February 2006 Event
Working with the Opposition
Skye Burn and Don Mihaloew
Skye Burn and Don Mihaloew
When: Thursday, February 16, 2006
Where: Garden Street Family Center, 1231 N. Garden Street
Time: 7:00-9:00. Doors open at 6:30
Where: Garden Street Family Center, 1231 N. Garden Street
Time: 7:00-9:00. Doors open at 6:30
The world we see is largely of our making: not the earth, clouds, oceans, mountains and earthquakes, but the cities, gardens, and highways. If we don't like what the world has become, if we don't like seeing children starving for no good reason or people dying from toxic pollution or mangled bodies in Baghdad, there rises in us a passion to change the world. The problem is how.
How do we help create a better world without adding to the tensions that already are more than the world can bear? This is the problem confronting social leaders of good conscience in the twenty-first century. In the 1960s and 70s many of us fought the system. Yet now with more wisdom we know it won't work to combat the situation. We need to find the way of peace to create a world where people enjoy life and their hearts are at rest. The question is "How?
Today, those of the leftward persuasion are challenged by right-wing opposition, and vice versa. Especially troubling is opposition from the religious right. This BIONS presentation will help you understand where the religious right opposition is coming from and how to respond to the situation effectively without polarizing the opposition, without hardening the opposition, and without increasing the tensions already so rampant in the world.
First, Skye Burn will present a brief overview showing how fundamental opposition fits into the big picture from a systems perspective. Skye is director of the International Network for Peace and is currently a student of Jean Houston's in the Masters in Leadership in Social Artistry program offered through the Graduate Theological Foundation.
Then, Don Mihaloew, Ed.D., LMFT will briefly explain the difference between positive and negative opposition and how we social leaders can carry balanced energy and the vision to help create a world conducive to respect-full human process and satisfaction. Don is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Eugene, Oregon, and an adjunct professor at Portland State University where he teaches in the Counseling Psychology department. Finally, the evening will end with a group discussion.
How do we help create a better world without adding to the tensions that already are more than the world can bear? This is the problem confronting social leaders of good conscience in the twenty-first century. In the 1960s and 70s many of us fought the system. Yet now with more wisdom we know it won't work to combat the situation. We need to find the way of peace to create a world where people enjoy life and their hearts are at rest. The question is "How?
Today, those of the leftward persuasion are challenged by right-wing opposition, and vice versa. Especially troubling is opposition from the religious right. This BIONS presentation will help you understand where the religious right opposition is coming from and how to respond to the situation effectively without polarizing the opposition, without hardening the opposition, and without increasing the tensions already so rampant in the world.
First, Skye Burn will present a brief overview showing how fundamental opposition fits into the big picture from a systems perspective. Skye is director of the International Network for Peace and is currently a student of Jean Houston's in the Masters in Leadership in Social Artistry program offered through the Graduate Theological Foundation.
Then, Don Mihaloew, Ed.D., LMFT will briefly explain the difference between positive and negative opposition and how we social leaders can carry balanced energy and the vision to help create a world conducive to respect-full human process and satisfaction. Don is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Eugene, Oregon, and an adjunct professor at Portland State University where he teaches in the Counseling Psychology department. Finally, the evening will end with a group discussion.
