"Rejoice in the creative spirit that lives in you. Use it consciously to create the life and the world you want." John Denver _________________________________________________________________ Creating a peaceful, healthy, and sustainable future... that has always been the Windstar spirit. We are pleased to be an official part of Windstar as we present to you Heart of Ohio Windstar Connection. We are still determined to "keep the vision alive" through the second annual John Denver Summer Celebration Symposium. By offering you a variety of breakout sessions and entertainment, we hope to educate the individual, create connections between each other and inspire one another to action. This year's theme, "Plant A Seed," portrays that hope. Within each of us lies the spirit that can create a world worthy of our children.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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TOM BURNS, Perkins Observatory Tom is a professor at Ohio Wesleyan University,and astronomy columnist for The Columbus Dispatch. He will be providing us with a lively discussion and slide show as we discuss our place in the universe. LOU GOLD, Siskiyou Project Educator and activist, Lou has worked for 14 years to protect the last remnants of Oregon's old growth forest. He will be speaking and presenting a slide show on the Siskiyou Project, an organization struggling to protect the ecological integrity and biodiversity of the country in northwest California and southwest Oregon. ELLEN STAPENHORST, AikiWorks Ellen will be presenting "The Magic of Conflict." Her main focus is on finding healthy ways to live, work and relate in our changing multi-cultural world. She holds a black belt in the art of Aikido and will use her skills to teach us how to turn our life of work into a work of art. RAINBOW EAGLE, Elder Rainbow Eagle is an Okla-Choctaw American Indian from Angel Fire, New Mexico. He is the author of the book, The Universal Peace Shield of Truths: Ancient American Indian Peace Shield Teachings. He will be teaching about the traditional wisdom of the Peace Shield. STEVEN M. NEWMAN, Worldwalker A master storyteller and honored international author, Steven will be sharing with us stories about the people and places he visited when he spent four years walking around the world. Hiking far from the beaten path, he was intent on meeting "real people." He journeyed across 21 nations on five continents not only to see the world, but to test it - to learn if this planet can still be a place where compassion prevails. CHRIS REYNOLDS, Creativity, Inc. A teacher and professional singer and songwriter, Chris is reaching out through his music and various activities in hopes of awakening people to the lamentation of the Earth. We'll explore how to restore the dignity to the non-human world.
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