People from across the U.S. are coming to hear international women speakers discuss a different point of view, one that will offset the negative and exploitative mentality of our times, while encouraging non violent activism to change the global Patriarchal Capitalist system. Proposing to unite
the women's movement, the movement of indigenous peoples for social
change, the movement against domestic violence, the movement for
alternative spiritualities and many others with the anti nuclear and
peace movements, the gift paradigm envisions total and long lasting
social change stemming from an economic and cultural model based on
women's practice. In these times it is not enough to vote Democrat or
Republican. Whoever wins the presidential election, a mind shift that
will stop producing violence, war and abuse must take place in this
country. The conference will be held in Las Vegas because of the
possibility of cheap flights and because of the need to be healing and
constructive in the midst of chaos. A second
conference, Matriarchies: Societies of Peace will be held in
Austin, Texas, September 2005,
Also see the Gift Economy website at: http://www.gift-economy.com/
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