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February 18-20, 2016

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February 18-20, 2016, Working Song in Port Townsend, WAThe first ever Working Song ~ a seed for Working Song...

Posted by Hannah Poirier on Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Vision

In the dark, cold, wet of winter -- let's be together. (Back to Main Page for more)

Format

 * This is a drug and alcohol free event *

We will have small group workshops during the day, and whole group activities in the mornings and evenings. Workshops will focus around teaching simple craft skills.

Please note, Sunday (21st) will be at a different location.

* Ongoing
Song Circles
Craft projects (feel free to bring your own)

* Thursday, February 18
11:00 AM Registration Opens
5:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Opening ceremony
7:45 PM Storytelling with Aimée Ringle & song circles 

* Friday, February 19
Friday day will focus on skills such as knitting, crochet, and felting so one can finish a small project easily in the weekend.
7:00 AM Sunrise ocean dip (optional)
8:00 AM Qi gong / Thai Chi
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Morning Circle, workshops, & song circles
12:30 Lunch
2:00 PM Workshops / "Open Space" Conference
5:30 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Grief & Praise with Laurence Cole

* Saturday, February 20
7:00 AM Sunrise ocean dip (optional)
8:00 AM Qi gong / Thai Chi
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Morning Circle, Grief & Praise: The Sequel, with Laurence Cole
11:30 AM (Grief & Praise end) Continue with workshops & song
12:30 Lunch
2:00 PM Workshops & Song
5:30 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Closing Ceremony
8:00 PM Clean up party

* Sunday, February 21st
7:00 AM Sunrise ocean dip (optional)
8:00 AM Final clean up & Out of the church
9:00 AM Breakfast at 839 51st St., North Beach neighborhood, Port Townsend
11:00 AM Optional: Join Unity Church service and offer songs from gathering as "Thank You"

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We intend for this gathering in particular to seed other Working Song gatherings. In addition to doing physical projects, those attending can collaborate on technologies for community building -- land development, conflict resolution, sustainability resiliency, rituals and rites of passage, integrating kids, conscious and collaborative business models, mental health healing and integration, social justice, singing, sound healing, permaculture, soil building and carbon sequestration, community organizing, and other topics for bridging the current world we live within.

​Essentially, we want to encourage conversation through a foundation of community support and personal healing, and find work projects that best support our ideas.

Instructors

Jennimae Hillyard - opening & closing ceremonies
​Sus Arnhart - double-woven bags
Sarah Peller - knitting for beginners
Chelsea Thorpe - knitting for beginners
Andrea Blair - Waldorf style craft paper cutting
​Anna Casey - spirit dolls
Aimée Ringle - song leading and storytelling
Laurence Cole - song leading and grief & praise
Aimée Kelley - vocal empowerment coaching
Hannah Poirier - connecting values with community projects
Hanna Los-Frahn - morning Qi gong & cook de excellence 
Holly & Rayel Gossett - sound healing
Phaedra Hatton - spinning, dying, & felting alpaca, llama, & sheep wool
Chris Reynolds - pine needle baskets

​& More :)

Everybody Works

Everyone attending contributes approximately 3 hours of service to this gathering. You can choose for your 3 hours to be in the form of a teaching, help prepare meals, clean up after meals, set up, take down, or children's activities. We'll have a sign up board when you check in. 

Everybody Sings

If you wish.
No formal training or experience necessary. Singing is a human birthright to expression, and this gathering is open to all ranges and confidences of voice. The focus is on sharing simple songs and being together, using music and craft to build culture and connection.

Location

Unity Church of Port Townsend
3918 San Juan Ave
​Port Townsend, WA 98368

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