Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Happy: The Movie. Features Cohousing. Sneak Preview Mon eve in Berkeley with East Bay Cohousing

[Patrick Hubbard (pbhubbard]

Hey Raines,
Sorry I can't make it ... The trailer info looked valuable.

Regards,
Patrick

925-381-5381

On May 7, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Raines Cohen <rc3-coho-L [at] raines.com> wrote:

> Bay Area Cohousers, please join us after work this Monday evening
> (5/9) at Hub Berkeley (CA) at the David Brower Center for an East Bay
> exclusive sneak preview of HAPPY, the new movie, with the director
> onsite:
>
> Does money make you happy? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in
> a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in
> the midst of a happiness revolution?
>
> Roko Belic, multi award-winning director of the Oscar-nominated
> Genghis Blues now brings us HAPPY, a film that sets out to answer
> these questions and more, taking us to over 14 countries, from the
> bayou of Louisiana to the desert of Namibia, from the beaches of
> Brazil to the villages of Okinawa. From a scientist scanning brains in
> his lab to a rickshaw puller in the streets of Kolkata, we learn
> amazing truths about happiness.
>
> The film, hosted by East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO), actually features
> Cohousing in Denmark, the Dalai Lama, and many more stories that
> reveal the true power of community. It is a sister movie funded by the
> director of the new "I Am" currently in some theaters.
>
> Community organizers/Cohousing Coaches Raines Cohen and Betsy Morris
> are very pleased to host Director/Producer Roko Belic and crew for an
> East Bay Exclusive sneak preview of HAPPY, in Downtown Berkeley at the
> Hub at the David Brower Center.
>
> Doors open at 6:30 pm; film by 7 (70 minutes), followed by discussion.
>  2150 Allston Way #400 (at Oxford).
>
> $10 (plus transaction fee) in advance - Seating is Limited so advance
> registration highly recommended.  Research shows that doing something
> kind makes you happier - so buy a ticket for a friend! Or if you can't
> make it, buy a ticket to benefit someone who can't afford it, note it
> in your RSVP, and we'll thank you at the event. If you can't make it,
> please let us know and tell your friends.
>
> Light local refreshments and drinks available for sale. Plus
> incredible T-shirts.
>
> Become a new EBCOHO (1-year) supporting member and we'll treat you to
> pre-event dinner at Gather Restaurant downstairs with the filmmakers
> (5pm).
>
> Learn more and RSVP here:
>
> http://HappyBerkeley.eventbrite.com/
>
> P.S. The movie will also be showing at Stanford University this
> Tuesday and around the country - possibly even at the national
> cohousing conference in DC? http://www.TheHappyMovie.com/
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