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RVML Resource Center 2002-2007 Calendar Archives 19 June 2007, Tuesday |
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Lecture: Spirituality and Civic Engagement by Jaelle Draigomir
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: RVML Event Center - 258 A St, Ashland
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Lecture: Spirituality and Civic Engagement By Jaelle Draigomir
$5.00 - 20.00 Suggested donation, everyone welcome, no one turned away
Presentation Description:
There are a growing number of people who feel a disconnect between their values and those of our current National leadership. On one hand, there is an awakening to the psychological manipulation that is occurring in our media. On the other hand, there is a feeling of fatalistic determinism that contributes to political passivity and defeatism. There is a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness. A sense is a drift that whatever we do, it is useless. Add to that the unending phantasmagoria of entertainments, obsessions, addictions and distractions, and we are led to have the feeling that nothing matters. There is a terrible sense of political paralysis.
Yet, there is a growing recognition that as spiritual beings it is imperative that we act. It is easy being spiritual; it is difficult being political. Those who are consciously on their spiritual path, shy from the alienation of political power and greed. Those who are political activists rarely find the impetus to bring the spiritual into the political arena.
However, politics and spirituality are inextricably bound. Public policies, that either degrade or uplift moral living, teeter on the fulcrum of politics. Moral living is essential to spiritual progress. Unless we move towards an act of goodness that brings about a recognizable change in the world, the political fulcrum, from which fundamental shift occurs, will calcify in the wake of greed and power.
An act of goodness begins with learning how to love even the meanest of beings as oneself. All the major religions teach "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Yet, learning how to love is a lost art. In this lively presentation, Jaelle will discuss the problems inherent in a nation that separates the spiritual from the political and will offer solutions to resolve the disconnect.
Presenter's Biography:
Speaker, author and consultant, Jaelle Draigomir, M.A., teaches a freshman course at Southern Oregon University titled, Inner Journey towards Community and Political Engagement. Prior to moving to Ashland in 2004, she was on staff for the Kucinich Presidential Campaign, organizing in Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida and Oregon. Before blazing the campaign trail, Jaelle taught Communication courses and worked for human rights in a variety of arenas, from documentaries to non-violent protest, across the US and in Nepal. Jaelle is a published writer and an award winning news broadcaster. Her poetry, nonfiction articles and humorous fiction have appeared in local, regional, national and international publications.
For consultations or speaking engagements, contact Jaelle at (541) 301-5113 or email jaelledraigomir@yahoo.com.
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