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For LA Ecovillage Tour Schedule, go here
POST COVID IN-PERSON TALK SERIES
at the LA Ecovillage Community Hub:
Friday, June 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
Erik Assadourian “Following a Gaian Way”
Erik has been grappling with how to transform cultures so that living sustainably feels natural for over 20 years, 17 of which were as a researcher with the sustainability think tank, The Worldwatch Institute. There he wrote on consumerism, cultural change, economic degrowth, Earth education, even the unsustainability of pet ownership. He also crafted an eco-scenario for the popular board game Settlers of Catan (Catan: Oil Springs) and even created a reality TV show where kids moved back in with their parents to become yardfarmers (and in the process quietly quit the consumer economy, while increasing local food security and community resilience). In 2019, Erik founded a new ecocentric philosophy and practicing community called the Gaian Way (gaianway.org). This is Erik’s deepest venture into cultural creation: providing wisdom stories, practices, eco-meditations, and regular opportunities to connect with others who understand that Gaia is alive, and that we are not only utterly dependent on Gaia for our wellbeing, but are a part of this living planet. Join Erik for an evening of discussing sustainability, eco-philosophy, the coming ecological transition, and more.
Sunday morning, June 25, 2023, a cool forum with a few of the folks who got the Los Angeles bike movement hot and moving!
Watch for details very soon.
OTHER EVENTS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN:
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Six weekends from October 2023 to April 2024 in person in Los Angeles
Permaculture Design Certificate course with Larry Santoyo and the Permaculture Academy.
More info here
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR LOS ANGELES BASED
SUSTAINABILITY/RESILIENCY ADVOCATES WHO WANT
TO STAY IN-THE-KNOW
Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance: www.ncsa.org
Neighborhood Council Tree Committee
Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust
Los Angeles Ecovillage Institute
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NEWS BITS & RESOURCES
CRSP and its Los Angeles Ecovillage Institute are proud to announce that we have become the nonprofit fiscal umbrella for two new projects aligned with our public interest purposes:
Re:Ciclos: Founded and led by bicycle activist and long time LA Ecovillage member Jimmy Lizama, Re:Ciclos teaches youth and neighbors how to build cargo bikes. They envision a future Los Angeles where the communities most negatively affected by a century of car culture build a new paradigm of heathy mobility built by community for community. More info here
And
Bike Talk: KPFK broadcast Saturday mornings at 6am or streaming on KPFK anytime. We are a program about bike advocacy. Streaming at Valley Free Radio Sundays, 11am EST and Tuesdays, 3-4pm EST. See website to stream programs or KPFK
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Ecovillages/Cohousing, Intentional Communities Resources
For a variety of talks, workshops, conferences, books, articles and other resources on these topics, see:
www.gen-us.net (publisher of “Communities Magazine”)
www.ic.org – many low cost and free workshops and resources
www.cohousing.org
www.ecovillage.org
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LA Ecovillage Volunteer Opportunities:
If you have been on an LAEV tour and would like to be invited to our work parties:
– For the LAEV Institute Community Hub: (opportunities for aquaponics care, fruit tree & veggie growing in pots, composting care, librarians) contact Lois at crsp@igc.org
– For the Solar Cooking and Garden In-Depth workshops, contact Carol
– For the BVCLT White House Place Learning Garden, contact kasey@bvclt.org
– For Street Librarians bi-monthly Bike Ride, contact Jennifer at geneffer@pacbell.net
– For BikeTalk. Experienced or training offered for audio editors (using Audacity), journalists, producerts, conversationalists, mailers. Contact Bike Talk Nick Richert
– For Re:Ciclos, contact Jimmy Lizama
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See LA Ecovillage Tour schedule here www.laecovillage.org/home/tours/
