THE GLOBAL PROCESS INSTITUTE & WORLDWORK
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"Deep democracy is based upon the realization that everyone is needed to represent reality? A sense of justice arises only in connection with community, with inner peace of mind, sustainable ongoing relationships, and worldwork that processes the tension between groups."
Arnold Mindell Ph.D
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THE GLOBAL PROCESS INSTITUTE
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| The Global Process Institute (GPI) was founded in 1989 by an international group of process workers interested in creating a global learning and research community, with a special focus on conflict work and community building. GPI is a registered non-profit organization with a local address in Portland, Oregon, and a board of international members. The organization is comprised of a loose network of individuals joined by their vision of deep democracy, in which every voice is considered important, every heart and each dream.
Until now, GPI has provided vision and served as the international sponsor of the worldwork seminars. Additionally, the organization has sponsored many public forums and town meetings addressing a variety of social, political and environmental issues, using group process skills in an attempt to create greater community. Volunteer members of GPI network with the local community in a given area to organize these forums and bring together diverse groups of individuals. Many of these forums have been broadcast on television, reaching out to a larger community of people.
GPI as an organization is continually evolving, shaped by the dreams, community spirit, inspiration and initiative of all of us.
For more information about the GPI please write to:
The Global Process Institute
2049 NW Hoyt
Portland OR 97209
USA
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WORLDWORK
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| Worldwork is an experiential training seminar in conflict work and community building. The seminar provides a unique opportunity for people from all over the world to come together in a powerful forum for focusing on and working with social, environmental, and political issues using group process skills. Between two and three hundred people from over thirty countries and all walks of life participate in these 7 - 10 day gatherings. The large staff facilitates a diversity of learning experiences that include large group focus and interaction, small group meetings, one-to-one sessions and networking groups.
Worldwork was developed by Dr. Arnold Mindell, founder of process-oriented psychology or process work. Process work is an innovative and comprehensive psychotherapeutic modality designed for working with the entire spectrum of human consciousness. This dynamic approach to the unity of mind, body, spirit and the world has its roots in Jungian psychology, Taoism, shamanism and modern physics. It integrates dream work, bodywork, relationship work, extreme states, meditation and large group work into a single theoretical framework. After developing his ideas around process work with individuals, couples and families, Mindell began to apply his process work approach to large multicultural groups and conflict situations. Thus, group process work was born and became an integral part of process work, and the worldwork seminars became an international learning experience.
The first worldwork seminar took place in 1991 on the Oregon coast, and was facilitated by Drs. Arny and Amy Mindell with the assistance of a staff of certified process workers. Since then worldwork seminars, facilitated by a large international staff, have been held in Switzerland, Slovakia, India, Greece, and in the United States. The last worldwork seminar took place on the Oregon (USA) Coast in 2004.
Follow this link for more information about the upcoming Worldwork in Australia 2006 or contact: |
In Australia:
Global Process Institute
Worldwork
P.O. Box 791
Australia Post
Brookvale Business Centre
15/9 Powells Rd. Brookvale
Sydney, NSW. 2100 Australia
Tel. (612) 4268 1300
(until September 1st 2005)
Tel. (612) 9400 9505
(after August 13th 2005)
Mobile Contact For Australian
Participants Only: 04111 55091
Sherrymarshall9@aol.com
www.processworkaustralia.org.au
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In the United States:
Worldwork Seminars
Box 4
2049 NW Hoyt
Portland, OR 97209
USA
worldwork@worldwork.org
www.worldwork.org |
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| RESOURCES |
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| To help you prepare for this Worldwork seminar, we offer the following resources:
l A comprehensive Reading List of materials relating to worldwork, world issues, and conflict resolution please see our.
l A source for Books, Videos, & Journals related to Worldwork and Process Work, in general.
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| REGIONAL INFORMATION |
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For those interested in knowing more about Australia, we provide Regional Information including links to tourism, history, and local issues.
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| TRAINING PROGRAMS |
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We would also like you to have a chance to learn about Process Work Training Programs, including the new Master of Arts in Conflict Facilitation & Organizational Change.
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