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Certified Level II PMC Instructor
Knotty By Nature
http://www.knottybynature.net

Hi everyone,
Please note a few updates:
- the Buffalo News misprinted the date, time & place (arrghh!) for the Gaia
festival in the Gusto. Most of you know when it is, but just in case!
- the website has been updated- simplified and a downloadable schedule with
events info is available on the site as well.
- we have a few spaces left for the workshops, if anyone is entertaining
doing one or both, please let me know asap- we are open to working with your
budget if need be- no one turned away. Please note: the FULL DAY workshop is
at the East Aurora Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday 11/11/06
10am-6pm. The Half Day workshop is being held at YogaMa studio at Healing
Waters 11/12/06 11:30am-3:30pm. There is more info on this on the website.
Email or call me if you have any questions!
Please get the word out! Email your friends, bring your circles, this is
going to be a weekend full of wonderful Earth connection and community
building!
Peace & Blessings~
Stephanie Hamberger
Gaia Festival Organizer
Ps- can someone please fwd this to the Olean, Jamestown, Rochester, etc
groups??? Thanks: )

Soul Pilgrim Presents
THE GAIA FESTIVAL
An Earth Centered Weekend Celebrating Our Ancient Connection
Featuring a Weekend of Workshops With Starhawk
www.gaiafestival.com

Event Details:
When: Nov. 10th. 2006 - Nov. 12th. 2006
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church- 94 Buffalo St.
East Aurora, New York 14052
www.gaiafestival.com

Come join us in celebrating our connection to the Earth and the Wild Divine
in us all through art, film, drumming and workshops featuring one of the
most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality and activism,
Starhawk.

The Gaia Festival began out of a love of the land, and from the recognition
that Western New York is a sacred space just waiting for us to reclaim!
This is an Earth-friendly, Earth-centered event welcome to women, men and
children of all faiths.

Gaia is the Earth Goddess of abundance and thankfulness. In Greek tradition,
Gaia stretched out at the beginning of time, becoming the Earth. She is the
Earth-Mother, giving sustenance to all beings who walk her hills and swim
her oceans. So sacred is Gaia's body that any promise made with one hand on
the earth is irrevocable. She is Eithinoha, Mother Earth of the Iroquois.
She is Tlalteuctli of the Aztecs and Pachamama of the Incans. She is the
African Ala and the Celtic Tailtu. Known by many more names, She represents
our innate connection to the Earth.


Some of the featured events include:

€ Friday 11/10 5-10pm: Opening Night of the Festival featuring Screening
"Signs Out of Time", A documentary on archeologist Marija Gimbutas, who
found that Europe's origins lay in a cooperative, peaceful, neolitihic
Goddess culture. Her theories challenge conventional archaeology,
spirituality, theology, and religious studies, while inspiring artists,
feminists, environmentalists and activists. (co-produced by Starhawk and
Donna Read) followed by film discussion with the filmmakers, reception and
drumming performance by Buffalo's own Daughters of Creative Sound and Gaia's
Tribe Belly Dancers

€ Friday 11/10- 6:30pm- Opening of "Invoking the Muse: Calling Forth the
Divine Feminine" an art exhibit featuring a retrospective of masks and
prints by local artist and storyteller Joan Goldberg, Lydia Rulye's
internationally-known Goddess Banners and other wonderful earth-centered
artists. (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

€ Saturday & Sunday 11/11 & 11/12- 2 Workshops with Starhawk: the 4-hour
"Taking Root: Grounding Spirit in the Earth", and the full-day "The Earth
Path: Giving Spirit Roots" (see website-www.gaiafestival.com for locations &
dates)

€ Saturday 11/11- 7-10pm Thanksgiving Ritual & drum circle featuring West
African drummer Youssou Lo (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

€ Sunday 11/12 4:30pm- Spiral Dance to bring healing and peace, led by
Starhawk (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

€ Sunday 11/12 1pm-6pm- Merchants Faire featuring WNY artists, healers and
craftspeople. (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

Pre-registration sponsorships are at a discounted rate
If you PRE-REGISTER, your entrance fee will include:
€ "Thank You" to you in our festival program
€ T-shirt with a design so cool you'd wear it anyway!
€ Entrance to film screening, drumming performance, and Spiral Dance
€ 1 Entry into the raffle for the Gaia Festival gift package

Events admittance: 1 hours wage per event (ex: if you make $10 an hour- its
$10, if you make more, its more- its whatever you feel comfortable with! No
one turned away!)
Starhawk Workshop Registration fees: $100-$235 sliding scale (please let us
know if you have financial difficulties- reduced rates will be considered if
honestly needed)


PRESS INQUIRIES: If you have any questions, please feel free to call
Stephanie at 716-941-9152 or email stephanie@....

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO WWW.GAIAFESTIVAL.COM

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