A Celebration of Oneness Addresses 'Culture Creative' Socially Conscious Audience

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 15, 2006

Celebration of Oneness, a two-day multi-media event will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center and Civic Auditorium on December 9th and 10th drawing 6,000 to 10,000. The event is designed to inspire people to consider, create and celebrate "oneness" with their body, mind, spirit, environment, community and globe. Celebration of Oneness will bring together influential speakers, headlining musicians, award-winning filmmakers, renowned educators and authors, artists, and visionaries for an exciting and experiential weekend of provocative panel discussions, participative workshops, film screenings, book signings, live performances and more.

Celebration of Oneness offers an illuminating weekend filled with experts at the top of their fields. Arianna Huffington delivers a keynote address on her current bestseller "On Becoming Fearless." Wing Lam, co-founder of Wahoo Fish Tacos offers a workshop for nonprofits to teach them how to expand their social networks to millions, and thrive beyond their dreams. Other speakers include Astrology Zone's Susan Miller, Byron Katie, founder of the The Work, Chicken Soup for the Soul creator, Jack Canfield, John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, Dr. Deborah King, author of Truth Heals, Celestine Prophecy author James Redfield, Sri Swami Vishwananda, founder of the Bhakti Marga Order, Agape International Spiritual Center's Michael Bernard Beckwith, Levar Burton, an expert AIDS panel, and Jodie Evans, founder of Code Pink.

The creators of this event are devoting a lot of time and attention to the viral marketing movie sensation "The Secret" recently featured on CNN's "Larry King Live," only days after the book of the same name will be released by Simon and Schuster (November 27th). There will be a running loop of the movie on display at the event, as well as special screenings of the new theatrical version of the film with personal appearances by teachers from the film including Jack Canfield, Agape Church's Michael Bernard Beckwith, Michael Dooley, and Lisa Nichols.

Panel discussions will consider the following topics: the world's AIDS epidemic, the United Nation's 8 Millennium Development Goals, the transformational power of film, art and media, crossing religious barriers, activism, and empowering nonprofits to make the biggest difference in the world they can.

Celebration of Oneness also brings together a remarkable group of filmmakers who utilize their art to tap into this 'new' awareness. Special screenings of the new theatrical release of the cult hit film, "The Secret" will be presented to commemorate the DVD and new book release, as well as personal appearances by the film's stars, motivational visionaries Jack Canfield, John Gray, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Michael Dooley, and Lisa Nichols with Q&A sessions following. As well, socially significant films will be screened in the theater with Q&A sessions. These films include "3 Needles" (starring Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Olympia Dukakis, Stockard Channing, Shawn Ashmore, and more), "Nobelity" (interviews with 9 Nobel Laureates), "One" (featuring Thich Nat Hanh, Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, and more), "The Peaceful Warrior," "Darshan The Embrace," "Amandla, " "American Holocaust -- I'll Still Be Indian When It's All Over" and "Celestine Prophecy."

Creating even more great energy for the participants at this event will be the Elevate Film Festival, featuring films made in 48 hours that are uplifting in nature. Several hot Los Angeles filmmakers will meet on Friday morning December 8th to pick "elevating" topics from a hat. They will have 48 hours to deliver a complete film to the audience that has been watching the countdown. Elevate Film Festival will start just hours after the films are delivered on December 10th at the Academy Awards' former home, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

A Better Community for All offers an introduction to the ABC4All HEALING MODE for the World (ABC4AllHMW): ABC4All - an Introduction to the most amazing way to connect to our Wonderful Oneness. Participants will learn about the connection between Water, music, energy and healing the planet from the inside out. Please bring your beautiful self and find out where you fit in.

As the creator of this event, Dragonfly Now Foundation, a producer of transformative music recordings and events, will be featuring an inspiring music menu spanning the two days, and featuring headliner evening concerts, including one with Rickie Byars Beckwith and the Agape International Choir, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and introducing Larisa Stow and Shakti Tribe, premier artists on the Dragonfly Now label.

People from all over the world will also be able to participate in this spectacular event by sending in their email responses to the question "What does Oneness mean to you?" which will be assembled and displayed in an art installation at the event. A mass viral internet campaign has begun to include the world in the event.

"If each of us can learn how to identify and manifest what we truly want for ourselves, and our immediate world, states Colleen Cackowski, Dragonfly Now Foundation's CEO and Founder, and producer of Celebration of Oneness …doesn't it make sense then, that the entire world will be transformed into a sense of oneness with one another? Once we become 'whole' within ourselves, only then will we ever begin to find peace and unity on the planet!"

Net proceeds from this event go entirely to nonprofits, including the AIDS Service Center, the Bhakti Marga Medical Camp, and Dragonfly Now Foundation, among others. Make the Difference Network, designed to make the top 13 wishes of nonprofits come true, started by Jon Biel, father of actress Jessica Biel, is a major sponsor of the event.

Living The Life Inspired…the possibilities exist…at The Celebration of Oneness.

Celebration of Oneness

December 9-10, 2006

Pasadena Convention Center and Civic Auditorium

300 E. Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101

http://www.CelebrationOfOneness.com

Dragonfly Now Foundation Contact Information:

Colleen Cackowski

CEO/Founder of Dragonfly Now Foundation/Exec. Prod. of Celebration of Oneness

303-485-5961

Press Contact:

Dawna Shuman

LightHouse Public Relations

818.789.1077

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