Green Economy Think Tank , We are Open Circle , and Flourish Ojai

Invite you to a

Central Coast Collaborative Listening Circle

Together we will: 

Discover our agency and 

Explore the conditions for that make collaboration possible

Share and listen to stories about what is and is not working on the ground

Witnessing our intersections.

October 19th 2022

2.30pm arrival 

3pm - 5pm

We welcome you to join us and invite other leaders as well:

• leaders of initiatives in the region who are tackling systemic issues for the greatest challenges within and across the region, and on global issues which apply to our region,  

• Leaders who are working for systems change in our schools, in the environment, on the streets, in our housing, economic development, agriculture, equity, climate resilience, new models for resilient civilisation

• Representatives of government and county agencies.

•  Stewards of resources of all types of capital who are exploring new models for systems change and collective community action.

• People developing models who want to contribute their stories or their witness.

• Organizations who are looking at systemic models for innovating philanthropy and investing for good. 

• Networks, collaboratives and organizations that are exploring, researching and creating new models for social change, community action for the world's greatest challenges in the region and around the world.

Some of the goals we have in convening this first in a series of gatherings:

• Linking capital, community leaders, resources and organizations in local bio communities to address complex community issues with a vision informed by people in place.

• New cross collaborative partnerships and resourcing model evolving community resilience and regional collaboration. 

• Cultivation of collaborative leaders across local urban centers in the lower California central coast bioregion. 

• Cultivating and connecting leaders from all parts of the central coast, building their capacity to create new ways of working with resources and each other

• Creating spaces for non dual, whole systems thinking, inclusive, regional, building on all of the work efforts like this in the past for action now.

• Creating a supportive community of practice and learning for what a bioregional cooperative initiative can become with input and shared outcomes from inside and outside the region.