Friends

The following list includes other groups and organizations who share our commitment to global transformation.  We divide this list into three sections:  Peace, Sustainability, and Balance. If you would like to add a group to this list, please post information on the Forum page, including the name and e-mail address of a facilitator or contact person, as well as meeting times and locations if applicable. Also, please let us know if any information changes, either in the Healers’ Forum or by e-mailing us: support@actonwisdom.com.

Peace

International Peace Bureau (http://www.ipb.org) is a Nobel Prize-winning coalition made up of 282 groups in 70 countries that work together to address common concerns.

Sustainability

Alliance for Climate Protection (http://www.wecansolveit.org), is a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore, that has its ultimate aim to halt global warming. The alliance is educating people in the US and around the world that the climate crisis is both urgent and solvable.

Arcosanti (http://www.arcosanti.org) is an experimental town in the high desert of Arizona, 70 miles north of metropolitan Phoenix, designed according to the concept of arcology (architecture + ecology), developed by Italian architect Paolo Soleri.

Biomimicry Institute (http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to nurture and grow a global community of people who are learning from, emulating, and conserving life's genius to create a healthier, more sustainable planet.

Bioneers (http://www.bioneers.org) is a nonprofit organization that promotes practical environmental solutions and innovative social strategies for restoring the Earth and communities.

Center for a New American Dream (http://www.newdream.org) helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

Coalition for Clean Air (http://www.coalitionforcleanair.org) is committed to restoring clean, healthy air to all of California and strengthening the environmental movement by promoting broad-based community involvement, advocating responsible public policy and providing technical expertise.

Communities for a Better Environment (http://www.cbecal.org) is a social justice organization with a focus on environmental health and justice.

David Suzuki Foundation (http://www.davidsuzuki.org) works to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focusing on four program areas – oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change and clean energy, sustainability, and the Nature Challenge - the foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that conserve nature and help achieve sustainability within a generation.

Earth Policy Institute (http://www.earth-policy.org) was founded May 2001 by Lester Brown and Reah Janise Kauffman to provide a vision of a sustainable future and a plan for how to get from here to there.

Edible Schoolyard (http://www.edibleschoolyard.org) in collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr Middle School in Berkeley, CA, provides urban public school students with a one-acre organic garden and a kitchen classroom.

ForestEthics (http://www.forestethics.org)  is a nonprofit environmental organization with staff in  States and Chile. Its mission is to protect endangered forests.

Founded in 1993 by activist and philanthropist Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green USA (http://www.globalgreen.org) is the American Arm of Green Cross International, which was created by Mikhail S. Gorbachev to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment.

Global Restoration Network (http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org) offers the field of ecological restoration a new database and web-based portal to trustworthy and hard-to-find information.

Green Worker Cooperatives (http://greenworker.coop) is a South Bronx-based organization dedicated to incubating worker-owned and environmentally friendly cooperatives.

The official site of the Green Belt Movement (http://www.greenbelt.org) and its founder, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, describes grassroots environmental conservation and tree planting projects in Kenya and elsewhere.

Interface Sustainability (http://www.interfacesustainability.com) is the brainchild of Ray C Anderson, the founder and CEO of Interface, Inc., whose commitment to sustainable business practices is reflected in his Mission Zero promise that his company will eliminate its negative impact on the environment by the year 2020.

International Forum on Globalization (http://www.ifg.org) is a research and educational institution composed of leading activists, economists, scholars and researchers providing analyses and critiques on the cultural, social, political and environmental impacts of economic globalization.

The mission of the Land Institute (http://www.landinstitute.org) to develop an agricultural system with the ecological stability of the prairie and a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops.

National Resources Defense Council (http://www.nrdc.org) works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth.

Nature Conservancy (http://www.nature.org) is a leading conservation organization that works to protect ecologically important lands and waters.

Navdanya (http://www.navdanya.org) started as a program of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), a participatory research initiative founded by world-renowned scientist and environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva, to provide direction and support to environmental activism. The organization promotes farming practices that protect biodiversity, the Earth, and small farmers.

Ocean Conservancy (http://www.oceanconservancy.org) works to protect marine species, restore fisheries, create marine reserves, and improve ocean stewardship.

Redefining Progress (http://www.rprogress.org) is the nation’s leading public policy think tank dedicated to finding economic solutions that ensure a sustainable and equitable world for future generations.

Robert F Kennedy's homepage (http://www.robertfkennedyjr.com) offers information and resources related to environmental protection.

Science and Environmental Health Network (http://www.sehn.org) was founded in 1994 by a consortium of North American environmental organizations (including the Environmental Defense Fund, The Environmental Research Foundation, and OMB Watch) concerned about the misuse of science in ways that failed to protect the environment and human health.

Sustainable and Obtainable Solutions (http://www.s-o-solutions.org) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the sustainability of public lands and the plant, animal and human communities that depend upon them.

TreePeople (http://www.treepeople.org) is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Los Angeles area for over three decades. Its mission is to offer sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems.

U.S. Green Building Council (http://www.usgbc.org) is a non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.

Whole Earth (http://www.wholeearth.com) is a worldwide network that provides information about a wide range of topics, including the restoriation of local ecosystems, citizen advocacy, and socially responsible investing.

Balance

These groups promote balance and healing in a number of different ways.

Chanting

Tucson, AZ:  Global Chant meets every Wednesday night at 6pm at the McCormick Library, 1401 E. 1st St.; every Thursday night at 6:15pm at Villa Campana, 6651 E Carondolet Dr.  For more information, e-mail support@actonwisdom.com. 

Oroville, CA:  A chanting and meditation group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 5:00 to 6:00 pm at the Unity of Oroville, 1321 Robinson Street. Contact Dawn for more information: thedawnoftime@hotmail.com or (530) 533-7073.

Port Townsend, WA:  This circle meets the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Center for Inner Awareness (at the corner of 9th and Sheridan). Contact Amy for more information: amyspirit@gmail.com.

Green Valley, AZ:  Weekly Global Chant Circle from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons at the Casa de Esperanza Community Room, located on the La Posada Campus. If you would like more information or directions, please call Myra at 520-990-3374 or e-mail MyraAnn@cox.net.

Tucson, AZ:  There are several Taize chant services available during the week.  A Taize chant service takes place every Monday at 8pm at St Pius X church, which is located at 1800 N. Carmino Pio Decimo.  From the corner of Speedway and Pantano, go north on Pantano and then take a left (west) onto Pima.  The church is on the corner of Pima and Camino Peio Decimo. For more information, contact Caroline: carolineintucson@yahoo.com. A candlelight Taize service is offered every Thursday at 5:45pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 545 S. 5th Ave, 520-622-8318.  And a monthly Taize service is held tat 7pm he last Thursday of the month, from November to April, at the Benedictine Monastery, 800 N. Country Club, 520-325-6401.

Drumming

http://www.rhythmweb.com/circle/ 

http://www.drumcircles.net/circlelist.html

Energy Healing

San Antonio, TX: Reiki Circle 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month at 7 p.m. E veryone is welcome. For more information go to http://www.brianabrooks.com.

Tampa Bay, FL:  Healing Today offers Reiki circles, drum circles, and Reiki classes for all levels. For more information, e-mail Richard, info@healingtoday.com, or visit the Healing Today website (http://healingtoday.com).

Intention

http://www.intenders.com/circle.html

Kindness

Human Kindness Foundation (http://humankindness.org)  is a non-profit organization that promotes simple living, a dedication to service, and a commitment to personal spiritual practice.

Maitreya Project (http://www.maiitreya.org) is building a monument to loving kindness in Kushinagar, India.  To raise funds and awareness for this project, the organization is touring a collection of Heart Shrine Relics around the world. 

Meditation

Green Valley, AZ:  A healing meditation group meets every Tuesday evening at the Villages of Green Valley Recreation Center from 7 p.m. to about 8:15 p.m. There is no charge involved as your participation is your donation.  Please bring the name of someone you would like healing sent to, and that can include yourself.  For more information, call Myra Ann at (520) 990-3374.

San Diego, CA: The Tibetan Healing Center (4115 Third Ave., San Diego, CA  92103) offers free healing circles and meditation training. For a schedule of events, visit:  http://www.tibetanacademy.org, or call 619-325-0992.

Prayer

Seattle, WA:  Peace and Healing Circle.  Meets every Sunday at 7pm in West Seattle.  Call Judy at 206-935-9754.

Silent Unity has a site (http://www.unityonline.org/pray_main.htm) where you can post online prayer requests.

Shamanic Healing

http://www.shamaniccircles.org/global/index.html  

Milwaukee, WI:  On Friday nights at 7PM (US Central) Shamanic Shift Center hosts an open shamanic circle on Milwaukee's east side near downtown. Please call 414-289-8661 and leave a call-back message to get exact location and further details. We practice original and contemporary shamanic ways and welcome all shamanic practitioners who want to join in and others who practice related healing and transforming ways.

Bridge for Healing Cancer:  Participants who either have cancer or want to assist and support someone who does meet by telephone or webcast for a series of healing rituals. To register for for additional information, including a schedule of upcoming events, visit  http://www.shamanicjourneys.com/cancerbridge.html.