PAST EVENTS - 2004
March 2004
5WWC to the UN-NGO Commission on the Status of Women Ann Smith, Clare Peterson and Joan Whittaker distributed flyers in support of a 5th Women's World Conference to the UN-NGO Commission on the Status of Women session. www.5wwc.org
July 7-13, 2004 Barcelona, Spain
Parliament of World's Religions Congress. The Millionth Circle Initiative and Peace X Peace presented an intercultural Women's Dialogue Interactive Workshop. Two hundred participants experienced sitting in intercultural circles listening to each other's concerns regarding our individual and collective experiences in the world today. A video created by Peace X Peace, "Circles of Power", which documents the power of women's circles connecting around the world through the Internet was shown.
October 8, 2004 Geneva, Switzerland
Women's International Networking Conference Elly Pradevand, co-founder and executive of Women's World Summit Foundation, presented "How to Create Circles of Compassion."
October 14-18, 2004 Dallas, Texas
Gather the Women International Congress Called to Lead, Called to Serve, Called to Balance. The women of The Millionth Circle joined in partnership with dozens of other women's organizations to create an international gathering of women. There were many individual presentations by Millionth Circle Conveners: Jean Shinoda Bolen author of Goddess in Every Woman, Crones Don't Whine, and The Millionth Circle, Donna Goodman, Earth Child Institute, Penny McManigal, internationally acclaimed artist, Ronita Johnson, Circle Dynamics Convener and Diversity Consultant, Clare Peterson and Kathy Coster, The Buddy's Group "Doing Politics Differently" in Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, Rosemary Williams, Women's Perspective on Sprituality and Money.There was a special workshop presented on forming your own circles with the conveners of the Millionth Circle.
November 2, 2004
Annual World Day for Circles of Compassion
November 13-14, 2004 Geneva, Switzerland John Knox Center
A two day training presented by Elly Pradevand, co-founder and executive of Women's World Summit Foundation, presented "How to Create Circles of Compassion."