Hey everybody, here is your chance to
hear some remarkable people talk about their humanitarian aid and
permaculture ecological restoration work around the world. After Al
Gore's movie, An Inconvienient Truth, wonderful to hear a group with some
positive, practical, sustainable solutions.
KCSB 91.9fm, Friday, June 30,
9-11am
Sustainable World Radio on public radio
station KCSB 91.9fm Santa Barbara
California USA
Interview with Geoff Lawton, Nadia Abu
Yahia & Andrew Jones, speaking about Permaculture & Sustainable
Aid on for a special two hour show on
Friday June 30, from 9-11am. They will
discuss plans to instigate a International Permaculture Aid Agency and
Training Center on the West Coast. and upcoming 3 day
Conference. Please tune in, also
streaming live at
www.kcsb.org.
They welcome calls and questions during the show.
Contact for Sustainable World Radio,
sustainableworldradio@earthlink.net
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Permaculture & Sustainable Aid
for the
21st
Century:
How to Change the Paradigm of
Emergency Disaster Relief & Development
to a Model of Life Affirming Assistance
As Americans we have often
thought of emergency disaster relief in terms of sending
aid to other countries, after Hurricane Katrina we also
see a need to know how to respond in a better way to our own natural
disasters. Natural disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family
respond to each other’s needs during these overwhelmingly stressful
times? What new models can we create to assist each other better?
The model of aid permaculture has to offer is vastly different from
conventional aid, it includes long term development, land
care restoration strategies, and allies itself strongly with the
eco-village movement, which incorporates ecological
design and natural building techniques for even temporary structures.
Permaculture recognizes most people have an innate need to help when
disaster strikes, and a huge cost to cultures if systems aren't designed
with viable ways to both assist and be assisted when a need might
arise.
Permaculture is a design system based on ecological
principles for creating sustainable human environments,
and is one of the most holistic, integrated systems analysis and design
methodologies found in the world. Originally coined from the words
PERMAnent agriCULTURE, it has evolved to
one of permanent or sustainable culture with consciously designed
landscapes that mimic the patterns of nature.
Geoff Lawton is the Director of the Permaculture Research Institute in
Australia, assuming the position from Permaculture founder Bill Mollison.
Lawton has worked for clients that include communities, governments, aid
organizations, non-government organizations and multi-national companies.
Lawton has served clients in 17 different countries, including Jordan,
Iraq, Egypt , USA, Mexico, Macedonia,Vietnam, Costa Rica, Brazil,
Ecuador, Peru, England, Denmark, Australia and the South Pacific. A
recent project in Jordan is documented on a video called
Greening the Desert available for
viewing on his website
(www.permaculture.org.au).
Nadia Abu Yahia (Lawton) was born in the Dead Sea Valley
in Jordan. She learned traditional ways of land use from her father, an
expert farmer and herbal healer of Palestinian, Bedouin descent. She
later went on to complete her permaculture diploma in design, education
and site development and has recently become a registered permaculture
teacher.
Andrew Jones has 10 years of international experience in
emergency response, post conflict development and rehabilitation, working
extensively for CARE International, the United Nations, and various NGO’s
such as SurfAid International. Jones is a board member of the
Permaculture Research Institute in Australia and Director of the
consulting firm, Full Circle
(www.fullcirclellc.com).
He has worked in the Middle East, South Pacific, Asia, Europe and the
United States, most recently in Indonesia in a post-tsunami recovery
context.
List of Public Events for Geoff and Nadia Lawton
and Andrew Jones in USA :
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Fri June 30 7pm Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century
Lecture with Australian Geoff Lawton $15
How to change the paradigm of emergency disaster relief and development
to a model of life affirming assistance.
Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum, Santa Barbara City
College, West Campus 721 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571
www.sbpermaculture.org
Sat & Sun July 1 & 2,
9-5pm Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century Workshop
How to change the paradigm of emergency disaster relief and development
to a model of life affirming assistance.
With Geoff Lawton, Nadia Lawton, and Andrew Jones
Cost $120 Two Days , $70 per day or Student $100
Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum Santa Barbara City
College, West Campus 721 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394
For more info and registration Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
margie@sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571
www.sbpermaculture.org
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July 1 -6; Permaculture Design Course at the Portland Permaculture
Institute.
Introduction to Permaculture, Healthy Soil, Water Collection and
Greywater, Permaculture Food Production.
Geoff Lawton on July 3, 4, and 5. co teaching with Toby Hemenway, Pam
Leitch, Joe Leitch and Karen Tillou.
$50 per day includes lunch.
www.portlandpermaculture.com
pam@portlandpermaculture.com 503.293.8004
Also, Geoff will be speaking Wednesday night July 5, 7 pm at the Portland
Peak Oil meeting:
As Americans we have often thought of emergency disaster relief in terms
of sending aid to other countries, after Hurricane Katrina we also see a
need to know how to respond in a better way to our own natural disasters.
Natural disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family respond to
each other’s needs during these overwhelmingly stressful times? What new
models can we create to assist each other better?
www.portlandpermaculture.com
pam@portlandpermaculture.com 503.293.8004
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SFBG Urban Permaculture Design Certification Course July 7 - 9, July 14 -
16, Aug 11 - 13, Aug 18 - 20
July 7-9 Geoff Lawton with Kat Steele Fred Bove' and Kevin Bayuk
Saturday July 8 7:30-9:30 Geoff and Nadia Lawton, Evening SOULutionary
Programs
www.soulutioneers.org/
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Society Ninth Ave at Lincoln Way San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 661-1316, ext 354 , contact Kat Steele <kat@steelemoon.com>
Saturday, July 8, 7:30 PM Permaculture and Sustainable Aid
for the 21st Century: Designing Sustainable Project Sites, a Global Model
With with Geoff and Nadia Lawton , of Australia's Permaculture Research
Institute.
New College Creamery, 780 Valencia St. (between 18th & 19th)
San Francisco, CA
Come listen, learn and socialize with this dynamic group of
SOULutioneers. These are a few of the stellar folks connected to the
growing Permaculture movement that are making a transformative difference
in their own lives and communities as well as yours. Let them innoculate,
pollinate and innovate your mind with permaculture, integral -
sustainable - soulutionary thinking! Be a part of the emerging
SOULution!
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July 10 7:30 - 9 Lecture New College with Geoff Lawton Santa
Rosa California
New College 99 6th Street (6th and Wilson) near Railroad Square.
Santa Rosa
David Baker dbaker@newcollege.edu 707 568 2605
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