Dear John,

Thank you to all those who joined us for the Local Peace Economy meeting last night!

We hope you left feeling as inspired to connect more deeply with the earth in new (and maybe ancient) ways as we did. As we talked about last night, we can't grow our local peace economy and create the future we want to live in without being in relationship with the land. Last night, we "harvested" several ways we can deepen our connection with the earth in our day-to-day lives. Here are a few practices we gathered together:

• Buying our vegetables from the farmers market
• Offering our needs and challenges to the trees
• Being in the sunshine
• Spending time near water
• Growing food
• Cultivating a relationship with animals
• Walking the labyrinth 

We hope these practices nourish you and your relationship with the land. We'd love to hear what you're learning! You can share about your experience with our local peace economy listserv. 

If you want to revisit the content from the meeting, or if you weren’t able to join us, you can watch the recording of last night's call.

You can also find other resources and practices to support you as you reconnect with the earth in our Cycle of (Re)connection library. If you're not sure where to start, we recommend:

• Widening Circles | An Interview with Joanna Macy (article)
• For the Wild Podcast: Rosemary Gladstar on Thriving Where Planted (podcast episode)
• Earth Alter (blog)

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 25th at 5:00pm PT/8:00pm ET. We hope to see you there!

Additional upcoming events:

In addition to the community call on September 25th, we're excited to announce two more upcoming local peace economy events!

Join us for our first Local Peace Economy Learning Hour on Tuesday, October 1st. This monthly webinar will be a space to learn about specific ways the peace economy takes shape in communities. We'll be learning from people immersed in the peace economy ecosystem. Our first conversation will be all about co-ops. Hope to see you there!

Calling all writers and artists! Join us for our first Peace Economy Writing Workshop on Tuesday, October 15th. Bring your poems, short stories, songs, etc. to a supportive group of people using their art to cultivate peace in their communities. We can't wait to create with you!

Links and resources shared during the call:

• Staci Haines and generative somatics
• Find out whose native land you're on
• Labyrinth Locator
• Local Peace Economy Padlet — add yourself and see who is near you!
• Download The Local Peace Economy Workbook (free digital version)
• Purchase The Local Peace Economy Workbook (physical copy)
• The peace economy website
• Tools for the Journey webinar (website introduction)

Other supportive resources:

• Video introduction to the workbook
• Local Peace Economy Wiki
• CODEPINK Radio Ep. 242: The Local Peace Economy
• CODEPINK Radio Ep. 256: What is the root of peace?

If you have an idea for a local peace economy project and would like specific support bringing it to life, reach out to Emily at [email protected] to set up a time to talk!

We look forward to seeing you on September 25th!

With gratitude,

Jodie and Emily

P.S. Jodie is sharing The Local Peace Economy Workbook and the peace economy website on a book tour! If you'd like to invite Jodie to your community for a book tour event, please email Emily at [email protected].