October 29, 2008

Dear friends --

We're hosting the first SF Bay Area Open House celebrating Network For New Culture on Wednesday evening, November 12th, 2008 at a private home in Oakland

Please join us for a fun evening of gathering together and connecting through the exploration of conscious human relationship and personal transformation within the context of Community.

We want to share with you some information and experiential exercises that will give you some understanding about Network For a New Culture (NFNC) which is a North American group that was originally inspired by the long established German community ZEGG (acronym for German words meaning "Center for Experimental Cultural Design")

The purpose of the NFNC is to contribute to creating a world without fear and violence by promoting self-awareness and empowerment. We believe that once individuals become aware of who they are and what their genuine desires are, they'll be inspired to act in a multitude of ways that make the world a better place.

Through this dedication of creating a New Culture based in a supportive and loving community, we invite you to co-create with us a safe and nurturing environment where we will have the opportunity to deepen our self-knowledge while creatively exploring ideas of love and community.

We also believe that these goals are most effectively carried out in the context of supportive community, so one of our primary purposes for the events of NFNC is to create this community as a vehicle for social change, and to serve as a model for participants to emulate.

The Mission Statement:

Co-creating the transformation of our culture into universal love in the deepest sense. By universal love we mean deep intimacy, transparency, honesty, spirituality, genuine equality, compassion, and sexual freedom through community.

Network For a New Culture is a way of looking at every aspect of what makes a deep, satisfying, energized, and delicious human life, and how we can create a sustainable world based on love, freedom, and community. It's not just another "answer"; there are no gurus, no dogma, and no "one-size-fits-all" solutions. Instead, Network For a New Culture brings together insights and practices from many spiritual, political, sensual, and psychological realms that we explore, experiment with, and customize, so that we can safely and powerfully explore new ways of living and loving. The heart of Network For a New Culture is an expanding community of fellow explorers who participate in this exploration within an on-going context of intentional community.

This evening is the first of a series, ie. monthly, of open house introductions to New Culture and how it has expanded to current incarnations, to intimacy-building exercises, and to share time to just hang out and connect. This is a great opportunity for new folks to learn through experiential exploration about Network For a New Culture (http://www.nfnc.org), plus a chance to make new friends and strengthen old connections. It's also a great chance to learn more about our annual New Culture Summer Camps -- you can see last year's announcement at http://www.nfnc.org/sc/

People are welcome to arrive any time after 6 PM. We'll start with a one-hour potluck from 6 to 7:15 PM -- you are welcome to bring a dish to feed yourself and 4-5 others, or simply bring your own complete dinner plus a little extra to share. The evening's workshop will start promptly at 7:30 PM with a full couple of hours of activities planned, and then folks are welcome to hang out, sing and make music, etc. No alcohol or recreational drugs, please.

When you know you can join, you can let us know via e-mail; for address and directions, email keithb@nfnc.org and we'll send this info to you. If you would like to call with any questions, please contact Keith & Lenel at (415) 350-4691 or (415) 609-9469.

We are very excited about sharing this evening with you at the Network For a New Culture Open House! Feel free to forward this announcement to friends who might be interested. Also, drop us a line if you want to be on our announcement list for other NFNC events in the SF Bay area!

Warmly, Ray, Sophia, Lenel & Keith