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January 27th, 2015
The Artemis Effect
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This article is from The Intelligent Optimist, which is published in the USA and Holland. Journalist Valerie Andrews took the main attributes of Artemis from Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman to
make the point that Artemis is the prototype of female activism. The
result is a visually stunning, illustrated article. She cites
contemporary examples of little known activists from all over the world,
as well Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In Circles,
Code Pink, "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign in Nigeria, and the
Millionth Circle movement. My initial reaction as the author on
which she based this article, was simply, WOW!
Andrews made specific connections between the attributes and mythology of Artemis the Goddess of the Hunt and Moon and activism:
1. Artemis as midwife, Artemesia the herb that eases labor named for her, activism for teen mothers, safe pregnancies.
2. Pre-pubescent girls called Arktoi or little bears, were "under the protection of Artemis" : anti-tafficking of girls. opposition to early marriage.
3. Artemis as a skillled huntress --represents self sufficiency, living off the land.
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Artemis as Guardian of nature and animals, mountains, springs, and
forests as her sacred precincts: environmentalists, animal protectors.
5. Twin sister of Apollo -- relationships with men as equals.
6. Goddess of the moon, Artemis governs the realm of quiet and reflection.
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UPDATE ON 5WCW
UN 5th World Conference on Women
Efforts at UNCSW and in Delhi, India
March 9-20, 2015 the
UN CSW59 meets in NY with Parallel Events presented by NGOs
during the same time, beginning with Consultation Day on March 8. The
theme of the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women is
the 20 year review of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
For the complete text of this document: Click Here Forty-five
of the 195 member states of the UN with 4 year terms serve on the CSW
will be meeting. Meanwhile, an estimated 3000+ women from
Non-govenmental Organizations will come to attend and present workshops
and panels at CSW parallel events. At 4WCW in Beijing, 40,000
women and girls participated in the Forum, while Representatives of the
member nations at UN 4WCW met and signed the Declaration and PFA.
The
official body creates the documents that governments sign and are
expected to uphold. The informal Forum of women who hold parallel events
bring women and girls together to learn and find support in what
becomes a political, psychological, and spiritual process of
empowerment--from each other. Beijing began a process that continued to
affect women, long after the meeting ended. Officialdom does not see
that grassroots women are the force for real change; feminism creates
political will at the top. Recently, when women in India took to the
streets in protest, laws against rape began to be enforced, making
India the country with the most active women's movement. One good
reason 5WCW should be in Delhi, it is a city that could easily
accommodate 100,000 women.
In New York for the CSW:
I will be with other advocates for 5WCW & Forum, and am a
participant on two panels and will be giving a lecture on Artemis as the
Indomitable Spirit in Activists (see Upcoming Events for details)
In Delhi, India:
India Supera and Elisabeth Baerg Hall, M.D. will be meeting with a
series of people in India to further the effort to gain Prime Minister
Modi's support to offer India as host country for 5WCW & Forum and
direct India's ambassador to the United Nations to introduce this in the
General Assembly.
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Cluster map of signers of the petition to support 5WCW.
It
does NOT identify any particular signer, a geographical overview of
supporter interest. Click on the map and it'll show countries and
cities.Takes 30 seconds to load.
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quote may feel like a message in a bottle or a fortune cookie meant
especially for you. Carol Hansen Grey, a behind-the-scenes activist.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Descriptions & More Details
Book Signing. Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman
324 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041
(650) 988-9800
http://www.eastwest.com
February 13-15, 2015 - Seattle, WA
Women of Wisdom Conference
Friday, February 13, Keynote Lecture, 7 pm
The Indomitable Spirit in Women: The Goddess, Archetype & Inner Child
Saturday, February 14, Workshop 9 am to 4:30 pm
Path with Soul, Path with Heart: Trusting Your Inner Compass
Sunday, February 15 - Port Townsend, WA
Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Sunday Morning Sermons: 9:15 AM and 11:15 AM
"Numinous Experiences and the Soul"
2333 San Juan Avenue, Port Townsend
Saturday, February 28 - Seattle, WA
Seattle University Book Festival
Piggott Auditorium, Seattle University
901 12th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122-1090
http://www.seattleu.edu/searchformeaning/
March 9-20, New York
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Tuesday, March 10 - 4:30 pm
Panel: "Women and Girls Empower One Another: Lessons Learned
from Beijing Forum and the Women's Movement"
Armenian Convention Center, V-Hall
630 2nd Avenue (at 35th street)
New York, NY 10017
Thursday, March 12 – 8:30 am
Panel: "Women's Rights are Human Rights: Human Rights are Women's Rights."
Armenian Center, Guild Hall
630 2nd Avenue (at 35th street)
New York, NY 10017
Thursday, March 12 -- 2:30 pm
Lecture: "Indomitable Spirit in Activists and the Archetype of Artemis"
Salvation Army Building, Auditorium
221 East 52nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY 1001
Saturday, March 13, Fairfield, CT
Sacred Heart University
Luncheon & Lecture 2 pm:
"Indomitable spirit in Activists and the Archetype of Artemis"
5151 Park Avenue
June 21-27 - Helena, MT
Feathered Pipe Ranch
Week-Long Retreat
Women’s Retreat: Water, Moon, Yin: A Women's Retreat
http://featheredpipe.com
August 16-21 Esalen Institute - Big Sur, CA
5-Day Workshop
Your One Wild and Precious Life: A Deepening Gathering for Women
For more information http://esalen.org/
October 15-19 - Salt Lake City, UT
Terry Tempest Williams and Jean Shinoda Bolen in Conversation (pending)
Deepening
Conversation, Finding Common Ground: Circles with a Spiritual Center
led by conveners of the Millionth Circle Initiative (workshop pending)
Parliament of the World's Religions
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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FEATHERED PIPE RANCH — MONTANA
Water, Moon, Yin: A Women’s Retreat
June 20 -27, 2015
For the first time, a river will run through the workshop–we will
journey down the Missouri River in the middle of the week. The moon will
be moving out of new moon into first quarter when we begin, which is an
aspect of Artemis the Goddess of the Hunt and Moon, archetype of the
sister, goal achiever, and activist, whose realm is the wilderness.
There will be time to listen to stories and myths, to be playful, to be
in circle, to have opportunities for friendship and solitude. In the
midst of the beauty of the outer world of big sky, trees, hills and lake
at Feathered Pipe, the inner world is evoked, the inner child
remembered. -
http://featheredpipe.com/feathered_retreats/water-moon-retreat/
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August 16 - 21, 2015 "Your One Wild and Precious Life: A Deepening Gathering for Women" The
premise of my Jungian, feminist, and spiritual perspective begins with
the certainty that it matters what we do with our “one wild and precious
life,” a quote from the poet, Mary Oliver. To find and live our
personal myth, is to be true to who we are. In this week, there will be
time to hear stories and myths that are about us, time for
self-reflection and perhaps to discover sources of meaning in our lives.
Esalen is a most beautiful place.
http://esalen.org
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With love, hope, perseverance and optimism, (my activist mantra)
Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD
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