Orland Bishop in conversation with Jaune Evans

Orland Bishop combines his extensive study of medicine, naturopathy, psychology, and indigenous cosmologies with a deep dedication to human rights advocacy and cultural renewal. As co-founder of ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles, he’s pioneered new approaches to youth mentorship and to creating urban truces. In this evening conversation, he’ll explore his current focus of spiritual economy, understanding the deeper meaning of money as a pathway to designing new economic forms that support healthy community life and human potential. Presented by Point Reyes Books, Black Mountain Circle, and The New School at Commonweal.

Learn more about Orland Bishop: Spiritual Biography; Global Oneness.

About Orland Bishop Orland Bishop combines an extensive study of medicine, naturopathy, psychology and indigenous cosmologies with a deep dedication to human rights advocacy and cultural renewal. He was a research fellow at the Center for the Study of Violence at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles and has consulted for many human development organizations in the United States and internationally. He is co-founder and executive director of ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles, California, a unique organization devoted to the mentoring of young people and the creation of communities to support them. Through ShadeTree, he has pioneered approaches to urban truces and working with at-risk youth that combine indigenous wisdom and practices with contemporary methodologies designed to mentor the human potential and create intentional communities to heal violence and social exclusion. He’s currently focusing on understanding the deeper meaning of money as a pathway to designing new economic forms that support healthy community life.

About Jaune Evans: Poet and photographer Jaune Evans has worked in philanthropy and public service for the past twenty-five years. As a multi-disciplinary artist, Jaune has taught numerous community workshops on the creative process.

About Black Mountain Circle: Black Mountain Circle is a California nonprofit organization created by Point Reyes Books to provide opportunities to explore the relationships between the arts, spirit, story, and place through author events, conferences, conversations, and publications.

About The New School at Commonweal: The New School presents conversations, book signings, art, and lectures with thought and action leaders of our time. It is a learning community of 3,000 people in the Bay Area and around the world dedicated to learning what matters. Most events are free, and so are its podcasts and videos—200 on iTunes, Vimeo, and our Library.