New Evolve Detroit: Listen to WDET 2:30pm Today! Detroit Abides on Local Economies Tonight!

August 19th, 2009 “I have no doubt that it is possible to give a new direction to technological development, a direction that shall lead it back to the real needs of man, and that also means: to the actual size of man. Man is small, and, therefore, small is beautiful.” ~ E. F. Schumacher Greetings Detroit and all who grace us here! We hope that this finds you all well. Our lives continue to ebb and flow and though we are sometimes a bit weary we're keeping the dream alive. This week we're joyfully celebrating Aya 6th month here! It is hard to believe how quickly time seems to be moving, but at the same time it seems as though we have lived a few lifetimes. We are changing, adapting & learning everyday and so thankful for our baby boy. This Evolve Detroit serves to remind you of tonight's Detroit Abides. It is hard to believe that we've been sharing a movie in Eastern Market every month for over a year now and this evening is certainly one not to miss. We're honored to screen Michigan filmmaker Chris Bedford's COMING HOME E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy and are pleased to share that Chris will be joining us for our discussion as well! We'll also be joined by Jerry Belanger, one of the originators of Detroit's local currency, Detroit Cheers. In addition to celebrating the work of E.F. Schumacher, we'll explore the potential of expanding the use and strength of local currencies by fostering connections to urban agriculture and local markets. If you are unfamiliar with Schumacher's work, I've included what I consider to be a stunning meditative film from 1978, E F Schumacher: On the Edge of the Forest. Even if it is a busy day, I recommend giving yourself the opportunity to watch the first 5 minutes of this film. Angela and I have found it extremely inspiring.

Subscribers this week: 999! Please share Evolve Detroit and encourage your friends and family to subscribe. Follow us on twitter & facebook! Aya Eden & Angela at the Heidelberg Street Garden, July 2009 for more information or to register for classes please contact: Detroit Evolution http://detroitevolution.com 313.316.1411 info@detroitevolution.com

This just in: Chris Bedford and I will be on WDET's Detroit Today around 2:30pm this afternoon. You can listen to a live stream of the program on WDET's site.

We also encourage you to join us on Saturday from 3-5pm for the first of our DIY Staples series. This important class, Recipes to Reduce Plastics, will help you to make your own staple items like ketchup, mayo, dressings and others that we tend to purchase over and over. You'll also be able to purchase local produce to make these recipes and avoid health hazards like high fructose corn syrup. The class is offered on a $20 - $10 sliding scale and will be held at the Detroit Flyhouse in Eastern Market. We're very pleased with this new direction for Detroit Evolution's food education classes and hope that you'll support our work by registering with Angela at angela@detroitevolution.com or calling 313.316.1411. Space is limited for this one so please contact us today!

Gratitude
As always we want to thank everyone who has helped us out along the way! This week we offer special Gratitude to our dear friend Lisa Forzley for assisting us so much. We also want to thank everyone who joined us for our first LIVE RAW YOGA MUSIC BRUNCH last Saturday! This was an incredible event that we hope to recreate on a monthly basis at locations throughout Michigan. Please look for the next one and let us know if you would like us to bring this to your community!

We look forward to seeing you all out and about in the coming weeks! Our blessings to you and yours.

In Health, Joy and Liberation,
Gregg for Angela, Aya & Detroit Evolution

Weekly Events:

Wednesdays: SEED Wayne Farmers Market
Every Wednesday, 11am-4pm
Location: Wayne State Campus on Cass Ave
We keep fresh picked veggies all week by supplementing our Eastern Market Saturdays with SEED Wayne Farmers Market on Wednesdays. Your body absorbs more nutrients from fresh food. To assist in this, you can shorten the shelf life of your produce by buying less more frequently. Try to keep your carbon footprint down by biking or walking when you increase the frequency of your produce runs.

NEW! - Sundays: Evolutionary Yoga with Gregg
Every Sunday, 2-3pm - $15 Walk-in
NOTE: Your first week of classes at Practice Yoga are FREE!
Location: Practice Yoga
20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods 48236
The Evolution continues with our first weekly post-laboratory yoga offering. Gregg is honored to connect with the long time Detroit Evolution supporters at Practice Yoga to offer these Sunday classes. These Evolutionary Yoga sessions place emphasis on the breath and the expansion of consciousness rather than the perfection of form. Come out and join us this and every Sunday!

August Events:

Detroit Abides - FREE Transition Movie in Eastern Market
TONIGHT! - Wednesday, August 19th - 7-9pm
Location: Eastern Market’s Shed 5
We’ll screen Michigan filmmaker Chris Bedford’s Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher & the Reinvention of the Local Economy and discuss Local Currency movements. Join us on the 3rd Wed of every month for this FREE event.

DIY Staples: Recipes to Reduce Plastics
Saturday, August 22nd - 3-5pm
Location: Detroit Flyhouse
Stop spending money on store bought staple items like nut milks, condiments & dressings. Learn how easy it is to make your own, reduce your plastic use and improve your health while you’re at it. Sliding Scale $10-$20 with RSVP to Angela at 313.316.1411 or angela@detroitevolution.com required!

Look for our September offering soon & plan to join us for the Harvest Dinner!

2009 EARTHWORKS HARVEST DINNER
Join the Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s Earthworks Urban Farm, for our second annual Harvest Dinner Saturday, September 12, to celebrate working together for food justice for all.

5 pm - A social hour in the garden with light appetizers and garden tours given by members of Earthworks’ Youth Farm Stand program.

6 pm - Dinner of local SE Michigan foods. The dinner will be comprised of dishes made from recipes submitted by several of our great community partners. The event features a conversation with long-time Detroit activist, Grace Lee Boggs.

Tickets are $15 - $100 (sliding scale). We invite you to sponsor a ticket, for $25, for those in our community who would otherwise be unable to attend.

The event will be hosted at Gleaners Food Bank, a longtime partner of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 2131 Beaufait, Detroit, MI 48207.

Dress is casual.

To reserve your seat at the table, print and mail in the registration form to 1264 Meldrum, Detroit, MI 48207 by September 4. Please write checks to “Capuchin Soup Kitchen” with the number of tickets and “Harvest Dinner” noted in the memo line.

Questions? Contact Lisa at earthworks@cskdetroit.org or call 313-579-2100 ext 204.
More details can be found at the Earthworks site

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Tonight's Detroit Abides, join filmmaker Chris Bedford & celebrate EF Schumacher!

Wednesday, August 19th, 7 - 9 pm
in Eastern Market's Shed 5

This month's FREE movie:
COMING HOME E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy

Afterward, we'll discuss the concepts presented in the film and their potential in Detroit. We're pleased that filmmaker Chris Bedford & The originators of Detroit's local currency, Detroit Cheers, will join us for our discussion.

In 1973, British economist E.F. Schumacher wrote “Small is Beautiful – Economics as if People Mattered”, – a book that offered a vision of an economy driven by a desire for harmony, not greed; an economy based on community and ecological values, not global financial derivatives. In the 1970s, “Small is Beautiful” helped launch a back-to-the-land movement that is the ancestor to the Local Food Revolution of today.

For the last three decades, the E.F. Schumacher Society has transformed Schumacher’s ideas into a series of practical innovations – reinventing much of the local economy of Great Barrington, Massachusetts and southern Berkshire County in the process.

Chris Bedford’s film, COMING HOME: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy tells the story of the Society’s remarkable work that includes founding of the nation’s first CSA, economic development based on Community Land Trusts, and the creation of the nation’s most successful local currency – BerkShares.

Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit, Detroit Evolution, and Eastern Market Corporation come together on the third Wednesday of every month to present Detroit Abides, A Free Sustainability Gathering in Eastern Market's Shed 5. The event features a movie on a sustainable topic, explores the topic at the local level through discussion and support from regional groups and businesses, and creates a space to meet like-minded people from all walks of life & grow an active, healthy community.

For this casual event, please bring a comfortable seat. Shed 5 is located at the corner of Russell and Alfred St. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Shed.

On the third Wednesday of every month DETROIT ABIDES screens a movie on a sustainable topic, explores the topic at the local level through discussion and support from regional groups and businesses, and creates a space to meet like-minded people from all walks of life & grow an active, healthy community.

For more information or to get involved call Detroit Evolution at 313.316.1411

Live Raw Yoga Music Brunch this Saturday

This event is receiving a great deal of attention and spaces are filling up quickly. Below, you'll find all the pertinent details including the Raw Foods Brunch menu! Please confirm your space with an email to gregg@detroitevolution.com and I'll send you a confirmation letter with payment details. Thanks! ~Gregg

LIVE RAW YOGA MUSIC BRUNCH
Saturday, August 15th 10am-1pm
at the Detroit Flyhouse, Loft 302 in the FD Lofts.
http://www.detroitflyhouse.com/

We will share a 75 minute Evolutionary Yoga session led by Gregg Newsom. This breath centered flowing practice will benefit those new to yoga and seasoned veterans.

Our session will feature Live Music from Dixon’s Violin. Described as cosmic gypsy, electronic romanticism and interstellar whalesong, Dixon’s mesmerizing electric violin will provide the perfect accompaniment to our focused breath and movement. http://www.myspace.com/dixonsviolin

After our session we’ll enjoy a local and organic Raw Food Brunch prepared by Angela Newsom. Experience the benefits of Raw Foods and how they assist to balance the body and mind. Over Brunch we’ll share in a Satsang (open discussion) on the benefits of a healthy and humane diet to our practice on and off the mat.

Brunch will include a delicious Spanish Breakfast Scramble made with Sunflower Seeds, Almonds, Macadamia nuts, Bell Peppers, Onions and Portabella Mushrooms topped with garden fresh Salsa. This tasty Scramble will be served with Zucchini Flax-Pumpkin Toast, a Marinated Kale Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion, Patty Pan Squash, Avocado, Sunflower Sprouts and Tahini-Dill Dressing, and a sweet Pineapple Waldorf Salad with Apple, Celery, Walnuts, and creamy Cashew Sauce. We'll also enjoy Stawberry-Banana Smoothies and Sesame Mylk.

PLEASE REGISTER TODAY!
This is a Detroit Evolution Zero Waste event. Space is limited. Register by calling Detroit Evolution at 313.316.1411 or emailing gregg@detroitevolution.com

Today's Evolutionary Yoga Playlist, join us at 2pm!

2-pm at Practice Yoga in Grosse Pte we'll journey together. I'm quite pleased with the flow and look forward to sharing this session with you! In Health, Joy & Liberation, ~Gregg

Russill Paul - Asato Ma (A Chant to Direct Your Energy)
23 Skidoo - G-2 Contemplation
Fennesz - The Colour Of Three
Amma - Jai Ganesha Jai Ekadanth
Coil - Summer Substructures
Russill Paul - Gayatri (Being Illuminated By Sacred Sounds)
Crash Worship - Dance with the Birdwoman
Dreamseed And River Freedom - Afternoon Dreaming
Jonathan Goldman - Wings of the Heart, Heart

Evolve Detroit - Yoga with Gregg Returns & LIVE RAW YOGA MUSIC BRUNCH

August 5th, 2009 “Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.” ~Charles Dickens “There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never known beyond its hallowed limits” ~Robert Southey Greetings Detroit and all who grace us here! August already? The world seems to be going as fast as Aya is growing! As always we thank you for keeping up with Detroit Evolution and our work. We have a great number of new offerings this month and are honored to be able to share them with you here. If you know anyone who would be interested or inspired by Evolve Detroit please share and spread the word. August Events We are refining our work and our mission and we feel as though this shines through in our August offerings. You'll find all the details below, but we're particularly excited about the re-emergence of weekly Evolutionary Yoga with Gregg at Practice Yoga in Grosse Pointe on Sundays, our first ever LIVE RAW YOGA MUSIC BRUNCH on the 15th, and our DIY Staples: Recipes to Reduce Plastics class at the end of the month. As many regular readers know, Detroit Evolution has been going through many changes and we're joyfully struggling to keep this project going. Please consider assisting us by signing up for these classes and sharing them with others who would benefit and enjoy them. As always, we are so thankful for your support. Below our events, please check out the first of our Transition Tips and the opportunity for you to take action to stop proposed Inhumane Animal "Welfare" Legislation in Michigan.

The Evolve Detroit Update is a weekly, or as needed, publication produced by Detroit Evolution and dedicated to Health, Joy and Liberation. Subscribers this week: 989 Please share Evolve Detroit and encourage your friends and family to subscribe. Follow us on twitter & facebook! Aya Eden & Angela at the Heidelberg Street Garden, July 2009 for more information or to register for classes please contact: Detroit Evolution http://detroitevolution.com 313.316.1411 info@detroitevolution.com

Where in the world are Gregg, Angela & Aya?
Though we are a bit road weary and seriously looking for a permanent home we are all in good spirits. A few weeks ago we left the Zen Center and since we've been rooming with a good friend. We are actively searching for an inexpensive rental in the city and are continuing our search for a house to purchase as a low cost LEED Certification project. Detroit Evolution events and our work will carry on throughout this extended transition. We've moved four times since Aya was born 5 months ago (already?) and though it has been the most challenging time of our lives, our dedication to each other, to our work and the incredible support from our community have carried us through. Thank you all for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.

We hope to see you out at the SEED Wayne Wednesday Market today and about in the coming weeks. As always we send our blessings to you and yours.

In Health, Joy and Liberation,
Gregg for Angela, Aya & Detroit Evolution

Weekly Events:

Wednesdays: SEED Wayne Farmers Market
Every Wednesday, 11am-4pm
Location: Wayne State Campus on Cass Ave
We keep fresh picked veggies all week by supplementing our Eastern Market Saturdays with SEED Wayne Farmers Market on Wednesdays. Your body absorbs more nutrients from fresh food. To assist in this, you can shorten the shelf life of your produce by buying less more frequently. Try to keep your carbon footprint down by biking or walking when you increase the frequency of your produce runs.

NEW! - Sundays: Evolutionary Yoga with Gregg
Every Sunday, 2-3pm - $15 Walk-in
Location: Practice Yoga
20792 Mack Ave, Grosse Pointe Woods 48236
The Evolution continues with our first weekly post-laboratory yoga offering. Gregg is honored to connect with the long time Detroit Evolution supporters at Practice Yoga to offer these Sunday classes. These Evolutionary Yoga sessions place emphasis on the breath and the expansion of consciousness rather than the perfection of form. Come out and join us this and every Sunday!

August Events:

DiffiCult Movie & Music Mondays
This month's feature: Alejandro Jodorowsky's Sante Sangre
Monday, August 10 - 8pm - Midnight, $5 or whatever
Location: Division St. Gallery (Yellow Building Next to Burt's on Russell, Alley Entrance)
We're not certain if this will happen once or twice a month, but either way please join us for the debut of this exciting event. DiffiCult Mondays will showcase challenging films and music that inspire and provoke. We're honored to begin this series with a rare Japanese remastered version of Sante Sangre. Jodorowsky's films are hyper-symbolic and reach rarely located visual and energetic depths.

LIVE RAW YOGA MUSIC BRUNCH
Saturday, August 15th - 10am-1pm, $35
Location: Detroit Flyhouse
We will share a 75 minute Evolutionary Yoga session led by Gregg Newsom. This breath centered flowing practice will benefit those new to yoga and seasoned veterans.
Our session will feature Live Music from Dixion’s Violin. Described as cosmic gypsy, electronic romanticism and interstellar whalesong, Dixion’s mesmerizing electric violin will provide the perfect accompaniment to our focused breath and movement.
http://www.myspace.com/dixonsviolin
After our session, we’ll enjoy a local and organic Raw Food Brunch prepared by Angela Newsom. Experience the benefits of Raw Foods and how they assist to balance the body and mind. Over Brunch we’ll share in a Satsang (open discussion) on the benefits of a healthy and humane diet to our practice on and off the mat.
This is a Detroit Evolution Zero Waste event. Space is limited and prepayment is required. Register with Gregg at 313.316.1411 or gregg@detroitevolution.com

Freezing & Dehydrating Workshop
Tuesday, August 18th - 6-8pm
Location: Chapel Hill Baptist Church
5000 Joy Rd. Detroit.
Angela will share recipes for low-tech dehydration as part of this class. $3 for Garden Resource Program members or $5 for non-members.

Detroit Abides - FREE Transition Movie in Eastern Market
This Month's Topic: Local Currency
Wednesday, August 19th - 7-9pm
Location: Eastern Market’s Shed 5
We’ll screen Michigan filmmaker Chris Bedford’s Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher & the Reinvention of the Local Economy and discuss Local Currency movements. We are very excited to be joined by some of the folks who initiated Detroit's local script, Detroit Cheers. Please save the date and pass the word on this month's event. Join us on the 3rd Wed of every month for this FREE event.

DIY Staples: Recipes to Reduce Plastics
Saturday, August 22nd - 3-5pm
Location: Detroit Flyhouse
Stop spending money on store bought staple items like nut milks, condiments & dressings. Learn how easy it is to make your own, reduce your plastic use and improve your health while you’re at it. Sliding Scale $10-$20 with RSVP to Angela at 313.316.1411 or angela@detroitevolution.com required!

Take Action to Stop the Proposed Inhumane Animal "Welfare" Legislation!

A package of bills recently introduced (HB 5127, HB 5228, SB 654, and SB 655) into Michigan Legislature would put factory farms in charge of regulating themselves. H.B. 5128/S.B. 654 would give a council dominated by agribusiness the ability to enact welfare standards for animals on factory farms. H.B. 5127/S.B. 655 go even farther, by granting the Department of Agriculture the sole authority to regulate farm animal health and welfare. H.B. 5127/S.B. 655 also require that the Department adopt current industry standards—many of which are extremely cruel such as keeping veal calves continuously tethered and crated and crowding egg-laying hens in cages so small they can’t even extend their wings. These bills also prohibit cities and counties from enacting local ordinances regarding farm animal welfare. This means no legislator could ever introduce a bill to improve conditions for animals on factory farms. Power would be taken from Michigan citizens so we would not even be able to run a ballot initiative on the issue in the future.

Please take action TODAY! The House Agriculture Committee has already voted 7 -1 to send both bills to the full House.

Associated Press article from July 30th stating the bills are being pushed forward to the full House: http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/07/michigan_house_panel_passes_an.html

Current status of the aforementioned bills: http://www.hsus.org/legislation_laws/state_legislation/state-legislation-list.html?state=michigan

Form Letters (please personalize!!):
Farm Sanctuary –
https://secure2.convio.net/fsi/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=303
Humane Society of the United States –
https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3418

Find your state senator at www.senate.mi.gov. Find your state representative at http://www.house.mi.gov/find_a_rep.asp.

Contact senate and house leadership asking them to oppose the bills.

Senator Mike Bishop
Senate Majority Leader
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
517-373-2417
Fax: 517-373-2694
Webform: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/ima_form.asp?name=COMMENT12&form_path=e:/webforms/rep

Senator Mike Prusi
Senate Minority Leader
P.O. Box 30036
Lansing, MI 48909-7536
517-373-7840
Fax: 517-373-3932
senMPrusi@senate.mi.gov

Representative Andy Dillon
Speaker of the House
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48909-7514
888-737-3455
Fax: 517-373-5976
andydillon@house.mi.gov

Kevin Elsenheimer
Minority Leader
P.O. Box 30014
Lansing, MI 48933
517-373-0829
Fax: 517-373-1841
kevinelsenheimer@house.mi.gov

Contact Governor Granholm, and ask her to veto the bills, if passed:
Governor Jennifer Granholm
P.O. Box 30013
Lansing, MI 48909
517-373-3400
Fax: 517-335-6863
Webform: http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-21995-65331--,00.html

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