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About The Big ONE Title
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!
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
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.
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.
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."
Meet Your Neighborhood Hosts! Title
Meet Your Neighborhood Hosts~
we are here to help and work with you~
Schoolyard & Community Garden~
Storytelling~ Tori
Youth Engagement~ Darrow, Lance & Dana 
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How to get involved in The Big ONE Title
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.
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Seva: Selfless Service for Sustainability
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