Sustainable Cincinnati Retreat-Seminar: A Realistic Dream that can Heal Our Community
Sustainable Cincinnati
Aiming for a TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
(Economic Development, Environmental Protection & Solving Social Problems)
Instructors: Dr. Vlasta Molak and staff, GAIA FOUNDATION, Inc.,
E-mail: DrMolak@gmail.com or Phone 513.521.9321 or Visit http://www.GaiaFoundation.net
WHAT & WHEN: January 17-19, 2008, a 2-day seminar-retreat running Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon to enable participants to attend and enjoy
the benefits of both a seminar AND a retreat. Condensed 3-hour version available on Thursday afternoon from 3-6 pm
PLACE: To be determined, some retreat-type place in the vicinity of Cincinnati, which can provide peaceful and healthy environment for maximum interaction
between lecturers and attendees.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: YOU! Our seminar-retreat is particularly designed for the City Council (and staff), Hamilton County commissioners (and staff),
and members of the 3CDC group of executives and other VIPs, and Northern Kentucky equivalents, since they are the citizens with the most power to effect positive
(and/or negative) changes in our community of Greater Cincinnati. Others involved in development and redevelopment or who are concerned about environment
and the future of our community will also find our seminar very useful.
PURPOSE: Teach a new paradigm in dealing with urban and suburban environmental, occupational, and social problems, by integrating science and technology with the social sciences and applying them to the sustainable development of the Greater Cincinnati Community. Sustainable Development is defined as “integrated strategies that would halt and reverse the negative impact of human behavior on the physical environment and allow for a livable environment for future generations on Earth.” Sustainable Cincinnati is linked to our work in Over-the-Rhine, in which we are starting to apply a systemic approach (in contrast to a “business as usual” band-aid approach) to solve multiple urban problems of Cincinnati (poverty, homelessness, racial tensions, drug dealing, crime, etc.).
We are connecting sustainable development of Greater Cincinnati with the sustainable redevelopment of the urban blight areas in Cincinnati, according to the vision stated in our SEARCH (Sustainable Development and Advanced Renewal of Cincinnati Heart) in addition to Sky Gardens, our vision of the Banks, which will house a totally sustainable Rainbow Town and will not require ANY tax money from the citizens to build and maintain (see our Website). According to our calculations, the tax-paying population of the city will increase and the social ills will decrease. Indeed, both of these projects will increase the wealth and the tax-base of our city and restore its past glamour as the QUEEN CITY. This type of approach has not yet been used elsewhere - Why not start with Cincinnati? Perhaps we can finally dispense with Mark Twain's assertion that everything in Cincinnati comes 10 years after it arrives anywhere else!
PERSONAL RETREAT AND HEALTHY LIVING STYLE: It turns out that sustainable living is good for our personal health. “Walking lightly on your mother
Earth” involves eating lower from the food chain, e.g. decreasing consumption of foods derived from animals (meat/meat products and milk/milk products). It also
involves avoiding the most inefficient mode of transportation -a single driver car - which is 60-times less efficient than a bicycle.
Walking, biking, and other exercise not only decrease our personal CO2 emissions, but also improve our personal health. Therefore, what is good for the Earth is also
good for our personal health. In our retreat-seminar we will also include yoga and shiatsu exercises, as well as healthy nutrition, and counseling and a massage by
a qualified shiatsu master.
PRICE: 2-day version: $360 plus the cost of lodging and food at the retreat site.
3-hour condensed version: $72
Fees include both a manual and a high-quality specially-designed T-shirt.
Gaia Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promotion of sustainable development of communities and environments for improved quality of life. Results are achieved through multiple means, such as educational programs, demonstrations of sustainable technologies, providing consulting to non governmental and governmental organizations, developing policies on local, state, national and international levels, and/or getting involved with practical projects within communities. Guidance and support is provided to volunteers and professionals who are dedicated to the improvement of local, national, or international living conditions and environments.
GAIA FOUNDATION, 8987 Cotillion Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45231.
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