Goonj Wins Indian NGO of the Year Award

globaloneness — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:24:44 -0400

Goonj, a volunteer-run recycling center in New Delhi—profiled in our short film “Not Just a Piece of Cloth”—was recently awarded the Indian NGO of the year award.

In April 2007, we spent a day at the Goonj headquarters talking with founder and director Anshu Gupta, who along with more than 300 individual volunteers and 100 grassroots agencies recycles and distributes over 20,000 kgs of material throughout India. Not only does Goonj collect and distribute large quantities of ready-to-go recycled materials, like clothing and blankets, but they also specialize in creative alterations, like children's backpacks made from old jeans, school notebooks from discarded paper and sanitary napkins from sheets and cloth.

Watch our short film "Not Just a Piece of Cloth" and then go to the Goonj website to learn more about their innovative project and how you can contribute.

Pack 'Em Up!

globaloneness — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:43:13 -0400

In the past 48 hours we’ve received over 500 requests for our Living LIbrary DVD and right at this moment our highly skilled shipping team is busy boxing and addressing DVDs that will go to an assortment of diverse places including Suriname, India, Poland, Kenya, Croatia and New Jersey.

Enjoy the films and the conversations that grow out of them and don’t forget to share your viewing experiences and to pass the DVD on to friends, families, co-workers or complete strangers.

Submit Your Sustainability Questions!

evaughanlee — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:12:15 -0400

We are gathering discussion questions for a Sustainability and Oneness film fest, which will be traveling across the US this fall. Join our WiserEarth group and tell us what questions do you think would spark the most meaningful conversations.

New Short Film: The GreenHouse Project

globaloneness — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:48:15 -0400

Check out our first short film from South Africa, featuring an innovative project in Johannesburg. The GreenHouse Project takes a holistic approach to the city's challenges, transforming an old Parks utility depot into a learning center for green building, efficient and renewable energy, recycling, and organic farming and nutrition.

The Karmapa's First Visit to the U.S.

evaughanlee — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:18:12 -0400

On his first visit to the United States, His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa is visiting several cities, including New York City and Boulder, Colorado. On May 29 he will be landing in Seattle, Washington, where he will offer two days of public teachings at the historic Paramount Theater. Read more about the tour and view photos and video clips on the Karmapa Visit blogspot .

We were honored to have the chance to meet His Holiness on our visit to Dharamsala last year. And if you haven't seen it, here's the short film of our interview with him.

New Interviews from South Africa

globaloneness — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:08:21 -0400

"I don’t think in moving forward into the modern world we should leave behind those values that were critical to our existence."

We’ve just added several clips from our interviews with former Deputy Minister of Health of South Africa, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, and Credo Mutwa, a Zulu Sangoma and healer. More interviews and short films from South Africa are on their way!

Father Thomas Keating on Oneness

globaloneness — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:23:41 -0400

This weekend we attended Oneness and the Heart of the World, a meeting of two mystical traditions, with Fr. Thomas Keating and Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. At the foot of the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, these two teachers came together to talk about oneness and how we can serve the whole through spiritual practice. Father Keating is a monk and retired abbot of the Cistercian Order. He is one of the architects of Centering Prayer, a contemporary form of the Christian contemplative tradition. We were fortunate to film his talk at this event, which is available here.

Nirmala Deshpande (1929 - 2008)

globaloneness — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:10:23 -0400

"The whole – I won't say only humanity – but the whole universe is interdependent, everything. We are all interdependent upon each other."

We were saddened to hear the news of Dr. Nirmala Deshpande's death this morning, who we had the privilege of interviewing last March. Throughout her long life, she worked tirelessly spreading Gandhi's message of peace and non-violence throughout India. We will be adding her complete interview to the site in the coming weeks, but you can watch clips from our interview with her here.

Official Honoree of the 2008 Webby Awards!

globaloneness — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:34:53 -0400

We were so pleased to find out today that The Global Oneness Project was selected as an Official Honoree for the Activism category in The 12th Annual Webby Awards. We hope this distinction will help further promote the work and message of the amazing people featured in the project. Thank you, Webbys!

Upcoming Event with Drew Dellinger in San Rafael

globaloneness — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:59:37 -0400

Join the Global Oneness Project for a free event at the Marin Youth Center in San Rafael this Friday, March 28, at 7:30pm. Drew Dellinger, whom we recently interviewed for the project, will join us and share his spoken word poetry. The evening will include a screening of short films, including People’s Grocery and interview clips with Dean Radin and Drew Dellinger.

Here's the info: