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From: Institute for Urban Ecovillages - Los Angeles [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: NVC Training, Carfree housing, Advanced Permaculture and
more events at L.A. Eco-Village
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:55:04 -0700
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Hi All,
Please visit our website or click on the links below for details on these
events.
Lois
www.laecovillage.org
NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP SERIES with Esfandiar Abbassi at
L.A.Eco-Village. Starts Sat. 7/1 (5 - 7 pm) and continues on 7/8, 7/15,
7/22, 7/29. Take one or some or all. Details at
http://www.laecovillage.org/UseUpcoming%20events.html
CARFREE HOUSING IN EUROPEAN CITIES with Dr. Jan Scheuer, Sunday, July 9 at
8:30 pm. PowerPoint presentation and talk at L.A. Eco-VillageDetails at
http://www.laecovillage.org/Janscheuer.html
ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE FOR THE WILSHIRE CENTER AMBASSADOR PARK
with Scott Horton: 8/12-13, 8/19-20, 9/2-4 Details at
http://www.laecovillage.org/Scotthortonamb.html
AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCING FOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS AND LIMITED EQUITY
HOUSING COOPERATIVES - 8/16 (Watch for details)
AN INTRODUCTION TO ECOVILLAGES Slide Show and Talk with Diana Leafe
Christian on 8/25. Two-day Workshop on 8/26-27 Details at
http://www.laecovillage.org/Dianeleafechristian.html
LOS ANGELES ECO-VILLAGE TOURS: 11 am - 1 pm on 7/1, 7/3, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5.
http://laecovillage.org/Toursoflaev.html
NOTE REGARDING A RELATED EVENT:
If you get this in time and can get to the Permaculture Sustainable Aid
for the 21st Century conference in Santa Barbara this weekend (6/30-7/2),
you will learn of the permaculture work of Geoff Lawton and Nadia Yahia in
several devastated areas throughout the world. Their work is beautiful,
practical, simple and inspiring. It has as many implications for first
world cities as for the developing world. See below for details:
Permaculture Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century:
How to Change the Paradigm of Emergency Disaster Relief Development
to a Model of Life Affirming Assistance
3 Day Conference
Evening Lecture with Geoff Lawton, Friday, June 30 7pm
Workshop Sat July 1, 9-5pm July 2, 9-4pm , 2006
Santa Barbara City College West Campus, Fe Bland Auditorium
As Americans, we have often thought of emergency disaster relief in terms of
sending aid to other countries. After Hurricane Katrina, we also see a need
to know how to respond in a better way to our own natural disasters. Natural
disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family respond to each other's
needs during these overwhelmingly stressful times? What new models can we
create to assist each other better?
Join renowned permaculture teachers and international aid workers Geoff
Lawton, Nadia Abu Yahia, and Andrew Jones, on July 1 and July 2, 2006, as
they share their experiences working around the globe in recent disaster
zones and longer term refugee camps, existing from circumstances the world
may have already forgotten.
The model of aid permaculture has to offer is vastly different from
conventional aid, it includes long term development, land care restoration
strategies, and allies itself strongly with the ecovillage movement, which
incorporates ecological design and natural building techniques for even
temporary structures. Permaculture recognizes most people have an innate
need to help when disaster strikes, and a huge cost to cultures if systems
aren't designed with viable ways to both assist and be assisted when a need
might arise.
Permaculture is a design system based on ecological principles for creating
sustainable human environments, and is one of the most holistic, integrated
systems analysis and design methodologies found in the world. Originally
coined from the words PERMAnent agriCULTURE, it has evolved to one of
permanent or sustainable culture with consciously designed landscapes that
mimic the patterns of nature.
Geoff Lawton is the Director of the Permaculture Research Institute in
Australia, assuming the position from Permaculture founder Bill Mollison.
Lawton has worked for clients that include communities, governments, aid
organizations, non-government organizations and multi-national companies.
Lawton has served clients in 17 different countries, including Jordan, Iraq,
Egypt , USA, Mexico, Macedonia,Vietnam, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru,
England, Denmark, Australia and the South Pacific. A recent project in
Jordan is documented on a video called Greening the Desert available for
viewing on his website (www.permaculture.org.au).
Nadia Abu Yahia (Lawton) was born in the Dead Sea Valley in Jordan. She
