Permaculture Solutions for Occupy
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Living Mandala
Dec 8, 2011, 8:10:10 PM12/8/11
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Dears Friends,
As we sit on the rising wave of a growing international movement, learn powerful tools and techniques to steward evolving ecological and social infrastructures amidst these times of great transformation.
Earth Activist Training is a unique Permaculture Design Certification Course with a focus on organizing, activism, urban & rural designs with a grounding in earth-based spirituality - facilitated by Starhawk, Erik Ohlsen, & Friends.
The Aloha 'Aina Holistic Permaculture Design Course has a focus on Dynamic Governance, Social Permaculture, & Village Design:
strategies and proven modalities for creating intentional communities, democratic decision-making processes, and agile project management skills for collaborative endeavors.
Two trainings, Two weeks plus that will change your life, navigate the changing times, and help you change the world!
More info on both of these life altering training's below.
Together on Earth,
- The Living Mandala Team
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Earth Activist Training
Permacultrue Design Course
January 7 - 21, 2012
Cazadero, N. California
-Taught by Starhawk and Erik Ohlsen
About Earth Activist Training
Learn how to heal soil and cleanse water, how to design human systems that mimic natural systems, using a minimum of energy and resources and creating real abundance and social justice. Explore the strategies and organizing tools we need to make our visions real, and the daily practice, magic and rituals that can sustain our spirits. Participatory, hands-on teaching with lots of ritual, games, projects, songs, and laughs along with an intensive curriculum in ecological design.
About Starhawk:
Starhawk is a committed global justice activist, organizer, speaker, teacher, and the author or coauthor of ten books. Starhawk travels internationally teaching permaculture, magic, the tools of ritual, and the skills of activism for diverse groups, communities and audiences. Starhawk is perhaps best known as an articulate voice in the revival of earth-based spirituality and Goddess religion. Besides her inspiring, much-read books, she is a cofounder of Reclaiming, an activist branch of modern Pagan religion, and continues to work closely with the Reclaiming community. Her works include The Spiral Dance, long considered the essential text for the Neo-Pagan movement, and the now-classic ecotopian novel, The Fifth Sacred Thing. Other common favorites are award-winning Webs of Power: Notes from the Global Uprising, and Earth Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature. Starhawk's lattest book is The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups.
Starhawk's books have been translated into many languages, while her essays are reprinted across the world, and have been included in numerous anthologies. Her writing is influential and has been quoted by many hundreds of other authors, from magazines to trade and academic press. Her books are often used in college curriculums.
3rd Aloha 'Aina Holistic Permaculture Design Course
Permacultrue Design Course
March 3 - 19, 2011
La akea, Big Island, Hawaii
Including Additional Weekend on Dynamic Governance, Social Permaculture, & Village Design
Course Description
“Aloha ‘Aina” is Hawaiian for “love of the land”, or “to love, respect, and nurture the land.” As human beings now facing a time of great environmental and social transformation, we believe that it is through this spirit of reconnecting to ourselves, to our communities, and to the Earth with a spirit of love and care that we will renew and restore a healthy balance of human beings living in harmony with each other and their natural environment.
This course will include the standard 72-hour permaculture design curriculum based upon the original Mollison and Holmgren ideas and design philosophies published in The Permaculture Designer’s Manual, as well as be a nourishing retreat and hands-on immersion experience of sustainable living. In addition to the standard permaculture design certification curriculum, we recognize permaculture as an expanding, holistic design philosophy encompassing many fields. Accordingly, this permaculture design course will include and integrate additional content and activities such as nature awareness, indigenous wisdom, holistic nutrition, embodiment practices, inner work, group process, and more. With a focus on tending the inner as well as the outer landscapes, course participants will work with each other and local community residents on tangible design project scenarios to implement positive transformation within themselves and in the local community.
Range of Course Topics Include:
Permaculture Design, Observation & Nature Awareness, Indigenous Wisdom, Natural Pattern Recognition, Pattern Design and Biomimicry, Bird Language, Water on the Landscape, Swales, Keyline, & Pond, Building, Integrated Animal Systems, Rain Harvesting & Catchments, Grey Water & Bioremediation, Tropical Permaculture, Natural Building, Organic Gardening, Forest Ecology, Food Forest Gardening, Agro-Forestry, Soil Ecology & Soil Building, Appropriate Technology, Alternative & Renewable Energy, Urban Permaculture, Mushrooms/Myco-Remediation, Aquaculture, Aquaponicsm Designer's Tools, Design Methods & Process, Maps and Mapping, Zones, Site Analysis, Design Projects, Hands-On Activities, Social Permaculture, EcoVillage Design, Dynamic Governance, Cultural Mentoring, Zone Zero, Inner Work, Improvisation, Personal Empowerment, Group Facilitation, Invisible Structures, Green Economics, Holistic Nutrition, Yoga & Embodiment, and Much More.
Dynamic Governance, Social Permaculture, & Village Design - March 17-18, 2012
This course will include an additional 2 Day Intensive on Dynamic Governance, Social Permaculture, & Village Design. We will explore the fundamentals, methodologies, and tools for dynamic governance through the lens of Village Design. Participants will learn strategies and proven modalities for creating and sustaining intentional communities, democratic decision-making processes, and agile project management skills for collaborative endeavors.
Developing a culture of inclusion and equality, reaching consent as a whole group, and being empowered to act swiftly and decisively are benchmarks of success for any organization, project, or community. Dynamic Governance is a proven approach that builds trust, inspires participation, and allows cohesive teams to effectively get results within their own sphere, while supporting the broader goals and success of the entire organization.
Learn a Fresh & Effective Approach To:
- Successful and productive meetings
- Streamlining group processes
- Defining and achieving goals with your group
- Giving and receiving effective leadership while remaining peers
- Agile project management for collaborative endeavors
- Organizational structures and democratic decision-making modalities for intentional communities
Certification Applicability
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Permaculture Design Certificate. Design Certification is applicable towards Gaia University Degree Programs.
2012 New Year's Special!
Register and pay in full before we move into the 2012 New Year for a special discount on tuition. Limited spots available.