The Eleventh International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC11) in Cuba in Nov 11 – Dec 4, 2013

What: The 11th International Permaculture Conference & Convergence

Where: Cuba

When: November 11 through December 4, 2013: various events

Details here: The Eleventh International Permaculture Conference & Convergence (IPC11), Cuba (Nov/Dec 2013)

Community Projects, Conferences, Courses/Workshops, Presentations/Demonstrations, Social Gatherings — by Roberto Perez Rivero

IPC11 Cuba 2013 — Key Events and Dates

Pre IPC International PDC — 11-24 November, 2013
Cueva de los Portales camping Site, Pinar del Río, Cuba
With a Highly qualified team of Professors from USA, UK, Canada and Cuba.
Conference Dinner and Gala
– 24 November, 2013
Havana, Cuba
International Permaculture Conference
– 25-27 November, 2013
At the Pabellón Cuba, in Vedado, Havana, Cuba
With many important Permaculturists already confirmed to present.
Visit to Urban Permaculture sites –
28 November, 2013
Havana, Cuba
Convergence –
29 November – 3 December, 2013
To be celebrated at Los Cocos Camping Base, Mayabeque Province, Cuba
There is still space for presentations at the Convergence, please contact us.
Permaculture Tours –
From December 4th, 2013
Three choices that include the provinces of Matanzas and Sancti Spíritus and the best preserved traditional Spanish Villa in Cuba, Trinidad.

Contacts

For all the information, including prices and payments, in English and Spanish, please check www.ipc11cuba.com.

For direct contact with the organizing group in Cuba, email to: ipc11cuba (at) fanj.cult.cu

There is an early bird discount of 10% for those that register before July 31!

Your Final Footprint: Home Burials and Green Funerals, Friday, September 20, 2013 at 7:30pm at LA Eco-Village

What: Your Final Footprint: An introduction to Environmentally-conscious after-death care,
funeral and disposition with Olivia Bareham

Where: L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl, Los Angeles 90004 (directions)

When: Friday, September 20, 2013 at 7:30 pm

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You recycle, you try not to use toxic products and you pay attention to how your lifestyle|
affects the environment. When you die you want to be assured that your final footprint is
in alignment with the integrity in which you lived your life. But is this possible? Please join
us for a lively, informative evening!

Topics covered will include:

Traditional funeral industry practices
Legalities and logistics for home-based, natural after-death care
Embalming vs dry-ice
Benefits of a family-directed home wake & funeral
The case for “Green” burials
High-Tech disposition alternatives
Films & slide shows demonstrating the sacred beauty of home funerals and green burials
Q & A

Refreshments will be served.

About Olivia:
Rev. Olivia Bareham is an ordained Minister of Healing. She holds bachelors degrees in Education and Natural Theology in Sacred Healing and is a certified Death Midwife. Olivia’s experience in the fields of auxiliary nursing, elder care and hospice volunteering inspired her to investigate a more meaningful and personal alternative to traditional funeral 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 to take over the closing ceremonies, very often this window silently, and permanently, closed. Families were left feeling empty and helpless, often with a feeling of incompleteness.”

In an effort to provide a way to keep this window open and facilitate the healing process, Olivia completed a course in Death Midwifery, resulting in certification as a Home Funeral Guide. She subsequently created Sacred Crossings with the mission of inspiring, educating and empowering families to reclaim the lost art and healing ritual of a Home Funeral.

Olivia is a writer, producer and public speaker – she serves on the Board of the National Home Funeral Alliance (www.homefuneralalliance.org) and Los Angeles Hospice at Anam Cara. (http://anamcarala.org) For more info on Olivia and her organization, Sacred Crossings, here:http://www.sacredcrossings.com

Fee for this event: $5 to $10 sliding scale

Reservations please: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254

More info on this topic below.

View our slide show of Home Funerals here…

Home Funerals by Sacred Crossings

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for future events and workshops on this and related topics, please write to: sacredcrossings@gmail.com
To learn more about upcoming Death Midwifery workshops and classes, please contact Olivia at: 310-968-2763Thank you for forwarding this e-mail to friends and relatives who may be interested.

The Three Secrets of Healthy Living with Dr. Jhasmin Santizo Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 7:30pm at LA Eco-Village

What:   The Three Secrets of Healthy Living with Dr. Jhasmin Santizo
Where:     L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles 90004 (directions)
When:      Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 7:30 pm

More information:

Dr. Jhasmin Santizo decided to become a Chiropractor after her father, L.A. Eco-Village member and Eco Maya Festival producer Julio Santizo, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Colorectal cancer. From this experience, she decided to make a difference in the medical field, by educating people about health, wellness, and prevention. Chiropractic has shown her that it’s just not about low back and neck pain, but about teaching others how to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle. She is also an athlete, training in Krav Maga and Cross-fit 3-4 times a week.

Everyone invited. No charge

Reservations please: 213/738-1254 or crsp@igc.org

Seed Saving Class Sat., June 29, 2013 from 10am to 1pm at L.A. Eco-Village

What:   Seed Saving Class with George Patton
Where:     L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl., LA 90004 (directions)
When:      Saturday, June 29, 2013 from 10am to 1pm

More information:

Learn all about Seed Saving from L.A. Eco-Village resident George Patton. George hosted the Gardening Naturally radio show on KCRW in the early 1980s. He volunteers with the Biodynamic Association of Southern CA and is focused on food security, composting, growing and using herbs.

Potluck lunch in the L.A. Eco Village Courtyard after the workshop.

Please bring a dish to share and your own plate cup and utensil to make this a zero waste activity!

Everyone welcome!

Fee: 3 time dollars or $5

Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:30pm at LA Eco-Village

What:   Booksigning and Evening Talk with Brad Lancaster
Where:     L.A. Eco-Village (directions)
When:      Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7:30 pm

author of
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands
Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance; Vol.1, 2nd Edition

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
7:30 pm, $5 to $10 sliding scale (no one turned away)

Rainwater Harvesting expert Brad Lancaster returns to Los Angeles with his newly published 2nd Edition of his award winning, best selling book Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands; Turning Water Scarcity into Water Abundance, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition on Wednesday, June 26.

Brad’s books have always encouraged readers to turn water scarcity into water abundance by welcoming rain into our lives, landscapes and soils. In this newly updated 2nd edition, Brad updates real life case studies for harvesting rainwater, completely renovates the approach to seeing & understanding sediment flows, and adds more tools for harvesting rainwater and other often overlooked free on-site resources, such as wind, sun, and shade.

Rainwater harvesting is the process of capturing rain and making the most of it as close as possible to where it falls. By harvesting rainwater on the land within the soil and vegetation, or in cisterns that will later irrigate the land, it is possible to control erosion, reduce flooding, and minimize water pollution. This practice is enormously beneficial in a world with a finite supply of fresh water that is becoming increasingly polluted.

Although rainwater harvesting has been accomplished by humans in virtually every drought vulnerable region of the world for millennia, our society, until very recently with the help of people like Brad Lancaster, seemed to have a collective amnesia about the utility, efficiency, and beauty of rainwater harvesting practices.

Brad Lancaster is an author, permaculture teacher, designer & consultant, and co-founder of Desert Harvesters (DesertHarvesters.org). Brad has taught programs for the ECOSA Institute, Columbia University, University of Arizona, Prescott College, Audubon Expeditions, and many others. He has helped design integrated water harvesting and permaculture systems for homeowners and gardeners, including the Tucson Audubon Simpson Farm restoration site; the Milagro & Stone Curves co-housing projects. Brad lives on an eighth of an acre in downtown Tucson, Arizona, where annual rainfall is less than 12 inches. He practices what he preaches by harvesting over 100,000 gallons of rainwater a year, and with his brother Rodd, have created an oasis in the desert by directing harvested rainwater into a thriving landscape that includes abundant gardens, food bearing trees, and habitat for wildlife, instead of into the streets and storm drains of Tucson.

Event sponsors:
Los Angeles Eco-Village Collaborative:
CRSP Institute for Urban Eco-Villages, Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Co-op,
Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust, Greywater Action

Other SoCal events with Brad Lancaster:

Santa Barbara:
Tue, June 25, 2013 at 7:30pm, $5 donation
Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
(805) 962-2571
margie@sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org

San Diego
June 29,30 Rainwater & Greywater Workshop
hosted by the San Diego Sustainable Living Institute
http://sdsustainable.org/event/rainwater-harvesting-earthworks/

More Info on Harvesting Rainwater:
www.HarvestingRainwater.com

Sweetwater Collaborative
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweetwater-Collaborative/113158298771036
We are the successor to the Santa Barbara Green Living Co-op and are now locally based.
Our legacy is putting in water harvesting projects using a barn raising model, in hands-on, community-based workshops.

Permaculture Credit Union
http://www.permaculturecu.org/

You Tubes:
Rainwater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Ku_xpyLK4

Sustainable World Radio Podcast Brad Lancaster
http://pdcastsusworldradio.libsyn.com/webpage?search=brad&Su

(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org

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Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Conference – Switzerland July 7 – 12, 2013

What: Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Conference
Where: Schweibenalp, Switzerland
When: July 7 – 12, 2013

More Details here: http://gen-europe.org/activities/gen-conference/index.htm

Celebrating Community – Lessons from our living history:

Hearing from founders and elders of our movement about successes, lessons learned and growing edges relating to GEN.

NextGEN – International perspectives from the next generation:

Allowing ourselves to be inspired by the enthusiasm and intelligence of youth and young adults that are building pathways to our future.

Political Influencing – Policies for civil society engagement:

Learning how top-down and bottom-up approaches can combine to support and implement ecovillage strategies for the transition of our societies to a more sustainable way of living.

Villages in Transition to Resilience:

How traditional and indigenous village networks can use the ecovillage approach to become strong vehicles for the regeneration of social and natural environment.

Alternative Technologies:

Hands-on experience and the theoretical background to innovative technologies that make a real difference.

Workshops:

Beyond Consensus – Exploring Sociocracy and Holacracy
The Art of Recycling – Creating Beauty from Waste
Empowered Fundraising – Allowing funds to flow into Sustainability
Sustainable Economies – alternatives to the prevalent growth model

The conference will provide a multitude of opportunities to get to know the other participants and for informal exchange. Each participant will also be a member of a Home Group where they can touch base and deepen their experience each day.

The conference will be facilitated by Macaco Tamerice, Zoltan Hosszu, Robin Alfred and Kosha Joubert. Interesting speakers will present their work and projects.

NextGEN Meeting

Parallel to annual GEN Conference meeting of young people involved in NextGEN will take place in Schweibenalp. The aim of the meeting is to enable young people to come together and create heart-to-heart connections which will improve cooperation in the future projects. NextGEN meeting will be longer as GEN Conference itself and will start already on Saturday the 6th of July in the evening. It will last until Sunday 14th of July. Read more here. If you are interested in the youth meeting please contact lara(at)gen-europe.org for further information.

Please find the conference schedule here.

Our hosting partner community
Center of Unity Schweibenalp

We are a community of about 20 people. Creativity, compassion, open communication, sincere encounters and zest for life are important to us. What connects us all is our vision, living and working together.
The Business on Schweibenalp is affiliated to the “Association Center of Unity” as a seminar business and employs members of the community and external staff. We see ourselves as a model business that links the events and workshops held here, with the community and the Alpine Permaculture project as well as being a pioneer in holistic management.

Our charming and renovated Guest House with its 100 beds was built in the early years of the Swiss mountain tourism and is surrounded by an area of about twenty hectares.

Prices

Conference Fee

Regular	500 €
Reduced	350 € ( for students, unemployed, people on low income )

Capoeira: all levels workshop Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 11am to 1pm

What:   Capoeira: all levels workshop
Where:    Bresee Foundation, 184 Bimini Pl, south end of L.A. Eco-Village (directions)
When:      Thursday, January 2, 2013 at 8 pm

More information:

Everyone is invited, beginners to advanced. For those who like the class, we plan to hold sessions a few times each week. This will be a low-cost class to encourage everyone to get in shape, learn capoeira and generally contribute to the spirit of community.

Please do come through on the 13th to get more details, meet our Instructor, see what the class will entail and determine if this particular group is for you.

Greywater Installers course, June 3-7, 2013, 8am – 5pm

What:   Greywater Installers Course
Where:     L.A. Eco-Village (directions)
When:      Monday thru Friday, June 3 – 7, 2013 from 8am to 5pm daily

More information:

Interested in learning all about greywater, installing your own system, or becoming a greywater installer for your area? This course is designed for people with either basic plumbing, landscaping, or permaculture skills who want to learn how to design and build simple, economical residential greywater systems
You will learn about the theory behind simple and high-end systems including the indoor use of greywater. We’ll cover basic plumbing and landscaping skills needed for the four types of common simple greywater systems. You will learn how to conduct a site assessment, determine which system to install and how to maintain existing systems. Additionally you’ll learn about what plants do best with greywater and the do’s and don’t of residential greywater reuse. By the end of the course you will know about proper installation of code compliant washing machine, and simple systems under the CA state code and be familiar with your state’s code (if you live outside of CA).
There will be an optional exam and installation for people wishing to be certified and listed on our website. The “installer’s page” contains contact info for graduates who wish to be listed, as well as an internal list serve for installers to share info, experiences, and get support.
Cost: $650 limited work trade available (email to request info- info (at) greywateraction.org)
Register here http://greywateraction.org/workshop/2013/06/03/greywater-installers-course-2013-la-ca
Learn more about the content and see the week’s schedule here.
This course typically fills up, so register soon to reserve your spot.

Building a Bike Movement in Autopia: An Experiment in Group Ethnography, Fri., Apr. 12, 2013 at 7pm

What: Building a Bike Movement in Autopia: An Experiment in Group Ethnography Where: L.A. Eco-Village (directions) When: Friday, April 12, 2013 from 7 to 9 pm

Come join us for an experimental event where participants in the Los Angeles bike movement will create a group ethnography of the movement’s growth and impact on wider transportation culture in L.A. We will reflect on the history and future of bicycling in a famously car-dominated city, using ethnography as a tool for understanding social change. Rather than producing a definitive history of L.A.’s bike movement, the outcome of the event will be a website (http://labikemvmt.org/) where different narratives and timelines are available to researchers, advocates, and members of the public.

This event is open to anyone interested in experimental ethnography or transportation culture and policy in Los Angeles. It’s being organized by former ecovillager Adonia Lugo as part of the Bicicultures Roadshow, a series of talks and activities happening in L.A. and Davis in April that focus on qualitative studies of bicycling, with facilitation by Ron Milam, another former ecovillager and the founding executive director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. Sponsored by the Center for Ethnography at UC Irvine.

Ecovillage Education US July 5 – August 11, 2013 at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Missouri

What:       www.ecovillageeducation.us
Where:     Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Rutledge, MO
When:      July 5 – August 11, 2013

More information:

www.ecovillageeducation.us

info@ecovillageeducation.us

The FIC invites you to join in the living laboratory of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage for Ecovillage Education US.

Join us for the 37-day summer immersion course for visionaries, culture-creators, and community organizers seeking experiential training in building or transitioning sustainable community.

A premiere training set within one of the US’ leading ecovillages, Dancing Rabbit in Rutledge, MO, this life-changing course gathers the wisdom of ecovillages worldwide to train new leaders in creating a more sustainable future.

Staff members include FIC staff and board members (and community founders) Laird Schaub of Sandhill Farm, Ma’ikwe Schaub Ludwig of Dancing Rabbit, Alyson Ewald of Red Earth Farms, Tony Sirna of Dancing Rabbit and several other leaders in the sustainable communities movement!

www.ecovillageeducation.us
info@ecovillageeducation.us

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