The Relational Turn: The Practice of Sustainability
June 2 - 7, 2013 - Esalen, Big Sur
A sequel to the 2011 conference held in Los Angeles, this five-day residential will take place at beautiful Esalen in Big Sur, California. This highly participatory event will bring together a diverse range of practitioners from many fields, including sociology, psychotherapy, community organizing, urban planning, theology, education, and economics, who are deeply concerned with the question of sustainable change. In the structuring of the week, we will create opportunities for dialogue, demonstration, and feedback, with the aim of building our capacity to develop empathic communities that are diverse, interdependent, and sustainable.

Outreach Day
July 2, 2013 - Melbourne
This one-day event welcomes people interested in learning more about The Relational Movement, with opportunities to connect, identify shared concerns and discuss possible action projects. This is a preliminary meeting in preparation for the two-day Stakeholder Forum on July 30 and 31.

Stakeholder Gathering: "From Social Services to Social Movements"
July 30 & 31, 2013 - Melbourne
This event will bring together a range of care professionals who also gravitate towards social justice positions and want to be involved in or take up some leadership in community action. Participants will identify the values and concerns that call for action beyond service delivery while developing new skills for movement building and community organizing, appreciating the unique contributions they can offer to social movements. This event welcomes psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, welfare workers and other social service and health care professionals.

For additional information about any of these events, please email Leanne O'Shea at leanne@relational-matters.org.