Permaculture: live Presentations of Interest - Paradigm Shift

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Jan Spencer sent this to the NW Permaculture convergence group. A great set of teachings and learning opportunities on Zoom

• Jan is a well known and  interesting permaculture teacher from Eugene.

• Seems he is doing these for free, they used to cost....

Best Health and Energy,

Joseph Becker

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From: Jan Spencer <janrs...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 10:20 AM
Subject: Seven Zoom Presentations of Interest - Paradigm Shift
To:

Greetings

Please join us for these timely Zoom presentations.  The purpose of these presentations is to encourage progressive movement towards healthy people and a healthy planet.  The presentations describe existing projects, people, assets and allies already pointing the way towards a preferred future.  We should be picking up the pace.

Please forward/post this message to friends, colleagues, classmates, calendars, newsletters and networks. Thanks!

Parts of these presentations may be familiar. Other parts, maybe not, such as how to pay for paradigm shift - the "double benefit"; the concept of one earth footprint & lifestyle - do 95% of Americans need to downsize?; seldom discussed critiques of market capitalism and wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions. 

Here is the presentation schedule and zoom info.  Times are Pacific from Eugene, Oregon.

1] Thursday. Sept 10, 7 PM  Transforming A Suburban Property - 20 years & 1/4 acre; grass to garden, edible landscape, trellises/arbors/espalier, patio to passive solar, depave driveway, garage to living space, 6500 gal rain water system, increase residential density, educational resource, aesthetics, paying for the changes, home economics; other notable residential sites

2] Thursday, Sept 24, 7 PM  Allies & Assets in the Community - Faith groups, neighborhood associations, city programs, permaculture, parking lots, community centers, non profits

3] TBA One Earth Lifestyles - Nature to money, eco footprints, 1/5?, wisdom of the ancients

4] TBA Critique of Market Capitalism - Deconstructing the myths, external costs

5] TBA Pushing Back Against Cars - Depave, community plazas, freeways, super blocks

6] TBA Preview of A Preferred Future - Eco villages, priorities, responsible economics

7] TBA Whats Next? -  Paying for paradigm shift, what about democracy?, benefits

More detail on each presentation at www.suburbanpermaculture.org

Here is Zoom information good for the Sept 10 and Sept 24 presentations
Date and Time:

Thursday Sept 10,,,7 PM  Pacific time

Thursday Sept 24,,,7 PM  Pacific time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/91289567710

Meeting ID: 912 8956 7710
Passcode: 7544432

Dial in if you are unable to access Zoom
+1 669 900 6833

Important

* The first two Sept. presentations are open to the first 100 people logging on.

* For the remaining TBA  presentations, please check updates on my website, suburbanpermaculture.org for dates, times, zoom info

* Respond to this e mail, tell us you want to be notified about presentation updates

* All presentations will be free, donations welcome.

* All the presentations will be recorded and put on you tube. Updates on my website

* Feel free to contact me.  Your comments appreciated!

* Please contact me for making zoom presentations for classes, events, occasions.

Podcasts with related content - https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/creating-a-resilient-future

You tube channel with related content

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIooiYJZvCxb2ruWOodrUg?view_as=subscriber

Lots of paradigm shift content on my website - suburbanpermaculture.org

My thoughts on about democracy are very recent and compelling, here is a link to some of those thoughts that describes how progressive groups and movements can synchronize to help create real democracy for paradigm shift.

https://www.suburbanpermaculture.org/democracy.html

Please forward this message to friends and networks. Thanks!  Jan Spencer; Eugene, OR

My back yard in Eugene,,,,, you can enlarge these images

A poster about one earth lifestyles