Evolver Los Angeles Presents: Spore 1.6 "New World Water"

Evolver Los Angeles Presents Spore: 1.6
"New World Water"

“In an age when man has forgotten his origins
and is blind even to his most essential needs
for survival, water along with other resources
has become the victim of his indifference”
Rachel Carson

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Join Evolver Los Angeles this Wed, July 21 for a interactive discussion on the life enabling element of Water. We'll begin the night with an Evolver: Spirit of Water Network wide 5 minute blessing for the Gulf Coast, offering gratitude, silence, and our prayers at 7:30pm sharp!
(if you come late please wait till 7:40 to enter thks - staff)

Evolver LAs resident expert George Leddy Ph.D., the LACCD Curriculum Coordinator of the Sustainability Institute, will expand or reinforce our local water knowledge. We'll be examining the origins of Los Angeles's water as we segway into broader topics such as: the ongoing water wars, the hydrologic cycle, and the mystery of water.

Author, and environmental journalist James William Gibson Ph. D. will join our community discussion, to share his work and ideas regarding the renewal of activism through devastating ecological disasters, the socio-environmental movements towards restoration of natural rivers and wetlands, the healing power of water and how "water can change the cultural meaning of a place."

The "Prayer Rug And Corn Goddess" Jacqueline Clemons will be our honored water bearer for the evening, providing us all with the incredible Kangen Water® as well as the closing musical performance.

We will end the evening with a dancing, singing and drumming celebration of the water inside and sustaining our bodies, and the water that maintains and provides life on this planet.

If you'd like to volunteer for this event or have something to share or add to our community discussion on water please email the LA sporegonizers: evolverlosangeles@gmail.com

"May you never be thirsty"

Evenings Schedule:*

• 7:30-7:40: Evolver Network Wide Sync'd-up 'Blessing of the Gulf Coast'
• 7:45 - 8:00: Mingling, music, movies and water drinking
• 8:00: Evolver Intro / Community Sharing about Water
• 8:30 - 9:00: George Leddys Water Knowledge
• 9:00 - 9:30: James William Gibson Discussion
• 9:45: 10:00 Q&A / Community Sharing
• 10:00: Music and celebration of water and community with the 'Aqua Muse' Jacqueline Clemons and all the musicians in the house.

* Please bring a drum, a rattle, or your voice for our closing blessing of the water inside us all. "Oooweehoo"

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Evolver Spore Theme: The Spirit of Water

As untold gallons of oil gush into the Gulf, we are sadly reminded of that most vital ingredient to all life on Earth: water. Though it covers almost three quarters of the planet and fills nearly 70% of our own bodies, this precious and seemingly boundless substance is becoming increasingly scarce and imperiled. Reckless damming of rivers, wide-scale pollution, and corporate privatization threaten the free flow of fresh H2O for growing numbers of people around the world.

At the same time, this ephemeral element possesses magical shape-shifting powers, evaporating, condensing, freezing and melting in a flux of physical states. Water summons the lunar, feminine, and intuitive wisdom of consciousness, with our vast oceans granting us a glimmer into the enigma of how this life-giving substance came to our planet in the first place.

This month, join one of our 35 Evolver Regionals as they explore the mystery and history of H2O, the contemporary politics behind today’s “water wars,” and how we can preserve and protect this critical element for future generations.

Our partner for this evening is The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA.) The IRHA provides a lobbying and advocacy platform for rainwater harvesting (RWH.) It supports the growth of RWH solutions to water supply problems. It also provides a forum for its members to work together or share experiences, and thus for the benefit of people living with water scarcity.

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• James William Gibson is a professor of sociology at California State University, Long Beach and a Faculty Fellow at Yale University’s Center for Cultural Sociology. In 2001 he began writing op-eds on environmental topics for the Los Angeles Times. In 2006 The Ballona Institute named Gibson a “Journalist of Courage” for his work in helping save some 600 acres. His new book, A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship With Nature, grew from insights learned during that long fight.

• The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) was created in Geneva in November 2002 following recommendations formulated during the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg two months earlier. The mandate called for federation and unification of the disparate rainwater harvesting (RWH) movement around the world, to promote rainwater as a valuable water resource and to build on achievements in this field for the fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals.

• Kangen Water® is the delicious, healthy water created from Enagic's innovative water technology. Not only do these amazing devices filter harmful chemicals out of tap water, but they also produce Kangen and acidic waters through the process of ionization. These water types can be used for various purposes, including drinking, cooking, beauty, and cleaning. "Kangen" means "return to origin" in Japanese.

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