Summary. The ResourcesForLife.com calendar emphasizes events that promote simple, small, and sustainable living.
Listing. Events are listed below in order by date using the format of year, month, day and day of week. If applicable, the time is listed in 24-hour format based on Central Time USA.
Selection Criteria. Local (Iowa City) events are listed as well and also national or world-wide events that promote cooperation as well as opportunities for local involvement in your own community. Visit our Calendar Archive for past events. For a visual view of major events, see our website timeline on Dipity (still under construction).
Local Iowa City Events. Other local calendars of interest include: Backyard Abundance, Combined Efforts, Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, and IRENEW.
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ResourcesForLife.com Calendar of Upcoming Events
2011
- 20110926mo1800. Technology Forum and Workshop at the Iowa City Public Library.
- 20111007fr1800. Technology Forum and Workshop at the Iowa City Public Library.
- 20111226mo-27tu. Small House Society 2011 Midwest Workshop, Saint Louis, MO.
2012
- 20120727fr-0812su. Olympic Summer Games – London, England. “Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.” (Olympic Charter 2004, Fundamental Principles, paragraph 1)
- 20121221fr. The End of the World. Some people predict the world will end on this day.
2013
- 20130101tu. What’s Next: Life Beyond 2012. Scheduled date for Gregory Johnson’s new book about living in a zero monitized world and other topics. Available free (of course) for download.
2014
2015
- 20150101th. The eight goals defined in the United Nations Millennium Declaration are scheduled to be fully realized by the year 2015. At this point, it is anticipated that the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be fully and permanently available to all people.
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Future Events of Yet Unknown Date and Time
They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. (Isaiah 2:4)
The photo to the left shows a soldier crushing firearms with a sledge hammer. The photo shown here is from an MSNBC report about Iraq. It depicts what we might see one day as firearms are completely destroyed.
The image of swords being beaten into plowshares is a well known one. A statue at the United Nations Headquarters conveys this message from Isaiah 2:4. The text of Isaiah continues with these words:
The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them. The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. [Isaiah 11:6-9]
The infant will play near the hole of the cobra, and the young child put his hand into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. [Isaiah 65:25]
Click here for more about the Lion and Lamb painting.
