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LeLy Hayslip

A survivor of unspeakable torture during the Vietnam War, LeLy Hayslip
tells of her war-time experiences as a 12 year old spy for the Viet Cong
and her remarkable transformation into an international leader of peace
and reconciliation, in her bestselling autobiography When Heaven and
Earth Changed Places
. Her book is translated into 17 languages, made
into an Oliver Stone movie “Heaven and Earth”, and used as a textbook in
universities worldwide.

She continues her story in Child of War, Woman
of Peace
as a cross-cultural peace worker, founding East Meets West
Foundation and Global Village Foundation.

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The Village Way

Practices for Belonging in a Fragmented World

For thousands of years, we lived according to the principles of village life. Then, around the 14th Century, our lives were reorganized by rulers around growth and accumulation – often at the cost of community, equity, and the living Earth. What would it mean to return to simplicity, and mutual care?

Join us for a 9-month inquiry into this question, exploring how we participate together in a time that calls us back to community, resilience, and shared life,

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