You are invited to attend a weekend event called "Play it Forward" from Friday April 17 to Sunday April 19 at the Schoenstatt Training Centre in Constantia. The event is free with an optional R1400 investment if you want to support the initiative. The event will explore concepts of disobedience, radical obedience, and flow through interactive exercises and discussions. Participants can expect to slow down, reflect on challenges in the world, and work on personal and collective obstacles. The goal is to support individuals in following their dreams and co-creating a community of like-minded people. Attendance is by invitation only from existing community members.

1. You are invited to PLAY IT FORWARD When: Friday 17April: 19H00-22H00 , Saturday 18 April: 09H00-17H00 , Sunday 19 April: 09H30-16H00 Venue: Schoenstatt Training Centre, Constantia (map will be provided) Cost: Free, with the option to invest R1400 (lay-bye) if you want to see this initiative grow Please bring: Cushion,Journal, lunch, snacks and drinks to share Dress: Comfortable

2. Why disobedience? One way of arguing the need for disobedience, is to consider the way in which the main stream obedience frame is being practised today: the increasing speed and greed that drives the mainstream worldview, consumerism, overpopulation, the energy crisis, species extinction, global warming to name a few. Whether we are of the opinion that the world is heading for a disaster, or not, is of course open for debate. But most people would agree that we live in times of radical change and unprecedented challenges in a global quest for finding more sustainable ways of living with the planet and other life forms. Many people today feel overwhelmed at the scale of the challenges humanity faces, and many feel doubtful about the impact they can make as individuals. The aim of disobedience is not only to explore how such a discipline can contribute to the quest for alternative ways of living, it is also a change model that can support individuals to move beyond the obstacles and challenges they encounter on their personal journey towards living fully and abundantly, with access to the necessary inner and outer resources that can support them in following their wildest dreams and aspirations. Disobedience as a practise is not an end destination. It is not only inviting us to look at reality with eyes wide open, it is also about gazing towards a future of infinite possibility. It is a change model that supports us in letting go of old habits and ways of thinking that is perhaps no longer viable. The model supports people in unshackling themselves from the obedience chain, it is open to personal interpretation and asks of individuals to enter robust conversation, adventurous experience, and to think for themselves. It invites us to trust our own senses, to embrace our capacity to create sustainable, abundant lives and to freely choose how we wish to extend our energy into the future. Disobedience work is not only about saying NO. It is also about saying YES. We can challenge the speed of today’s world and create time within our schedules to slow down, gather equanimity, be present in the moment and, from there, choose to follow our authentic highest aspirations. Crossing the line isn’t easy. It means a departure from comfort zones, sometimes it means exile. So, why risk it? We do not have to be alone in attempting to change the things that do not serve our highest purpose or the bigger picture. We can do this within a community of like-minded individuals. On the other side of the line, we can create a community where all participants are valued for their contribution, be it wisdom, experience, energy or exuberance. We can co-create a meeting place where needs can be voiced and visions realized. We can engage in the art, co-creation and practise of disobedience with humour and tolerance.

3. What to expect: Expect to meet a group of really interesting people. An opportunity to slow down time and enter a contained space in which you can engage and reflect on the state of the world and the state of your world Work with your personal vision or wish for an expanded future Work with collective and individual obstacles that limit our capacity for co-creating the future we want Explore various disobedience approaches, ‘disciplines’ and processes: An introduction to three models of change: disobedience, radical obedience and flow The creative process as a blueprint for disobedience Symbolic sight as a tool Synchronicity as a guide Lucid awareness as an outcome Enter the rune ring and activate the narrative of the heroic journey to gain access to inner resources in uncertain times Be introduced to a newly formed disobedient community in Cape Town, referred to as the ‘House of Disobedience’.

4. How does it work? Participation is by invitation only. Members of the existing community decide who they want to invite to the Play it forward weekend. The cost of the weekend is R1 400. The person who is inviting you to the Play it forward weekend is your sponsor. Once you have had the opportunity to experience the weekend, you can make an informed decision. Should you decide that you gained value over the weekend, want to see this initiative grow and are interested in joining the Cape Town disobedient community, p(l)ay it forward by investing R1400 in this initiative and inviting two people from your network to attend the next weekend gathering, scheduled for May 29-31, 2009. Please confirm your attendance with your sponsor and they will let us know that you will join us. Looking forward to meeting you! Eugenie and Anni

5. Play it Forward Facilitators: Eugenie MA Theatre Therapy (Cum Laude) University of Stellenbosch (1995) Eugenie is a seasoned educator-facilitator with extensive experience in the field of empowerment and social change and has 14 years experience in the field of group process facilitation. She has worked in diverse settings ranging from prisons to corporates. She is the director, developer and main facilitator of the Hlumelo Method. Hlumelo theatre is an organisation that facilitates specialised workshops and training courses within a wide range of settings, using custom-made action-oriented empowerment techniques. Central to her approach is the belief that creativity belongs to everyone, and that the activation and consequent expression of our creative capacity can be used as a catalyst for positive action and empowerment. Our creativity can be used as an agent for conflict resolution, problem solving and the transformation of ourselves and the world we live in. Eugenie is also an acclaimed performer and singer-songwriter. Since 1993 she has toured South Africa with various stage productions and performed internationally in Russia, Thailand, Turkey and the Netherlands. To date, she has released 3 solo-albums and various collaborative cd’s. Eugenie is married, the mother of a three year old boy, and she lives in Stellenbosch. Anni BA Fine Art (Graphic Design) University of Stellenbosch 1985 I worked as a Graphic Designer for several years. Whilst I enjoyed the visual-verbal connection embedded in the design process, I didn’t care much for the commercial message or the inevitable chase after deadlines and money. I found myself drawn towards searching for a deeper understanding of creativity and ways to ‘teach’ it more successfully. Thus I researched and taught creative process for most of the Nineteen-Nineties at the AAA School of Advertising and Vega,The School of Brand Communication. Eventually, I initiated the first ‘Imagination Lab’under the watchful eyes of Gordon Cook (2003). During that time, my own creative process also started to develop. The Icarus and Pandora Dialogues (2002) with Chris Diedericks at The Art Space and Merely Mortal initiated me into the world of serious artmaking. Since then I have conceptualised, curated and produced art for Searching for a Saviour (Museum Africa - 2004) and Ansisters (The Old Fort, Constitution Hill - 2005), two collaborative ‘kunstellasies’ involving many other artists and several different creative disciplines. I spent August 2006 in New York as a fellow of the Ampersand Foundation and in November of the same year showed Memory of Water at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery. Since then Eugenie and I have been working on the concepts and techniques that we hope to share with you at the next Play it Forward weekend.