deal with the challenges of peak oil, climate change, and economic collapse. We expect that this process will also create a more connected and joyful community. http://transitionbloomingtonind.ning.com/

New Links to IHHN Directory

May this find you well.

New links were added to Doula, Childbirth, Healing Touch, Holistic Counselors, Massage, Personal Growth, Reiki, Wellness Centers and Spiritual Healers.

Exciting things are happening with our 4th annual "Simply Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities" Simply Living Fair and Wellness Expo! Visit the Simply Healthy Fair Blog for further details.

Mother's Day 2009

May this find you well.



Mother's Day 2009 is almost here and we updated this info first offered in 2002. May it be of use to you and THANK YOU MOTHERS EVERYWHERE!




MOTHER’S DAY 2009


In honor of the true intention of Mother’s Day, Green Dove, Reiki Peace and Wellness Arts and Indiana Holistic Health Network has assembled a variety of information and resources within the Bloomington community and others from the web. Many are women’s groups working to advocate peacemaking. We hope that you honor your Mother and all Mothers today and every day, and that you find something useful here for yourself or someone you care about.
Happy Mother’s Day!

ON MOTHER’S DAY by Denise Breeden-Ost - In 1870, Julia Ward Howe invented Mother's Day. Or did she? Howe might not recognize her "Mothers' Day for Peace". Here is Howe's "Mother's Day Proclamation": http://www.greendove.net/zine1-5articledbreedenost.htm

Another Mother for Peace – Another Mother for Peace is a non-profit, non-partisan association dedicated to eliminating the use of war as a means of solving disputes among nations, people and ideologies. http://www.anothermother.org/

Middle Way House and Middle Way Food Works strive to end violence in the lives of women and children - http://www.bloomington.in.us/~mwhouse/aboutus.htm
Indiana Holistic Health Network has a resources in its directory to women’s and wellness related information http://www.indianaholistichealth.net/

Reiki Peace and Wellness Arts will give any mother a 10% discount on Reiki Gift Certificates and appointments made through the month of May! http://www.hartrock.net/reiki.htm, 812-331-0886

Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom - http://www.bloomingtonwilpf.org/events.html

BABS - Bloomington Area Birth Services - Bloomington Area Birth Services, Inc., is a group of women trained and experienced in childbirth and postpartum issues. http://www.bloomingtonbirth.com

Indiana Birthing Choices - It is the vision of CHOICES to improve the quality of and sensitivity toward pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting ways. http://www.indianabirthchoices.com/STATE-DIRECTORY.html

Planned Parenthood of Indiana – http://www.ppin.org/

Community Health Access Program provides a variety of services to women and the community at large. http://cgi.hoosier.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/uwmonroe/viewentry?id=61

Local Food Bloomington – a Green Dove project provides links to Community Food resources in the Bloomington area. http://www.greendove.net/communityfood.htm

Women Writing for a Change - is a creative writing class which supports the lives of women http://www.bethlodge-rigal.com/womenwriting.html

Women Inspire – is a 501c3 non-for-profit organization, providing networking opportunities for women in a supportive environment. http://www.womeninspire.org

Hoosier Raging Grannies - The Raging Grannies sing to say enough of violence http://grannies.homeofficesite.com/

The Endwright Center – 7500 West Reeves Rd. 876-7500
National Association of Women - http://www.now.org/


Green Dove Network, Inc. is a non-profit and a project of the 501c3 Center for Sustainable Living – http://www.simplycsl.org

Rawluck Raw Food Potluck and Raw Food Day!

Next Rawluck April 19 Sun 6 PM!!
Location: Steph's House, 1032 East Maxwell Lane (near Bryan Park)
PLEASE BRING LAWN CHAIRS if you want to sit :-)
Parking: On Sunday it is legal to park on Maxwell without permit,
please do not park at Steph's as we may need carport to eat under if
it is raining.
For recipe ideas, see http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/
If new to Living and Raw Foods, bring a pineapple, salad, bowl of raw nuts, etc.
We prefer all foods to be organic, please bring dish for 6-8 people.
If you bring enough to share leftovers we exchange foods when
finished.
contact Andy at windriveracupuncture@gmail.com with any questions.

UPCOMING
CONSCIOUSLY ALIVE! RAW FOOD DAY CONFERENCE
IN INDY JUNE 6,
see attached poster for details!!


Last Rawluck Mar 28 was HUGE success!!! We had nine people bring some
awesome savory dishes, including pizza, gazpacho, amazing cookies,
salads, living quinoa tabouleh, raw hummus, pineapple, walnuts, et al

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The Center for Sustainable Living
323 South Walnut St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 332-8796
www.simplycsl.org

Earth Day in Bloomington, Indiana and the Nation

For Earth Day events in Indiana and elsewhere visit our website calendar at http://www.indianaholistichealth.net/calendar.htm. Also check Green Dove's Celebrations and Benefits page at - http://www.greendove.net/zine-celebrationsandbenefits.htm

Guitart Auction to benefit Rhino’s

Rhino’s Youth Media Center announces its second Guitart Auction, to be held Thursday, April 16, 2009. It takes place at The Lodge, 101 E. 6th Street on the north-east corner of the Courthouse Square.
Bid on one-of-a-kind original artworks by Sam Bartlett, Anna Witte, Kurt Larsen, Jenny Kander, Mike Cagle, Lindsay Hine, Matt Traughber and Brad Fugate. Using playable electric guitars as the medium, these well-known Bloomington artists have painted, collaged, printed or otherwise artistically altered them into original works of art. Funds raised from the auction support Rhino’s free after-school programming for youth.

Each guitar is playable and an array of Bloomington’s best musicians will be on hand to entertain with them: Andy Cobine, Cathi & Stuart Norton, Dave Weber, Jim Krause, Jason Grove and Chris Gaal & his Pirate Band. Some of Bloomington’s favorite restaurants will supply tasty appetizers for the event. Plan to be treated to the flavors of Mandalay, Bombay House, Malibu Grill, Anatolia, Mother Bear’s and Bobby’s Too. Wine and beer will be available in a secure area.

Tickets to the auction are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Pick up yours at Rhino’s, 331 S. Walnut, during business hours. Call 333-3430 and visit www.rhinosyouthcenter.org for more details.