Inviting Individual Actions to Meet: ALL AT ONCE

Michael and I have been talking about a Chicago event. He writes:

Some of us are talking now about the invitation to a Chicago Summer 2007 conference that would be the extension of our Giving Conference in 2004 and Omidyar Member conferences in 2005 and 2006.In writing the invitation, I suggested we focus on what it is we’re interested in, and who we *would* invite, rather than the groups of people that we think *should* be there. Too often, *should* begins as a fantasy and ends up as the excuse for NOT acting, not inviting. Better to focus on what we already care about and the people we already know or really want to meet and connect with.

Here is my interest and what/who I’d like to invite in Chicago:

My work with the Humanist Movement is all about non-violence, and the connection between personal and social change.  For the last two years I’ve been mostly working with people active in the social realm, helping them connect with whatever personal work might be helpful for them to be even more effective in the world.

I also have quite a few connections with people very active in healing, massage and other energy work, and other places that seem to me to be about personal development and wellness.  I’d love to invite them to connect with the socially active people above for everyone’s and the planet’s benefit.

And I really like the name ALL AT ONCE because the world is getting faster and faster, and we’re in need of some very grounded, but very immediate work that’s going to take all of us working in many areas ALL AT ONCE.

Please let me know if you’re interested in inviting to this event, and thus interested in co-creating the invitation that you’ll be excited about distributing to those you want to attend.