I love the idea of the Standing Women circles and wish to connect with all of you so that you can add your voices to the collective cry for peace and prosperity for all on this earth.  The women below are quite inspiring, and you all are quite inspiring too.  We need as much inspiration added to our planet now as possible, so please join us!

~Lemuriangirl

*Cross Organizational Communique: Global Circles May 2010*

*In 2007 Standing Women unleashed a wave of pure energy to stand for a
better world. We saw ordinary women from all over the world posting their
intention that earth become a better home for its children.

In 2008 a worldwide economic crisis of unprecedented proportion revealed the
greed and fear that drives many of our institutions. It became a concensus
that change for the better was needed.

In 2009 the World Parliament of Religions celebrated the sacred feminine and
indigenous wisdom, while the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Conference brought
together a grassroots movement to protect our mother earth. New projects
continue to unfold bringing a new wave of wisdom for change.

In 2010 women’s leadership and the role of women in public affairs is a
major focus in the media. The call for women to come together for the sake
of the earth and its children grows even stronger…
—-From Standing Women’s
invitation<http://lightpages.net/intergroup.cfm?view=e335faf4101711982f14123d8cdde1d5>to
stand together for a better world on May 9, 2010, 1 pm.
*

The phrase “*Now is the time*” has been calling women together for some
time, but never more intensely than it is in this moment. All of us are
being awakened to the realities we live in, and many of us are feeling an
urgency inside to act, often accompanied by a pregnant silence in which the
question resounds… what is to be done?!

We are at the edge of evolution… the edge where *our every thought and
action co-creates our future*. There is reason to pause until we feel
peaceful and certain of our next steps…

When women come together in circle, in deep common intention, our unity
opens a door for us to relax into who we really are, and from that place our
wisdom flows. Initiatives that ask us to participate locally in a global
intention are like *worldwide circles that can align us with our own truth
in these uncertain times.*

*Please find below several “Global Circles”* that offer us moments of
reflection, unity, and clarity for our personal choices. Let us tune in and
unite through them as best we can, that our next steps come clear within us
and move us gracefully forward for the good of us all.

*May 1, 1 pm. World Labyrinth Walk Day. *www.labyrinthsociety.org. “Walk as
One at 1… to inspire possibilities and create connections through the
labyrinth.” . Labyrinths are an ancient path to self-realization. Walking
them anytime can bring us into a shared space of Stillness, where the
complexities of life resolve into one step at a time. Post your walks on the
site to reflect that Stillness available everywhere.

*May 9, Mother’s Day in many countries, 1 pm.* www.standingwomen.org. Stand
together to “save the world”, after Sharon Mehdi’s famous children’s story.
Read the inspiring story and register your standing on the site; post your
pictures there, too; that we may know ourselves as part of a growing global
movement of women committed to a better world for the children. Read the
full invitation
here.<http://lightpages.net/intergroup.cfm?view=e335faf4101711982f14123d8cdde1d5>

*May 9, with your Standing Women moment, or whenever you can.*
www.wayswomenlead.net. Read together a powerful declaration for the dignity
of womankind and against sex trafficking, that begins “We the Women of the
World”<http://lightpages.net/mydocuments/We%20The%20Women%20Declaration%202-24-10.pdf>.
Endorse it HERE<http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/we-the-women-of-the-world-declaration>;
submit your audios or videos to
Standing@wayswomenlead.net<Standing@WaysWomenLead.net>;
and grow momentum for change that honors women and children.

*May 18, World Prayer for Water Day.* www.waterblessings.org. From the
energy of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, from the Sisterhood of Planetary
Water Rites, comes the invitation to pray together for the world’s water.
Join the ceremony in your local area and be listed on their site. “Start
talking to the water, as I believe our Mother Earth is angry at us. We
aren’t grateful to the water, and she’s calling it back. When you drink the
water, bless it,” writes Grandmother Agnes Baker-Pilgrim, Chairperson of the
Thirteen International Indigenous Grandmothers.

*There is a message that is being heard around the world. It is saying:
“Women wake up… you can lead… hold hands and work together… unite
forcefully.” It is demanding: “Stand on every corner of your world and say
“No!” to all voices of hate, all voices of blame, all voices of shame and
belittlement…” and say, “This is my world, my life, my family.”
Feminine leadership that honors justice and equality will lead the world to
peace. We are the ones to pluck away, to remove the choking forms of usury,
deceit, greed and abuse. The message is beyond our personal creation. It
encompasses the global family and will not be silenced. …Read
more.<http://lightpages.net/lp/message.cfm?messageid=269949&login=463121&mo=1&sg=0>
—-From Sharon Riegie Maynard, SisterSpace
<http://www.sisterspace.net/>, Weaving
the World and Culture <http://www.weavingtheculture.com/>.*

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*This is a Cross-Organizational Communiqué from Jeanie DeRousseau at
LightPages. These communiqués will be sent occasionally as alerts to
currents of global movement that become apparent through the networks at
LightPages. Please keep us informed of other waves of global import by
joining and posting at
www.LightPages.net/thewave.cfm<http://www.lightpages.net/thewave.cfm>.
As we continue to develop other channels of collaboration, your
participation is most welcome.

This Communiqué has been sent to a wave of related women’s initiatives,
including LightPages members of:

Circle Connections, www.circleconnections.com, Women connecting to create a
new earth, one circle, one connection, one step at a time. Bringing
visibility to women in leadership on www.blogtalkradio.com/circleconnections,
Mondays 12:30 PST.

Evolutionary Women, www.evolutionarywomen.org, Creating events, gatherings,
forums and services for women called to the Co-Creative Feminine. Featuring
44 Evolutionary Women’s stories in their book Conscious
Choiceswww.evolutionarywomen.org/book11.html
.

Gather the Women Global Matrix, www.gatherthewomen.org, Networking women and
women’s organizations who share a belief that the time is now to activate
the incredible power of women’s wisdom on a planetary scale. Inviting local
circles into waves of global gathering, next partnering with Standing Women,
May 9, 2010, 1 pm. See Standing Women below.

Millionth Circle, www.millionthcircle.org, Inviting circles with a spiritual
center to become a worldwide healing force through feminine values of
relationship, nurturing, interdependency, with the aim of celebrating the
millionth circle.

Offerings, www.offeringspublications.com, On-going conversation that fosters
the story of women evolving themselves, their lives, their world. With foci
on birthing, new politics, money, women’s networks, using art, in-person and
online channels.

SisterSpace, www.sisterspace.net, A library of interviews with women in
leadership, now continuing at www.weavingtheworld.com. Featuring Women
Weaving the Culture World Tour at www.weavingtheculture.com.

Sole2SoulWalk, www.women-walk-the-land.com, A walk from California to the
White House, beginning International Woman’s Day 3/8/2011, a Parade of
Purpose to Accelerate the Inclusion of Women in the Conversations and
Decisions that Shape the Future.

Spheres Circles, www.spherescircles.com, Promoting the principles of
positivity and connectivity through the Spheres Circular E-zine, and Spheres
Circles. Launching Pollyanna Power and products, “Positive attitude in
action”!

Standing Women, www.standingwomen.org, Following Sharon Mehdi’s story of the
Great Silent Grandmother Gathering, inviting women worldwide to stand in
silence for a better world every Mother’s Day, May 9, 2010. Register at
their website.

Vessels of Peace, www.vesselsofpeace.com, Providing practices that invite
the Sacred Feminine to be experienced and embodied, radiating peace within
and without. Issuing a call to the Vessel of Peace Path and opening to
anchor a physical place of sanctuary.

Ways Women Lead, www.wayswomenlead.net, Engaging and connecting women and
girls on their journeys of self-discovery, empowerment, and leadership for
the common good. Launching the Sophia’s Leadership Program in Bulgaria, and
promoting the We the Women of the World
Declaration<http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/we-the-women-of-the-world-declaration>against
sex trafficking and for the dignity of womankind.

Women’s Spirit Council, www.womensspiritcouncil.org, Exploring the many
dimensions of the Sacred Feminine, the healing of feminine leadership, and
new paradigms of planetary collaboration. Convening multi-faith
conversations celebrating the Sacred Feminine.

Women Waking the World, www.womenwakingtheworld.com, communicating the root
cause of today’s crisis, the devaluation of the feminine, and working to
restore feminine wisdom, values and influence in the service of all life.

See the interactive pages of all of these women’s organizations at
www.LightPages.net <http://www.lightpages.net/>. Contact
Jeanie@LightPages.net for more information about LightPages, or to subscribe
or unsubscribe as an organization.
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