[SWAF-Potluck] Fwd: Women & Wisdoma

[annasmithmar .]

(Hello everybody, I mean women, ahem,....I have not been to these meetings,
but I thought it might be of general interest....xoAnnie)


You are warmly invited to participate in the second "Women & Wisdom"
gathering of 2014!

Date: Wednesday, February 26 2014.
Time: 6 - 6:45pm for shared refreshments.
7pm - 9pm meeting in the Fireside Room.
Address: 949 West 49th Avenue (at Oak Street),
Vancouver BC.

Our gatherings have attracted many women of different cultural and
spiritual/religious backgrounds.  Please share this invitation with women
who you feel may be interested in attending and participating.

We are delighted that our guest speaker in February is Olivia McIvor.

> "..An international keynote speaker, Olivia McIvor's has spoken to and
advised clients include health organizations, large corporations and
foundations, a wide variety of professional associations, universities, and
international array of Compassion Networks as well as International Human
Resources organizations. She is a passionate expert on wellness,
collaboration, compassion and human motivation.
> Olivia McIvor lectures to and is faculty with the BCIT Faculty of
Business.
> She is a Board Member of the Canadian Kindness Foundation, a founding
member of the International Working Group for Compassionate Organizations,
and serves on the Core Council of the Vancouver Compassionate Network.
> Ms. McIvor was also nominated by Working Woman Magazine for an award in
Entrepreneurial Excellence
> She is a global traveler and researcher and finds home in Vancouver,
British Columbia.."
> http://www.oliviamcivor.com/about-olivia.html
>
> "What do 35 years of leadership experience, 5 years of research, a trip
to India and 20,000 people have in common? ...a confirmation that every one
of us is responsible to reach out and put our compassion into action.
> Compassion is the bedrock of a healthy society. McIvor's Turning
Compassion into Action urges each of us to craft engaged and meaningful
lives. She believes we must each embrace the innate wellspring of
compassion within us and impact our world, one action at a time. To
actualize compassion we need to transform our pessimism into optimism;
connect to the deeper purpose of our work; expand our communities to create
more belonging; and be  intentionally present with ourselves and others.
This is Ms. McIvor's third book."
> http://store.fairwinds-press.com/do/nsca/1/1/books.html

Do mark this date in your calendars. We look forward to another warm &
supportive evening together as we deepen in connection as a diverse
community of women, as co-leaders in this time of spiritual transition.

We will provide tea, coffee and refreshments.  If you can, you are welcomed
to bring a dish or appetizer to share at 6 pm. We will pass a basket and
gratefully accept any donations to help cover the cost of the room rental.
Please feel free to contribute if you can.

Women & Wisdom gatherings will be on the 4th WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH.
The following gatherings are:

March 26 2014,
April 23 2014,
May 28 2014 and

Please watch for our announcements for those dates.

With warmest regards from
Laura Holland - ISC Coordinator.
Fatemeh Mokhtarzedeh, Kamala Yonzon, Karuna Agrawal - Women &WisdomPlanning
Team.
Louise Mangan - Women & Wisdom Canada Planning Team.
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