Interviews, Workshops, Exhibits, Free Copies, Book Groups
Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 11:46AM Our activities work with you to create OneEarth societies, congregations, and organizations that include all creatures. Let’s live Earth-size lives.
Lee Van Ham offers 1-6 hour workshops on the general topic of “Retraining Ourselves for OneEarth Living.” He is also available for presentations in diverse venues on themes from his books. Contact him at (619-528-8075 or lee@jubilee-economics.org). His books are:
The Liberating Birth of Jesus: A Birth Story Able to Reverse Our Planet’s Perils (2019)
Jubilee Circles: Help Save Life on Our Planet (2017)
From Egos to Eden: Our Heroic Journey to Keep Earth Livable (2017)
Blinded by Progress: Breaking Out of the Illusion That Holds Us (2013)
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Events — Partial Calendar
2021
August 31, 2021 - Made a presentation (remote) to the Technological University of Techamachaldo, Puebla, MX, on moving into OneEarth living.
April 14, 2021 - White Sands Living Center, LaJolla, CA. Met with a group who have completed a thorough chapter by chapter study of From Egos to Eden, under the guidance of Phil Weiler, former pastor and scholar.
April 18, 2021 - St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego, at 9am Sunday Forum on “Honing Spirituality for OneEarth Ways.”
2019
March 9-10, 2019 - at Trinity Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara. Lee Van Ham led a six hour workshop on “Embracing Transition: Relocating into the OneEarth Paradigm,” followed on Sunday by the homily in worship and an after-worship conversation with the speaker. The weekend launched the Lenten theme “Embracing Transition: Humanity at the Crossroads.” For the first 4 Sundays of Lent, after-worship hours were scheduled on 4 topics with worksheets prepared by Lee and local host Jean Alexander.
November 1 — Release of Lee’s latest book. It connects the climate emergency we are in with the birth story celebrated in the Christmas season — The Liberating Birth of Jesus: A Birth Story Able to Reverse Our Planet’s Perils.
Some 2018 Highlights
Lee Van Ham traveled in the Chicago area and Lincoln, Nebraska, for the following events.
June 26 - “Jubilee Circles in Mexico” at Windsor Park, Carol Stream, Illinois. Host Jack Swanson.
June 27 - “Jubilee Circles: Guide to OneEarth Living” at Lombard Mennonite Church. Host Frank Goetz and the West Suburban Peace Fellowship
July 3 - “Inter-Dependence Day: Earth’s Urgent Invitation.” Lee was joined on this evening by Lauren (daughter). They were hosted at the home of Tom Pappas and Laurel Van Ham.
October 11 - Lee and Michael Johnson at St. Andrews Lutheran Church “Keenagers” luncheon on “Updating Our Discipleship: Earth’s Urgent Call”
Other Activities
The Science of Magic radio show on the XZBN Network — Host Gwilda Wyaka engaged Lee in a lively conversation that you can hear here, https://youtu.be/y7pd9c12H4M
The Science of Magic episodes are always featured on The ‘X” Zone Broadcasting Network: www.xzbn.net. Your episode will run at least every other day for a week usually starting the Saturday after we record. The schedule is located on the front page of www.xzbn.net. We are the purple “TSOM” on the schedule.
The Following are some of the Networks and Satellite Programming Providers that offer their listeners The ‘X’ Zone Broadcast Network programming:
Podcast Interviews
It’s Podcast #620! That means that Lee was the 620th interview that Greg Voisen has conducted with authors on his program, Inside Personal Growth. Greg is a creative consultant and thought leader in the human potential movement. He interviewed Lee in March, 2017, about the personal growth themes in From Egos to Eden.
Reviews
See reviews for Lee’s books by finding them on Amazon.com and then scrolling down to “Customer Reviews.
Exhibits/Libraries
Several people have asked their local or college library to order a copy of Lee’s books. Some have agreed. Would you be willing to recommend Blinded by Progress and From Egos to Eden to your librarian?
Goodreads.com … sometimes free copies
With over 20 million members, Goodreads is a place where readers and books meet. Watch for reviews of Lee’s books there as readers make their comments. Use this link to go to Goodreads. Lee has participated in Goodreads Giveaways on a couple of occasions.
Articles
An excerpt from the book From Egos to Eden has been submitted to Finelines magazine and is awaiting publication in an upcoming issue.
Book Groups
The books lend themselves well to book groups and discussion. Every chapter concludes with a segment entitled “Ponder, Discuss, Act.” Would you be willing to form a reading group using the book From Egos to Eden? A number of groups used Blinded by Progress when it came out in 2013.