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Christian Arnsperger: Drawing ideas from Switzerland’s “horizontal metropolis”- Wed., July 19, 2017 at L.A. Eco-Village

Veggie Potluck and talk on L.A.’s perma-circular future:

According to Dr. Christian Arnsperger, Los Angeles has never been just an unsustainable, sprawling,

Christian Arnsperger

resource-guzzling behemoth. At least since the 1930s, and especially since the 1960s, there has been a small, persistent, and varied underground that wants “another LA.” The city has been variously (re)imagined by Olmsted and Bartholomew as a garden-and-park idyll, by Richard Register as a network of ecocities, and by Paul Glover as a network of ecovillages. People have puzzled about how to make Los Angeles more regenerative, more bioregional, and more human-scale. In his talk, Christian Arnsperger  will reflect on this “other LA” as a sympathetic outsider, looking at our city from the Swiss vantage point, drawing elements from his ongoing collaboration with Swiss and Italian urbanists. Switzerland can be viewed as a “horizontal metropolis” — a city-territory of 8 million inhabitants with a very specific way of weaving together the urban and the rural, the cutting edge and the traditional, the dense and the diffuse — a time-tested recipe against sprawl and wastefulness but also against destructive densification and concentration. There may be very interesting things to learn about a sustainable, “perma-.circular” future from a comparison between the LA metropolitan area and the Swiss horizontal metropolis.

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About Christian Arnsperger
An economist by training, I’m a professor at the University of Lausanne. My affiliation is with the Faculty of Geoscience and Environment, and I am a member of the Institute for Geography and Sustainability. We are a multidisciplinary institute focused mainly on the human- and social-science aspects of environmental issues.  My own teaching and research revolve around Sustainability and Economic Anthropology. That’s what my chair at the University of Lausanne is called. Yes, really …

read more about Christian and see his blog here.

Christian visited L.A. Eco-Village
last year to a full house.  Please come join us again this year.


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

Date & Time: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 
6 to 7:30pm:  Veggie potluck.
Please bring your own non-throwaway eating ware and make this a zero waste event

7:30 to 10pm: Talk, Q&A, discussion

Fee:  $5 to $15 sliding scale at the door
If paying by check, make checks out to “CRSP”

Location: 
Los Angeles Eco-Village
117 Bimini Pl – Lobby and courtyard
Los Angeles 90004

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles Area Intentional Community Summit – Sunday, April 23, 2017

We’re putting on the second Los Angeles Intentional Community Summit this Sunday!
It’s for all folks who live in or are interested in community living to get together and create a larger network, to learn about how other communities operate, discuss the issues that affect community life, etc.

Let’s eat some snacks and drink some drinks and get to know one another and our city’s communities. 

Where:     Sugar Shack, 4402 W Pico Blvd, LA CA 90019
When:      Sunday, April 23 at 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Bring:       Veggie Snacks and/or drinks to share + non-throwaway plates, utensils, cup

This is a leave no trace event

Please read details to make sure you’re a fit for this event.

 Please share it with anyone who might be interested!
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National Cohousing Conference May 19-21, 2017, Nashville TN

THE 2017 NATIONAL COHOUSING CONFERENCE promises an amazing lineup of offerings, from innovative approaches to developing new and affordable communities, to potent ways to enhance our vibrant communities.WE WILL COVER cohousing basics as well as hot topics in sustainability and resiliency in both living green through energy efficiency, shared resources, and greener building, to how community sustains us for measurably healthier lifestyles.

The program will offer a tantalizing soup to nuts menu of session choices—something for everyone: those who are living it, those who are developing it, and those who are just dreaming about it. And with all of that there will still be plenty of time for conversations in the hallways, tours, and fun!

For more information, click on the links in the green box, or visit 2017 Conference Questions & Answers.

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 2017 National Cohousing Conference: Building Resilient Sustainable CommunitiesRegister Now!

THE 2017 NATIONAL COHOUSING CONFERENCE promises an amazing lineup of offerings, from innovative approaches to developing new and affordable communities, to potent ways to enhance our vibrant communities.

WE WILL COVER cohousing basics as well as hot topics in sustainability and resiliency in both living green through energy efficiency, shared resources, and greener building, to how community sustains us for measurably healthier lifestyles.

The program will offer a tantalizing soup to nuts menu of session choices—something for everyone: those who are living it, those who are developing it, and those who are just dreaming about it. And with all of that there will still be plenty of time for conversations in the hallways, tours, and fun!

For more information, click on the links in the green box, or visit 2017 Conference Questions & Answers.

 

Are You Following the Burgeoning Tiny House Movement? Check it out March 5th & 6th

Are you Following the Burgeoning  Tiny House Movement?
Great chance to check it out here in Los Angeles:Lara french doors sustainable wood double glazed windows

Hang out with the LATCH Collective and partners


imaginopolis brings us… Tiny House in My Backyard! 

This creative demonstration event will help policymakers visualize the potential of tiny houses as backyard homes and villages, and your presence will show support for this housing option!

Come tour backyard homes in South LA during our open house hours.

Join our Reception for snacks and inspiring, imaginative talks from SolHaus Design, LA Mas, CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages at L.A. Eco-Village, THRIVE LA, Makes a Village, LATCH Collective, the American Tiny House Association, and more!

RECEPTION

Sunday March 5th 3 pm – 4 pm

OPEN HOUSE HOURS
Sunday March 5th 1pm – 3pm
Monday March 6th 10am – 2pm

The open house outdoor event and reception will take place at 3833 Third Avenue, Los Angeles.

Register at www.imagineopolis.org/registration  to receive further event details.


See beautiful tiny house works of art:  LATCH Collective (LosAngeles Tiny Co-House Haven)

Please consider donating either $, time, or materials needed to make this event a smashing success!  (Go fund me campaign is here)

 

Mark Lakeman talks to L.A. City Departments Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 4pm. Free and open event

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a talk with Portland’s Mark Lakeman
at
Ronald F. Deaton Auditorium:
100 W 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tuesday, March 29th | 4pm – 6pm

•  Successful strategies for
transforming public spaces
from car-centric to people-centric
•Accelerating culture change
within public agencies
•Learning and practicing effective tools
for continuing people and planet

healthy change

Presented by Portland’s City Repair Project founder and architect Mark Lakeman, this talk will provide a dazzling spectrum of real world tools for building participatory culture and manifesting lasting change through physical interventions.  Mark will also share the diversity of public policies and regulations that have made Portland’s people-centric interventions feasible and effective.

This event is sponsored by:
– Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Great Streets
– L.A. City Department of City Planning
– L.A. City Department of Transportation
in association with:
– CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages at L.A. Eco-Village
– Portland’s City Repair Project
– StreetsblogLA

– Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance

Free and open event ||
For more info, contact crsp@igc.org or 213.738.1254

For other LA events with Mark Lakeman and for more info on the City Repair Project and Mark Lakeman, see www.cityrepair.org

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FEATURED EVENT: Urban Placemaking for Cultural Transformation with Mark Lakeman and the City Repair Project: Fri – Sun, March 25, 26, 27, 2016 at L.A. Eco-Village and Tue March 29 Downtown LA

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Come learn with others in your communities and neighborhoods about successful strategies for:

  • Transforming public spaces from car-centric to people-centric
  •  Accelerating culture change within public agencies
  •  Learning and practicing effective tools for continuing change.

Presented by Mark Lakeman and core members from City Repair Project, this workshop will provide a dazzling spectrum of real world tools for building participatory culture and manifesting lasting change through physical interventions.  This workshop will also present powerful ideas for building resiliency while also addressing the negative effects of gentrification. Bring your own ideas, because the summation of the workshop will be strategies and timelines for doing projects in your Los Angeles neighborhoods.

See draft workshop outline below.

 THE FRIDAY NIGHT TALK MARCH 25 FROM 7 TO 10PM: 

inspiring – a unique approach to urban planning and design – transformative – community development starting with the development of community…

EVENT DETAILS FOR MARK’S TALK AT L.A. ECO-VILLAGE:
Friday March 25, 2016 from 7pm to 10pm
Fee: $20     Pay here or at the door but:
Reservations required: crsp@igc.org or 213-738-1254
Location:  L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl., LA 90004  DIRECTIONS

Two day Placemaking Training at L.A. Eco-Village
Saturday & Sunday, March 26-27, 2016 from 10am to 4pm
Fee: $160      Pay here after you have reviewed the Training Outline and filled out application below
(some partial scholarships available.  See Application and Scholarships info below)
Pre-registration required:  crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
Location:  L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl., LA 90004  DIRECTIONS

Please fill out APPLICATION below for two-day Placemaking Training and send with check made out to CRSP to:
CRSP
117 Bimini Place #221
Los Angeles CA 90004

or watch for on-line payment option coming soon!

Mark also gives a special free and open talk in Downtown LA on
Tuesday March 29, 2016 from 4 to 6pm
Location: Deaton Auditorium, 100 West First St., Los Angeles 90012

*The Deaton Auditorium event is co-sponsored by Mayor Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative, LA City Dept. of Transportation, LA City Dept. of  Planning, LA Streetsblog, Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance in Association with City Repair Project and CRSP

These talks and workshop are for:
– Architects
– Urban artists
– Recreationists
– Public officials
– Co-op activists
– Bicycle activists
– Urban Planners
– Urban designers
– Creative collaborators
– Environmental activists
– Transportation Planners
– Neighborhood and community organizers
– Neighborhood Council members and stakeholders
– People passionate about reinventing how we live in the City

And here’s the draft Two Day Placemaking Training Workshop Outline.
Sound exciting?  It will be even more exciting when we have your input:

Saturday – March 26, 2016 – Reimagining Space
10:00 am – opening  circle, “embodying permaculture”, introductions
11:00 am – City Repair Project Overview Presentation: “The Village Lives”
12 noon – Lunch
1:00 pm – Intersection/Block Repair Design Game
3:00 pm – Afternoon tea break
3:30pm – Neighborhood Walk: “Reimagining Urban Space through Spatial
Awareness” – “perform”-aculture placemaking activity

Sunday – March 27, 2016 – Sustaining Community through Policy-oriented  Placemaking
 10:00 am – Ecodesign Principles; Case Studies Presentation
11:00 am – City Repair-initiated policy ordinances, how to do this in your  community
12 Noon – Lunch
1:00 pm – Public process issues, discussion circle, sharing initiatives
3:00 pm – Afternoon tea break
3:30pm – LA-specific project/presentations
4:00 pm – Closing circle

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APPLICATION FOR TWO DAY PLACE MAKING TRAINING
Please fill out and email to: crsp@igc.org

Name______________________________________

Email______________________________________

Neighborhood/Zip Code_________________________’

Phone(s)____________________________________

Organizational Affiliations that you are working with on
Neighborhood issues___________________________

_________________________________________

Describe any experience you have with neighborhood organizing:

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Describe, if any, your knowledge or experience with placemaking

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THESE EVENTS ARE SPONSORED BY CRSP AND THE CITY REPAIR PROJECT IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
Antioch University Los Angeles Urban Sustainability
Master of Arts Program
Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust
Bresee Foundation
East Area Progressive Democrats – http://eapd.la
Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance
Silverlake TimeBank
StreetsBlog Los Angeles – http://la.streetsblog.org/
Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Limited Equity Housing Cooperative
You Are Here: Intentional Community Los Angeles

Is your organization or agency interested in being a co-sponsor?  Inquire by  contacting Lois at 213/738-1254 or crsp@igc.org

SCHOLARSHIPS:  We have a commitment to bring the skills and tools of placemaking to leaders in communities with social and environmental challenges. Scholarships for activists, people of color and neighborhood organizers are available. Please email us with answers to these questions: 1) Describe briefly why you are needing financial support. 2) How would this scholarship and training create new possibilities for you and your community? 3) Indicate what you may be able to offer financially, if anything. We may not be able to provide full scholarships to everyone who asks. Please indicate in your EMAIL to us, this subject line: “Scholarship for Placemaking Training”

CAN YOU SPONSOR A SEAT FOR SOMEONE? If you or your organization can sponsor someone to take the training, please let us know at crsp@igc.org or call Lois at 213/738-1254.

AFTER THE TRAINING
Those that complete this training are encouraged to bring this knowledge back to their respective groups and neighborhoods and begin the process of identifying and/or implementing neighborhood-based placemaking opportunities. Additionally a goal of placemaking training is to be involved with the streamlining of local policy and legislative actions for enhancing neighborhood placemaking projects.

For other locations for Urban Placemaking presentations in SoCal with Mark Lakeman, go here:
http://www.cityrepair.org/californiatour2016/

 

 

 

 

 

Carfree Chat: LA Transportation Viewed from L.A. Eco-Village, Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7:30 at L.A. Eco-Village

At this event, we’ll provide an update on current transportation projects in LA and share the history of carfree transportation culture and projects at L.A. Eco-Village. For many years, Eco-Villagers have worked to raise awareness about the destructive ecological effects driving has on our region.  Now we are moving to develop a more inclusive approach to changing transportation culture that takes race, gender, class and more into account. Presentations with Q&A to follow.

Hosted and moderated by Eco-Village member and Streetsblog LA editor,
Joe Linton http://la.streetsblog.org/
and
Eco-Village member and Street Anthropologist
Adonia E. Lugo, Ph.D. www.urbanadonia.com

 
EVENT DETAILS:
Date and time:  Tue, November 17, 2015 from 7:30 to 9pm
Location:            L.A. Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl, LA 90004
Cost:                     FREE
Reservations:   Not required, but if you’d like: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254

 

 

 

 

 

 

“You Are Here Intentional Community Los Angeles” Forum, Thursday October 29, 2015 at 7pm at L.A. Eco-Village

Join You Are Here: Intentional Community Los Angeles and Lois Arkin, founder of the Los Angeles Eco-Village, for a panel discussion of what works and what doesn’t, in intentional communities.

Current and former residents of communities in Southern California will share their experiences with important issues like governance, shared space, decision-making, getting along, privacy, food and sharing.

Bring your questions and curiosities, this will be your chance to get a sense of what it might be like to live in a functioning community, navigate challenges and avoid common pitfalls.

The Los Angeles Eco-Village is one of the city’s largest and longest-running intentional community.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date and Time:     Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 7 to 10pm
Location:                Los Angeles Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Place, Lobby,
Los Angeles 90004  directions
No Charge:             Donations accepted
Reservations or more info:         crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254 or just come.
Light Refreshments:                    Bring something to share if you’d like.
More info on “You Are Here Intentional Community”

MORE INFO ON PANELISTS:

Elektra Grant,  Lecturer Otis College of Art and Design and associate of the The Regenerative Co-op of Pomona, an intentional community of approximately 30 residents distributed among 4 homes.  The Community strives to incorporate sustainable and regenerative principles in an urban/suburban environment. Most members are students or recent graduates of various local colleges, including organizers, teachers, technicians, students, business people, philosophers and artists. The group has vegetarian community meals 5 nights a week, uses solar power, and maintains a gray water system, edible landscaping and organic gardens. Community decisions are consensed upon during monthly community meetings. In addition to hosting skill shares throughout the year, the Community organizes a Sustainability Seminar every Spring with workshops and speakers on topics from solar power and making bio-diesel to activism and social justice.

Watch for more details.

 

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