Events
Christian Arnsperger: Drawing ideas from Switzerland’s “horizontal metropolis”- Wed., July 19, 2017 at L.A. Eco-Village
Veggie Potluck and talk on L.A.’s perma-circular future: According to Dr. Christian Arnsperger, Los Angeles has never been just an unsustainable, sprawling, resource-guzzling behemoth. At least since the 1930s, and especially since the 1960s, there has been a small, persistent, and varied underground that wants “another LA.” The city has been variously (re)imagined by Olmsted and […]
Place It: Community Visioning Workshop with James Rojas – Thursday July 27 2017 from 7 to 10pm at L.A. Eco-Village
Re-envision your neighborhood through storytelling, objects, art-making and play. Investigate your attachment to place and shelter by thinking beyond words by building models to express your ideas about cohousing, intentional community, micro-apartments and tiny homes. EVENT DETAILS Date & Time: Thursday, July 27, 2017 from 7pm to 10pm Place: 3554 West First Street at Bimini […]
Ecocities World Summit – July 12-14, 2017 in Melbourne Australia
Al Gore to be Principal Speaker at Ecocity World Summit 2017 Humanity has entered its urban age, with a rapidly growing majority of the population now living in cities. The ‘urban globe’ faces unprecedented social and environmental challenges. The chief danger is climate change, which threatens epic disruption and hardship. But there are related challenges […]
Transition US National Gathering: July 27-30, 2017 – Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
View this in your browser for more details “Growing a Movement for Resilient Communities: Broadening, Deepening, and Scaling Up” Transition members and community resilience builders from across the country are invited to gather in St. Paul, Minnesota, this July to make connections, share knowledge, and generate strategies to bring the Transition vision of resilient, local, connected and […]
Twin Oaks Communities Conference – Labor Day Weekend Sept 1-4, 2017 – Louisa Virginia
TWIN OAKS COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE Labor Day Weekend, September 1 – 4, 2017 Register Now! Registration is open and preparations are in full swing for this year’s Twin Oaks Communities Conference, held as usual on Labor Day weekend, September 1 – 4, 2017 Work exchange and discounts are available. Register
Third Annual West Coast Communities Conference – September 29 – October 1, 2017 in Escondido CA
Conference Theme: Thriving, Not Just Surviving – Fiscal Health in Community Featuring Keynote Speaker: Diana Leafe Christian, author of Creating a Life Together Taking off from last year’s theme of economic justice, we are organizing this year’s topics around the subject of equitable and sustainable income and affordability. We have workshops… Some of the potential […]
Sustainable Living Tour – California – October 1 – 12, 2017
Immerse yourself in leading sustainable living education centers showcasing real examples of soil, watershed and human relationship restoration. Lots More info: http://earthjourneys.org/ EARTH JOURNEYS Empowering change seekers to cultivate lifestyles that regenerate the mind, body, soul and planet through transformative journeys and earth-based education. Our nature retreats blend personal development, permaculture education and spiritual exploration […]
12th Annual Permaculture Convergence – Oct.. 5 – 8, 2017 in Hopland CA
more info: http://www.permacultureconvergence.com
CANCELLED: SORRY. Mushroom Workshop with Radical Mycology’s Peter McCoy
Read about: -Peter’s work -Peter’s book – Peter’s workshops here: http://radicalmycology.com
Watch for our 2017 Schedule of Special Events at L.A. Eco-Village
Check this page often for dates to be announced: Affordable Housing and Transportation from an Urban Ecovillage Point of View: Yes! Our very own L.A. Eco-Village members Joe Linton, Adonia Lugo, Jimmy Lizama, Lara Morrison and Lois Arkin will share their individual and collective perspectives on this critical topic. Watch for the date. Let […]
A Crash Course in Urban Ecovillages at L.A. Eco-Village: What We’ve Learned & What We Know You Can Make Happen! An all day affair with us at L.A. Eco-Village. Watch for details.
Ever wonder how we put it all together? What works? What doesn’t? What we’d do differently? And how much further our vision reaches? And how much faster you could make it happen in your own neighborhood? A hands-on all day affair with members of the Los Angeles Eco-Village and friends covering the following topics: – […]
Return to Your Senses – 4 sessions – L.A. Eco-Village – Watch for scheduling
Trainings for health care workers, activists, councilors* Any event that overwhelms a person’s ordinary capacity to cope: accidents, illness, birth…, may result in post traumatic symptoms that influence behaviors and interactions. Return to Your Senses introduces you to therapeutic, engaging, un-intrusive approaches that can offer trauma-informed interactions to all clients reduce potential re-traumatization for client with trauma histories […]
