Orland Bishop in conversation with Jaune Evans

Orland Bishop leads a day-long workshop—a deepening of the conversation begun on Friday, April 17—that will move into an experiential exploration of the spiritual economy by asking important questions:

• What are the exchanges that bring value to our shared lives and our communities?
• What is the legacy that we’ve all inherited?
• How do we integrate our ancestors into our lives, nature, and the cosmos?
• What are the ways in which our connections to the earth, sky, and water can contribute to a spiritual economy?
• What is the greater story to which we can make offerings as we live our lives in community?

Explore these queries and others from the standpoint of the practical resources in daily life.
Co-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.