What's Next for Atlanta Evolver?

After attending the event, I have some thoughts to share.

I feel it is important that Atlanta Evolver maintain a clear focus especially while the group is small and beginning to grow. A lot of different ideas, projects, and groups were brought up for consideration. All of them were worthy, but it would be very easy for the group to disperse its energies in too many different directions and too thinly.

The core principle behind Evolver seems to be raising consciousness.

In this regard, I would suggest that a key focus of the group become a series of seminars, workshops, expos, and events each based around a single theme. Here are some obvious ones growing out of the discussion:

Urban Agriculture

Alternative Health

Alternative Economies

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Climate Change

The Meditative Mind

Alternative Energy

Each event can consist of speakers, workshops, and hands on activities. Speakers and presenters should be primarily local with perhaps someone non local as a main feature speaker.

These events could occur approximately every 3-4 months. They would need extensive planning and possibly planning 2-3 events ahead. This provides many roles for members to perform with alternating managers and workers on different events.

In this view, Evolver Atlanta takes on more of a coordination role that brings together diverse efforts of groups already established and makes them known to each other and to a wider audience.