You may already know that this coming Saturday, September 18th, as part of Peace Week, folks around the world are invited to take a moment at exactly the same time - 7 pm Eastern/US - to share a prayer (below) for world peace. Or send out an intention for peace - whatever you wish. And then DANCE - for solidarity and the possibility of world community.<div>
<br></div><div>You can do this alone, with friends - or at community gatherings around the globe. 60 countries participated last year - you can find this year's gatherings at <<a href="http://earthdance.org">earthdance.org</a>></div>
<div><br></div><div>For a taste, here's what's happening in Ithaca, NY:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px Baskerville"><b>Earthdance 2010 to Benefit Namgyal Monastary </b></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">On Saturday, September 18<sup>th</sup>, people all over the world, will gather at exactly the same moment – 7 pm in Ithaca, midnight in London, sunrise over the Himalayas – to envision world peace with a brief interfaith prayer (see below). And then DANCE, for solidarity, and for the possibility of world community.</p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">Ithacans of all ages are invited to be part of the global moment in whatever way they wish, alone, with friends and family - or at a family-friendly, picnic-style community gathering, EARTHDANCE ITHACA, taking place from 5-11 pm on Saturday, September 18th at Sheela Kingsbury’s Tea Garden in Danby (133 Jersey Hill Road, just off West King Road).</p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">Co-sponsored by Congo Square, the Tea Garden, Vitamin L and the Level Green Institute, the evening will feature chanting with the Monks of Namgyal and the Sufi Dances of Universal Peace, who will lead the 7 pm prayer. </p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">Also gracing the gathering will be choral contributions from Vitamin L; the inaugural performance of <i>Rock Garden,</i> by the yoga-based Pranadhanas (see below), to bless Kingsbury’s new Peace Garden; on-going drumming around the fire with the One Heart Community Drummers – and the dancing magic of Aryurveda and Thousands of One. </p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">The evening will end with a Making Music Together Jam, so everyone is invited to bring instruments, drums and voices.</p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">Earthdance Ithaca 2010 is free and open to the public, but a donation of $10 per person, $15 per family is requested. All proceeds beyond expenses will go to the Namgyal Monastary building fund, featured recently in Tompkins Weekly.</p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville">Community activist, peace and justice groups are invited to bring hand-out materials for an information table. Namgyal will also have a display table with items for sale.</p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 11.0px Baskerville"><b><i>Questions, ideas, volunteer <<a href="mailto:earthdanceithaca@gmail.com">earthdanceithaca@gmail.com</a>>. Further information about the Global Earthdance Festival <<a href="http://earthdance.org">earthdance.org</a>></i></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman"><span style="font: 11.0px Baskerville"><b><i>Regret for Date Conflict: </i></b></span>We also very much regret the confluence of dates with Yom Kippur. The date was set by the national organization. We have protested; if you wish to add your voice, so they are more careful next year, contact <<a href="http://earthdance.org">earthdance.org</a>></p>
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<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Baskerville"><b><i>SEE BELOW FOR: Program Schedule, Global Moment Prayer, Pranadhana Information, Performer contact information</i></b></p>
<p style="margin: 12.0px 0.0px 3.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville"><span style="font: 11.0px Baskerville"><b><i>Program Outline: </i></b></span><b><i>Join us - picnic-style (byo*) - 5:00-11:00 pm for</i></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">On-going: One Heart Community Drummers, Fire Circle </p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Copperplate"><span style="font: 10.0px Times New Roman">5:00 </span><b>Ayurveda</b></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Copperplate"><span style="font: 10.0px Times New Roman">6:15 </span>Dances of Universal Pea<span style="font: 11.0px Copperplate">ce</span><span style="font: 12.0px BlairMdITC TT"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Copperplate"><span style="font: 10.0px Baskerville">6:50 </span>Vitamin L Chorus</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Copperplate"><span style="font: 10.0px Baskerville">7:00 </span> the GLOBAL MOMENT, a Call for Peace</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">Global Prayer and Namgyal chanting for peace</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Copperplate"><span style="font: 10.0px Times New Roman">7:15 </span> Blessing the Peace Garden, a community dance led by the Pranadhanas</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">(all are invited to bring a special stone to contribute to the Tea Garden’s new Peace Garden, augmenting a statue donated by Cayuga Landscape and a gift from the Dalai Lama)</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Copperplate"><span style="font: 10.0px Baskerville">8:00 </span>Thousands of One</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">10:00 <span style="font: 10.0px Copperplate">Making Music Together JAM</span> - bring drums, instruments, and voices!</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman">* <i>byo chairs and picnic, a la Summer Saturdays at Taughannock Park</i></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Baskerville"><b><i>Global Prayer for Peace</i></b></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 20.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman"><i>"We are one global family</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>All colors, All races</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>One world united.</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>We dance for peace and the healing of our planet Earth</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>Peace for all nations.</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>Peace for our communities.</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>And peace within ourselves.</i></p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 20.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 10.0px Times New Roman"><i>As we join all dance floors across the world,</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>let us connect heart to heart.</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>Through our diversity we recognize Unity.</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>Through our compassion we recognize Peace.</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>Our love is the power to transform our world</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>Let us send it out</i><span style="font: 10.0px Lucida Grande"><br>
</span><i>NOW...</i></p>
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