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See Jane Do and the Insight Directory will present TEDxGrassValley, a regional version of the popular TED conference

Grass Valley, CA – Popular KVMR talk radio program See Jane Do and the Insight Directory will present TEDxGrassValley, a regional version of the popular TED conference, Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Unity in the Gold Country, 4:30-8:30pm.  The independently produced event, operated under license from TED, is organized around the upcoming TEDWomen conference, on December 7 and 8, 2010 in Washington DC.
 
In an unprecedented partnership, TED and The Paley Center for Media will produce the first-ever TEDWomen: a gathering of global thought leaders and innovators in Washington, DC, connecting to thousands of online participants and self-organized events around the world.  The cross-disciplinary, cross-generational program will focus on how women think and work, communicate and collaborate, learn and lead. The program will explore what this means and why it matters to all of us.
 
TEDxGrassValley will feature live streaming of the final session from the first day of TEDWomen.  These talks include:  The First Ladies of Africa – A moderated conversation with the First Ladies of Sierra Leone and Malawi, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi who will address women’s leadership, Yang Lan who will talk about the future for China as being shaped by Chinese women, and a musical performance by Angelique Kidjo.
 
TEDxGrassValley will also feature a handful of the region’s leading women thinkers, innovators, artists, leaders and philosophers to address “how women and girls are shaping the future” in our community.
 
Guest speakers include:
 
Reinette Senum is one of the founders of APPLE (Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy) dedicated to educating the community on the effects of oil depletion/global warming and the benefits of strong, local economy. She is also a current Councilwoman and former Mayor of Nevada City, CA.  Reinette’s work with the city has included energy audits on all city-owned buildings, as well as solar installments on city hall, Pioneer Park public pool and the city yard.  She was also the first woman to cross Alaska on skis. 
 

 

Ginny Woods comes from a family of healers. She is a mother, grandmother, registered nurse, Traditional Chinese Acupressure Therapist, certified Chinese massage therapist and instructor, Reiki master teacher, certified Feng Shui consultant, and an ordained Tibetan Buddhist nun.  She has been a midwife, paramedic nurse, hospice practitioner, and created her own preschool.
 

 

 

 

Rainy Laura Blue Cloud grew up in Nevada County and began her life-long political activism through involvement in local organizations and issues. She is a Native American (Mohawk) who has worked for several years towards the advancement of the rights of Indigenous Peoples in international law, including her work as Indigenous Youth Ambassador to the United Nations for the American Indian Law Alliance. Rainy studied Indigenous issues in Vancouver, Canada, has a degree in history from Columbia University and studied UNESCO World Heritage in Germany and France. She has served as the Executive Director of the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center in Nevada City and currently works in the fire service as a Captain.
 

 

 

Poet and essayist Molly Fisk writes and teaches in Nevada City, CA. She's the author of the poetry collections: The More Difficult Beauty and Listening to Winter; her latest CD of radio commentary is Blow-Drying a Chicken. Molly teaches Writing to Heal to cancer and cardiac patients and runs the well-known on-line workshop Poetry Boot Camp. She speaks nationally on poetry, innovation, feminism, and child abuse, and was recently featured at TEDxSanFrancisco.
 
Chameli Ardagh is a leading pioneer on contemporary feminine spirituality and the founder of Awakening Women Institute.  She is the initiator of a global network of women’s groups, an online Women’s Ashram, and author of 3 books and a DVD series on feminine empowerment and spirituality. She also is the co-creator of the Deeper Love retreat together with her husband, Arjuna.
 

 

 

Elisa Parker is the co-founder, producer and host of the award-winning program, See Jane Do.  As a social change organization, See Jane Do redefines media for women and the power of story to create positive change.  Serving as an activist for women, social justice, and the environment, Elisa’s work takes her around the world to discover and share the extraordinary stories and solutions in each of us.
 

 

 

 

Suzie Daggett, has published the Insight Directory since 2002, a twice-yearly publication for the Sierra Nevada Foothills with listings of healing arts practitioners, products and services promoting healthy, sustainable living with a circulation of 12,000. In 2005, Suzie created Insight Lectures, offering three to five high quality lectures to the public featuring national wellness speakers.
 

 

 

 

Jesse Locks is the co-founder and co-producer of the award-winning program, See Jane Do.  She has worked in independent music and publishing for over ten-years, most notably for the trailblazing and critically acclaimed Arthur Magazine.  She is the Festival Director for the Nevada City Film Festival and the PR Director for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.  Jesse is also deeply involved in the community as a Master Gardener, a Board of Director for the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, a Friendship Club Angel and a board member for the Sierra College Coordinating Council.

About TEDxGrassValley
In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxGrassValley where x = independently organized TED event. At TEDxGrassValley, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

TEDxGrassValley is produced with generous support from KVMR, NCTV, The FARM, Unity in the Gold Country, Kial James Design, Spiral Studios, and BriarPatch Co-op.
 
About TED
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences -- the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer -- TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize.  The annual TED conferences, in Long Beach/Palm Springs and Oxford, bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).
 
TEDxGrassValley
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Doors 4:30pm Conference 5-8:30pm,
Unity in the Gold Country
180 Cambridge Court, Grass Valley, CA 95945
 
This event is free, but attendees must pre-register at info@seejanedo.com.
 
More information on TEDxGrassValley can be found at www.tedxgrassvalley.com or you can follow us on Twitter at @tedxgrassvalley or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tedxgrassvalley.
 
Or Contact:
 
Jesse Locks
TEDxGrassValley
(916) 548-7716
jesse@seejanedo.com
www.tedxgrassvalley.com
 
Follow TED on Twitter at twitter.com/TEDTalks, or on Facebook at facebook.com/TED
 
Please note that TEDx event organizers are not able to speak for the TED Conference.
 
Any inquiry regarding TED should be sent to:
Laura Galloway
TED Media Liaison
(212) 260-3708
laura@gallowaymediagroup.com

See Jane Do's Report From the 21st Annual Bioneers Conference

“We are bloated by technology and starved for wisdom,” exclaimed Dr. Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey from the main stage at this year’s 21^st Annual Bioneers Conference, in San Rafael, CA.  Dr. Lindsey, an award-winning filmmaker, anthropologist and the first Polynesian Explorer female fellow in the history of the National Geographic Society, was one of the many distinguished keynote speakers addressing the nearly three thousand attendees who had traveled around the world to attend the conference.  As Dr. Lindsey finished her keynote, the Marin Convention Center erupted into thunderous applause, it seemed many of us had found our tribe of like-minded folks. 

This was See Jane Do’s first time attending the Bioneers Conference.  Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons had been a keynote speaker at our sold-out Passion Into Action conference in January and had invited us to attend.  Like so many, we had come seeking answers and viable solutions to the environmental and social crises in the world today.  We had also come to learn, be inspired and discover a community of social change.

Co-Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the term bioneers in 1990 to describe an emerging culture. Bioneers are social and scientific innovators focused on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity.  The annual conference is a leading-edge forum where people “can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope.”  

This year’s conference featured dozens of speakers including Dr. Jane Goodall, women’s activist Gloria Feldt (another keynote speaker at the Passion Into Action conference), community organizer and President Obama’s former boss Mary Gonzalez, Lynne Twist of the Pachamama Alliance, Andy Lipkis of Tree People, and other activists, community organizers, leaders, authors, filmmakers, speakers, and change-makers. 

From cutting-edge climate initiatives and the power of women leading from the heart to challenging corporate power and permaculture for humanity, no topic was left uncovered during the conference.  At times, the shear amount of information felt overwhelming; there was definitely moments filled with tears of joy and pain.  But those feelings where quickly diminished with the realization that we were surrounded by a room of thoughtful, committed people, from all walks of life, who believed that together we can change the world. 

If you missed this year’s Bioneers Conference and are interested in learning more, go to www.bioneers.org.  The website not only features information about the conference but other campaigns and programs such as Dreaming New Mexico, Women’s Leadership, Youth, and Food & Farming plus the Bioneers Radio Series.  

Look for this story and more in the December/January issue of the KVMR 89.5FM Listeners Guide.       

You're Invited! "Funding Your Passion" Soiree into Action

Join See Jane Do for our "Funding Your Passion" Fall Soiree Into Action, Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 6-8pm at the APPLE Center in downtown Nevada City, CA.  This party with a purpose will explore ideas and proven ways to help your passion become a reality.

There are a lot of how to's and guides out there on finding your passion, but few touch on the actual nuts and bolts of how to fund your passion.  Don't let funding hold you back from realizing your passion and making it come true.  Hear the powerful personal stories from two local business women who have successfully put their passions into action - Mary Waldner who took a lifelong health issue and a passion for cooking and turned it into a popular nationally distributed health food business and Amy Olsen who has combined her talents in organization and fundraising with her passion for helping others to spearhead some of Nevada County's most successful and beloved events.

Meet, connect and network with other like-minded women, be inspired, be moved, and be motivated.  Leave with tips, tools and other positive takeaways. 

More Information about our Special Guests

Mary Waldner is the Chairwoman and Founder of Mary's Gone Crackers.  In 1994, Ms. Waldner discovered that her lifelong battle with digestive pain and fatigue had been caused by an inability to digest gluten--a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and most oats. Inspired by her own struggles with Celiac Disease, Ms. Waldner created Mary's Gone Crackers after finding a shortage of nutritious , gluten-free options that tasted good.  Having been a creative baker her whole life, she started experimenting in her kitchen.  Mary's Gone Crackers is now distributed nation-wide and in Canada and Ms. Waldner's award-winning handcrafted recipe is enjoyed by not only Celiac sufferers, but consumers eager for delicious snacks they could feel good about eating.  Prior to co-founding Mary's Gone Crackers, Waldner practiced as a psychotherapist for 26 years; she holds a master's degree in clinical psychology and is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Amy Olsen, is the woman behind the scenes of many of Nevada County's most beloved events and organizations.  With over 20 years in event and meeting planning production and not-for-profit management and organization, Ms. Olsen brings a wealth of knowledge and resources to organizations.  She is a Certified Meeting Professional with the Convention Industry Council and  is an expert in leveraging an organization's resources to maximize fundraising.  Her work has included producing KVMR's annual Celtic Festival & Marketplace, sponsorship sales for the California WorldFest, and production of Nevada County Land Trust's annual fundraiser "Stars at the Ridgetop" among others.

This event is free, but limited to 40.  Please RSVP to info@seejanedo.com before November 15.

What: See Jane Do's "Funding Your Passion" Fall Soiree Into Action
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Where: APPLE Center for Sustainable Living, 412 Commercial Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
Info: info@seejanedo.com or www.seejanedo.com