Community

Event Briefs

Peace Prayers

Dalai Lama Leads Ritual Kalachakra for World Peace

Public Greenways

Healthy Parks, Healthy People Spark a National Conversation

Environment

Honoring Earth Day

Go Green at Parks and Other Community Events

This year’s National Park Week, from April 20 to 28, centered around Earth Day, offers free admission to all 398 national parks from April 22 to 26. Earth Day’s 43rd anniversary celebrations include a host of local events to help citizens of all ages join in the next “billion acts of green,” aligned with the theme: The Face of Climate Change.

National Community Briefs

	Living Art Creativity Inspires Community Everywhere in the U.S., people are gathering for artful togetherness--cooking or painting, storytelling or gardening, drumming or dancing. These initiatives can transform a city or neighborhood's well-being on multiple levels.
	Women As Leaders Pulling Together to Secure Harmony on Earth Since 2005, the power of media images has been stretching our collective imagination and changing the perception of what is possible for young girls and women who dream of using their leadership skills to make our world a better place to live.
	Sharing Our World Simply Sharing Can Solve Big Challenges The mindset of sharing and collaboration may be the answer to some of today’s biggest questions and challenges.
	Living in Community A Conversation with Diana Leafe Christian on Practical Co-Housing Living in community allows you to grow as a person and learn what you are really like, from the perspectives of others who are willing to give feedback and appreciation.
	Awakening Consciousness Bold New Visions for Us, the Earth and the Universe Today’s technologies help us create instance communications that span continents, cross cultural barriers and bridge political divides. These forged connections weave us all together. Now, inspired organizations are deftly exploring, encouraging and researching the global awakening that accompanies them.
	Connecting Kids to Community Getting Youth Involved in a Good Cause Before scheduling after-school soccer practice or cheerleading, why not consider committing to a different kind of extracurricular activity: community outreach.