What is a Symposium?

Are you concerned about the environment and social justice?

Are you ready for a meaningful and life changing experience?

Do you want some support and tools to take action in this growing movement for change?

Then come and experience the Awaken The Dreamer – Be The Change Symposium!

What Is It?

Building on the multi-media work of Pachamama Alliance's Awakening The Dreamer Initiative, this informative and compelling workshop provides visually rich A/V materials featuring international luminaries like Julia Butterfly Hill, Paul Hawken, Brian Swimme, Maude Barlow, Desmond Tutu, and Van Jones. Trained facilitators lead participants through engaging activities and four critical questions about our relationship with the planet: Where are We? How Did We Get Here? What Is Emerging? and Where Do We Go From Here?

This inspiring Symposium ends with an opportunity to channel your passion into action with a Be The Change Action Circle – a concrete program of facilitated weekly or biweekly gatherings, bringing together like-minded people to grow, learn, and make inspiring
lifestyles changes in a supportive community environment.

Why Participate?

We believe there is a need to examine our values in communities of compassionate care to address the critical concerns of our times. This symposium does just that. It is designed to inspire, connect, inform, and supply you with the tools to ignite positive action wherever you choose to take it.

Bring a Symposium to You!

The ATD - BTC Symposium has received standing ovations in high schools and has transformed workplaces, neighbourhoods, and various faith centres throughout Canada. Here are some of the ways you can experience a Symposium:

Communities: Bring a Symposium to your local community centre and inspire your neighborhood to get active in the movement for change! This is a great way to connect with those who are ready to work together on personal change and community projects.

Workplaces: Do you want an informative and inspiring presentation to help you motivate your colleagues to create a sustainable workplace? This presentation is a great way to launch your ‘Green Team’, or to help get more employee engagement in the green initiatives you are already implementing.

Schools: Our presentation is an informative and inspiring assembly that activates students to join your school’s environmental and social justice clubs that can flourish with more student engagement. Successfully piloted at Lord Byng Secondary in October 2009, this presentation is now available for assemblies in 2010. We also invite teachers to augment class curriculum with the Action Guide as an experiential learning tool.

Faith Centers: Hosting a Symposium at your faith center provides your congregation with an informative and inspiring event of great relevance to our current state of affairs. This is also an excellent offering to attract participants from the neighbourhood, positioning your faith centre as a vital hub for the community.

Attend a Symposium

Our next symposium is scheduled to take place on March 10, 2012 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the Canadian Memorial Church and Centre for Peace (1825 West 16 Avenue, Vancouver).

Click here to pre-register for this powerful experiential event!