Fwd: Redwood Men's Conference

[Larry Robinson]

"Be joyful though you have considered all the facts."
    - Wendell Berry

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> From: Barry Spector <barry at madnessatthegates.com>
> Date: March 5, 2019 at 9:54:28 PM GMT+1
> To: Barry Spector <barry at madnessatthegates.com>
> Subject: Redwood Men's Conference
> 
>>> 
>>> The 2019 Redwood Men’s Conference:
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>>> The Next Step — Finding Wholeness in a Broken World
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>>> May 24-27, Memorial Day Weekend, Mendocino Woodlands Camp
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>>> Welcome to our 29th annual conference!
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>>>  These days we hear the word “broken” everywhere – broken hearts, broken promises, broken treaties, broken vows and broken rules. We know what it means to be breaking up, breaking down or breaking out. We commonly lament that the political system, or democracy itself, even the environment is broken and beyond repair. In this wealthy nation many are too broke to afford a roof over their heads. We ask each man, young, middle and older aged:
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>>> How are you broken?
>>> How do you hide your brokenness?
>>> How has your brokenness helped you?  
>>> How have you broken through?
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>>> Each generation is challenged to confront, perhaps facilitate, the breakdown of old systems that no longer serve, to find or create something new and more relevant. In doing so, we speak of breaking through; breaking the curse; breaking the spell; and breaking the silence.
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>>> There’s a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen
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>>> Men are now called to acknowledge that “going it alone” no longer works and that our narratives of heroic isolation have led directly to our broken condition. Indigenous wisdom offers some comfort in realizing that we’ve been here before. Consider the Ojibwey chant:
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>>> Grandfathers, Grandmothers: look at our brokenness.
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>>> 
>>> Such an appeal is not only an urge to be seen and held but also a sign of our willingness, as Greg Kimura says, to:  Sit with the pain in your heart. Hold it there like a sacred wine in a golden cup.
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>>>  
>>> Click here for more information about the conference and the Redwood Men’s Center.
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>>> Conference Leaders
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>>> Gregory Guss: LCSW, Psychotherapist and Community Organizer
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>>> Jay Jackson: mountain biker, solar guru, drummer, artist, father.
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>>> Conrad Larkin: LCSW, Psychotherapist for Elders and their families
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>>> Hari Meyers: Author, Teacher, Storyteller, and Literary-Mentor
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>>> Richard Naegle: Therapist, teacher, leader of the Noah Project
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>>> Gordon Pugh: Craftsman, Improv Artist and Life Coach
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>>> Barry Spector: Author of Madness at the Gates of the City: The Myth of American Innocence 
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>>> Help us spread the word! Download a printable version of this announcement and distribute it in your town. 
>>> 
>>> Attachments area
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