U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
*CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages* at
the Los Angeles Eco-Village
hosts
Workshops & Special Events
plus Info on Selected Related Events
HOME (2/23/12)
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 10am to 4:30 pm in Pasadena
More than a Greywater Workshop with
inventor/permaculturist/artist Ray Cirino
This shower will wash your sins away. Using the heat nature has provided, we
will harvest the warmth from a
compost pile to heat an outdoor shower made from the trees that fell in
Decembers Wind Storm in Pasadena.
The shower water will water the plants that cover the trellis. You'll have a
pizza and drinks for lunch from a
dragons belly. This day your meter will be on green.
Where: 959 E. Topeka Pasadena, CA 91104
When: 10:00am-4:30pm
Who: Ray Cirino, artist/inventor,
permaculturist, creator of Smokey the Pizza Oven
Why: Because we can be more sustainable
than our cities blueprint.
Fee: $35 includes pizza and
drinks from a dragons belly.
Reservations please: Ray Cirino 818-834-7074
Picture it:
http://people.tribe.net/raycirino/photos/396722b9-cd0f-4f64-b9d0-68f917a0deba
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 at L.A. Eco-Village from 7 to 10 pm
directions
If a Tree Falls the film
2012
Academy award nominee for best documentary and 2011
Documentary Editing Award Sundance
The Story
In December 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by
Federal agents in a nationwide sweep of radical environmentalists involved with
the Earth Liberation Front-- a group the FBI has called America's "number one
domestic terrorism threat."
For years, the ELF—operating in separate anonymous cells without any central leadership—had launched spectacular arsons against dozens of businesses they accused of destroying the environment: timber companies, SUV dealerships, wild horse slaughterhouses, and a $12 million ski lodge at Vail, Colorado.
With the arrest of Daniel and thirteen others, the government had cracked what was probably the largest ELF cell in America and brought down the group responsible for the very first ELF arsons in this country.
IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT tells the remarkable
story of the rise and fall of this ELF cell, by focusing on the transformation
and radicalization of one of its members.
Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film interweaves a verity chronicle of Daniel on house arrest as he faces life in prison, with a dramatic recounting of the events that led to his involvement with the group. And along the way it asks hard questions about environmentalism, activism, and the way we define terrorism.
Drawing from striking archival footage -- much of it never before seen -- and intimate interviews with ELF members, and with the prosecutor and detective who were chasing them, IF A TREE FALLS explores the tumultuous period from 1995 until early 2001 when environmentalists were clashing with timber companies and law enforcement, and the word "terrorism" had not yet been altered by 9/11.
Reservations please: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
No charge but donations may be requested.
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Sunday, February 26, 2012 from
1 to 3pm at the Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
NHM Members $10, Nonmembers $15. Call (213) 763-3433 or e-mail Karen Ewald or kewald@nhm.org to register. More info here:
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March 10-11,
201 in Santa Barbara
EDIBLE INSTITUTE 2012
Sessions on:
Food Justice
Cooking Communities
Sustainable Seafood
Santa Barbara Wines
TWO DOZEN PROMINENT SPEAKERS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING FORMER L.A. ECO-VILLAGER
Nikki Henderson, Keynote Speaker
Nikki is the Executive Director at People's Grocery in Oakland, CA, where its
goal is to provide fresh, good food to people of all income levels.
See schedule, bios, location, registration info here:
http://www.ediblecommunities.com/institute/
Fee: $250
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Friday thru Sunday, March 23-25, 2012 in Berkeley CA (David Brower Center)
Join
Vandana Shiva, Annie Leonard, Richard Heinberg, Bill
McKibben, Anuradha Mittal, Manish Jain and many others
for a ground-breaking international conference on
economic localization. Hosted by
ISEC, the conference will examine the structures and
myths on which the corporate-controlled global economy
is based, and explore how a new economy -- one based on
an economics of happiness -- can be built by supporting
the local, globally. We will draw inspiration from
grassroots localization initiatives in food, energy,
education business and banking, and from the Occupy
movement, Transition Towns, ecovillages, indigenous
resistance movements, and more. The conference will
build on momentum generated by our documentary film,
The Economics of Happiness, which has
already set the stage for an international dialogue
about localization. Come and be part of the discussion!
Capacity is limited, so
register before February to reserve your place and
to receive the discounted ticket price.
Please e-mail
conference@theeconomicsofhappiness.org with any
questions.
| Vandana Shiva | Richard Heinberg | Bill McKibben |
| Anuradha Mittal | Annie Leonard | Andrew Simms |
| Helena Norberg-Hodge | Pracha Hutanuwatr | Sulak Sivaraksa |
| Manish Jain | Charles Simmons | Judy Wicks |
| Keibo Oiwa | Gustavo Esteva | Rebecca Tarbotton |
| Michael Shuman | Michel Chossudovsky | Megan Quinn Bachman |
| Dale Wen
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Ross Jackson |
Anwar Fazal
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This work is the end result of forty years of looking for
solutions to global problems like overpopulation, unsustainable
growth, ecosystem overload, species extinction, exploitation of
the developing countries, growing inequality, global injustice,
and, more recently, global warming and peak oil. This book asks,
"Where are the leverage points that can break the logjam and
create real solutions that could lead to a radically different
kind of global society?"
Note that Ross and Hildur are among the original supporters of the Los Angeles Eco-Villlage. We are honored to host them. Please join us.
No charge but donations requested.
Reservations required: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
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Watch for the date in April at L.A. Eco-Village
directions
Sacred Crossings: Bringing Funerals Home:
Bio
Integrating death into the cycle of life with joy!
with
Rev. Olivia Barham
http://www.sacredcrossings.com/
About Olivia...
Olivia Bareham
holds a bachelors degree in Natural Theology in Sacred Healing and is an
ordained minister of healing. Olivia's experience as a nurses aide,
elder care provider and hospice volunteer, inspired her to investigate a
more sacred and personal alternative to traditional after-death care
practices.
"At the event of death and for a few days following, there is a window
of opportunity for great healing to occur. I noticed that when the
funeral director stepped in, very often, this window silently, and
permanently, closed. Families were left feeling empty and helpless,
often with a feeling of incompleteness," says Olivia.
In an effort to
find a way to keep this window of healing open, Olivia completed a
course in death midwifery and home funerals, resulting in certification
as a Home Funeral Guide. She subsequently founded "Sacred Crossings" to
assist families in Los Angeles create funerals for their loved one, at
home. To learn more about Sacred Crossings, please visit the website
at: www.sacredcrossings.com
Fee: $10 - $15 (sliding scale)
Reservations required:
crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
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TreePeople: Join in for TreePeople's 2nd Annual Green City Fair: May 5, 2012 from 10am to 3pm
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April 16 - 20, 2012 in Nevada City CA
Senior
Cohousing Study Group and Workshop
If you are interested in the logistics and practicalities of starting, moving into, or helping others organize a senior cohousing community, come and learn from the field's leading experts: Chuck Durrett, Katie McCamant, and Jim Leach.
The first attachment is a flyer that covers the basics of the workshop. The second attachment includes more comprehensive information, including the following:
Please forward, post, circulate, and talk about this information to everyone you know who may be interested in creating a sustainable, proactive, and lively community for seniors.
Limited spaces; please register soon. Colorful flyer and detailed information at: www.cohousingco.com/documents/SG12012_04_16.pdf
============================================CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE LISTINGS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS. Please let us know if you would like to be on a special list to receive info or schedules on any of these topics: crsp@igc.org
- Writing for Social Change
- Rainwater harvesting with cisterns
- Practice in Creating a Mediative Culture
- Practice in Non-Violent Communications
- Introduction to Non-Violent Communications
- The Art of Vertical Farming with artist Frey Bardell
- Installing a gray water system with Graywater Action
- Creating a Time Dollars Bank in your
Neighborhood
- Case study tour of permaculture practices in Los Angeles
- Strategies for Creating Green Jobs in Your Neighborhood
- Munay Ki Workshop with
Shamanic
Practitioner Paola
Aliaga,
- Strategies for helping neighbors transcend negative
Nimbyism with Lois Arkin
- Ten easy steps for starting ecovillage processes in your
neighborhood with Lois Arkin
- How to Form an Organic Food Buying Co-op in Your Neighborhood with
members of the Food Lobby
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Bringing Funerals Home:
Bio Integrating death into the cycle of life with joy
Rev. Olivia Barham
http://www.sacredcrossings.com/