Young Professionals - Leading the Change
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Marianne Elliott
- Female
- Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast
- New Zealand
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Marianne Elliott's Groups
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Sustainable Tourism
31 members
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Flightless Birds
50 members
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Ekodo
10 members
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Wellington Intersectors
220 members
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Beyond Left or Right
37 members
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Just booked my seat on the TransScenic train to Auckland in December to go see His Holiness the Dalai Lama speak and teach. Anyone else traveling up by train? The $49 seats are gone but you can get them for $69 each way if you book now. Cheers.
Fantastic exploration of the connections between the yogic lifestyle and the climate. I can't wait to read more.
Hi there,
I've used the Overlander for work. Until recently I worked for Oxfam and as we were trying to reduce our office emissions my boss supported me to take the Overlander from Wellington to Auckland for work. It meant one full day on the tra...
Tourism impacts on the social, economic and environmental spheres in positive and negative ways. This group is for people interested in celebrating, discussing and pursuing sustainable forms of tourism.
Okay - I've been staying away from this group because I'm not ready to give up international air travel. But I've been exploring alternatives to air travel within NZ for the past two years and don't have a car so I'm pretty invested and interested...
We love the freedom of cheap air travel but we love our climate (and the people it supports) much more.
This group is dedicated to the exploration of low carbon travel and the joys that come from choosing quality over expedience.
The Big Stretch at Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Waterfront
October 24, 2009 from 3pm to 3:45pm
Join the movement! We need to get our climate back down to a healthy state. This event is part of the 350 Day of Action on October 24. A mass of people moving in unison together. Everyone is welcome, even if you’ve never practiced yoga before. N...
Eko (Ecological); dō (way)
Ekodo turns environmentalism into a martial art. It is a professional development mentoring and networking program for dedicated planet protectors.
Profile Information
- Date of Birth
- May 6, 1972
- About Me:
- I'm a writer and a human rights and environmental advocate/activist. I've spent the past decade working on human rights in conflict and post-conflict countries including Timor-Leste, the Gaza Strip and most recently Afghanistan. I came home to New Zealand in early 2008 to recover, re-energise and refocus my efforts more locally.
When I was living in Afghanistan I became increasingly aware of the connection between people and their environment. I started to see the environmental damage as the bigger part of the picture. For years I'd been a human rights and social justice activist, and I thought environmental activists were somebody else. Somebody really good and important, but somebody different from me. I don't see it like that anymore.
So I'm now living car-free up in Paekakariki, learning to garden and to surf. I teach yoga (come along to one of my classes, listed below, I'd love to meet you) and organise the odd opportunities for yogis and yoginis to take their yoga off the mat and into the world with a little activism or guerilla kindness. I'm also writing a book about my life and work in Afghanistan.
The rest of the time I'm learning to have fun again. War zones can really knock the fun out of you. Luckily I have a pretty resilient fun bone.
Yoga classes:
Monday 9.30 am - Paekakariki, St Peters Hall. 90 min class. Suitable for All - $10
Monday and Thursday 7.00 pm - Wellington, Pump Studio, 302 Taranaki St. 90 min class. Pay what you think the class is worth and what you can afford.
Wednesday 6.00 pm - Wellington, Yoga Unlimited, Tory St. 90 min class, bookings recommended via www.yogaunlimited.co.nz
- Areas of interest and expertise
- Human rights, humanitarian work in conflict and post-conflict settings, aid, trade, development, climate change policy, policy processes, advocacy and lobbying in Wellington.
Yoga, meditation, relaxation and well-being, low impact and low stress ways to live, anyone for gardening and meditation as activism?
- Website:
- http://zenpeacekeeping.typepad.com
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 3:05pm on November 10, 2009,
Nick Potter said… 
Surprise!
You’re invited to our last Face-to-Face event for Wellington Intersectors for 2009 on November 24. There will be the usual sharing of ideas and inspirations, but this one is a little bit Christmas flavoured and it’s all about Giving.
There will be surprise gifts, crafty activities, ideas for 'sustainable' gifts and conversations about giving. You can get involved in any way that suits you - even if it's just to meet a few more people and enjoy some tasty treats.
...Pssst...pass it on!
Why not surprise someone from the Wellington Intersectors and post this invite on their profile?
http://intersect.ning.com/group/wellingtonintersectors
Cheers!
You can find our more details about the event and RSVP here:
http://intersect.ning.com/events/wellington-facetoface-last-one
- At 12:48pm on July 25, 2009,
Gaby Lingke said… - That would be very nice. Happy travels!
- At 7:54pm on July 22, 2009,
Gaby Lingke said…
- Hi Marianne, I just joined intersect. Nick told me that you live in Paekak too. It would be nice meeting you some day.
- At 11:32am on July 7, 2009,
Heidi Clark said… - Hi Marianne...it was so lovely to meet you last week. I look forward to seeing you again as I think we have a great deal in common and similar heart spaces! Great to meet a fellow activist yogini :-) Luv Heidi
- At 12:34pm on April 15, 2009,
maya nova said…
- Hi Marianne,
lovely o hear from you.
I am sure that there will be symposiums comming up in Wellington, when I hear of one I will let you know.
Warmest regards,
Maya
- At 9:47pm on March 21, 2009,
Chad said… - Thank you my dear.
It's not the teeth I'm afraid of, its that damn dirty Dr Peter Hay. grumblegrumble :--)
ttys
- At 4:43pm on February 19, 2009,
Helen Heath said… - :) Thanks, Bad timing for me with the kids but I'm hoping to get to one soon! Yeah Kapiti Frocks on Bikes would rock! Go on, you know you want to organise that ;)
- At 6:58pm on February 12, 2009,
Nikki Whyte said… - Hey! Totally stalking ya... hope you don't mind. Really exciting to hear about your book - can't believe you haven't said anything before now! May have to come pester you at work so I can hear more.
xo
- At 8:39am on January 22, 2009,
The Intersect Crew said… - Yaaaay!
Welcome to Intersect!
I think you will find many kindred spirits who are on board with your "gardening and meditation as activism". You can always create a group and see who turns up!
Looking forward to more intersections with you, Marianne! xx m
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