Drawing on his latest book, RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future, Permaculture co-originator David Holmgren will show how our suburbs can be transformed into productive, resilient and sustainable places to live through garden farming. Growing food right where people live, in back and front yards, has environmental, social and psychological benefits. Garden farming in the household, non-monetary economy is complementary to commercial urban and peri-urban agriculture that, collectively, can be the heart of a resilient bio-regional food system.

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The Regenerative Cooperative of Pomona would like to invite you to one full day of presentations, excursions, workshops and gatherings throughout multiple houses that make up this intentional living community. We will share ideas about energy conservation, sustainability, activism, and more. The event is entirely free and open to the public. We only ask that you bring a cup or water bottle! There will be many delicious food options, and the company is always fun, welcoming and open-minded. Please consider dropping by and let us know if you have any questions! Our email is regenpomona@gmail.com

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Come get an overview, meet other like-minded friends, and learn about upcoming opportunities.      Both workshops will be held at the Community Healing and Trauma Prevention Center • MLK Center for Public Health 11833 Wilmington Ave • Los Angeles, CA 90059 Location: Right off the Green Line Metro Stop, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks. 

Sponsored by Collective Remake.   

Presenters/Facilitators:
Niki Okuk founded Rco Tires in 2012. Between 2012 and 2018 RCO recycled more than 300 million pounds of rubber, diverting 70 million gallons of oil from landfills with 16 employees, making it one of southern California’s largest sustainability plants. Rco created alternative uses for trash tires, turning them into new products. Okuk believe in holding up progressive hiring and management practices, to provide jobs for local black and Latino residents who struggle to find employment because of past criminal convictions or legal status.

Okuk grew up in Los Angeles and majored in economics at Columbia University. After working in development with the office of Joseph Stiglitz and working in finance in Korea and Singapore, Okuk completed her MBA with Nanyang University in Singapore, including a sustainability certificate at Sloan School of Business at MIT.

Collective REMAKE: Art, Business, Education, Jobs, News, People, and Recycling for Sustainability is a unique social enterprise—in Los Angeles County—designed to support the creation of worker-owned businesses and other kinds of cooperatives with people who have been incarcerated and other individuals who are marginalized socially and economically due to race, sex, class, gender identity, age or ability.

A worker cooperative is a for-profit business that is owned and managed by the people that work there. Workers come together to meet common financial, social and cultural needs for themselves, their community and future generations.

There are not enough economic opportunities for people in South Los Angeles, especially for people when they come home from prison or jail. The lack of housing, job opportunities, and services make re-entry extremely difficult. Worker cooperatives are a real option for people who historically experience life-long discrimination in the workforce as the workers are their own boss and they decide the hiring criteria.

PLEASE DONATE TO COLLECTIVE REMAKE Your Donation is Tax Deductible #83-0769986

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Dr. John Odell will discuss Climate Change Solutions on the national and international stage.

John Odell is Professor Emeritus and Former Director, School of International Relations, USC.  Earlier he served as an officer in the US Army in Vietnam and member of the Harvard University faculty.  He is the author or co-author of 3 books and many articles and editor of 3 more books.   He has specialized on the governance of the world economy and the process of negotiating agreements over trade, finance, and climate.   He has conducted field research in Europe, Asia, and Latin America as well as the United States, and has been invited to give lectures in many countries.  Today he concentrates his work on improving US policy and global governance of climate change and international trade. He co-directs the Fixing Climate Governance Project at the Centre for International Governance Innovation  He attended the 2015 UN conference in Paris that produced a historic climate agreement.  His latest publications are Our Alarming Climate Crisis Demands Border Adjustments Now. February 2018. Geneva: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and How the United States Can Do Much More on Climate and Jobs. 2016. Policy Brief 7, Fixing Climate Governance Series, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Location: Silver Lake Branch Library

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Join us as we explore solutions to climate change on the local level. As cities are stepping up to the challenge, our panel will explore what we are doing and what we could be doing better. This is our second program in our Green City series on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration in Silver Lake and beyond.

Speakers:
Andy Shrader – Director of Environmental Affairs, Water Policy & Sustainability, Office of Los Angeles Councilmember Paul Koretz, Council District 5. Andy advises the Councilmember on issues related to the environment, climate change, water policy, technology and sustainability, working to ensure the city can meet its present economic, environmental and sociopolitical needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. He staffs the Councilmember on the Energy and Environment Committee.

Loraine Lundquist – An activist and educator, Loraine helped organize community opposition to the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility when it blew out in 2015. She’s a faculty associate at the Institute for Sustainability at California State University at Northridge, where she teaches courses on environmental, economic and social sustainability. She serves on the advisory panel for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s long-range planning.

Lisa Hart -Steering Board Member, Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance. Lisa is an organizational and community development consultant and Silver Lake resident who used to chair the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Green Committee. She now serves on the board of the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance, whose mission is to advance sustainability and resilience across Los Angeles through advocacy, sharing of best practices, and community action.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date & Time:  Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6pm
Location: 
Silver Lake Library
2411 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039

FREE EVENT

Watch for details for March 21 and April 18 in this series at the Silver Lake Library

Join Paul Richardson and Alosha Lynov on their complimentary interactive seminar as they share their wisdom and research, from Russia, on how to practically design and build economically flourishing, Intentional Cooperative eco Communities. Together we will brainstorm various challenges which our system imposes on us and come up with solutions for restricted US codes. They’ll also discuss the integration of the following pillars which pave the way to successful Communities:

o  Beauty and it’s effect on our well being
o  Bio Mimicry and wisdom of Natural Law
o  Economy and Cooperation
o  Remembrance by use of deep cultural traditions, celebration and play o  Resilience through Self-Regenerative and Biodiverse Design
o  Unity via a common vision and individuals’ passions & strengths
o  Sociocracy, and the importance of immediate conflict resolution

MORE INFO HERE: 
https://www.bioveda.co/usa-tour
or 213-738-1254 or crsp@igc.org

EVENT DETAILS:
Date & Time:  Sunday, February 17, 2019 from 3 to 6 pm

LOCATION:
117 Bimini Pl, Community room #201
Los Angeles Eco-Village
Los Angeles 90004

FREE EVENT

About Paul Richardson:  Bio-Architect and Founder of Haven Earth Center. After graduating Architecture school in 2002, Paul has had a busy career, working as a designer, project manager and planner in the fields of residential design and construction internationally. ​ His focus has been on residential models of living, and after almost 20 years in the profession, has turned his attention to the creation and implementation of Haven Earth as a means to fulfill what Paul refers to as ‘truly regenerative, natural models of living’, and the creation of the ‘SEED’ training center as the most recent advancement of this idea.   Read more

About Alosha Lynov:  Visionary Inventor, international edutainer and a master builder of Awe Inspiring, functionally Self Sustaining and Self Regenerative Living habitats ​ After graduating from Vega in 2003, where he studied Creative Brand Communication specialising in Digital, Alosha operated his own event Deco business (3D Deco) for 16 years. With the call towards self sustainability Alosha travelled the world, learning from top eco masters such as Geoff Lawton , Mike Reynolds, John Todd, John Jeavons, Ibrahim Karim, Hajjar Gibran, Nader Khalili … ​ Alosha started Bio-Veda Academy which trains up students on the art of building Bio Shelter organisms (eco homes) that mimic natures genius by expressing permaculture eco systemic design.  Read more

Jordan Salcido, a teacher with Trade School LA will lead this zero waste workshop open to all! The group will turn an old T-shirt into a reusable tote bag whilst listening to a presentation on the effects of fast fashion and how we play an important role as the consumer. She will share plenty of tips that will leave you feeling empowered to create change.

Date and time:
Sunday February 10th, 2019  from 3pm to 5 pm)

Location:
117 Bimini Pl
Community Room #201
Los Angeles Eco-Village
Los Angeles 90004