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Notice of Calendar Hiatus
Until our move is complete on June, 18, the calendar of events may be
suspended or limited in scope. Please rest assured that with your support, we will be
back to normal by the end of June. Please read our wish of the week
concerning our move and also consider becoming a member by purchasing our Make Love Not
War CD. Details are at the bottom of this email. - Alan
Contents **Asterisk denotes events I plan to attend.
Details for the following events are below & on-line at
www.butterflyspirit.org/calendar
Other peace & justice events - www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bayarea.html
Thu. June 14 7:30-9 pm Investigating the Mission Blue Butterfly - SF
Fri. June 15 7 pm Chris Bramble - Cotati
June 15-17 Art Exhibition of the work of Nancy
Calef - SF
Sat. June 16 7:30-11 pm Party & Shamanic Music Concert w. Kutira &
Raphael - Marin
June 16-17 12-11 pm San Francisco Free Folk Festival -SF
Tue. June 19 Free Songs of Power Workshop - San Rafael
Thu. June 21 6:15-8:30 pm Peace 21 Solstice Event w. Sahar - Cotati
Thu. June 21 7 pm Solstice Event w. Bodhi & Friends - Tiburon
Fri. June 22 8 pm Country Joe at Save the Oaks Benefit -
Berkeley
Sat. June 23 10am-6pm Introductory Workshop for Nonviolent
Communication - Menlo Park
Fri. June 23 7:30 pm Freedom Song Network Swap - Berkeley
Sat. June 30 8:45am-9pm Women's Breath Workshp - SF
Wish of the Week
Please see our link on Willie Nelson's Peace Research Institute Site at
www.willienelsonpri.com/peace/192/butterfly-peace.html It is featured on
their front page on Tuesday.
Please also check out the free Willie Nelson Peace Song, A Peaceful Solution
at:
www.willienelsonpri.com/peace/190/free-willie-nelson-peace-song.html
Willie is having a song contest and asking musicians to write a song or make
a video of their own using the lyrics or a variation of the lyrics of A
Peaceful Solution. All entrees will be posted on his site. Please see the details
at
www.willienelsonpri.com/peace/114/willie-nelson-peace-video-contest.html
We are moving this weekend. The Butterfly and Musicians for Peace office is
moving on June 16th. We can use a few good people to help with our move. Since
our new rent will be twice what we are paying now, I certainly would
appreciate your support at this time. Please consider making a donation. Please check
out the membership form at the end of this calendar. You will get a bonus CD
and/or book with your donation.
Also please consider endorsing the The Alcatraz Conversion Project of the
Global Peace Foundation. They have been our best supporter over the years and Da
Vid would really appreciate your help with this. Please see the links right
below.
Links of the Week
A soldier in Iraq asks in despair: Why are we here?
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=127078021&blogID=273104289
The Alcatraz Conversion Project - An Invitation To Support An Epoch Making
Project
www.globalpeacefoundation.org/AlcatrazConversion.html
Coalition/Alliances Supporting The Alcatraz Conversion Project www.
globalpeacefoundation.org/ACPCoalition.html
The Bay Area Band Militia - http://bayareabandmilitia.com
Quotations of the Week
"The life I value is one that is connected to all things." Willie Nelson
Music Video of the Week
Bring the Boys Back Home** - by Harry Loco
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeRCcTRr4S4
New Members - Please see our 1800+ member list at
www.butterflyspirit.org/projects/mfawp_list.php
Willie Nelson Peace Research Institute - Paia, Maui, Hi
www.willienelsonpri.com www.myspace.com/willienelsonpri
Free Willie Nelson Peace Song, A Peaceful Solution - Song & Video Contest
www.willienelsonpri.com/peace/114/willie-nelson-peace-video-contest.html
Josi Kneisel - Van Nuys, CA http://www.myspace.com/deepskystarlight
Alex Arndt - Venice, CA http://www.myspace.com/alexarndt
http://www.alexarndt.com
Willie Rivera aka EyeIIEye - New York, NY www.myspace.com/innofuzionfreestyle
No More Wars - Los Angeles, CA www.myspace.com/WarsNoMore
Kayumanggi Pinoy Rock Band - Houston, TX www.myspace.com/kayumanggipinoyrock
Valerie Smithe Lee a.k.a. Calypso Val - Falmouth Village, St. Paul's Antigua
& Barbuda, West Indies http://www.myspace.com/calypsoval
Mountaindawg - Guerneville, CA ~heartfelt Rock 'n' Roll www.mtndawg.com
www.myspace.com/mtndawg
Wendy Loomis - www.wendyloomis.com
Nile's Project - Gavilan Hills,CA Nile's is our son who passed 4/06 after
contacting MRSA Stap in the local hospital. Nile's Project is a coalition of
enterainer's (that new Nile) working together to get the word out and get
legislation in place for public reporting the testing for (HAI) Hospital Acquired
Infections. Please read about NilesProject.com www.myspace.com/nilesproject
Best Regards, Carole and Ty Moss
Ryan Michael Galloway - Frisco, TX www.myspace.com/rmgalloway
www.RyanRocks.com www.GigsterClinics.com
Band of Jim - Utica, NY 13502 http://www.myspace.com/bandofjim
James E. Miller IV - Utica, NY www.myspace.com/james_e_miller
Kinion - New York, NY http://www.myspace.com/kinion
Parsley & Sagebrush Band - Carbondale, IL
www.myspace.com/parsleysagebrushband
DB Martin Group .- Austin TX www.myspace.com/dbmartingroup
The Wheel Company/Jay Saber - Woodside, CA www.TheWheelCompany.com
Polly Wood www.radwoman.com
Lakshmi Devi - San Rafael, CA www.lakshmidevi.com
Dr. Mooch - Reggae artist - Fort Lauderdale, FL www.myspace.com/drmooch
www.drmooch.com
This Week's Sponsors - Sponsors for this newsletter & memberships are
welcomed. Sponsors will also be listed on our webpage. Please contact Alan at
707-552-9886 or email bflyspirit@aol.com for details.
The Wheel Company/Jay Saber - Woodside, CA www.TheWheelCompany.com
Dr. Mooch - Reggae artist - Fort Lauderdale, FL www.myspace.com/drmooch
www.drmooch.com
The Light Party & Artainment Media - Inspired Musical Messages at
www.lightparty.com/Artainment/MusicalGifts.html
Thu. June 14 7:30-9 pm Investigating the Mission Blue Butterfly - SF
“Chasing the Blues Away: Investigating the Mission Blue Butterfly.” San
Francisco Naturalist Society monthly meeting.
Summer Lindzey is the Endangered Butterfly Monitor for the Golden Gate
National Parks Conservancy. She will show slides and describe her work surveying the
Mission blue butterflies at Oakwood Valley in Marin. She will also
demonstrate how to identify Mission blues and give some fun facts about their natural
history.
Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, San Francisco.
Free & open to the general public.
For more information, call (415) 225-3830 or jkodiak@earthlink.net
www.sfns.org
Fri. June 15 7 pm Chris Bramble - Cotati
Chris is performing a rare solo acoustic show.
North Lights Cafe, 550 East Cotati Ave., Cotati
www.chrisbramble.com
June 15-17 Art Exhibition of the work of Nancy Calef - SF
Contemporary North Beach painter Nancy Calef’s newest topical and innovative
mixed media & oil "peoplescapes" will be on display at Live Worms Gallery.
Open to the public during the 53rd annual North Beach Festival, June 15, 16 &
17, 2007.
Live Worms Gallery, 1345 Grant Ave San Francisco
For more about the artist please see www.nancycalefgallery.com or email
nancy@nancycalefgallery.com
Opening Reception with the Artist: Friday, June 15, 2007, 6-9 pm
Exhibition and festival dates: Sat. & Sun. June 16 & 17 11:00-6:00 pm
Calef’s use of vibrant hues, sculpture and found objects-- literally
building 3D characters on canvas, cleverly addresses current social and political
issues. By including people in the cultural debate from all walks of life,
Nancy manages to depict rather profound subject matter while her commentary
remains accessible to everyone.
Sat. June 16 7:30-11 pm Party & Shamanic Music Concert w. Kutira &
Raphael - Marin
Deepening and Celebrating Our Connection to the Earth and with One Another:
Come celebrate with us at our wonderful summer party dedicated to honoring
our connection to the earth and to one another. Enjoy live music, singing,
dancing and a raffle (everyone gets a raffle ticket upon entry). Please join us,
too, as we acknowledge and celebrate people who have taken serious steps to
become more green in their lifestyle. They have inspired us and we hope they will
inspire you, too. If you wish to share what you have done to be more green,
please send us a short description of how you have changed by June 14. We will
contact you about presenting that night.
Place: Beautiful Marin location.
$15 Pre-pay by Friday, June 15, $20 at the Door
To register: call Celebrations of Love 415-924-5483
www.celebrationsoflove.com
If you have attended our green Low Carbon Class, please be our guest and
bring a friend as well.
We ask that each person bring a potluck dish.
Raphael and Kutira
Revel in inspirational, sacred music by Maui-based, internationally known
recording artists, Raphael and Kutira are pioneers in exploring and creating
music as a source of balance, healing and opening the heart into higher states of
awareness.
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Raffle Prizes
Everyone who attends the party will receive a Raffle ticket at the door.
You will be eligible to win one of many prizes:
*Free classes and...
**Our Grand Prize is a Four-day, three night stay at Hale Akua
Our beautiful Eco-Retreat on Maui (based upon availability; airfare not
included).
What to Bring:
A Friend
Healthy potluck dish (enough for 6 - 8 people)
Towel for hot tub (optional)
Work Trades
If you are interested volunteering to help out at the party. Please call the
office to find out what work trades are available for the Party. Call
415-924-5483
June 16-17 12-11 pm San Francisco Free Folk Festival -SF
City College in & around the North Gym, 50 Phelan Avenue @ Ocean Avenue, San
Francisco.
The program includes continuous performances at the Faith Petric stage, the
Woody Guthrie cafe, and the singer-songwriter showcase, as well as music and
dance workshops, an open mike, jamming, and family activities. Food will be
available on site. The campus is close to Balboa Park BART. www.sffolkfest.org
Tue. June 19 Free Songs of Power Workshop - San Rafael
New and returning participants welcome; RSVP!
Details at www.hummingbear.net/~aayoung/workshop.html
San Rafael (near China Camp)
For directions, email Alan Young workshop@hummingbear.net
Thu. June 21 6:15-8:30 pm Peace 21 Solstice Event w. Sahar - Cotati
Please join us fo meditate for world peace featuring a peace talk, drumming,
and chants by Sahar. Peace 21 is a non-profit foundation is a cooperative
worldwide network of people of all religions, faiths, and beliefs, praying,
visiualizing, and meditation for world peace. We invite you to join us in this
celebration of love. This sacred gathering occurs every Solstice and Equinox.
Congregation Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati
For more information, call (707) 573-5913 or email Peacethe21st@gmail.com
About Sahar - In 1975, Sahar experienced a profound awakening that lead him
on a path of self-discovery. He had the honor of living with the spiritual
master Swami Muktananda During which time he was certified as a teacher of yoga
and meditation. He created Sacred Movement; authentic expression through
movement, sound, song, emotional release, and circle. He facilitates the series
"Exploring The Male Heart". Participants experience a miriad of excercises
designed for reflection on the most basic question of "who am I?" He teaches "The
Sacred Art of Drumming," a series of classes taught as a vehicle for peace,
authentic expression, and deep connection. He is in private practice as a
hypnotherapist, counselor, and reiki practitioner in Sebastopol and can be reached at
(707)824-1796.
Thu. June 21 7 pm Solstice Event w. Bodhi & Friends - Tiburon
Sacred ritual, music & movement to honor the solstice featuring: Lakshmi,
Paul Cicco, Rick Walt and other special guests
cCc Church, 145 Rock Hill Dr., Tiburon
$20
A benefit for Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living
Fri. June 22 8 pm Country Joe at Save the Oaks Benefit - Berkeley
Country Joe McDonald will perform his Tribute to Woody Guthrie in a major
fundraiser for the Campaign to Save the Oaks. www.countryjoe.com/guthrie.htm.
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar St. (at Bonita),
Berkeley www.bfuu.org
Your $20-$50,donation will fund the campaign to save the Memorial Oak Grove
at UC Berkeley.
Box office/will-call opens at 7 pm at 1924 Cedar St.
Doors open at 7:30. If you have questions, call 510-841-3493.
You can secure your seat by sending your tax-deductible check for $50 made
out to Agape Foundation (mark your check "Save the Oaks Benefit") to Save the
Oaks Benefit, PO Box 4131, Berkeley, CA 94704-0131. Include a self-addressed
stamped envelope.
Don't miss this opportunity to participate in a great show while making a
significant contribution towards saving the Memorial Oak Grove! www.saveoaks.com
"Someone needs to protect these senior citizens from being kicked out of
their home," says Country Joe. "The idea of just chopping down trees to build
things is an idea that no longer makes any sense. This is a space well-used by
creatures and people for years and years, not too mention that the whole
Memorial Stadium was probably built to honor World War veterans. The way to honor
them is to leave it alone."
If for some reason you can't attend, please consider purchasing and donating
your ticket. We will get your ticket to a low-income person, and you will
still have the satisfaction of sustaining this irreplaceable oak grove.
For Joe Selvin's recent review of this show in the SF Chronicle please click
on:
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/14/DDG3VPPRJU1.DTL&hw=country+joe&sn=001&sc=1000
Sat. June 23 10am-6pm Introductory Workshop for Nonviolent
Communication - Menlo Park
Introductory Workshop for Nonviolent Communication with Ursula Duncan.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
$175 postmarked before 6/09/07,
$195 thereafter. Directions and logistics given upon registration.
Contact Ursula at (650) 380-0701 or Ursula@Mediated-Solutions.com
www.NVCpeninsula.org
~ Do you want to improve your relationships?
~ Would you like to increase efficiency and productivity at work?
~ Do you want to learn practical tools you can use every day?
More at
www.passion.edu/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,764/year,2007/month,06/day,23/Itemid,0
Fri. June 23 7:30 pm Freedom Song Network Swap - Berkeley
Hali Hammer has offered to host some Freedom Song Network songswaps in the
East Bay this summer.
Bring a song or poem (or two).
Also, bring drinks or desserts to share.
Home of Hali Hammer, 1609 Woolsey Street, Berkeley
Hali (510) 649-1423 or halih@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomSongNetwork/
Sat. June 30 8:45am-9pm Women's Breath Workshp - SF
SpiralMuse invites you to EXHALE ~ Women Transforming through the Breath - a
one day Holotropic Breathwork experience. A fundraiser for the SpiralMuse
women's non-profit
Register early for the discounted price!
Inof at www.spiralmuse.org/events_event_breathwork4women.html
Make Love Not War CD is now available. Immerse yourselves in the spirit of
the butterflies & hear great music. Get our single CD featuring 19 songs of
mostly Bay Area Artists for $12.50. Our double CD has over 2.5 hours of music
featuring 38 songs for $20, including postage & handling. You get a copy free
with a membership to the Butterfly Gardeners or Musicians & Fine Artists for
World Peace for $25. I personally guarantee that you will love it & your purchase
or membership will help support our mission.
Songs for Cindy compilation CD with 18 songs that you will love. $12.50
includes postage
We also have copies of the English-Japanese edition of Butterfly that was
translated by Yumi Kikuchi. You can get a copy for $25 including shipping. With
a family membership for $35 you can get this book and the CD.
For a $50 donation you can get the English-Japanese edition, the CD, a
membership and a listing as a sponsor of our calendar too!
Please see membership info below or at
www.butterflyspirit.org/community/join_bga.html
Please add $25 if you want to substitute the first edition of Butterfly by
Norie Huddle in any of the following catagories.
Peace and love, Alan
Butterfly Gardeners Association & Musicians & Fine Artists for World Peace
___Limited Income $1-15 Get listing & membership
___Individual $25 Includes Double CD or Songs for Cindy CD
___Family $35 Includes Double CD or Songs for Cindy CD &
the book Butterfly
___Butterfly Lover $50 Same as above plus sponsor listing on calendar
___Sponsor/Business $100 Same as above sponsor plus listing on calendar &
website
___CD only $12.50 for single with 19 songs & $20 for double
with 38 songs
___CDs for groups $10 per double CD or $5 per single CD in bulk for
peace & justice groups used as a fundraiser. Please inquiry at 707-552-9886.
Specify if your membership is for the Butterfly Gardeners or Musicians & Fine
Artists for World Peace and specify which CD you want. If you want both CDs,
please add $10 to your order.and mark in memo "Both CDs"
Please make your check out to the Butterfly Gardeners and mail to Butterfly
Gardeners Association, P.O. Box 1511, Vallejo, Ca 94590
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