Overview
Let's create a new and better Valentine's Day. Fight the idealization of romantic love. Bring together two souls for the elaboration of the good. Defend the possibility of true friendship!
Details
Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day champion a limited form of love (based on a unique person). Alternative Valentine’s Day offers activities to explore the meaning of relationship, raising the possibility of true friendship, and leading finally to the Visionary friendship contract.
Let’s find the core of the existing holidays: nurturing each other, helping each other, learning about each other. And don’t stop short by thinking only about those with whom you are closest to. Stand up for and share the possibility of another ideal!
The event is composed of several parts. Meetings to explore the meaning of love, compassion, forgiveness, non-violence, etc. An evening Celebration of the Good, to read aloud beautiful works about relationship in an informal setting. And Public action, to publicize this alternative ‘holiday’ in public spaces.
This ‘holiday’ could be an appropriate counterbalance to the standard relationhip holidays, as well as sex education, to promiscuity and the injunctions of religions.
Let’s find the core of the existing holidays: nurturing each other, helping each other, learning about each other. And don’t stop short by thinking only about those with whom you are closest to. Stand up for and share the possibility of another ideal!
The event is composed of several parts. Meetings to explore the meaning of love, compassion, forgiveness, non-violence, etc. An evening Celebration of the Good, to read aloud beautiful works about relationship in an informal setting. And Public action, to publicize this alternative ‘holiday’ in public spaces.
This ‘holiday’ could be an appropriate counterbalance to the standard relationhip holidays, as well as sex education, to promiscuity and the injunctions of religions.
Guide Duties
We’re looking for a Guide for this Proposal. A stipend for volunteers ($100 - $250) is available. Application.
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