Rooyesh Cultural Society had an evening with Mrs Flore Talebi (writer and researcher), who took us to the world of Ferdowsi and Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) from the 10th century.
She discussed our identity based on the values and beliefs that Shanameh describe for us. The interesting point was how Ferdowsi invites us to value knowledge, logic, and nature as real true requirements for a dignified human life.
We had the chance of going to a past where kindness, peace, happiness, generosity, bravery, and congruency with nature was encouraged though thousands of poems written for us. We learned that language is the source for a culture that has to be kept alive. Being kind to self and others is what Shahnameh is about, as it reminds us how only a “good name” remains forever and nothing else.
Join us for our next meetings and learn with us. Every other Friday from 6.30-8.30.
Happy valentine Day everyone!
Poran Poregbal
2009-02-13
Friday, February 20, 2009
North Shore News Acknowledgment
Rooyesh Cultural Society appreciates the report in the North Shore News, Green section in the issue of February 13, 2009. The report acknowledged our two days seminar about environment and our responsibility to keep it clean. We thank North Shore news for letting our community know what is going on.
Please see: http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/section.html?section=Green
Poran Poregbal
2009-02-13
Please see: http://www2.canada.com/northshorenews/section.html?section=Green
Poran Poregbal
2009-02-13
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Networking for Our Environment
On February 18, 2009, three of us from Rooyesh participated in an event hosted by “Cool North Shore” Climate Change Cafe'. We learned how to narrow our ideas down to the everyday changes in our habits to help our environment.
After discussing several topics about how our fears and concerns may make us hopeful to actually get to action ,we managed to plan for a low carbon community. In particular our group from Rooyesh we decided to:
turn of the lights more often
check our use of warm water
talk to our community
walk more and drive less
check with our cooking habits
We will talk more about our learning in our next meeting at Rooyesh February 27, 2009. Join us.
After discussing several topics about how our fears and concerns may make us hopeful to actually get to action ,we managed to plan for a low carbon community. In particular our group from Rooyesh we decided to:
turn of the lights more often
check our use of warm water
talk to our community
walk more and drive less
check with our cooking habits
We will talk more about our learning in our next meeting at Rooyesh February 27, 2009. Join us.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Two Days Seminar: Our Clean Environment
Rooyesh Cultural Society had a successful two days seminar about: Our Responsibility for a Clean Environment”
This was a cooperation between Rooyesh Cultural Society along with Daneshmand, and Parvaz T.V and with support from David Suzuki Foundation and “Cool North Shore” Climate Chance Café.
In summary:
Jan 30 and 31 of 2009, we had two days seminar talking about the ways in which we could learn more about a green environment. The initiative was due to our cultural belief in nature and our love for nature. As a grass root community group we realize that we have to raise awareness in our community, may this be helpful to the benefit of our greater world community.
On Jan 30, 09: Mr Emady, editor from Daneshmand Magazine spoke about the history of earth and the ways in which we human race have polluted and keep polluting our environment. Our hour’s seminar became interactive after break and we had many questions about how we can help. We emphasized that we have to care on the individual, community, and group based. We can start learning how to save more energy and consume less. We can network and talk with our friends and try to educate others. We can get involved by understanding how our grandchildren could benefit from a green environment. We also watched interview with people in our community that Parvaz T.V. had done. The interview showed us the many things other people were doing what it comes to our green environment.
On Jan 31, 09: We had representative from “Cool North Shore” Climate Change Cafe. David Thomson spoke for us about their group and how they started to develop ideas by networking. As a North Shore resident David came together with a group of people who were all interested to know how to help their planet and their community here in North Shore. As result they formed the “Cool North Shore” group to raise awareness about planet changes and on a local basis our responsibilities to help our environment survive. Listening to David we learned that there are many individuals and groups out there who are caring about their environment. After listening to David we were more convinced that we have to do more to help our green life much greener. We talked about attending this group meeting in Feb 18, 09.
Our next guest speaker was from David Suzuki Foundation: Akua Schatz who is responsible for mobilizing Canadians to green their lives through a variety of campaigns and outreach projects, notably David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge. Prior to joining DSF, Akua managed the public engagement programs for an international development organization working in 14 countries. In 2008 she was trained by Al Gore to deliver presentations on climate change and since then she has been enthusiastically speaking to community groups throughout the Lower Mainland. Akua speaks English, French and Spanish and is passionate about sharing and learning how to live more sustainable
Listening to Akua Schatz was thought provoking on a simple way. She inspired us to start from what we love to do. We realized that each one of us has many interests and we can impact others by being mindful about our environment.
In our last half an hour we managed to list the number of daily changes we can do in order to save more energy and help our environment. Finally we said that we have to keep talking about the concerns and challenges in order to find our strength in doing the best work for a healthy and green environment. We also decided to let others know and talk more, the more we talk, the greener we can be. Join us!
Poran Poregbal
January 31, 2009
This was a cooperation between Rooyesh Cultural Society along with Daneshmand, and Parvaz T.V and with support from David Suzuki Foundation and “Cool North Shore” Climate Chance Café.
In summary:
Jan 30 and 31 of 2009, we had two days seminar talking about the ways in which we could learn more about a green environment. The initiative was due to our cultural belief in nature and our love for nature. As a grass root community group we realize that we have to raise awareness in our community, may this be helpful to the benefit of our greater world community.
On Jan 30, 09: Mr Emady, editor from Daneshmand Magazine spoke about the history of earth and the ways in which we human race have polluted and keep polluting our environment. Our hour’s seminar became interactive after break and we had many questions about how we can help. We emphasized that we have to care on the individual, community, and group based. We can start learning how to save more energy and consume less. We can network and talk with our friends and try to educate others. We can get involved by understanding how our grandchildren could benefit from a green environment. We also watched interview with people in our community that Parvaz T.V. had done. The interview showed us the many things other people were doing what it comes to our green environment.
On Jan 31, 09: We had representative from “Cool North Shore” Climate Change Cafe. David Thomson spoke for us about their group and how they started to develop ideas by networking. As a North Shore resident David came together with a group of people who were all interested to know how to help their planet and their community here in North Shore. As result they formed the “Cool North Shore” group to raise awareness about planet changes and on a local basis our responsibilities to help our environment survive. Listening to David we learned that there are many individuals and groups out there who are caring about their environment. After listening to David we were more convinced that we have to do more to help our green life much greener. We talked about attending this group meeting in Feb 18, 09.
Our next guest speaker was from David Suzuki Foundation: Akua Schatz who is responsible for mobilizing Canadians to green their lives through a variety of campaigns and outreach projects, notably David Suzuki’s Nature Challenge. Prior to joining DSF, Akua managed the public engagement programs for an international development organization working in 14 countries. In 2008 she was trained by Al Gore to deliver presentations on climate change and since then she has been enthusiastically speaking to community groups throughout the Lower Mainland. Akua speaks English, French and Spanish and is passionate about sharing and learning how to live more sustainable
Listening to Akua Schatz was thought provoking on a simple way. She inspired us to start from what we love to do. We realized that each one of us has many interests and we can impact others by being mindful about our environment.
In our last half an hour we managed to list the number of daily changes we can do in order to save more energy and help our environment. Finally we said that we have to keep talking about the concerns and challenges in order to find our strength in doing the best work for a healthy and green environment. We also decided to let others know and talk more, the more we talk, the greener we can be. Join us!
Poran Poregbal
January 31, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Clean Environment: Our Responsibility
I just want to thank everyone who helped to organize the two days seminar about "Our Clean Environment". I personally learned a lot and I believe it is up to each one of us to let others know about the importance of this topic.
Alfred Adler (1870-1935), a Austrian physician, psychologist and the founder of individual psychology, believed that people who are healthy they care about their environment. He spoke of "holism" as the only way for the an individual to be able to live a healthy life (psychically, psychologically, socially, spiritually) . In this holistic view he meant that a a healthy person is able to manage his/her life tasks which are work, love, social relationships, and also respect for the "cosmos."
Living in line with the green environment brings us strength, resiliency, and hope. Environment has its own perfect laws and if we keep respecting those laws we all will be able to live a holistic life. Our choices today are few, we have to either be willing to save our planet or to be in line with those who are destroying it. I am sure many of us care for saving our green life.
May you be always Green!
Poran poregbal
Alfred Adler (1870-1935), a Austrian physician, psychologist and the founder of individual psychology, believed that people who are healthy they care about their environment. He spoke of "holism" as the only way for the an individual to be able to live a healthy life (psychically, psychologically, socially, spiritually) . In this holistic view he meant that a a healthy person is able to manage his/her life tasks which are work, love, social relationships, and also respect for the "cosmos."
Living in line with the green environment brings us strength, resiliency, and hope. Environment has its own perfect laws and if we keep respecting those laws we all will be able to live a holistic life. Our choices today are few, we have to either be willing to save our planet or to be in line with those who are destroying it. I am sure many of us care for saving our green life.
May you be always Green!
Poran poregbal
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
New Year Resolusion
On the second day of the New Year, in a Rooyesh meeting, we talked about our 2009 resolutions. To reach our goals, we have to be ambitious and start as soon as possible. If we leave today’s work for tomorrow, tomorrow may never come. Your resolution can be helping the environment, becoming more organized, dealing with stress, being more patient or becoming a healthier person. You always have the option of continuing or finishing your resolution from last year. In my opinion, the best aspect of our meeting was that in the end the group has a positive energy and attitude towards the New Year and our new goals. I wish everyone the best of luck and a wonderful year.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
CONSTITUTION of the ROOYESH CULTURAL SOCIETY
SOCIETY ACT- CONSTITUTION
The name of society is ROOYESH CULTURAL SOCIETY.
This society will operate as a NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETY.
Cultural activity and community education are the main goal for the existence of this society.
The purposes of this society are:
To promote a community spirit and sense of belonging among Farsi-Speaking population here in British Columbia
To enable healthy dialogue with emphasize on practicing Democracy
To encourage diversity and social responsibility
To offer a place of significance and cultural identity
To facilitate change by being an example of how we can break the cycle of isolation, finding new friends, connecting to services, and integrating with our new Canadian home
To become active in helping our green environment and bring about awareness in areas of our responsibility for a healthy life style
To create a regular meeting space and communication forum for women and men, individuals and families, young and seniors
To offer educational seminars, workshops, and discussions about areas of culture that impact our new identity as newcomers and immigrants
The name of society is ROOYESH CULTURAL SOCIETY.
This society will operate as a NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETY.
Cultural activity and community education are the main goal for the existence of this society.
The purposes of this society are:
To promote a community spirit and sense of belonging among Farsi-Speaking population here in British Columbia
To enable healthy dialogue with emphasize on practicing Democracy
To encourage diversity and social responsibility
To offer a place of significance and cultural identity
To facilitate change by being an example of how we can break the cycle of isolation, finding new friends, connecting to services, and integrating with our new Canadian home
To become active in helping our green environment and bring about awareness in areas of our responsibility for a healthy life style
To create a regular meeting space and communication forum for women and men, individuals and families, young and seniors
To offer educational seminars, workshops, and discussions about areas of culture that impact our new identity as newcomers and immigrants
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