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Los Angeles, CA— "Any book worth banning is worth reading"—Isaac Asimov. This has been a week of celebrating banned books, and it has been quite an education looking at the lists of powerful work and ideas that people in authority positions are afraid for you to find. People who hope to diminish inclusivity and understanding of our multi-dimensional society. But no matter, the ideas people seek to ban are eternal and will continue to be revealed until they are heard. Til then, we at COVR hope you will buy and sell as many banned books as possible! Here's a list from BoredTeachers.com of 30 banned books that will give you pause.
Now, for exciting new COVR business: the new COVR Master Class Education for Small Business course, An Artist's Secrets to Selling Art, featuring Laura Tempest-Zackroff, author of the Liminal Spirits Oracle Deck, and Anatomy of a witch: A Map to the Magical Body (to name a few) is phenomenal! Click HERE for tickets and to view other evergreen classes. It is a comprehensive look at every aspect of selling art and what you need to think about in setting up your business model.
The next project is a list of tradeshows and conferences for the mind, body, spirit space we are compiling, that we've begun HERE. Please respond to this newsletter if you have some you'd like to add. (The name, city of show, and link would be nice too.) Additionally, we will be working on updating the COVR bylaws and calling for new board members. Also, if you have a product or service you'd like to offer the COVR membership at a discount, you can do so, HERE.
Please, reach out with any questions or needs you may have for your business, we are here to help! As always, we are grateful to all our members for building an interesting and innovative, ever-expanding, mind, body, spirit marketplace!
10,000 Blessings to You,
Tracee Dunblazier
President, COVR
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Interested in becoming a COVR Board Member?
This is our favorite time a year! We are calling on all eligible COVR members to consider being of service to the Mind, Body, Spirit marketplace by running for a seat on the Coalition of Visionary Resources Board of Directors.
It is an opportunity to strengthen your relationships within the industry and create a place of inclusivity and success for everyone in our community to do business.
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Applications Open
September 23rd,2022 - October 23rd, 2022
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What motivates the people and organizations now actively banning books from schools and libraries?
Primal survival instincts drive us to do everything in our power to feel secure. We create a worldview or mindmap that makes sense of the world in ways that help us feel safe. Anything that challenges our worldview threatens our safety, and so we take action to protect ourselves.
When the way we subjectively make sense of the world does not match objective reality, if our minds are not open to changing, we may turn reactive and belligerent to enforce the worldview we depend upon for feeling secure. This is the reason for censorship.
READ MORE HERE:
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Brent Smith, Company: The Conscious Editor, Publisher, Website: www.brentellesmith.com
Lauren Fernie, Company: Spirit Quest Books, Retailer, Website: www.spiritquestbooks.ca
Michelle Walters, Company: Michelle Walters Consulting, Speaker, Website: www.michellewalters.net
Zahra Indigo Rønlov, Company: Sacred Witness LLC, Healing Arts, Website: Https://sacredwitness.center
Valerie Russell, Company: Pursuits Art, Artist, Website: www.pursuits.art
Paul Rucker, Company: Mythic Art Circle, Artist, Website: www.paulruckerart.com
Freya Lovato, Company: ECCENTRICITY MAGAZINE LLC, Retailer, Website: www.eccentricitymagazine.com
Tonya Kealoha, Company: Naturalista, Artist, Website: tke.edu@gmail.com
Wendy Anctil, Company: Azure Moon Art Studio, Artist, Website: www.azuremoonartstudio.com
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COVR Members – What Have You Got to Offer?
You are a member of the Coalition of Visionary Resources, part of a group with about 1,000 like-minded individuals all working towards the same goal: to succeed as a small-business in the Mind Body Spirit marketplace.
In an effort to stay connected (networking is an essential ingredient for success) let’s work together and offer each other discounts on products and services designed for the busy professional.
By offering your product or service you can allow others to save on items they may already be buying - or an opportunity to explore and take advantage of something new and different at a member only deal.
Members join a membership organization because they believe in the cause it stands for. What can you offer your fellow members to help build a stronger visionary community? Check out the current offers by visiting the member discounts, and click here to submit your own –
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and tell her COVR sent you. If you are participating in the EXPO and have a book on the market, you can enter it in the maiden voyage of the EXPO Book Awards! | |
Join Us at the Conscious Life EXPO in February 2023!
Do you have a new book or product to promote? Do you want to place your store or work on the national stage? The Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo is a great place to do it! Tables and booths are almost gone, so contact kristine@consciouslifeexpo.com and tell her COVR sent you. If you are participating in the expo and have a book on the market you can enter it in the maiden voyage of the Expo Book Awards!
CLE 2023
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MEMBERSHIP- Volunteer your time to be the first line of connection between our new members and COVR by becoming our Membership Concierge.
COVR AMBASSADOR- Train to become a COVR ambassador and learn how to connect COVR with marketing partners for mutually beneficial cross-promotions and foster new content from COVR members.
SOCIAL MEDIA- Join the Social Media Committee and work with some of the most talented social media marketers in the MBS industry.
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If you're interested in any of these opportunities please shoot us an email to info@covr.org.
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