|  2003
GTW International Congress
We Did It!
Three hundred women gathered in San Francisco October
17-19 for the inaugural Gather the Women Congress. Women
of many diverse cultures came from throughout the US, Canada,
the UK, Australia, Iraq, Israel, Serbia, Kenya, the Congo,
Brazil and Mexico. They gathered to connect both individual
women and diverse organizations to form a multi-dimensional
web of shared wisdom, and build a foundation for a new kind
of self-organization that embodies the feminine principles
as a powerful new technology for effective planetary change.
The event was interwoven with inspirational talks, small
circle processes, learn and grow sessions, music, art and
dance. (Click here for a list of speakers
| Click here for a list of artists). It culminated
with the release of a 100 monarch butterflies in the Japantown
Peace Park.
Over 20 organizations partnered in the event. (Click
here for a complete list). The outcomes of the 3 day gathering
will be further explored and developed through a forum developed
as a tool for the participants to continue the dialogue begun
and the connections made at the Congress. One of the projects
that came out of the Congress is the support of a 5th Women's
World Conference in Brazil. Visit the 5WWC.org
website for more information and to participate in this grassroots
movement.
A World
That Works begins with a new kind of partnership...
...one that recognizes both
the value of each separate part and the power of our
mutual interdependence.
...one that can create a container
large enough to hold the intentions and offerings of
all of us.
...one that rejects the old competitive
model of scarcity and holds instead the reality that
we will create an environment of abundance only by working
in collaboration.
...one that relies both upon what
we know logically and what we know intuitively about
how to bring balance to this world.
The participants at the inaugural Gather the
Women Congress began the weaving of such a
partnership. Inspiration, creativity,
serendipity, wisdom
and concrete outcomes are guaranteed!
Together we have begun to create the butterfly effect
that will be felt around the world!
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