Dear Friends,
2015
has been full of reminders about how climate change is affecting us around the planet on both a local and global scale - from fires to floods to droughts - and the urgency of implementing solutions and building resilient communities from the ground up.
The 2015 Building Resilient Communities Convergence, happening October 8-11 at the Solar Living
Institute in Hopland CA provides valuable opportunities and tools for participants to make the shift toward building a thriving, just, and regenerative world.
This year's epic 2015 Convergence features over 50 workshops, 6 stages, 8 tracks, over 100 presenters, live music, delicious food, green vendors... and
much more! More info below and the detailed Convergence Schedule is on-line.
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SEPT
25!
We are offering both Single Day and Full Weekend (4-day) tickets.
We hope you will join us for this year's Convergence and in working together to learn, experience,
and celebrate a more flourishing world.
-The 2015 Building Resilient Communities Convergence Organizing Team _____________________________________________________________________________________
6 Zones, 50+ Workshops 8 Tracks, 100+ Presenters
Live Music, Delicious
Food Camping, Green Vendors & Much More!
LEARN FROM EXPERTS ADDRESSING SOME OF THE MOST RELEVANT ISSUES OF OUR TIME |
 |  |  | WATER, FIRE & DROUGHT SOLUTIONS Learn about game changing solutions to our
Water Crisis! | LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY ORGANIZING Upscale yourself, your team & organization for more effective and efficient impact! | HOME & NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCY Transform your home, neighborhood, &
community! |
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ECONOMY Design your regenerative enterprise, permaculture business, alternative currency, & local economy | SKILL SHARES & APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Natural Building, Aquaponics, Mushroom Cultivation, Herbal Medicine-Making, Greywater, and much more! | SOCIAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION & CULTURE Climate change justice, making equity in sustainable business real, international permaculture |
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 |  |  | INNER RESILIENCE & SOCIAL PERMACULTURE Trauma and Resilience, Healing Our Land, Our Communities and Ourselves | GOVERNANCE, POLICY, & MOVEMENT BUILDING Policy Making for Resilient Local Economies, Public
& Private Partnerships, & More! |
CLIMATE, LAND & WATERBroad area permaculture solutions to some of our most pressing problems! |
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MUSIC
LINE-UP
Luminaries
Sol Horizon
The Dogon Lights
BOLO
DJ Dragonfly
Sweet Medicine
The Ultimate Permaculture Passion Show!
(Stay Sunday Evening & Perform in the Open Mic!) THURSDAY EVENING - OCT 8
Sweet
Medicine & The Dogon Lights
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Sol Horizon & BOLO ____________________________ SATURDAY EVENING - OCT 9
Luminaries & DJ Dragonfly
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The Ultimate Permaculture Passion Show!(Stay Sunday Evening & Perform in the Open Mic!)
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We are excited to be offering childcare during workshop hours for children ages 12 and under. We are dedicated to creating a nurturing and magical experience for children. Childcare will be offered by professional childcare provider Joanna Claasen.
Activities will include nature education, arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, and more. We are asking for a suggested donation of $10 per hour per child.
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LISTEN TO THE NEXT GENERATION!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR YOUTH KEYNOTE SPEAKING SLOT: SEPT 28 |
We are collaborating with the Nature’s Voices Project to support youth perspectives and the programs they have been transformed by; and to listen actively to the generation who will be the
most affected by climate change. We are seeking dynamic youth (ages 13-21) with a personal and inspiring story to tell about working with food justice, permaculture and other related community resilience programs. The Contest winner will receive a keynote speaking slot on Saturday eve at the Convergence and a cash prize! The deadline for submissions (written essays, spoken word, rap or poetry submitted in writing or video) is September 28th. _________________________________________________________________________
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SUPPORT OR APPLY FOR OUR
EQUITY AND INCLUSION FUND
The Building Resilient Communities Convergence is committed to making
our event accessible for youth and participants from diverse communities, who are hit first and worst by economic breakdown, climate change and environmental crises -- and often have the most knowledge about what solutions are really working on the ground in their place.
APPLY
SUPPORT
Please help us build an inclusive and representative movement for sustainable and resilient communities by supporting our Equity and Inclusion Scholarship Fund in one of two
ways:
Many thanks to the recent contributors to our Equity and Inclusion Fund: North Atlantic Books, House Kombucha, Kat
Steele, Permaculture Artisans, Nutiva Tea, Katherine Pierce, Curb Appeal Pressure Washing
_______________________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NEWEST SPONSOR!
As a Sponsor of the Building Resilient Communities Convergence, your organization or business will receive exposure at one of the most leading-edge conferences of sustainable development and community resiliency on the West Coast, reach an online audience of over 200k, and support our Equity & Inclusion Scholarship
Fund.
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Help to co-create a living model of a resilient community at Convergence Village Commons!
- For Vendors: Sell your local arts, crafts, jewelry, food or anything related to community resilience.
- For Non-Profits: Set up a table and promote your organization.
- For all you Talented People: Share your Skill during lunch hour and throughout the Convergence! Massage, fermenting, mandala-making, music... your ideas, skills, passions and expertise are called for!
Special Discounts and incentives, including discounts on tickets, are available for Village Commons participants & Non-profit organizations.
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As a Community Partner of the Convergence, your organization or business will receive exposure at this premier gathering of solutionaries from a diversity of grassroots, green businesses, and community-based organizations from Permaculture and the Transition movements, to sustainable farming,
agroforestry, applied ecology and more. You will also be featured on our website for the entire next calendar year.
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EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SEPT 25!
We are offering both Single Day and Full Weekend (4-day) tickets.
Whether you are a seasoned permaculturalist, a transition town activist, a community organizer, or just wanting to learn game-changing skills to live more successfully and in greater harmony with people and the planet... and find community in the process… this Convergence is for you!
START PLANNING NOW!
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