2006 Grandmother Council

Saturday, April 1, 2006 Community Conference Conference Links:

2006 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

When:	April 1, 2006
Where:	Ashland Middle School 100 Walker Ave Ashland, OR 97520 USA

Morning Program:

8:30am

Registration and Live Music by Gentle Thunder

9:00am

Opening Ceremony with Living Earth Circle featuring Gentle Thunder, Lisa Pavati, Louise Paré, Nancy Bloom, NurJamila, and Windsong

Followed by Give Away Offering for Honorees

9:30am

Grandmother Council Session

The theme of this session is "When the Grandmothers Speak the Earth will be Healed". All honorees will address the healing of the people and/or the planet.

11:30am

Break (15 minutes) with live music by Gentle Thunder

11:45am

Honoring Ceremony for All women Elders with Living Earth Circle featuring Alyssa Ray, The Children’s Peace Choir, SOU’S NASSU Native American Drum, Windsong, Duane Light, Lisa Pavati, D'vorah, Prema, Eostar, Harmony, Pepper Marey and Heather Hardin.

12:15pm

Luncheon and Live Music:

Live music by Irene Tukuafu (dining room)
Live music by Talia Rose (community connections room)

Afternoon Program:

The afternoon program is composed of 3 sessions of hour-long experiential workshops. Three workshops are offered during each session and are led by members of this year's Grandmother Council. Between workshop sessions are 20 minute breaks and time to socialize and network. Live music will be performed during the breaks.

1:30pm

Workshops Session 1 (1 hour)

	Presenter	Workshop
	Agnes Baker Pilgrim	The Alliance of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
	Lani Phillips & Melinda Pearlman	Wisdom of the Crone
	Charu Colorado	Creative 'Now' Consciousness in a 'Then' and 'When' World

2:30pm

Break, Connecting Time (20 minutes)
Live music by Seraphim

2:50pm

Workshop Session 2 (1 hour)

	Presenter	Workshop
	Bethroot Gwynn & Jean Mountaingrove	Intergenerational Conversations Outside the Box: Feminism, Aging, and Other Hot Topics
	Barbara Rosen	Theater & Ritual
	ChoQosh Auh'Ho'Oh	Tsalagi Dance of Life (Note: this workshop is 1 hour & 15 minutes. Loose clothing is recommended)

3:50pm

Break, Connecting Time (20 minutes)
Dessert served in the Community
Connections Room with Music by Seraphim

4:10pm

Workshops Session 3 (1 hour)
Live Music by Duane Light

	Presenter	Workshop
	Dot Fisher-Smith	Listening to All Voices
	AnwaWilanci	Conversations about Life, Truth, Healing, Art, and Spirituality
	Mouna Wilson	Experience The Power Of Your Own Voice - Singing For Power

5:10pm

Break, Connecting Time (10 minutes)
Music by Gentle Thunder

5:20pm

Closing Ceremony with Living Earth Circle featuring The Rogue Valley Peace Choir, Nancy Bloom, NurJamila and Lisa Pavati

ONGOING:

All day, except during Honoring Ceremony
Collective Art Project in the Art Gallery Lounge

Collective Art Project:
Celebrating our theme of Empowering Creativity a collectively- created art project will be open throughout the day at the conference. A hoop-web frame has been made by Living Earth Circle as the frame to support community inspiration. The hoop represents the Earth and the web reflects all of creation. Onto it, we invite you to weave your positive visions for the well-being of all our relations. We will have many types of materials available. All are welcome to come and co-create!

Open throughout day, in the Art Gallery Lounge

Throughout the afternoon, live music will be provided to inspire:
1:00-2:30	Live Music by Gentle Thunder (Native American Flute, Hammer Dulcimer)
2:30-3:15	Live Music by Heather Hutton (keyboard, vocals, Tibetan bowls, drum)
3:15- 4:10	Live Music by Heather Andrews (harp)
4:15- 5:10	Live Music by Duane Light (flute, guitar)

Don't miss the Grandmother Council Art Show hosted by the Nuwandart Gallery for the month of April.
Opening on First Friday, April 7
Click for Details...