INFORMATION RE JOE SIMONETTA IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA APRIL, 2002

An Invitation from Suzanne Taylor:

A new progressive voice will be in Southern California this month. It is clear to people of good will everywhere that radical new thinking is vital to the health, and even to the survival of human life. It is not an overstatement to suggest that Joe Simonetta supplies such an ideation. Beyond right and left, and beyond the concepts held by different religions, there is a sacredness to all of life that Joe defines for our time, enabling us to feel an affinity for the beauty of our own lives, the lives of others, and the planet that has miraculously been given us as our home. Joe will galvanize you to a passion for bringing about the changes that will create the world for which we so yearn.

Starting April 8, he will be in the Santa Barbara/Ojai area for a week. Starting April 13, he'll be in Los Angeles for about 10 days. There are dates scheduled where you can see him (all free), radio shows not yet pinned down where you'll be able to hear him, and an invitation-only convening in L.A. for movers and shakers to think with him about where to from here. Also, in L.A., there will be filming going on, cinema verite, with a camera always in readiness. It will document the huddles we will be in to help get this world on a better course at this dangerous and changeful time.

I feel supported in the boldness of this call by the extraordinary reaction Joe gets when he speaks and when people read his book, SEVEN WORDS THAT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD: A New Understanding of Sacredness. He not only has a message that can matter, but he walks his talk and has a charisma that will charm us all. He is a new kind of hero – not separate from us on any pedestal, but an everyman who has the new story just right. If you want to meet with him, or want to attend the private strategizing evening in West Hollywood on April 14, or want to offer a venue for him to speak, please be in touch.

Here's the public schedule so far:

April 9 - Santa Barbara, CA, Unitarian Church at 1535 Santa Barbara Street, between Micheltorina and Arrellaga, 7:00 P.M.

April 10 - Ojai, CA, Ojai Athletic Club, 7:00 P.M.

April 12 - Ojai, CA, Local Hero Bookstore, 7:00 P.M.

April 21 - Los Angeles, CA, Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 7:30 P.M.

Links to more information:

Testimonials for his book and for talks people have attended.

Five Star reviews for his book on Amazon.com.

Posted conversation, where you can get a good take on who Joe is and the thinking about the world situation that he is initiating and participating in.

Suzanne Taylor
Los Angeles, CA
suzanne@mightycompanions.org
Phone: (310)652-3440
Fax: (310)659-9860
http://www.theconversation.org
http://www.mightycompanions.org