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SUMMARY:Healing the Global Heart: Global Perspectives on Forgiveness w
 ith James O'Dea
DESCRIPTION:Former Director of Amnesty International James O’Dea and
  extended faculty and immediate past President of IONS emerges from Is
 rael/Palestine and Rwanda Social Healing Dialogues to receive “Champ
 ion of Forgiveness” Honor, August 1st in Portland and will speak on 
 Healing The Global Heart: Forgiveness and Reconciliation from a variet
 y of perspectives across the planet\n\nWhere: New Thought Center for S
 piritual Living,\n1040 C Ave, Lake Oswego OR 503-296-9922\nWhen: Sunda
 y, August 1st\n• Regular services: Celebration, Music, Honoring and 
 Surprise Internationally known guests with brief comments from O’Dea
  regarding afternoon talk and Q&A.\n\n• Afternoon lecture/Q&A with O
 ’Dea 2-5PM: “Healing the Global Heart: Forgiveness and Reconciliat
 ion from a variety of perspectives across the globe”\n\nCost: Mornin
 g services no cost. $35 afternoon lecture with O’Dea includes book a
 nd discount entry to November Conference\nContact: For event-Bridget B
 rooks 503-360-2835 or tenaciousbb@gmail.com\nor noelmcinnis.is@gmail.c
 om\nFor media interviews with Mr. O’Dea-Publicist Mali Rowan 208-891
 -4522 or mali@malirowanpresents.com\n\nBrief Description: The New Thou
 ght Center for Spiritual Living of Lake Oswego will host the 2nd Annua
 l International Forgiveness Day Celebration and will honor James O’D
 ea with the “Champion of Forgiveness” award, which Marianne Willia
 mson received in 2009. O’Dea spent June and July 2010 in Israel/Pale
 stine and Rwanda on a Kalliopeia Foundation-funded project with Dr. Ju
 dith Thompson, bringing together warring groups in both regions for co
 nflict resolution and peacemaking sessions. His peace and reconciliati
 on work has taken him all over the world and he has also spent decades
  leading organizations such as Amnesty International and IONS (founded
  by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell). O’Dea recently published Cr
 eative Stress: A Path for Evolving Souls Living through Personal and P
 lanetary Upheaval, offering a fresh take on stress and how it can be s
 een as our greatest teacher.\n\n***\n\nDetails regarding the Worldwide
  Forgiveness Alliance: The Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance is a nonprof
 it organization dedicated to the principle that teaching forgiveness a
 nd nonviolence are forces for peace, physical healing and psychologica
 l equilibrium. The Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance seeks to prove that 
 creating the “life skills of forgiveness and nonviolence” will red
 uce conflict and violence, alleviate stress, improve health and create
  a more abundant and empowered perspective on life. The Worldwide Forg
 iveness Alliance is also presently conducting forgiveness seminars for
  abused women, the elderly and to middle school youth.\nFounded in 199
 6 by Executive Director, Robert W. Plath, one of the primary goals is 
 to establish International Forgiveness Day as a globally celebrated ho
 liday. International Forgiveness Day, annually, is designated as the f
 irst Sunday in August. Last year, various groups in 20 U.S. cities and
  9 countries held events celebrating International Forgiveness Day. Th
 e focus of the International Forgiveness Day celebration is to honor t
 hose identified as Heroes and Champions of Forgiveness, Nonviolence an
 d Peace. These people exemplify the power and benefits of the healing 
 power and benefits of forgiveness and nonviolence. They also serve as 
 outstanding role models, which are so desperately needed.\nAnd from ht
 tp://www.forgivenessalliance.org/aboutus.html\n\nFor more information 
 visit http://www.compassionateseattle.org/events/healing-the-global-he
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LOCATION:New Thought Center for Spiritual Living
WEBSITE:http://www.newthoughtcsl.org
URL:http://www.newthoughtcsl.org
CONTACT:503-360-2835
ORGANIZER:Bridget Brooks/Pollen Dancers Productions
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