SO SORRY TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO CAUTION REGARDING COVID-19. We will be informing you of other opportunities to hear from Kosha via videos.
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Kosha introduces the Global Ecovillage Network’s (GEN) work in catalyzing the power of community to inspire governments around the world to include Ecovillage Development Programs in their strategies for implementing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Agreements. Together, we can explore how Los Angeles can be more fully and effectively involved in this movement.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date & Time:
Monday, March 16, 2020
5:30 to 6:30 pm: Veggie potluck (zero waste event; please bring your own
eating ware)
6:30 to 8:30pm: Talk, Q&A, discussion with Kosha
Location:
3554 W. First Street at Bimini Place (enter on Bimini)
Songs in the north end of L.A. Eco-Village
Los Angeles 90004
Please note: If it is raining, we will meet next door
at 117 Bimini Place in the Lobby
Fee:
$5 to $20 sliding scale
Reservations Please:
213-738-1254 or crsp@igc.org
About Kosha
Kosha Joubert, MSc, Executive Director of the Global Ecovillage Network, has many years of experience as an international facilitator, trainer, and consultant and has worked extensively in the fields of community empowerment, intercultural collaboration and sustainable development. Kosha grew up in South Africa under Apartheid and has been dedicated to building bridges across divides ever since. She has lived in ecovillages for the past 25 years. Kosha is also a co-founder of Gaia Education, which develops trainings at the cutting-edge of sustainability, and co-author of the internationally applied curriculum of the Ecovillage Design Education. In 2016, Kosha received the Dadi Janki Award – 100 Women of Spirit – For engaging spirituality in life and work and for making a difference in the world.
More info on Kosha’s U.S. Tour here: https://ecovillage.org/ustour2020/
More info on the Global Ecovillage Network: www.ecovillage.org
Yes! There was a streetcar on Bimini. Where did it come from? Where did it go? When is it coming back? Hear all about it at this special event at Songs in L.A. Eco-Village with Ralph Cantos.
Ralph Cantos is an L.A. Transit historian and retired employee of the RTD, the name of our Los Angeles transportation system before it was re-named “Metro.”
EVENT DETAILS:
Date and time: Sunday, February 16, 2020 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm:
5:30 to 6:30pm. – Veggie snacks and socializing/networking.
This is a zero waste event. Please minimize plastics.
6:30pm – 8:00pm – Talk, Q&A, discussion
Location:
Songs at L.A. Eco-Village
3554 West First Street at Bimini Place (enter on Bimini).
Los Angeles 90004
Reservations please:
crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254
Fee:
Free but donations are always welcome.
Location:
Songs at L.A. Eco-Village
3554 West First Street at Bimini Place (enter on Bimini).
Los Angeles 90004
Reservations please:
crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254
Fee:
Free but donations are always welcome.
Can sustainable buildings be considered healthy if they only focus on the health of building end users? Based on her experience with a local Living Building Challenge, the Santa Monica City Services Building, will share how toxic materials in the building industry not only impact the health of building end users, but also the health of construction and manufacturing workers, first-responders, and frontline communities.
EVENT DETAILS
Date & Time: Friday, January 10, 2020 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Veggie potluck at 6:30; talk starts at 7:30pm
Please bring your own dish, cup, utensils to make this a
zero waste event
Location: Songs at Los Angeles Eco-Village
3554 West First St., Los Angeles 90004
Enter on Bimini Place.
Fee: $5 to $20 (sliding scale ok; no one turned away
for lack of funds)
Reservations please: crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254
About Kathleen Hetrick
Kathleen is a senior sustainability engineer at BuroHappold Engineering. She combines her passion for sustainable design with her background in Architectural Engineering to identify opportunities for more equitable solutions in product supply chains, building operations and organizational transparency. She has gained experience through a wide range of cutting-edge technical projects as both an engineer and a sustainability consultant, including work on LEED Platinum projects, Living Building Challenge projects, historical adaptive reuse, WELL certification and university carbon neutrality plans. She is also co-facilitates BuroHappold’s Diversity and Inclusion Forum, spearheading outreach initiatives to encourage K-12 students to pursue sustainability-focused careers in STEAM. Kathleen is a member of the four person BuroHappold Engineering team that has been providing visionary engineering work for the eco-retrofitting of the Songs property.
Please RSVP to crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254
Youth Climate Strike LA is thrilled to host Greta Thunberg for a Climate Strike with youth climate leaders on the frontlines of California’s fossil-fueled climate emergency! Despite its green reputation, California remains one of the largest oil-producing states in the country. And while Los Angeles claims to be a global leader on climate change, there are very few cities on earth with so many active oil wells dangerously close to where people live, work and play. In neighborhoods like Wilmington and South Los Angeles — low-income communities of color already overburdened by pollution from freeways and other dirty industries — children and families experience disproportionately high rates of asthma and suffer from severe nosebleeds, headaches, reproductive harm, and headaches associated with a long list of toxic chemicals used in oil extraction.
Join Greta Thunberg and youth leaders from Los Angeles and across the state as we demand Governor Newsom and California’s elected leadership act immediately to roll out a 2,500-foot health and safety buffer, stop all new fossil fuel project permits, and drop existing oil production through a just and equitable transition!
A handful of fossil fuel industry executives are poisoning our communities and threatening our future— the time to act is now. Will you join us? Meet us at the West Steps of City Hall at 12 PM.
RSVP HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fridays-for-future-strike-november-1-with-greta-thunberg
More details here.
The Permaculture Design Certification Course Ready To Skip The Revolution And Create The Renaissance? The principles of Permaculture are commonly associated with a rural or agrarian setting, but they are applicable everywhere. It is an adaptable set of problem-solving and decision-making ethics based on the patterns and systems of nature. When we use this approach it creates a fundamental shift in our attitude, towards how to create innovative and sustainable solutions of abundance rather than scarcity and crisis.
At The Academy we forward students’ understanding of the field of scientific sustainability.
We promote:
… Thoughtful Decision-Making
… Creative Problem-Solving
… But Reject “One Size Fits All” Solutions
Our Design Course uses the garden as a metaphor for learning how to balance ecosystems, building business enterprise, and establishing community resilience within an urban landscape.
The Permaculture Design Certification Course is our flagship program. More details here:
Note: Some classes may be held at Los Angeles Eco-Village. Watch for details.
Learn more about cohousing, especially for active seniors. Meet others that you might like to be in a cohousing community with someday. At last, an innovative developer who is focusing on Senior Cohousing in the greater Los Angeles area. There are many opportunities throughout the LA area to create cohousing. Get organized by the Los Angeles region you’d like to help make it happen in.
You’re been hearing about cohousing from us here at L.A. Eco-Village for the past 30 years. No need to wait any longer.
So come on out and learn what Alexandria has in mind to share with us. It’s time to start networking folks in the areas that you all want to live in. And to help facilitate your self designed ideal communities.
Yes! We can live more simply, more socially connected, and with a much lighter ecological footprint. Ready to learn more? Let’s get started.
More About Cohousing
Here: https://www.levittcoho.com/
and here: https://cohousing.org
EVENT DETAILS
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 10:30am
Location:
Los Angeles Eco-Village – Songs Hall
3554 West First Street at Bimini Place
Enter on Bimini Pl.
Los Angeles 90004
Fee:
Donations welcome $5 to $20 (no one turned away)
Reservations please:
crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254 (Lois)
About Alexandria
Alexandria Levitt is a gerontologist, specializing in Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships around Senior Cohousing. She wants to develop housing for people that doesn’t just show off a “lifestyle” imagined by corporate developers but one that reinforces the qualities that help us most as we get older – friendship, community and purpose, as initially created in Denmark. As a gerontologist (USC, MS, 2011), Alexandria is very familiar with the many challenges facing us as we get older and the remarkable connection between health (both mental and physical) and social engagement. Alexandria leads workshops on “Aging & Thriving with Cohousing” and informational presentations on Senior Cohousing in the area. Her goal is to move the needle in the direction of cost effective, appealing, environmentally-friendly housing that can be home for all active, engaged adults. Alexandria is a member of the Senior Citizen Commision of South Pasadena, California and President of the nonprofit SAGE Senior Cohousing Advocates.
Saturday, September 21, 2019 Join the celebration of local communities taking action for a more regenerative, just, and inclusive world! The first North American Day of Sustainable Communities will be held on September 21, 2019. All individuals and communities who are catalyzing transformation in the face of ecological and climate breakdown are invited to host an event on the day. Go here to register your event: https://www.sustainablecommunitiesday.net/
L.A. Eco-Village will be hosting hour long free tours at 10:30am, noon, and 1:30pm. No reservations needed. Just show up at the designated time at 117 Bimini Pl, Los Angeles 90004, L.A. Eco-Village.
More info: crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254
Helping Your Community Thrive: Including:
Check out details here
Register here
More info on the Westcoast Communities Conference 9/13-15/2019 here:
https://ourecovillage.org/5th-annual-west-coast-communities-conference/
