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Comment by Joanne Conger on January 21, 2011 at 10:00am

Hi, Cynthia - thanks so much. I just now saw your last response when this came through on my email - I regret not responding! I am not a film producer, but have had a work history of theatre and large event production. I am now with the Camp to encourage more opportunities for our communities to engage in the very real work of addressing conflict and crisis in our communities as a united whole. Whether centered around conflict/peace, or Interfaith, or nonprofits that are working hard to solve the most difficult issues of our time. Camp Brotherhood is moving in to a specific leadership position in our compassionate community. I am over the moon that I will have the opportunity to be involved at the level I am involved. There couldn't - in my opinion - be a more critical time to for our communities to jump over polemical issues and get right to the real work - solving the problems we are all facing. Creating harmonious and inclusive communities - learning what each of our communities are concerned about, and responding. 

 

I would love to talk with you more about what you are doing, and how your film can be showcased at a future event. Please feel free to contact me at my personal email: joanne.conger@gmail.com. 

 

Namaste,

 

Joanne 

Comment by Cynthia Lukas on January 21, 2011 at 9:51am

Wishing you the best with this, Joanne, John and all!

Comment by Dan Kahn on January 21, 2011 at 6:43am

So glad for the invitation.  I am in Florida and am otherwise committed this weekend.  Very glad to know this is planned.  Enjoy, and best of luck!!

-Dan

Comment by Meena Sharma on January 16, 2011 at 6:28pm

Thank you so much for the invite and I would loved to attend but at present I am in India for two months to work on my book and do some pilgrim tours as well with the family. I came two days back also to attend the wedding of my niece.

I will keep in touch.

peace and love

Comment by Cynthia Lukas on January 15, 2011 at 2:17pm

Hi, Joanne,

That sounds great that you are filming these dialogs, Joanne!  It will be good to see them. 

Are you a film producer?  My partner and I are documentary filmmakers in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  We are in the midst of completing our documentary about global spirituality, "Globalized Soul."  For the past few years we have been filming diverse spiritual leaders, authors and practices.  We have footage from India (a vast humanitarian effort blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama), Australia (the Parliament of the World's Religions), Morocco (the Festival of Sufi Culture), the Holy Lands (the Jerusalem Peacemakers at an Abrahamic Reunion at an Iftar dinner in Nazareth) and Mexico (UNESCO Universal Forum of Cultures).  We have also interviewed indigenous peoples and spiritual authors in the U.S. 

"Globalized Soul" will be a celebration of our unity in diversity at this crucial moment for humanity!  Maybe we'll show it there someday???  The last time we were in Seattle was to attend the Sacred Activism conference sponsored by Wisdom University a few years ago.

Our previous documentary told the life story of the great Sufi poet, "Rumi Returning," and was shown on PBS.  After California cities, the city of Seattle has bought the most of our "Rumi" DVDs, so we know it's a mystically progressive place. . .  

Blessings to you,

Cynthia

Comment by Joanne Conger on January 15, 2011 at 1:51pm

Thanks, Cynthia! On the 30th of January, we will be filming our first in a series of community dialogs sponsored by the Cascadia Retreat Center at Camp Brotherhood. The first topic centers around whether or not politicians should distance themselves from their faith. We're inviting people of all faiths - and those who do not assign themselves to any particular faith to discuss how religions plays in the political arena, We will be filming the series of events - so people all over the world can engage in the conversation. It's essential that we all have these conversations - and using the technology is one way to broadly engage. Sad you will not be here to join us in person!

Comment by Cynthia Lukas on January 15, 2011 at 1:43pm

It would be great if every community could have such an interfaith service!  Thank you for being a model community!  Wish I were there. . .