PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS SUBUD USA NATIONAL CONGRESS – 2012

SUBUD USA NATIONAL CONGRESS – 2012

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

Forgiveness Workshop (Lusijah Marx) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Washington D
Presents an evidence-based approach to forgiveness. We will explore a process for letting go and moving on from our places of resentment, hurt and abuse – learning how to personally apply steps in order to truly forgive.

Muhammad Subuh Foundation Film and Q & A (Lillian Shulman & Maria Wallington) 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Washington ABC
A new 15-min. film about the work of MSF will be shown, covering the history, projects, and goals of MSF to promote the growth and development of Subud.

THURSDAY, JULY 5

Educator’s Forum and Discussion, followed by testing (Liza Ramey) 1:30 – 3:30 pm, Washington D (testing in Evergreen Rooms)
Explore our roles as Subud members in the field of education. Testing session follows.

SES Annual General Meeting – Strategy and Planning Session (Rosetta Narvaez) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Seattle 1
Participate in shaping Subud USA’s future activities and goals, in partnership with the international SES wing. PLUS contribute to the discussion on the Virtual Financial Institution.

Pike Place Market Tour and Poetry Workshop (Paul Nelson) 1:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 2 (this workshop will go off-site)
After some tips on writing poems, we’ll take light rail downtown and tour some interesting spots in this world-famous Market. On our return, we’ll write poems – open to any level of writer!

Congress TV Workshop (Hamilton Pevec) 1:30 – 4:00 pm, Seattle 3
Create a living document of the congress – a video for distribution to attendees and beyond!

YES Quest 2013 and Beyond (Lusijah Rott) 4:00 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 3
Learn about this ongoing youth program and details about the Jan.-Feb. 2013 Quest.

National Office Move Workshop and Delegate Working Party (Joshua Vervoordt) 1:30 – 4:00 pm, Tacoma
In the interest of achieving harmony and unity on a subject that has become, to some people, divisive, we’ll meet to freely discuss issues of the move of the national office.

Creating a Supportive Culture in our Subud Communities (Oswald Norton & Haris Wolfgang) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Aberdeen
Explore Our PLACES (Personal Leadership and Community Engagement in Subud). This project supports the growth of Subud culture through healthy communications, leadership, healing, education and other means.

Subud Retirement Community (Hanafi Fraval) 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Aberdeen
This workshop was held at the Subud California congress and has gained a life of its own with 25 people now following developments. This project allows those of us over 55 to continue to work, retire, be independent or benefit from assisted living as necessary. We could live in a gated community in Laguna Woods where our lives can be centered around the latihan and our Subud community, but where we can also integrate with the larger community with multiple activities of every description. Come to this workshop to find out how.

FRIDAY, JULY 6

Off-site FIELD TRIP! (Emile Ward) Meet at 10:00 am, Registration Desk

Garden Symbiosis: Beneficial Interrelationships in the Web of Life (Lydia Feltman) 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Washington ABC How to garden using the soil food web, microbes, companion plants, beneficial insects and insectary plants, and compost teas.

Bright Futures: Helping Developing World Students (Hanafi Fraval) 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Washington D
Bright Futures identifies students who can successfully complete a primary degree – but do not have the resources to make their dream come true.

Enterprise Forum (Ruslan Morris) 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Seattle 1
Ruslan Morris, chair of SES International, facilitates a forum on international initiatives, including the recent compilation of Bapak’s advice on enterprise.

Fundraising for a Sustainable Subud USA (Marston Gregory) 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Spokane Board Room
How can Subud USA have a firm financial future?

An Introduction to Worm Composting (Lydia Feltman) 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Washington ABC
How worms can eat your garbage, turn it into a rich soil amendment, and save you money. Also includes some demonstration materials and worm box plans.

Subud in our Communities (Leo Horthy & Robert Mertens) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Spokane Board Room
Sharing the experiences of Seven Circles integrating Subud into local communities and organizations – what works! Exploring ideas on how to talk about Subud in personal and professional contexts.

Writing Workshop: Hear your own voice through writing (Hadiyah Carlyle) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Seattle 2
Just bring yourself … and a paper and pen!

Compassion in Action Videofest I (Susila Dharma USA) 1:30 –3:00 pm Washington D
Be amazed and inspired with videos, slideshows and storytelling from local and worldwide humanitarian projects – all initiated, organized and/or operated by Subud members.

Distribution of Bapak’s Talks and Subud Books Workshop and Delegate Working Party (Hanafi Fraval) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Tacoma
Bapak’s mandate for our committees to facilitate the distribution of Subud books goes to the heart of committee duties. SUSA has contracted a fulfillment firm to handle this, but a necessary marketing plan has not been implemented. Hanafi will share a national marketing plan with the objective to develop a congress resolution.

Congress TV Workshop (Hamilton Pevec) 1:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 3
Create a living document of the congress – a video for distribution to attendees and beyond!

Career Quest Card Workshop (Halimah Bellows) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Aberdeen
Discover a lasting, meaningful career that utilizes your natural talents. The innovative Career Quest Cards help you clarify and define a career path.

Emotional Transformation Therapy (Ann O. Padilla) 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Aberdeen
Using a Chromopulse II to look at colored light during talk therapy, the client addresses unwanted emotions and intrusive thoughts affecting mental and behavioral health. Suggested $2 donation for SIHA programs.

Creating Comedy with Improvisation (Richmond Shepard) 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 2
Hey – it’s Richmond! You know you’ll have a great time!

Susila Dharma USA Endowment Planning Workshop (John Schoenthaler & Hamid Alexander) 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Washington D
Leaving a lasting legacy that helps humanitarian efforts in local and worldwide communities.

Publishing Panel for Authors: E-Publishing and E-Marketing (Paul Nelson) 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 1
Need ideas on selling your manuscript? SES and SICA are sponsoring a panel of professional publishers facilitated by Paul Nelson of Poetry Labs to provide you insight and address your questions. Featuring Panelists: Sheryn Hara of NW Bookfest; Jarret Middleton and Aaron Talwar of Dark Coast Press

Updates on the Washington DC House (Barbara Thomas) 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Washington ABC
An overview of the progress on the Washington DC House.

SATURDAY, JULY 7

Compassion in Action Videofest II (Susila Dharma USA) 10:30 am – 12:00 pm, Washington D
Be amazed and inspired with videos, slideshows and storytelling from local and worldwide humanitarian projects – all initiated, organized and/or operated by Subud members.

Visioning for a Subud School (Halimah Polk & Emmanuel Williams) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Washington D
An interactive exploration into the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of Subud education, including a look at Bapak and Ibu Rahayu’s talks on education. We’ll look at examples of Subud Schools, and articulate our visions for the future schools.

Business Owners Panel of Experts (Rosetta Narvaez) 1:30 – 3:00 pm, Seattle 1
Well-established business owners from different industries and sizes of operations will speak on successes and challenges. Q and A session follows.

Writers’ Living Room: Critique Circle (Paul Nelson) 1:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 3
Read your new work for a gentile critique – or just join in the engaging company of other writers. Original works only; bring 10 copies – limit 2 pages.

Congress TV Workshop (Hamilton Pevec) 1:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 3
Create a living document of the congress – a video for distribution to attendees and beyond!

Enterprise Showcase and Networking (SES) 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Seattle 1
Check out our U.S. Subud enterprises – and talk with SES members and those involved and interested in Subud businesses.

Proposed By-Laws

Paul,

Newest update…..would you please put this on our website…..do we have any feedback coming in?

We have a workroom at the congress for our group….do you have ideas about how to make this all work? Someone suggested creating specific times of day when people should show up to our Meeting area…..we need as many of our group members as possible to sit in on the meetings so we can share information and converse about how we want it to go…..what do you think?

Thank you,

Hadijah

Hadijah,

I’ll post the proposed by laws here on the site, but we’re not getting any feedback. https://www.subudgreaterseattle.com/?attachment_id=252

Paul

Contacts for the Americas Gathering

These are contacts from the program for the Americas Gathering. Events will be held in rooms in the Student Union Building (SUB) Building and the Buchanan D building.

· Details of the kejiwaan program arise out of the needs of the participants, so to find out what is happening each day go to the helpers’ rooms at SUB 216, 214, 212 or contact Mahmud Nestman 604- 733-3343, Hanafi Von Hahn 604-781-3646, Michelle Butterfield 604-512-0775 or Rohanna Goodwin Smith 604-725-4009.
· Liaison to Subud International and Zones: Dave Hitchcock 250 883 6765.
· If you want to present a workshop or hold a meeting, text or phone Rosanna Hille 604-738-7024 to findout if there is space available.
· If you want to perform, you can sign-up in El Zócalo or contact Lucas Hille 778-688-4464 or findAhmad Miles.
· To inquire about childcare, contact Heidi Hitchcock 1-250-889-0817 for ages 0-5 and George Demers1-250 858 2263 for all other ages.
· If you have merchandise to sell in the shop, go to room 205 or contact Latifah Brett 604-807-3296.
· If you have art to hang or sell in the Art Gallery, contact Elfrida Schragen 1-250-634-5890.
· If you would like to help by volunteering, contact Camille Roberts 1-250-686-4589

Parking at the Congress

To Local and PNW members driving to the Marriott for the National Congress

The hotel says:Our special Subud Guests use the parking lot for a discounted $10 a day or overnight. How do they go about getting that rate when they come into the parking lot?
Answer: Parking for overnight guests is easy. The charge will go on their room bill and the guest room keys get them in and out of the parking area.

For event only (not overnight) parking guests, the hotel will give them a discounted parking ticket for each day to use as they leave the parking and it will give them the discounted rate.

In and Out of the Marriott Parking lot in the course of a day:

The hotel says: If they are guests that are staying overnight the room key will work to get them in and out every time.

If you are people paying for the daily parking for the event it is a little different. If you leave during the day and pay at the pay station,please print a receipt showing payment. If you keep this receipt and show the valet guys on your way out the second time that day they will let you out for free.

Want directions?
go here:
http://subudusa.org/SUSACongress12/hotel.html

Have a good time!
Melinda

Subud Congress Business

Dear All,

Attached is the fruit of several months of PreCongress working party conference calls, plus input from other experts and members of the National Committee and the Governance Sub-Committee, refining and approving the initial bylaws proposal given to us by the Governance Sub-Committee some three months ago.

Virtually every line has been gone over at least once in a series of telephone conference calls. However, even now, before we vote in July to accept the newly revised bylaws, there is still room for more refinement (with consensus).

Please feel free to share this with anyone and everyone: in your group, in your region. We will be asking delegates for their pre-Congress support for this document as the product of between 25 and 30 highly motivated members’ input, with many others’ input over the course of two years work. We’ll ask that you signify your support by email to me: miryamgordon@gmail.com, for tallying and presentation at a plenary session of Congress.

Your Recorder,
Miryam Gordon

Happy Birthday Bapak

Dear Seattle Members:

Bapak

This is to invite you to a celebration of Bapak’s birthday at this Friday’s Eastside Latihan. (He would have been 111!)

UCC Bellevue (Bellevue United Church of Christ).
The church is located at the corner of NE 8^th and 108^th NE in downtown Bellevue.

Quiet: 8 pm
Latihan: 8:45 pm

Party in church lounge.

Please bring a dessert to share. Tea will be available.

SUBUD Pacific Northwest Regional Congress

Hello Members of SUBUD Pacific Northwest

The regional congress will be held this year during the National Congress being held in Seatac, WA –

Date: July 7th
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Place: Evergreen Room at the Airport Marriot in Seatac.

We will be selecting a new committee to serve the region’s needs for the next 2 years.

I hope to see all of you there.

sincerely,

Marston

General Meeting June 10

JUNE 10 AFTER LATIHAN AND LUNCH WE WILL HAVE A

GENERAL MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES RAISED AT THE NATIONAL CONGRESS IN JULY.

We have strong delegates who would like our input.

Potluck lunch:

A-G Salad and side dishes

H-L Main dish

M-Z Snacks, beverages and desserts

PLEASE COME!

THANKS,

YOUR COMMITTEE

Hadiyah Carlyle reads at Elliott Bay Books

Torch in the Dark

Please consider attending a reading by your Subud sister Hadiyah Carlyle. Her powerful new memoir, Torch in the Dark, has been released and she will read Sunday, June 3 at 2:00 at Seattle’s legendary Elliott Bay Books.

The book is a brilliant look at how one woman overcame the tremendous obstacles of a horribly traumatic childhood to become a single parent welder 3,000 miles from her native New Jersey to raise a son who would become a State Representative.

The writing is concise and completely compelling. I read the last 150 pages in one sitting. Wow!

Reading at Elliott Bay is a landmark in any local writer’s career as a writer. Come show your support as Hadiyah celebrates the release of this chronicle of her remarkable life.

International Helpers Visit the NW

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Our International Helpers will be visiting the Pacific Northwest.

Hamilton Schragen

Hamilton Schragen Victor, BC, Canada

Grace Hodgson

Grace Hodgson, Montreal, Canada

Daniela Urratia

Daniela Urrutia Cali, Columbia

Reynaldo Mosquera, Bogotá, Columbia

Reynaldo Mosquera

They will be stopping in Seattle, Bellingham/Skagit Valley and Portland. We would like to invite every one of you to come to one of the centers that will host them. There will be general latihans, awareness testing, personal testing, great meals and great conversation at each of the centers.

They will be arriving in Seattle on Thursday, May 17th. Here is the itinerary:

•    Thursday, May 17th – Seattle – 6:00 PM dinner, 7:45 PM latihan
•    Friday, May 18th – 11A – 1P, Personal Testing in Seattle, then off to Bellingham/Skagit Valley for Evening latihan/testing –
•    Saturday, May 19th – Seattle – 10:15 AM latihan, lunch then general and personal testing in the afternoon. Helper latihan and testing in the late afternoon and evening.
•    Sunday, May 20th – Portland – 10:00AM latihan, testing and lunch to follow through the afternoon.

Please set these dates aside and plan on joining us.

Thank you,

Marston – Subud PNW Regional Chair
Evan Padilla – Subud Greater Seattle Chair
Roseanna Page – Subud Bellingham/Skagit Valley Chair
Reynold Orchard – Subud Portland Chair