Take the Pledge Living Room Conversation
Zoom video conferencingThursday, May 25 10:30 am–12:00 pm PT / 1:30–3:00 pm ET Reaching Across the Table The Building Bridges Initiative is bringing Living Room Conversations to Elders Action Network. Throughout history, elders have been expected to live by what they teach and in service to others, helping to improve individual and community wellbeing. In these times […]
Take the Pledge World Cafe
Zoom video conferencingWednesday, May 31 10:00 am–12:00 pm PT / 1:00–3:00 pm ET Beyond the Pledge Engaging in What Really Matters, Next... The World Café is a process used around the world that enables generative conversation, in small groups. Focusing on questions that matter to all, the Café conversations enable the coalescence of our collective wisdom. Think […]
Elders for Sound Democracy
Zoom video conferencingJoin us to hear from Kim Craig, Moms Demand Action Florida leader about our gun violence culture and actions that we can take as elders to confront this threat to all Americans, especially our children. ESD's Community meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month for 90 minutes, beginning at 10:00 am PT […]
FixMyFunds “Move Your Money Team” Meeting
Zoom video conferencingFixMyFunds "Move Your Money Team" Meeting Wednesday, July 5 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT / 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET Many of you have expressed your discomfort with having your investments funding fossil fuel companies, and you have wanted to move your money. Listening to your needs, our Fix My Funds Investor Working Group decided, last […]
Using Your Power as an Investor to Create a Better World Webinar
Zoom video conferencingUsing Your Power as an Investor to Create a Better World A 90-minute webinar Wednesday, July 12 10:00 - 11:30 am PT / 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET Facilitated by Andrew Behar from As You Sow This 90-minute webinar will introduce you to a suite of tools provided free of cost by As You Sow to […]
Elders for Sound Democracy
Zoom video conferencingThe July ESD community meeting will take an in-depth look at the radical right's campaign to destroy representative democracy and eliminate basic human rights including reproductive freedom, freedom from wanton gun violence and the right of free expression. We present solutions - specifically actions that the EAN community can take to empower young voters and […]
The Art and Science of Difficult Conversations
Zoom video conferencingPart I: Thursday, July 20 Part II: Thursday, July 27 10:30 am – 1:30 pm PT / 1:30 – 4:30 pm ET Join Kern Beare in an engaging exploration of difficult conversations. Learn about the neuroscience behind human interactions and how you can apply this knowledge to reduce reactivity and build empathy. Great for the merely […]
FixMyFunds Investor’s Working Group
Zoom video conferencingFixMyFunds Investor’s Working Group Wednesday, August 2 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT / 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET Many of you have expressed your discomfort with having your investments funding fossil fuel companies, and you have wanted to move your money. Listening to your needs, our Fix My Funds Investor Working Group decided to move […]
Elders for Sound Democracy
Zoom video conferencingJoin us at our next Community Meeting to hear Vicki Shapiro of The Civics Center talk about our upcoming collaboration with that group's PROMOTE THE VOTE Fall Campaign! (You can also go to TheCivicsCenter.org to read about their work.) We will be: Providing get-out-the-vote (GOTV) volunteers the process for interacting with high school vice principals […]
Elders for Social Justice Monthly Meeting
Zoom video conferencingThird Thursday of each month 9:00 - 10:30 am PT / 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET Join the ESJ Building Bridges Project on August 17 in a structured conversation on “Democracy, Extremism and Outliers". Our team of facilitators is learning to engage people of widely differing views in conversation. By promoting conversation instead of insurrection we […]
Promote the Youth Vote Orientation Session
Zoom video conferencingTuesday, August 22 1:00 - 2:00 pm PT / 4:00 - 5:00 pm ET Looking for meaningful and effective ways to help elect local and national leaders who care about the environment and democracy? You can volunteer now with EAN to help The Civics Center, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, to “make voter registration part […]
FixMyFunds Investor Working Group
Zoom video conferencingFixMyFunds Investor Working Group Wednesday, August 23 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT / 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET Our monthly group is an opportunity to ask questions and share ideas about how we can use our retirement savings to align with our values – of a thriving and just world, both as individuals and […]
Book Study Group
Zoom video conferencingEvery other Monday at 9:00 – 10:30 am PT / 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET July 31 – October 2, 2023 Currently reading: What Do We Choose to Be by Margaret J. Wheatley July 31: Chapter 1: The Arrow of Time, pp 32 - 71 Aug 14: Chapter 2: Identity, pp 74 - 119 Aug […]
Promote the Youth Vote Orientation Session
Zoom video conferencingTuesday, August 29 4:00 - 5:00 pm PT / 7:00 - 8:00 pm ET Looking for meaningful and effective ways to help elect local and national leaders who care about the environment and democracy? You can volunteer now with EAN to help The Civics Center, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, to “make voter registration part […]
Taking Action to Confront Authoritarianism
Zoom video conferencingThursday, September 7 9:00 - 10:30 am PT / 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET We’ll continue exploring what actions that we, as elders, can take to push back against extremist attacks. We’re focusing on right-wing efforts to undermine public education, including restricting curricula, punishing discussion of targeted topics, and eliminating programs (like DEI) that make […]