Hiya Guilders<br><br>The other day I was speaking to a student group about the &quot;S&quot; word and spoke of the disproportionate use of resources in our so-called developed world (about 20 times greater than elsewhere) and the accompanying mess from that. Yeah, even us scraggly hippies butying one apple at a time at the co-op...
<br><br>When Margie and Wes pitched the idea of raising funds to help African activists attend the 8th World Permaculture Convergence,
I thought, Gee, that&#39;s a good idea -- but hey, I&#39;m busy and I can&#39;t go
writing checks and licking envlopes, I mean, really...my program is
starting, gotta go...<br>
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Plus, I was a little embarassed by the idea of giving just 5 or 10 bucks
-- how frackin cheap! Ok, well yeah...But then when I found a paypal
link &lt;<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ipc8.org/payments" target="_blank">www.ipc8.org/payments</a>&gt;, and realized that there are hundreds of folks on these lists, and
that a little multiplied by a lot might add up...hmmm, maybe. Moreovever, beyond the direct benefit of those funds, I want to support the committment of our local treasures Margie &amp; Wes to provide this needed assistance to bring perma
awareness around the world -- that&#39;s a pretty painless way to make a
difference. (besides, when they are traveling they can&#39;t spam the list -- as much...)<br><br>So even I ponied up a little usurpation tax as a teensy way to moderate the disparity between global citizens. Hopefully, other folks can pitch in too and help our local organizers represent with regional pride...now back to the basketball game...
<br><br>ew<br><br>ps I put the note &quot;Santa Barbara Permaculture Network&quot; in the paypal box for information, so it may be credited to our organizers&#39; efforts.<br>