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BRAVE NEW WORLD
what is this all about?
I will be setting on a 3-month learning journey to the West Coast of United States where I believe there is a high concentration of sustainability initiatives imbued with spiritual practices, highly progressive communities and spiritual (r)evolutionaries. As I dive into this learning journey, my purpose is to heal and unleash my creative potential in service of my authentic life calling to serve the Great Transition as well as to seek, find and learn from individuals, spiritual teachers, projects and initiatives that are creating the ecological, economical, social and spiritual solutions and healing practices we need in the world today. As I journey, I will capture my learnings, insights, inspirations on my website both in English and Turkish, with prose, poetry, photographs and videos. I will document the teachings, innovation, newness, courage, inspiration
All Ill have with myself is a backpack, a computer and a camera.
And of course my questions, my curiosity, my passion for transition stories, evolution and possibility. I will ask these three questions to everyone I will on my journey:
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what do you see happening in the world right now?
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how do we become more resilient as individuals and communities as we enter a new era?
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what role do you play and who do you see yourself becoming in the Great Transition and the creation of an ecologically sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Earth?
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uniqueness of this story is that it shows how our personal journeys
and evolution towards wholeness and authentic life is woven together
with the unfolding story of humanity at this time. The story of one
woman's seeking and meaning making for her own life becomes the
inspiring story of thousands who are healing & co-creating
themselves and the world at the same time.
Because to create a new world, we need a new storyline, we need to believe that it is possible and that it is already happening. By connecting individual and community stories of transformation, healing and resilience, we will strengthen the possibility of co-creating the world we dream of NOW.
What is going on in the World right now has never occurred in human history before. As we complete an era of industrialized, dualistic, ego-based human systems, there seems to be a lot of chaos, destruction and crises out there from earthquakes to economic collapse, from climate change to social unrest we seem to be in the middle of a big transition both as humanity and the planet.
But is this all there is to this Story?
The crisis is an opportunity, a wake-up call, an invitation for us to evolve to higher ground. At some point in the evolution process of humanity, we separates ourselves from the rest of Nature, from the natural cycles of Life which created the consequences that we are facing in the form of ecological, economical, social and spiritual crisis right now. This is driving humanity towards creating an ecologically sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on the planet.
How do we shift from a culture & mindset rooted in consumption, greed and control to a culture based on the principles of well-being and sustainability for all of Life?
How do we live authentic lives, doing what we love and putting our gifts into service of life?
This is the greatest story of transition, humanity coming of age in human history. It is the end of the World as we know it and it is the birth of a new reality woven stitch by stitch with the creativity, generosity, compassion and the genius of committed individuals and communities working in solidarity, willing to think and act in a whole new way.
The Shift is already happening and the World needs to know that.
From our individual journeys to our communities' transformation to the planetary shift to the great cycles of Cosmos, we are part of the one Great Story. In the web of Life, everything is connected and related. There is an invitation to tell this amazing story.
The story of the Great Transition and the Birth of a new Humanity.
A leap into the Brave New World.
Envisioned Outcomes
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Inspiration, encouragement, hope, solutions, insights, joy, possibility, healing, faith, vision by sharing the good news, inspiring stories, successful initiatives
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An inspiring, informative, weekly updated blog narrating the story of the journey with prose, poetry, photography and video, which is followed by an international audience with interviews, personal reflections, news of innovative solutions and projects
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Weekly updates through social media like Facebook & Twitter
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A book as a collection of blog posts throughout the journey in Turkish/English
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A Brave New World (BNW) documentary
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An BNW exhibition
Here are some of the organizations and individuals whose stories I will capture during my journey:
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON |
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Transition Seattle |
Transition Seattle is an alliance of organizations and individuals who believe in living within the limits of the earth's resources, with healthier lifestyles, and in resilient, creative, just, and collaborative communities. |
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PORTLAND, OREGON |
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City Repair Project |
City Repair is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. CRP's vision is to inspire people to both understand themselves as part of a larger community and fulfill their own creative potential and to activate people to be part of the communities around them, as well as part of the decision-making that shapes the future of their communities. |
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CALIFORNIA |
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Penny Livingston-Stark Regenerative Design Institute http://regenerativedesign.org |
The Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) is a non-profit educational organization with the vision that all people can live in a mutually enhancing relationship with the earth. Penny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer and speaker. |
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Bioneers Conference http://www.bioneers.org/ 13-17 October 2011 |
The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum presenting breakthrough solutions for people and planet. The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating the healthy, diverse, equitable and beautiful world we want to live inour legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend. |
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Byron Katie No-Body Intensive: Who Would You Be Without Your Story? |
The Work of Byron Katie is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the fear, violence, depression, frustration, and suffering in the world. The No-Body Intensive, a five-day guided exploration of your belief system, lovingly explores and questions the main aspects of identity. |
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Esalen Institute
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Esalen is a non-profit organization that has been devoted to the exploration of human potential since the 1960's. |
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Institute of Noetic Sciences |
The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is a nonprofit research and educational organization that conducts, sponsors, and collaborates on leading-edge research into what can be proven scientifically about the nature of reality, often revealing the entangled qualities of mind and body, consciousness and matter. |
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Global Oneness Project |
The Global Oneness Project produces films, media and educational materials that explore how the simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in today's complex world. Since 2006 they've been traveling the world gathering stories that not only question the current paradigm but also reveal our greater human potential. |
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JeanHouston Mystery School 2011
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Dr. Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time, one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. |
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Green Festival San Francisco 12-13 November 2011 |
The first Green Festival brought 13,000 participants and featured only 50 speakers, 125 exhibitors and a handful of special events. 10 years, 32 festivals and 1 million attendees later, Green Festival is the largest, most established and trusted sustainability event in the nation, and continues to grow year after year. |
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Slow Money Conference 12-14 October 2011 |
Slow Money brings people together around a new conversation about money that is too fast, about finance that is disconnected from people and place, about how we can begin fixing our economy from the ground up... starting with food. |
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ARIZONA |
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Tree of Life |
The Tree of Life Foundation is deeply committed to providing experiences and empowering people to apply that experience of awakened normality back into their lives. The Tree of Life Foundation mission is to be an oasis of awakening on every level and provide a direct experience of a quality of life that is healing to oneself and to the planet, through pure reliable agriculture, personal health, emotional well-being and spiritual vitality. |
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NEW MEXICO |
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Sandra Ingerman Medicine for the Earth/Healing with Spiritual Light |
Sandra Ingerman is a shamanic practitioner who teaches workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods. She has trained and founded an international alliance of Medicine for the Earth Teachers and shamanic teachers. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times. |
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Upaya Zen Center |
Upaya Zen Center is a Zen Buddhist practice, service, and training center. Their vision focuses on the integration of practice and social action, bringing together wisdom and compassion. |
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BOULDER, COLARADO |
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Naropa University |
Naropa University, a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education. NU integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions and by combining these two storied pedagogies, East and West are indeed meeting every day at Naropa University and the resulting sparks of inspiration are flying. |
how will the money be used and why crowdfunding?
The money for the project will be used mostly for traveling (on land where possible), food, some extra photo equipment (I already have the basics but I need some accessories for the mobility), participation fees of the conferences and workshops I want to attend and document...
I believe crowdfunding is the most exciting and sweet way of participatory community financing...
what better way of co-funding something that intends to serve the whole, the community, Life itself!
Other Ways You Can Help
Stop by www.thebravenewworld.org and join me during this amazing journey!
Spread the word! If you sense that this project can make a difference in the world, please spread the word...
If you know of any other inspiring stories, projects, people along my route, please let me know!
Also I am looking for organizations and media for sponsorship, either recommend me to them or recommend them to me if you know someone who might be interested in taking a leap into Brave New World...
alternatively you can hire me for a photography or video project, that would help too!
thank you!
Please feel free to stop by my website medicineWords and see some of my work...
here are some other places to connect with me and my work:
http://www.facebook.com/bravenewworldstories
http://twitter.com/medicineWords
http://vimeo.com/sacredresonance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sacredresonance/
Filiz
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Filiz TelekProducer, director, camera person, writer