Hello,

During the week of Sept. 11 thru Sept. 16,
Mark Lakeman brings "City Repair" to Los Angeles.

Centered on the Los Angeles Eco-Village, there will be
many opportunities to learn, participate, and spread the idea that
urban environment can be humane, allow habitat, and be sustainable.

"Visionary architect Mark Lakeman inspires and guides the
grid structure of a typical American city into a vital
social commons with Portland's City Repair Project."

One clever idea: "food not lawns", for the urban garden.

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OVERVIEW

Fri Sep 11 - Eco-Village Evening Lecture (at Eco-Village in L.A.)
Sat Sep 12 - Eco-village Intersection repair (at Eco-Village in L.A.)
Sun Sep 13 - Evening Lecture/ Potluck - Heaven On Earth (in L.A.)
Mon Sep 14 - Dudley Triangle Intersection Repair (in Venice)
Mon Sep 14 - Evening Lecture - Santa Monica Library (in Santa Monica)
Tue Sep 15 - Evening Lecture - Project Butterfly (in L.A.)
Wed Sep 16 - Evening Lecture - Santa Barbara Faulkner Library (in Santa Barbara)

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WEB LINKS

Transforming the urban environment via Mark Lakeman's "CITY REPAIR":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYgQAfxXHqk

City Repair:
http://www.cityrepair.org

Mark Lakeman's BLOG:
http://activistarchitect.blogspot.com/2005/11/mark-lakeman-communitecture-and-city.html

L.A. ECO-VILLAGE:
http://www.laecovillage.org
117 Bimini Place, Los Angeles, CA 90004, (213) 738-1254

Related:
http://ecohome.org/pages/index.html
http://Regen.org
http://www.csupomona.edu/~crs/

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DETAIL OF WEEK'S ACTIVITIES

WHEN: Friday, September 11, 2009 at 7:30 pm
WHERE: L.A. Eco-Village
WHAT: Mark Lakeman of Portland's City Repair speaks ($10 donation requested)
Reservations: 213-738-1254 or
crsp@igc.org <mailto:crsp@igc.org>

WHEN: Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 10 am - dusk
WHERE: L.A. Eco-Village
WHAT: Intersection Repair at Bimini and White House Place
Mark Lakeman leads painting a beautiful deaign in the intersection,
transforming a public street into a public plaza.
Bring food to share. Dress for a work party, old clothes and a hat.
Join L.A. Eco-Villagers and neighbors to transform
the intersection at Bimini and White House Place to
honor the interconnection of our human community and the natural world.

WHEN: Sun. Sept. 13 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Heaven on Earth Holistic Living Center
7122 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90036 310-804-3093
  http://www.heavenonearthla.com
One block West of La Brea, upstairs behind Starbuck's
WHAT: Heaven On Earth Evening Lecture & Potluck - 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Slide Show Presentation and Pot Luck with Mark Lakeman
Suggested Donation $10

WHEN: Mon. Sept 14 - Dudley Triangle Hands-On Intersection Repair - 10 am
WHERE: 345 Main St., Venice, CA 90291
WHAT: Repair public median
Contact: Geof Collins mailto:sco@scostudio.com
Mark Lakeman and friends will take over a public median
across from the giant binoculars at 345 Main St.
APPROVED by the City of Los Angeles, a very prominent site.
Help Ray Cirino or Geofrey Collins. Take back the neighborhood
through radical community action!
We will provide most materials but bring paint, brushes and
rollers, gloves, a hat and water,
and any other food or drink to share.
Let's activate venice!"

WHEN: Mon. Sept 14 - 6 P.M. to 9 P.M.
WHERE: Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd, S.M.
Sean Jennings mailto:swjennings@gmail.com
WHAT: Mark shares with us a slideshow full of inspiration and hope.
Potluck starts at 6. Please bring lots and lots of food,
especially something put together from your garden.
The slideshow/Lecture will take place in the
Multipurpose room on the Second floor

WHEN: Tue. Sept 15 - 7:30 pm ($25)
WHERE: 821 Traction Ave. #108 Los Angeles, CA 90013
  http://projectbutterfly.org/
WHAT: Evening lecture -- Project Butterfly
See the brochure on
  http://ev1.org/projectbutterfly.jpg

WHEN: Wed. Sept 16 - 7 P.M.
WHERE: Santa Barbara Faulkner Library 40 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA.
WHAT: Lecture and slide show ($10 donation requested)
For more information email lynn@sbfoodnotlawns.org <mailto:lynn@sbfoodnotlawns.org>
Contact: Lynn Seigel-Boettner 805-966-6522
SB Food Not Lawns and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network