Mission Statement

As the world becomes increasingly chaotic and the structures and systems that we have relied on for centuries seem to be failing, The Emergence Project seeks to examine the relationship between the current state of humanity and the shift in consciousness that has been predicted throughout the ages centering on the year 2012. We are a concerned group of spiritually-aware individuals who seek to explore the opportunities that currently engage our awareness and who also believe that change is simply the sum total of our collective intent to not only experience the shift but affect its outcome in a positive and constructive way. The Emergence Project seeks to bring available information, understandings and resources together on the subject of 2012 and provide a platform for in-depth discussion, dialog and debate around the issues, experiences and implications of the 2012 phenomenon. Above all, the Emergence Project seeks to educate, prepare, and empower both the individual and communities for the coming paradigm shift.

 

Project Council

Annette Farrington, Conference Co-Chair

Annette Farrington is executive director and co-founder of The Emergence Project. Annette has been involved in many non-profit initiatives over the last ten years. These include active and current involvement with the Children of the Sun Foundation as educational program manager, a global organization involved with many 2012 issues. She also currently serves as director of ARKs New England which provides aid and long and short term housing for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Annette has also served as the Chair for the local chapter of the United for Justice with Peace organization. Annette is also a healer, Reiki master, and musician with longstanding interest and involvement in spiritual practice via the yogic lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda and other groups. Annette has a BA in English from Tufts University.

Tom Valovic, Conference Co-chair

Tom Valovic is co-director and co-founder of The Emergence Project. Tom is a futurist, author, and media theorist. He is the author of Digital Mythologies (Rutgers University Press) which examines issues associated with impact of the Internet and other emerging communications technologies on cultural transformation and the evolution of mind. He has engaged in independent study of 2012 cultural and historical patterns for over 15 years and has written articles on these subjects for publications such as Annals of Earth and the Whole Earth Review. Tom is a long time energy arts practitioner within the Taoist and Buddhist traditions and has studied Tai Chi with lineage teachers in the Yang and Wu styles for over seven years.