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    <title>Restore Urban Land with Native Wild Gardens</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/workshop/restore-urban-land-with-native-wild-gardens</link>
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                    &lt;div&gt;Repeats every week  on March   until Wed Oct 31 2012 .&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 17:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - 17:30&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 17:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 16:30&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 17:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 15:30&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 17:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;Wednesday, November 21, 2012 - 15:30&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 17:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 15:30&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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 For those interested in restoring urban and abused land using native and perennial edible plants.
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&lt;p&gt;This workshop is for those interested in healing some of the abused landscape we find ourselves in. This healing included returning land to a state more similar to the natural landscape of northern climates while serving utility to creatures who live in the urban area, particularly those of hominid ancestry (who currently have difficulty procuring energy from plants in their immediate surroundings and/or without assistance of oil-based and oppressive technologies) as well as the many creatures displaced by humans. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The goal of this group is to appropriate abused land (such as land that has been paved over or plauged by non-native plants) using native, wild and perennial plants native to the region. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This workshop will be run using consensus decision-making and rotating facilitation (see http://anarchistu.org/Anarchistu/DiscussionOfConsensusDecisionMaking or http://www.seedsforchange.org.uk/free/resources#grp), therefore the direction and scheduling of the workshop is ultimately up to those participating (though the workshop is intended for those interested in actually tending to the land, not only talking about it). &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A preliminary schedule may look like this:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meeting 1 (Early March)&lt;br /&gt;
Introductions, experience with land restoration/gardening/etc., goals or mission statement for group, identify land for restoration, discussion of potential resources for plants/soil/tools/storage, plan frequency of coming meetings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meeting 2 (mid-March)&lt;br /&gt;
Debrief meeting 1, report backs, discuss and implement gathering and housing of resources.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meeting 3 (early April)&lt;br /&gt;
Debrief previous meetings, layout plantings for the land, continue resource gathering&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meeting 4 (mid-April)&lt;br /&gt;
Debrief previous meetings, continued planting layout, begin sprouting of any plants from seed indoors, discussion of the current food system. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meeting 5 (late April)&lt;/p&gt;
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                    All participants are potential facilitators.        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Minnehaha Free Space (TBD)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;3458 MInnehaha Ave&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;55406&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;geo&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;latitude&quot; title=&quot;44.939951&quot;&gt;44° 56&#039; 23.8236&quot; N&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr class=&quot;longitude&quot; title=&quot;-93.228153&quot;&gt;93° 13&#039; 41.3508&quot; W&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.939951+-93.228153+%283458+MInnehaha+Ave%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+55406%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    rewildmpls@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Class meeting times and activities to be decided by consensus        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Minnehaha Free Space (TBD)&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;3458 MInnehaha Ave&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;55406&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;geo&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;latitude&quot; title=&quot;44.939951&quot;&gt;44° 56&#039; 23.8236&quot; N&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr class=&quot;longitude&quot; title=&quot;-93.228153&quot;&gt;93° 13&#039; 41.3508&quot; W&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.939951+-93.228153+%283458+MInnehaha+Ave%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+55406%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excotc.org/workshop/restore-urban-land-with-native-wild-gardens&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <title>DIY Screenprinting with Living Proof Print Collective</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/workshop/diy-screenprinting-with-living-proof-print-collective</link>
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Sunday, March 11, 2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;13:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;16:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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 DIY Screenprinting
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&lt;p&gt;Participants are invited to join Living Proof for a two-day workshop covering the fundamentals of screenprinting. We&#039;ll emphasize Do-It-Yourself methods so folks will be able to take their screenprinting skills out into their communities!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The first day, Sunday 1:00-4:00PM we will focus on designing images to print and exposing screens.&lt;br /&gt;
The next day, Monday 7:00-10:00PM we will be printing and sharing prints!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By the end of the workshop, participants will make their image into a one-color print that they can put on paper or fabric to share and post widely and wildly. We will cover print shop basics, introduce materials and alternative inking and printing processes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Due to space limitations, we can only allow 5 participants per 2-day workshop. Please sign up only if you&#039;re sure you can attend both days.&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    Living Proof is a group of young screenprinters who use the medium to increase arts access and support emerging voices in partnership with educational and activist projects in the Twin Cities.  We&amp;#039;ve worked with students from middle school to 12th grade and last session facilitated our first all-ages EXCO workshop.        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Living Proof basement studio, Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=%2C+%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    andrew.gramm@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    wehavelivingproof@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    Sunday March 11, 1:00-4:00PM and Monday March 12, 7:00-10:00PM        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Living Proof basement studio, Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=%2C+%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>South Side Free Skool Roots to Revolution: Food February Workshop Series</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/workshop/south-side-free-skool-roots-to-revolution-food-february-workshop-series</link>
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                    &lt;div&gt;Repeats every week     until Sun Feb 19 2012 .&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Sunday, February 5, 2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;12:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;14:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Sunday, February 12, 2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;12:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;14:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Sunday, February 19, 2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;12:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;14:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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 Three consecutive workshops on winter gardening skills, food justice theory and action
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&lt;p&gt;The mission of this workshop series is to connect with our community and enhance our skills and knowledge about healthy food production and accessibility.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All workshops run from 12-2pm at the Minnehaha Free Space, 3458 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis MN 55406 (on the #7 bus line, near #21, #23 and light rail)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Are you interested in building more resilient, sustainable and just communities? Over three Sunday workshops, FOOD FEBRUARY will merge the theory and practice of food justice. Together, we&#039;ll grow the conversation by learning from people already getting their hands dirty in the Twin Cities. No matter if you have little experience or a lot, come to connect with others, share knowledge, and nurture community sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each workshop will build off the others, but can also be attended individually.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;February 5 – WINTER GARDENING SKILLS&lt;br /&gt;
Learn about winter gardening, including how to grow small herbs and microgreens and how to sprout at home. This workshop will give practical tips for building sustainability at home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;February 12 – FOOD JUSTICE THEORY&lt;br /&gt;
This second workshop will transition from self-sustainability to the systems that affect access to food. Join local food justice activists to converse about why our communities often lack culturally appropriate, affordable and nutritious food with which to sustain ourselves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;February 19 – ACTION!&lt;br /&gt;
Come to this final workshop to explore what&#039;s being done locally to put food justice theory and practice to work for solidarity, not just charity. Bradi Baker from Project Sweetie Pie, an urban gardening program for North Minneapolis youth, will share her experiences teaching about growing our own food and reconnecting with the land in a culturally appropriate way.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    South Side Free Skool is a chapter of EXCO that puts on workshop series focused on basic human needs, connecting with outside community members and using hands-on and theory-based learning techniques.        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    sarah.hf@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>&quot;Games&quot; for Facilitators, Teachers and Learners</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;This class is a space to share your best games!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Introductions, icebreakers, energizers, team exercises, transitions, idea generators, theatre tools... often, participants in a class, meeting or workshop just recognize them as &quot;games.&quot;  But these games have a purpose!  Beside putting some much-needed fun into the work, these activities tap into learning channels that are often neglected in traditional classrooms, and can bring out the best in a group&#039;s creative energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#039;s how this class works: I&#039;ll facilitate a couple activities to kick off the class... and then leave it up to the you and the other participants.  You should bring a favorite activity and be prepared to lead the group through it.  The only requirements are: 1) You think it&#039;ll be fun, 2) Other participants will be able to &quot;take it home&quot; and do it with another group, and 3) It can be done in 15 minutes or less (but can take longer if the group doesn&#039;t want to stop).   We&#039;ll take turns sharing and learning from everyone&#039;s games, and you&#039;ll leave with a brand new set of activities for your toolbox/toy chest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A week before the class, I&#039;ll email all registered participants a PDF with some fun activities, to get your ideas going (but the best game to bring is the one you know and you&#039;ll have the most fun with!), and with a confirmation of your registration.  Then, at the first class meeting, we&#039;ll collectively decide if and when we want to make &quot;games day&quot; a regular occurrence, and if so, set the schedule.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I encourage other EXCO facilitators, teachers in any setting, and anyone who&#039;s ever sat through a deadly dull meeting to register for this class, steal the game ideas and use them on your own!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Questions? Please email or call. Thanks for reading! --Jaime&lt;/p&gt;
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                    bjhokanson@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location-locations-wrapper&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Minnehaha Free Space&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;3458 Minnehaha Ave S.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;55406&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;tel&quot;&gt;
  &lt;abbr class=&quot;type&quot; title=&quot;voice&quot;&gt;Phone:&lt;/abbr&gt;
  &lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;612-729-3733&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.939951+-93.228153+%283458+Minnehaha+Ave+S.%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+55406%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    I&amp;#039;m a 25-year-old white genderqueer facilitator, writer and trainer in south Minneapolis who hates dull meetings and classes, but loves kinesthetic and improvisational activities!  I&amp;#039;m also a collective member at the Minnehaha Free Space (where this class is held).  You can learn more about me at my website: http://www.jaimehokanson.info.        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-phone-number&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    612-655-1080        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-minimum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class minimum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    8        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-maximum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class maximum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    20        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-time-location&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;Time/Location&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-date field-field-class-dates&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class times:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Sat, 02/25/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;13:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;15:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-accessibility&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Location Accessibility:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    Yes        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-location field-field-address&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Address:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Minnehaha Free Space&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;3458 Minnehaha Ave S.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;55406&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;tel&quot;&gt;
  &lt;abbr class=&quot;type&quot; title=&quot;voice&quot;&gt;Phone:&lt;/abbr&gt;
  &lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;612-729-3733&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;geo&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;latitude&quot; title=&quot;44.939951&quot;&gt;44° 56&#039; 23.8236&quot; N&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr class=&quot;longitude&quot; title=&quot;-93.228153&quot;&gt;93° 13&#039; 41.3508&quot; W&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.939951+-93.228153+%283458+Minnehaha+Ave+S.%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+55406%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-addtl-class-address-info&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Additional class location information:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    http://minnehahafreespace.org        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/fieldset&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-link field-field-join-link&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Register:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;a href=&quot;http://excotc.org/og/subscribe/6143?destination=og&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Register&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;form-item&quot;&gt;
 &lt;label&gt;Description: &lt;/label&gt;
 Sharing activities amongst facilitators and teachers
&lt;/div&gt;
</description>
     <comments>http://www.excotc.org/class/games-for-facilitators-teachers-and-learners#comments</comments>
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 <georss:point>44.939951 -93.228153</georss:point>
 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>bjhokanson</dc:creator>
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    <title>Improvised Contact Between Luminous Beings</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/class/improvised-contact-between-luminous-beings</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Contact improvisation, according to wikipedia, is defined as: &quot;a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation...one of the best-known and most characteristic forms of postmodern dance.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to my friend Lisa, contact improvisation is &quot;a bunch of [wierdos] rolling around on each other&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I would define contact as a way to develop, through exercises of physical and mental meditation, an appreciation of the sensitivity, strength, softness, familiarity and unpredictability of our bodies and, consequently, the bodies of others. I would argue that the purpose of contact is to explore the expectation which our bodies&#039; movements and habits conform to, and find the edges of those expectations to peel away the layers that insulate us from one another.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The individual and cooperative efforts by which these exercises take place are as diverse and meaningful as the attitudes of the participants. The code of contact is that no participant is ever obligated to take part in any exercise that they are not comfortable with, and anyone may join in or step back from these exercises as they see fit. Of course, the Tao Te Ching says (paraphrased) &quot;Opposition is growth,&quot; and thus it should be noted, that every offering that participants bring to this class will be rewarded.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-email&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator email(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    bandcomesfrist@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    Ryan Pusch is new to contact improvisation, new to dance, and new to teaching. He&amp;#039;s a patient person. He&amp;#039;s extremely excited by the prospect of increasing accessibility and contributing to the creativity of the contact community in the twin cities.        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-phone-number&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    2627073038        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-minimum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class minimum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    2        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-maximum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class maximum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    20        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-time-location&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;Time/Location&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-date field-field-class-dates&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class times:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 02/17/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 02/24/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 03/02/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 03/09/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 03/16/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 03/23/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 03/30/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 04/06/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 04/13/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 04/20/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 04/27/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 05/04/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 05/11/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 05/18/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Fri, 05/25/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;19:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;20:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-accessibility&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Location Accessibility:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    Location not set.        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/fieldset&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-link field-field-join-link&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Register:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;a href=&quot;http://excotc.org/og/subscribe/6139?destination=og&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Register&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;form-item&quot;&gt;
 &lt;label&gt;Description: &lt;/label&gt;
 Contact Improvisation
&lt;/div&gt;
</description>
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 <category domain="http://www.excotc.org/category/type/dance">Dance</category>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>ryanpusch</dc:creator>
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    <title>Performance &amp; Poetry</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/class/performance-poetry</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;This class will listen and view poetry in performance—audio, film, and live. The Twin Cities is a hotbed for this type of poetry, and we will take advantage of this opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Performance poetry takes many forms: highly dramatic reading, spoken word, hip hop, even types of singing. All will be explored.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will discuss and, perhaps, critique the performances. We will also bring in performance poets to help us better understand their art and the art form in general.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Finally, we will do our own writing and performing. Nobody will be asked to do something they don&#039;t feel comfortable with, but some sharing will be encouraged. If desired, a class members may receive critique from me or  their classmates either in a public discussion or privately.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As for me, I have been an active, publishing poet since 1989. While I am not only a performance poet, performance has always been one of my central interests. If curious, check out my website at jeffersonhansen.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-email&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator email(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    jh4090@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    As for me, I have been an active, publishing poet since 1989. While I am not only a performance poet, performance has always been one of my central interests. If curious, check out my website at jeffersonhansen.com.

I was a college professor and English teacher from 1988 to 2009. I am now a freelance editor and writer.        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-phone-number&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    612-819-7253        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-minimum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class minimum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    3        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-maximum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class maximum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;
            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    25        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-time-location&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;Time/Location&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-date field-field-class-dates&quot;&gt;
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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Thu, 01/12/2012 - &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-start&quot;&gt;20:00&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-separator&quot;&gt; - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;date-display-end&quot;&gt;21:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href=&quot;http://excotc.org/og/subscribe/5022?destination=og&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Register&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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 A class/workshop that listens to, views, and attends performance poetry events. We discuss, feature guest poets, and write/perform ourselves.
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 <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>JP Hansen</dc:creator>
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    <title>Building an Earth Oven</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/class/building-an-earth-oven</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;I would like to organize a class to build an earth oven.  I have done this before but never here in Minneapolis.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will start with a classroom session talking about the science behind earth plaster construction and thermal mass cooking.  Then we will build the oven over a series of approximately 8 sessions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This class is early in formation.  In order to make it work and do it cheaply, we will need to find:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1) somebody who has a whole lot of clay soil that we can remove from their yard&lt;br /&gt;
One Possible way to do this is by building a raingarden for someone.  In building the rain garden we can extract lots of clay soil.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2) Find someone who owns some land nearby who would like an earth oven.  Anyone?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3) Find someone with a truck who can haul clay and sand for us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Until we find these things we will not set a date for this class.  However, if you are excited about this please feel free to contact me.  Lets work together to find the resources we need to make this happen.  It is possible if it takes a long time figuring these logistics out we will do this class spring semester.  In the meantime, lets work together to track down what we need, and maybe build that rain garden.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is also a possibility that this class will be done in collaboration with the Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota (EJAM).  They are starting a grassroots natural building campaign with North Minneapolis residents&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-email&quot;&gt;
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                    josh.tolkan@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    I am a certified Permaculture design and have experience natural building in Israel and at Carleton College.        &lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    414-828-0264        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-minimum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class minimum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    4        &lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class maximum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    12        &lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Location Accessibility:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Register:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href=&quot;http://excotc.org/og/subscribe/4830?destination=og&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Register&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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 I would like to talk to everyone who signs up so they can help us organize the workshop and make it happen
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 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>josh.tolkan</dc:creator>
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    <title>Kiswahili Discussion Circle</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/class/kiswahili-discussion-circle</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;this discussion group would be ideal for people who are either trying to brush up on speaking Swahili or who haven&#039;t yet had much exposure to Swahili but are serious about learning (e.g., you have plans to travel to East Africa).  for beginners, we can offer some basic materials; however, the learning curve will be sharp.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;people who have taken Swahili through St. Paul community education along with a local person who has briefly lived in Tanzania have committed themselves to help form the core of the discussion group... so this IS happening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-email&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator email(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    ourworldindepth@gmail.com        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;TBA... location change... please contact facilitator&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.979965+-93.263836+%28%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    eric lived in Kenya for two years and has taught beginning Swahili to 6 classes through St. Paul community education (and one time with EXCO).        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-phone-number&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    651-644-1173        &lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Additional class time information:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    a dictionary/phrasebook would be helpful as well as internet access or even access to language software        &lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Location Accessibility:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;TBA... location change... please contact facilitator&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;geo&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;latitude&quot; title=&quot;44.979965&quot;&gt;44° 58&#039; 47.874&quot; N&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr class=&quot;longitude&quot; title=&quot;-93.263836&quot;&gt;93° 15&#039; 49.8096&quot; W&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.979965+-93.263836+%28%2C+Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;a href=&quot;http://excotc.org/og/subscribe/4625?destination=og&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Register&lt;/a&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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 Swahili language conversation
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 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>eric</dc:creator>
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    <title>Living Will Workshop: Creating Your Own Advance Directive for Medical Care</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/content/living-will-workshop-creating-your-own-advance-directive-for-medical-care</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LIVING WILL WORKSHOP:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CREATING YOUR OWN ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR MEDICAL CARE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Facilitator:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;James Park, existential philosopher&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E-mail:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class=&quot;moz-txt-link-abbreviated&quot; href=&quot;mailto:PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU&quot;&gt;PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Phone:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;612-871-7275&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Course description:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; In preparing for our own deaths, we should to ask 24 basic Questions,&lt;br /&gt;
discuss them with our loved ones, put our decisions into writing, and appoint proxies.&lt;br /&gt;
This workshop will be an opportunity to meet with others who are asking the same Questions,&lt;br /&gt;
deciding their own medical ethics, and how they want to be treated at the end life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;moz-txt-link-rfc2396E&quot; href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/Q-L-WILL.html&quot;&gt;&quot;http:www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/Q-L-WILL.html&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the 24 basic Questions on the Internet.&lt;br /&gt;
Each week we will discuss about 4 Questions.&lt;br /&gt;
The printed resource for this workshop is:&lt;a class=&quot;moz-txt-link-rfc2396E&quot; href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/AD-OUT-NET.html&quot;&gt;&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/AD-OUT-NET.html&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your Last Year: Creating Your Own Advance Directive for Medical Care&lt;br /&gt;
About 100 pages of this 250-page book are offered free of charge on the Internet.&lt;br /&gt;
This book will be available in class for $35.&lt;br /&gt;
But you can return it for $30 at the end of class.&lt;a class=&quot;moz-txt-link-rfc2396E&quot; href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/LWW-EXCO.html&quot;&gt;&quot; http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/LWW-EXCO.html&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
See your options for owning or re-selling the book.&lt;br /&gt;
See a&lt;a class=&quot;moz-txt-link-rfc2396E&quot; href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/D-LWW.html&quot;&gt;&quot; http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/D-LWW.html&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
comprehensive course description.&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of this workshop, participants will have written, signed, and witnessed&lt;br /&gt;
Advance Directives for Medical Care.&lt;br /&gt;
You are encouraged to attend with your proxy&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator email(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location-locations-wrapper&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;not yet established, probably Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=%2C+%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    James Park is the author of the text to be used for this seminar:
Your Last Year: Creating Your Own Advance Directive for Medical Care        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-phone-number&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    612-871-7275        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;fieldset class=&quot;fieldgroup group-time-location&quot;&gt;&lt;legend&gt;Time/Location&lt;/legend&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-location field-field-address&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Address:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;not yet established, probably Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=%2C+%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/fieldset&gt;
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 &lt;label&gt;Description: &lt;/label&gt;
 Participants will write their own Advance Directives for Medical Care
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excotc.org/content/living-will-workshop-creating-your-own-advance-directive-for-medical-care&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>parkx032</dc:creator>
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    <title>Are You a Person of Spirit? Six Capacities of Our Human Spirits</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/node/487</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;ARE YOU A PERSON OF SPIRIT?&lt;br /&gt;
SIX CAPACITIES OF OUR HUMAN SPIRITS&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Name of facilitator:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;James Park&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E-mail:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PARKx032@UMN.EDU&lt;br /&gt;
(612) 871-7275&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;course description:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shorter and longer course descriptions will be found here:&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/D-SPIRIT.html&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Being together with other persons of spirit can help us to tune-in to our higher capacities.&lt;br /&gt;
In the first meeting we will attempt to define and distinguish these four dimensions of our selves:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) our physical dimension&lt;br /&gt;
(given by our genes);&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) our emotional-psychological dimension&lt;br /&gt;
(learned since birth);&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) our intellectual dimension&lt;br /&gt;
(characterized by words, verbal learning); &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(4) our spiritual dimension&lt;br /&gt;
(beyond body, heart, and mind; manifest in the following 6 capacities).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Our human spirits show themselves in these six phenomena:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(1) self-transcendence, self-criticism, and altruism;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(2) freedom—our ability to shape our own lives;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(3) creativity—our ability to bring something new into being;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(4) love—which opens us to encountering others as Thou;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(5) anxiety—which puts us in touch with our underlying Malaise;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(6) joy and fulfillment—opening to living beyond angst and despair.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Because the life of our spirits is so fragile, it is very easy to ignore the budding of our spirits,&lt;br /&gt;
so that our spiritual life dries up and disappears.&lt;br /&gt;
If we want our spirits to grow, we must prize and nurture whatever inkling of spirit we have&lt;br /&gt;
rather than dismissing and forgetting these capacities because they lack immediate practical value.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Lofts on Arts Avenue&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1829 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH, APT. 218&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;MINNEAPOLIS&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;55404&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.964845+-93.272729+%281829+THIRD+AVENUE+SOUTH%2C+APT.+218%2C+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+MN%2C+55404%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
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                    James Park is the author of the small book called 
Spirituality for Humanists: 
Six Capacities of our Human Spirits, 
which is the basis of this seminar.        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Lofts on Arts Avenue&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1829 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH, APT. 218&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;MINNEAPOLIS&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span class=&quot;postal-code&quot;&gt;55404&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;geo&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;latitude&quot; title=&quot;44.964845&quot;&gt;44° 57&#039; 53.442&quot; N&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr class=&quot;longitude&quot; title=&quot;-93.272729&quot;&gt;93° 16&#039; 21.8244&quot; W&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=44.964845+-93.272729+%281829+THIRD+AVENUE+SOUTH%2C+APT.+218%2C+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+MN%2C+55404%2C+us%29&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 a seminar gathering persons of spirit to explore six capacities of our human spirits
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excotc.org/node/487&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>parkx032</dc:creator>
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    <title>Imprinted Sexual Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology </title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/content/imprinted-sexual-fantasies-a-new-key-for-sexology</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IMPRINTED SEXUAL FANTASIES:&lt;br /&gt;
A NEW KEY FOR SEXOLOGY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Facilitator:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;James Park, existential philosopher&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E-mail:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Phone:&lt;br /&gt;
612-871-7275&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Course description:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will read and discuss a book of the same name:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Imprinted Sexual Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
ISF offers a new explanation of human sexuality:&lt;br /&gt;
Each person is &lt;strong&gt;imprinted&lt;/strong&gt; with specific sex-scripts&lt;br /&gt;
or sexual fantasies during our first 20 years of life.&lt;br /&gt;
Our first sexual responses are created not by nature,&lt;br /&gt;
not by nurture, but by mental imprinting.&lt;br /&gt;
If this hypothesis proves substantially correct,&lt;br /&gt;
it could revolutionize modern sexology.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Is this seminar for you?&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/ISF-TEAS.html&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ten teasers from the text&lt;/a&gt; might help you decide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eleven chapters will be discussed in 5 sessions:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Session 1:&lt;br /&gt;
I.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/ISF-I.html&quot;&gt; INTRODUCING THE SEX-SCRIPT HYPOTHESIS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
This chapter is available free of charge on the Internet:&lt;br /&gt;
See the&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/SS.html&quot;&gt; table of contents&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
Participants in this class should read these 16 pages&lt;br /&gt;
before the first session.&lt;br /&gt;
After we introduce the class and the participants,&lt;br /&gt;
we will discuss this first chapter.&lt;br /&gt;
Copies of the printed book will be available in class&lt;br /&gt;
for the wholesale price: $25.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Session 2:&lt;br /&gt;
II.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/ISF-II.html&quot;&gt; THE EVOLUTIONARY BACKGROUND OF HUMAN SEX-SCRIPTS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
III.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/ISF-III.html&quot;&gt; SEXUAL IMPRINTING AT CRITICAL PERIODS IN PSYCHO-SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Session 3:&lt;br /&gt;
IV.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/ISF-IV.html&quot;&gt; THREE LEVELS OF SEX-SCRIPTS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
V.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/ISF-V.html&quot;&gt; VARIETIES OF SEX-SCRIPTS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Session 4:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-email&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator email(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location-locations-wrapper&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Lofts on Arts Avenue&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1829 Third Avenue South&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis, Minnesota&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=1829+Third+Avenue+South%2C+Minneapolis%2C+Minnesota%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    James Park is an existential philosopher and sexologist.
He is the author of the text used in this seminar.
Those who have the interest and the time to explore more deeply
are invited to visit An Existential Philosopher&amp;#039;s Museum
on the Internet: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/.
This museum has more than 1,000 rooms.
And the ones you might be most interested in
will be found by entering the SEXOLOGY door.         &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Address:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Lofts on Arts Avenue&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;street-address&quot;&gt;1829 Third Avenue South&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Minneapolis, Minnesota&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=1829+Third+Avenue+South%2C+Minneapolis%2C+Minnesota%2C+MN%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 exco
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.excotc.org/content/imprinted-sexual-fantasies-a-new-key-for-sexology&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>exco</dc:creator>
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    <title>Voluntary Poverty: How to Simplify Your Life</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/content/voluntary-poverty-how-to-simplify-your-life</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Name of facilitator: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;James Park&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;E-mail: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Phone: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;612-871-7275&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Course description:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VOLUNTARY POVERTY:&lt;br /&gt;
HOW TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Would you like to meet other people who live simply?&lt;br /&gt;
This seminar has become a gathering place&lt;br /&gt;
for people already committed to voluntary simplicity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; What ideas do you have for saving money?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; This seminar will be an opportunity to share our experiences&lt;br /&gt;
of living on much less than most people think is essential.&lt;br /&gt;
Can we be happy earning and spending less than $10,000 per year?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; How do you obtain the small amount of money you need to survive?&lt;br /&gt;
How do you manage to spend so much less than other people?&lt;br /&gt;
Can any of your techniques be used by others?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Here is the comprehensive course description for this class:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/D-VP.html&quot;&gt;Voluntary Poverty: How to Simplify Your Life&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/D-VP.html&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Here you will find more details about the life-style of the facilitator,&lt;br /&gt;
who lives at 75% of the federal poverty level.&lt;br /&gt;
You will also learn more about our Facebook Page,&lt;br /&gt;
which is called &quot;Simple Living in the Twin Cities&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
(There is also more about our Facebook Page&lt;br /&gt;
at the bottom of this course description.) &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; This workshop will be just one meeting of two hours.&lt;br /&gt;
This should be enough to share ideas for living cheaply.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; If you would like to know how I save money on electricity, for example&lt;br /&gt;
(paying only $21 per month), go to:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/CY-ELEC.html&quot;&gt;http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/CY-ELEC.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; If you would like to read some books on simplifying your life,&lt;br /&gt;
go to the Simplicity Bibliography:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/B-SIMP.html&quot;&gt;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/B-SIMP.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TIME:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The February 2010 meeting of this seminar&lt;br /&gt;
was attended by about 12 people.&lt;br /&gt;
We are likely to have another gathering soon.&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator email(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location-locations-wrapper&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=%2C+%2C+%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-experience&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator&amp;#039;s experience:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    I have been living cheaply ever since I retired from my one and only job in 1968,
at the early age of 27 years.        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-facilitator-phone-number&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Facilitator phone number(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    (612) 871-7275        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-class-minimum&quot;&gt;
      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Class minimum size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    10        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
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                    Yes        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Address:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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            &lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;
                    &lt;div class=&quot;location vcard&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;map-link&quot;&gt;
  &lt;div class=&quot;location map-link&quot;&gt;See map: &lt;a href=&quot;http://maps.google.com?q=%2C+%2C+%2C+%2C+us&quot;&gt;Google Maps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    <title>Becoming More Authentic: The Positive Side of Existentialism</title>
    <link>http://www.excotc.org/content/becoming-more-authentic-the-positive-side-of-existentialism</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;E-mail: PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BECOMING MORE AUTHENTIC:&lt;br /&gt;
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF EXISTENTIALISM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Do you want to make your life more:&lt;br /&gt;
autonomous, focused, organized, and meaningful?&lt;br /&gt;
Using a small book of the same name,&lt;br /&gt;
we will first define Authenticity, take an Authenticity Test,&lt;br /&gt;
consider several possible Authentic projects-of-being,&lt;br /&gt;
and finally explore Authenticity as described by&lt;br /&gt;
Camus, Sartre, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, and Maslow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; If you would like to read a three-page presentation&lt;br /&gt;
of the basic concept of Authenticity, go to:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/CY-AU.html&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Becoming More Authentic:&lt;br /&gt;
The Positive Side of Existentialism&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Another way to describe Authenticity&lt;br /&gt;
is to ask where we are on any of&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/AU4.html&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
23 growth scales&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
If you click the link above,&lt;br /&gt;
you will see a phrase describing where we all begin&lt;br /&gt;
and a contrasting phrase describing&lt;br /&gt;
the destination toward which we move&lt;br /&gt;
if we are becoming more Authentic.&lt;br /&gt;
For example, here is the fourth growth scale:&lt;br /&gt;
In original existence,&lt;br /&gt;
we &#039;pursue&#039; culturally-provided meanings and goals.&lt;br /&gt;
Whereas as we become more Authentic,&lt;br /&gt;
we create &lt;strong&gt;our own&lt;/strong&gt; meanings and goals.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Existentialism affirms our personal freedom&lt;br /&gt;
to re-create our selves:&lt;br /&gt;
What is the new purpose of my life?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; The instructor is James Park,&lt;br /&gt;
existential philosopher and author of the text,&lt;br /&gt;
which will be available in class for $15.&lt;br /&gt;
(But see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/AU-EXCO.html&quot;&gt;cheaper options&lt;/a&gt; for buying the book.)&lt;br /&gt;
A &lt;strong&gt;comprehensive course description&lt;/strong&gt; appears here:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eparkx032/D-AU.html&quot;&gt;http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/D-AU.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Class Time: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;four meetings, two hours each,&lt;br /&gt;
to be arranged to suit the largest number of interested persons.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Class Dates:&lt;/p&gt;
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                    PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h3 class=&quot;location-locations-header&quot;&gt;Location&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;to be arranged&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;probably Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
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                    James Park is the author of the textbook. 
He has held many discussions of Authenticity
while writing and revising the book.        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;to be arranged&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;probably Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;region&quot;&gt;MN&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;United States&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;geo&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;latitude&quot; title=&quot;44.977482&quot;&gt;44° 58&#039; 38.9352&quot; N&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;abbr class=&quot;longitude&quot; title=&quot;-93.264351&quot;&gt;93° 15&#039; 51.6636&quot; W&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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