“When you tug at a single thing in nature, you find it attached to the rest of the world.”
— John Muir
Synopsis:
Combining powerful visuals, humor, animation, irony, and serious messages, Connected explores the visible and invisible connections between the major issues of our time — the environment, population growth, technology, human rights, and the global economy – demonstrating how they are all facets of one larger picture. Following the filmmaker’s exploration of her own place in the world during a transformative set of circumstance in her life, Connected exposes the importance of personal connectedness in relation to understanding global conditions, ultimately showing how all of humanity is invested in today’s crucial issues. More than a film about social issues, it is a work that speaks directly to empathy, social engagement, and what it means to be human in the 21st century. It reveals how the interdependence of people and forces lies at the core of our existence, and imagines what the world would look like if we lived in a way that acknowledged this reality.
About the Filmmakers:
Honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women shaping the 21st century,” director and producer Tiffany Shlain, is an award-winning filmmaker, founder of The Webby Awards, and co-founder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Her films have been selected at over 100 festivals, including Sundance and Tribeca, and have received over 24 awards. Executive producer Geralyn Dreyfous is a veteran filmmaker, director at large of Impact Partners, and executive producer of the 2004 Oscar-winning documentary, Born Into Brothels, as well as many other films. Connected is art directed by Stefan Nadelman, who won Grand Jury prize at Sundance for his film Terminal Bar.
Watch Ervin Laszlo shed light on the emerging changes happening today and the urgent need for technological and social cooperation and world peace.
This message and news goes beyond the fear of global warming and embraces the shift in consciousness toward not only creative networking for revolutionary solutions but a evolutionary change in the way we live together as a global family.
Ervin László (born 1932 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, and classical pianist. He has published about 75 books and over 400 papers, and is editor of World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution. Moreover, he has recorded several piano concertos. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ervin_László
World Shift 2012 Declaration. Ervin Laszlo, Club of Budapest International
This video will be shown at the London WorldShift 2012 event on 09/09/09.
“There is no doubt that we are now in a state of global emergency. This unprecedented worldwide crisis is a symptom of a much deeper problem - the current state of our consciousness: how we think about ourselves and our world. We have the urgent need, and now the opportunity, for a complete rethink: to reconsider our values and priorities, to understand our interconnectedness and to begin a new direction - living in harmony with nature and each other.”
The 999 It’s Time team has identified 9 core action areas where we can all engage with positive change. This interesting group of individuals, who are championing each cause include, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on consumerism, Sam Roddick who is tackling activism and founder Rory Spowers who will be promoting the issue of awareness. On 9th September 2009, 999 It’s Time will orchestrate 9 maximum profile events and actions, aligning itself with thought-leading activists, artists, scientists, politicians, economists and thinkers, to wed the most credible and creative ideas into the 999 It’s Time Manifesto.
On the same day, WorldShift 2012 will also be launched. This global movement is dedicated to co-creating the foundations of a peaceful, just and sustainable world by the end of 2012. The organisation believes that an enlightened government is needed to address these issues and seeks to unite and engage everyone in this process by signing the WorldShift 2012 Declaration to commit to transformational change.
I would like to share a poignant story with you about how a people from a very small and humble village benefited from upgrading to solar power. And how the delays in getting their solar panels were met with patience, grace and wonder.
This story can give another perspective upon our own feelings about our delays in funding and launching of what I feel is the most important opportunity for the solar industry. And through our broader vision of the world, impact millions of lives.
This is “where the radiant light of the universe meets the inner light of wisdom, compassion and tolerance”.
The video is in two parts, so I put the second part first, just in case you don’t have time for both.
Part 2
Part 1
Less than one per cent of what the world spent every year on weapons was needed to put every child into school by the year 2000 and yet it didn’t happen.
85% of our world is without electricity. Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names. And even if they had a book to study, they had no light to read by at night, or in their homes.
We are about to shift the world with our solutions!
I just wanted to send you a note of thanks and encouragement for being part of the most exciting paradigm shifts in our lifetime. And for your continued patience with the delays in our ground breaking and pilot install program.
Not very often does one have the chance to be part of the beginning of something so huge and profound. Our purpose of empowering the individual to create their own renewable energy from the sun in an affordable way has so many wonderful implications. Economic, social, national and global.
I have been with Citizenre almost from the beginning, a year and a half ago. We have had delays, we have enhanced our offer. I have grown and learned a tremendous amount in the process.
What I want to share with you is that there are indications that we may have our second phase of funding coming very soon. We have a number of avenues we are pursuing, but one in particular seems to be rising to the top and it is the perfect fit. The story could not be more spectacular even if a Hollywood script writer was crafting the story.
This time we have had to get our skills, knowledge and systems in place to handle the coming large wave of interest… has been perfect. I know in my heart, this is going to happen. I also know it is going to happen much, much faster and bigger than you can imagine. So get ready now. If you have been procrastinating with your Associate test… get it done now. If you have been sitting on the fence… get ready to get pushed off for a very fun ride. If you are actively marketing your business keep up the good work. Your time will be well worth your efforts on many levels!
If you would like to get a third party confirmation of what is going on, please listen to the latest national conference call with Rob Styler and Eco Andrew Perry. It will blow you away. You can find the recording in your back office resources section, within the next day or two. It will be dated 7/27/08.
Please do not get too excited about this. The money is not in the bank yet, and until it is, the fireworks will not be launched. This is also not the only funding source we are pursuing but it may prove to be the one that gets our horse out of the gate in a profound and much needed way.
But I am here to tell you…. get ready… the Enurgy Shift is happening!
We also have some great news from congress….
From Solarbuzz.com:
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For more than a year, Congress has attempted to pass a bill to extend incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy like solar but members have been unable to agree on how to pay for the bill.
Last night, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced a new version, “The Jobs, Energy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008,” S.3335, aimed at resolving differences. The bill is expected to be voted on in the Senate as early as next Tuesday, July 29. Extension of the solar tax credits has come up for a vote in the Senate seven times and in the House five times during the 110th Congress and each time has failed to progress.
Baucus stated, “This bill will create jobs, jump-start alternative energy, and ease financial burdens for American families, and Congress needs to act on it now. With gasoline over four dollars a gallon and a lot of folks needing work, there’s a big need for this tax relief right away.”
Passing an eight-year extension of the solar tax credits is critical for our nation’s energy security and economy.
On July 23, 51 governors (all except Georgia) signed a letter to Congressional leadership calling for a long-term extension of the renewable energy tax credits, including solar. The governors cited the important role renewable energy plays in our nation’s energy security and tax incentives will promote a clean, secure, and affordable energy to fuel America’s future.
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Why are you here and what attracted you to Citizenre?
What makes Citizenre different and yet universal?
Fun?… Shared values?… Profit?… Purpose?
This is a preview of the video “Naturally Successful” featuring internationally recognized business experts touting green entrepreneurship as a sustainable version of the dot com phenomenon.
I have heard of Bruce Lipton for years, and the amazing work he has been doing. Below are video excerpts from presentations he did a few years ago. He presents cutting edge scientific information that may change your life, or at least change your perception of it, or BOTH. He presents the facts as science is currently revealing that dispel the last 50 years of dogma that genes determine our life. In fact there never was any scientific studies performed that proved that dogma… it just fit the common belief systems and was just repeated over and over until people thought it was fact.
This is a seven part series. At the end are three more videos by a friend of Lipton, Rob Williams. He talks about PSYCH-K, and then explains why PSYCH-K works. This takes the facts of Bruce Liptons presentation and puts them into action by practial and successfull method changing and mastering our belief systems and habitual thinking, that in turn creates the joyous and vibrant health we all want. I am looking forward to learn much, much more about this.
“In the face of global crises in health, home and heart, advances in science are creating a genuine revolution in thought and understanding, one so radical that it can change the world. New insights offered in cell biology, epigenetics and physics reveal we are not victims of our genes but instead have unlimited capacity to live a life overflowing with peace, happiness and love. In this eye-opening session, renowned research scientist Dr. Bruce Lipton brings you his fully illustrated and award-winning medical school presentation on the convergence of science and spirituality. Through an integration of the elements of Body-Mind-Spirit, “new-edge” science illuminates the path to self-empowerment and provides a glimpse of our positive future and a way to get there from here.”
Spencer Ahrens, a 23-year-old mechanical engineer, was on MIT’s campus last week, holding a wooden plank, surrounded by onlookers.Slowly, he turned that wooden plank before a series of mirrors that had been placed inside an aluminum frame, until the wood caught fire.That was quite a moment, recalled Matthew Ritter, one of the onlookers.
“Let’s just say it was a small combustion for wood materials, but a giant explosion of solar energy,” he said.
In a Nova episode from April 2007, the successful business model of SunEdison is described by founder Jigar Shah. They own and maintain the panels, and sell the power to the business at below retail power rates. SunEdison has become the largest solar energy services provider for North America (currently 25MW), providing solar-generated energy at or below current retail utility rates with no capital investment, for commercial and government applications.
Can’t wait for Citizenre to make take this concept to an entirely different level… Go Ecopreneurs!!!
A beautiful video about gratefulness. A wonderful way to start or end your day.
This video, narrated by Brother David Steindl-Rast, a highly-respected Benedictine monk, author and spiritual leader, is a BLESSING to all those with “eyes to see and ears to hear.” Look, listen and be inspired by this powerful message on grateful living
When it comes to Citizenre and the Ecopreneur program one of the most important things to incorporate is to just be yourself. We a have a mission that is not about sales. It is about providing information on the most exciting energy shift of our generation. We are giving power back to the people. Speak with your own voice, and your passion and you will find the sky will open up and the SUN will shine in… pun intended. This inspirational speaker lends a real and professonal approch to understanding the dynamics of working with people. I hope you find value in Keith’s words and style.
In-Joy,
Bruce
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Keith Ferrazzi: How to Avoid Becoming a Networking Jerk
Success is rarely a solo accomplishment. The author of “Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time” shows you how to eliminate artificial boundaries between personal and professional relationships. Building on a foundation of intimacy and generosity, you can strengthen all your relationships and build a community that can help you reach your most ambitious goals. Keith Ferrazzi, one of the world’s most “connected” individuals, talks about: How to have real relationships in your professional life; How to warm a cold call; Finding time to build relationships;Opening yourself to others’ generosity.
Keith Ferrazzi is one of the rare individuals to discover the essential formula for making his way to the top through a powerful, balanced combination of marketing acumen and relationship building. He was the youngest chief marketing officer of a Fortune 500 company and is recognized as a top business leader by Crain’s Business and the World Economic Forum. Keith holds degrees from Yale University and Harvard Business School.
SolarEnurgy.net is powered completely by solar, wind and renewable energy to the tune of 130% of the data center power consumption, so we're not only neutralizing our carbon footprint, but also pumping an extra 30% of green energy back into the power grid! A light footprint.
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