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In September, 2006 Motion and Z Space produced a series of eight presentations featuring the following visionaries. The performances were held at Theater Artaud in San Francisco as part of a Festival of Optimistic Voices.


Now What?
A Performance Salon
Created and performed by Nina Wise
Hosted by Z Space

Wed., Sept. 7, 2006
Jodie Evans & Medea Benjamin

An evening with the founders of CodePink.

www.codepink4peace.org


Fri., Sept 9, 2006
Dr. James Gordon & Dr. Michael Lerner

The directors of Commonweal and the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in conversation with Bokara Legendre. With special guest performer Corey Fischer.

www.commonweal.org
www.cmbm.org
www.coreyfischer.com


Sun., Sept. 11, 2006
Randy Hayes

Founder of the rainforestaction.org.

www.ran.org


Wed. Sept. 14, 2006
All-Star Environmental Justice Event

With Luke Cole, Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment, Juliet Ellis, Urban Habitat and Michael Gelobter, Redefining Progress and Antonio Diaz, PODER. With special guest performer Corey Fischer.

www.crpe-ej.org
www.urbanhabitat.org
www.rprogress.org
www.podersf.org


Fri. Sept. 16, 2006
Jack Kornfield & Bokara Legendre

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry featuring Spirit Rock’s Buddhist luminary being interviewed by the host of Link TV’s Lunch with Bo.

www.spiritrock.org
www.linktv.org


Sun. Sept 18, 2006
Van Jones

Youth Activism and Democracy in America featuring the founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights being interviewed by Marianne Malinov.

www.ellabakercenter.org


Wed. Sept. 21, 2006
Brian Swimme & Bokara Legendre

Myth-making and the Story of the Universe featuring the renowned cosmotologist.

www.brianswimme.org


Sat. Sept 24, 2006
Dr. Dan Siegel

Love’s Neural Networks featuring the author and director of Center for Culture, Brain, and Development at UCLA. With special guest performer Corey Fischer.

www.cbd.ucla.edu


In spring, 2008, Motion produced a similar series in collaboration with the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe called Election Year: A Festival of Otpimistic Voices.