Dear Supporters of NREC: As the year comes to a close, I am feeling grateful to all of you who have supported the Neahtawanta Center in 2014 as we continue our work without co-founder and my life partner, Bob Russell. We sent out our fundraising letter in June, prior to NREC’s 27th anniversary celebration. Deep thanks to all who sent donations. If you didn’t have a chance to give a contribution, I invite you to make a tax deductible donation on our website: nrec.org or send a check to the address on the website. Here is a quick update to let you know what we are focusing on at the Center. You can also browse our website which we hope will become even more used and useful in the coming year: —Great Lakes Bioneers: We are meeting in Traverse City on the 2nd Tuesday each month to watch a plenary speaker from the main Bioneers Conference, have a discussion, socialize and share updates on projects and events; see the website for details. —Bob Russell Resilience Reading Project: NREC collaborates with the Michigan Land Use Institute to choose a book based on Bob’s reading list each quarter and suggest that everyone read it! We host a discussion each quarter and encourage others to host their own discussions. The next book is The Wealth of Nature by John Michael Greer; the discussion at Horizon Bookstore is on February 17th, led by Dave Barrons. Check for more information. —Nonviolent Communication Workshop: (also known as Compassionate Communication) will be sponsored by the Center and held at the Neahtawanta Inn the weekend of March 13 - 14, 2015. Details are still being firmed up; please email if you are interested and more information will be posted on our website. —Collaboration: NREC continues to collaborate with other local groups, promoting their events and activities and working together on projects. Our main collaborating groups are listed on our website with links to their websites. —Retreats, trainings, workshops and more!: In 2015, NREC will be sponsoring more workshops to be held at the Neahtawanta Inn. We will send out updates and check our website for details. —Community Calendar: We host a calendar at nrec.org. Local groups can post their own events (contact NREC for a password) or contact the Center and we can post your event. The calendar has 2 purposes: to let folks know what’s going on; to prevent scheduling conflicts. —Investigating Community Resilience: This was Bob’s main focus for the last few years of his life; we hope to resurrect the ICR cable TV/internet show in 2015 and also continue exploring and focusing on community resilience in 2015. In the meantime you can still watch the past shows at: I appreciate your continued support. The world needs our presence as agents of positive change more than ever before. Thank you for joining forces to create a strong, resilient community. In Peace, Sally Van Vleck
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:01:40 +0000
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