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Ceremony:  Water Reaching the Bay

7/2/2014

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By Jean Sarmiento,
Coordination Circle, Love The Everglades Movement.

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It was much nicer than I had envisioned, even more meaningful to me than I thought it would be.
        Last year in April we borrowed a few gallons of Water from a sacred island in the Everglades the area is known as "Water Conservation Area 3A" Homeland of the Miccosukee people.  One of big issues we face as Floridians is the unnatural water levels in the Glades and its detrimental effects on the land, where we now see too much Water in the North and not enough Water in the South reaching Florida Bay.
        Our intent is to pray with these waters, caring for them, they have been to many prayer circles, many sweat lodges, many ceremonies, have touched the hands of many different beautiful men, woman and children who each has bestowed their love and gratitude unto these Waters, these very same Waters each and everyone of us depend on everyday to survive.  These very same Waters that will determine our continuation here on Earth.
        So we set out to Florida Bay with love, gratitude, appreciation in our hearts and gently released the Waters in a symbolic gesture of "Water reaching the bay" to connect with the land and offer our love our forgiveness, to hear our pleas and assist us in dissolving the boundaries that hinder humanity's progress, maybe, just maybe, we won't have to learn this lesson the Hard way.
        Let's give this Water the Respect it deserves!  I don't care if you think you're cute or you're a Diva or a tough guy gangster, el guapo, Rick Ross or you work for the government, if you're an Army Corps guy, if you have Money or if you're black, blue, pink.  It doesn't matter:  Appreciate this Water while you have it in such abundance because I guarantee you -- not maybe, or If -- I Guarantee you'll be crying for this water if it wasn't around.
        Thank you to all the men and women and children, past and present, who labor to bring light unto this world. 

Preserve - Restore - Conserve
One Love Florida Everglades
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7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert

3/30/2014

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by Houston Cypress,
Coordination Circle, Love the Everglades Movement.

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Opportunities for participation include:
  • Sponsorship and/or Donations
  • Vendor Booths
  • Speakers Welcome
  • Performances Welcome:  Music, Poetry, etc.
  • Environmental Art Exhibition:  Artists Welcome

Environmental Art Exhibition
  • We are extending the submissions for the Environmental Art Exhibition through Mon, Mar 31.
  • Please send images to:  gallery@mokshafamily.org
  • We have some great pieces already and we are looking for a few more.  All mediums considered.
  • The exhibition opens on Fri, Apr 18 - with Moksha Roots Live.
  • Please spread the word.  Thanks!
https://www.facebook.com/events/839603659389807/

On Saturday, May 10, 2014 Ploppy Palace Productions and The Miccosukee Tribe will be hosting a concert to raise awareness and funds for Everglades protection and public education. As part of this three stage extravaganza, some of South Florida's top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together to raise awareness for this vital natural resource.

There will be musical performances by Boxelder, Afrobeta, Sweetbone, Franklin's Wheel, Aaron Lebos Reality, Nature's Fury, Teri Catlin, Super Fuzz, Cog Noman, Nag Champayons present the Prolific Minimalists, Kuyayky, The Osceola Brothers Band, Mr. Grim Reapa, Orion, Val C. Wisecracker, Grant Livingston, Anthony Nelson and more.

Spoken word by Alonso, Oscar Fuentes, Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns and more.

Dance and performance by Elviza's Rockabelly Hippies, Feiruz Asaad, Melody Gedeon and more.

Live art by Eva Ruiz, Anibal Fernandez, Linx and more.

Face painting by Them There Eyes.

Community speakers include FL State Senator Dwight Bullard, South Miami City Mayor Phil Stoddard, Houston Cypress from Love The Everglades Movement, Laura Reynolds - Executive Director for Tropical Audubon Society, Matt Schwartz - Executive Director for South Florida Wildlands Association and other concerned citizens.

In addition there will be an Environmental Art Exhibition featuring a selection of distinctive artists including Kiro Fox Ace, Eva Ruiz, Peter Barreda, Margrit-Rose People, Abdiel Acosta, Anibal Fernandez, Jean Sarmiento, Lauranda Hook, Rei Ramirez, Wesley Geometry, Mike Jones, Aeric Moskowitz, Jorge Muriel, Flex Maslan, Mike Matthews, Jake Cordero, Alissa Christine, Brian Call, 
Chia Ortegon, Stephanie McMillian and more.

One of the reasons why this is an Environmental Art Exhibition, rather than an Everglades Art Exhibition is because we want to reach out to more people and see how they connect with the environment, ecology and nature in general. Many people do not get to experience the Everglades and their relationship to the region is limited, yet everyone should have some sort of environmental awareness and some understanding of what it means to have clean air, clean water and an area that is pollution free. We want to reach out to more people and share environmental consciousness - and that happens many ways. 

DONATE NOW: http://www.gofundme.com/EVGConcert7

Currently, the Everglades is one of the most threatened natural habitat in the western hemisphere.  Residential development, water management and agricultural use have shifted natural water patterns and have altered the vitality of the ecosystem.  With an alarming number of people moving into South Florida every year, we need to come together and help to protect the Everglades for our survival.

There will be information booths from Love The Everglades Movement, Tropical Audubon Society, Legalizepot.us (voter registration) and other organizations.

In addition there will be vendors and small businesses promoting and selling their merchandise, including The Wallflower Gallery, the Moksha Boutique, Lotus in Hand and others.

The 7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert at 7th Circuit Productions is sponsored by Ploppy Palace Productions and The Miccosukee Tribe.

7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert
Saturday, May 10, 2014
6:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.
7th Circuit Productions
228 N.E. 59th Street
Miami, FL 33137
305-757-7277
www.7thcircuit.tv
www.facebook.com/7thcircuit

This is an all ages event
Admission is $ 10.

DISCOUNT ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE
@ www.ploppypalace.com

** Sponsorship and vending opportunities are still available.**

Donate here: http://www.gofundme.com/EVGConcert7

For more information, please check out www.ploppypalace.com or e-mail Ploppy Palace Productions at events@ploppypalace.com or call 305-579-0069.
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A Simple Thank You

2/25/2014

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by Jean Sarmiento,
Coordination Circle, Love The Everglades Movement

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Aho Most High!
Aho Pachamama!
Aho Ancestors, Grandfathers, Grandmothers,
and to All My Relations! –

I come before you in a good humble way like that
with appreciation and gratitude in my heart,
Thank You guys that always make it to our Healing Waters prayers
and to everyone out there that takes the moment in their lives
to honor and respect these waters... your waters. 

We apologize and ask these waters for forgiveness
for it is us that demand these technologies
these towers that change the structure of the water
It’s us who demand these sugars,
It’s us that demand and support the Industries
that gladly, carelessly pollute the waters
thus we ask forgiveness and patience.

We recognize these waters:
as the link between the known and unknown
the rational and irrational
We recognize:
this water binds us all, be mindful
that the water you’re drinking today is the same water your ancestors drank.

So
we send our Love and Gratitude to these waters
and we thank them for everything they do for us,
Thank You for being there
when we bathe, cook, clean, drink, release our wastes,
for being that source
that fountain of life
we honor your simplicity and complexity.

Not just these waters here in the Florida Everglades but
all the bodies of water across the globe that are under threat
we send that healing
energy to the oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, creaks, canals, rains, wells, aquifers, the glaciers
and of course that good healing
for the waters inside of us
so that they may be still and pure,
the waters in the wombs of the mothers to be
so when their waters break
the world will receive these newborns
with better water quality than their parents did.

We send this healing to
all those millions of men, women, and children
who don’t have access to clean water
to our indigenous brothers and sisters
who are viciously getting their water taken from them
in the name of profit.

We know what we wanna see...
We wanna see the waters clean
the return of the microscopics
the invertebrates
the mammals that feed on them
We wanna see the return of the birds, bears, deers, Panthers.

We know what we don’t wanna see..
Is this world go to WAR because of lack of water.

Don’t wait for the waters to be gone to start
appreciating them, My People,
a simple Thank You goes a long way

Thank You, brothers and sisters,
and remember

Preserve, Restore and Conserve -
ONE LOVE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
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Coming 2/26/14:  EVG Prayer Circle in the City

2/1/2014

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
7:00 pm -- 9:00 pm

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What once was, will be again!
Ehyah Asher Ehyah
That which I was, I AM no longer; That which I AM, I AM becoming!
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In the heart of South Miami -- amidst the hustle & bustle of commerce, entertainment & education -- is a verdant oasis at the gardens surrounding the Doc Thomas House on Sunset Drive & 55th Avenue.

Doc Thomas House
Home of the Tropical Audobon Society
5530 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143

PARKING AVAILABLE ON-SITE

As a Full Spectrum Movement, we at "Love The Everglades" are doing the work of Everglades Restoration Activism on the Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual levels.  We honor the Circle of Life by working to maintain the integrity of all life, including the most fundamental element: the sacred water.

Join us as we come together in a Prayer Circle on behalf of Everglades Matters. Our intentions for this ceremony will be:

1) Purity of the water flowing from the Kissimmee River Valley down through to Florida Bay;
2) Compassion flourishing in the hearts of the decision-makers and stakeholders associated with Everglades Restoration;
3) Growth of the community concerned with Everglades Matters;
4) Integrity & Vitality of the Circle of Life.

As a Universalist ceremony, you are welcome to pray according to your own traditions.  Other than the intentions listed above, we are open to the unique expression of your Love & Light.  Tap into Universal energies and contribute to an eternal ceremony which honors the Circle of Life.

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If you can not attend, you may focus your prayers & intentions throughout the day at your leisure or as you are called.  IN SPIRIT, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRAY FOR THE EVERGLADES AS A REGULAR PRACTICE!
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The property has been protected from development for decades by the dedicated individuals who believed that maintaining a sacred green space full of native life was more valuable than what the developers had to offer.  When you walk through the trails you will find yourself under the cover of Hardwood Hammock trees like Live Oak, Cocoplum, Red Maple, and Gumbo Limbo.  Continue exploring and you will find a canopy of Pine Rockland trees filling the air with a distinct smell and an extremely diverse undercover.  The majority of the East Coast rests on what was once a large Pine Rockland Hammock with Hardwood Hammocks scattered among them.  As people began to follow Flagler's Railroad further south, the high grounds were developed and transformed into the city we see now.

Today the Tropical Audubon Society and volunteers have been very active in restoring the property to its natural state resembling an ecosystem that once thrived on the eastern coast of this paradise we call home.

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Historic Doc Thomas House Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0lAbT5Qoc

Pine Rockland Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vFFXQLxZnk

Hammock Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Co29DNfou4
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This is the perfect setting to create a Sacred Space and Activate a Holy Intention for Everglades Restoration efforts.

PARKING AVAILABLE ON-SITE

www.LoveTheEverglades.org

For further information, please contact Houston Cypress at 786-897-4582, or send an e-mail to LoveTheEverglades@gmail.com.

...because the Everglades Matters!
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