Aging In Community - San Francisco Bay Area

January 25, 2009 1:30 PM - 22 attended

Elders' Guild Community Gathering

I've been involved with the Elders' Guild and am looking forward to making it back to town just in time to make this gathering over at the JCC in North Berkeley -- Raines

The Elders' Guild is a grass-roots organization that is creating a bold new vision to help us prepare for community, activism and deep life-long learning for the rest of our lives.

Our vision is a world in which empowered and conscious elders join together in common purpose to bring healing, joy and connection to our lives, our families, our communities and the world.

Our mission is to create the communities where we re-imagine our old age, look after one another and embody the wisdom that will enable us to help heal the future.

Our goal is to help us prepare for a meaningful role as elders in society even though we have been conditioned to expect diminished strength and capacity.

We ended 2008 with three strong workshops focussing on each of of our three Elders' Guild Foundations: Community, Wisdom and Championing the Future. At our last regular Sunday afternoon gathering in November, there was a strong feeling that we should meet at least twice a month. So we've arranged to add a second gathering in January and each month hereafter.

Everyone is welcome to participate.
The Elders' Guild is Multi-Generational and Multi-Cultural.
http://www.eldersguil...

The Elders' Guild is a project of Live Oak Institute, which has been working since 1977 to create an empowering new culture of conscious aging for the greater good. In the end it’s all about starting here and building an Elders’ Movement that will spread throughout the land.

Schmoozing from 1:30 to 2, with gathering starting promptly at 2. Light refreshments served. Note the different locations for different dates.

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22 attended

3.502 (2 ratings)

Event Host

Raines Cohen
Audacious Aging co-author, Organizer

I missed the beginning but found myself immediately immersed in a group of folks energized by the election and ready to take action to Champion The Future. Lots of small-group activities, glad the group is now meeting twice a month rather than just once.
Judy Wenning

I went to the meeting, but was unable to stay due to an severe allergic response to the high level of dust mites and mold in the room. I'll try again at your other location.
Darnea jomes