[Scpg] L.A. Eco-Village Tour

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Dear Friends,
  at last, the tour schedule for November and December is coming together.

Here are the dates.  Remember, we normally need at least six persons to 
come on a tour, so in the event there are not enough, I may have to 
cancel.  Thanks for your interest and your patience at getting to a tour 
that fits both our schedules.

Sun Nov 9, 11 am - 1 pm
Wed Nov 12, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Sun Nov 16, 11 am - 1 pm
Sat Nov 22, 11 - 1 pm
Wed. Dec 10, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Sat. Dec. 13, 11 am - 1 pm

We ask for a $10 per person donation and this can be on a self selected
sliding scale.

You must have a reservation.  I will confirm your tour date request via 
phone or email.

Here's the tour outline:

1.  Introduction of the tour group members' interests
2.  History and context for LA Eco-Village
3.  Definition of an ecovilage and our role in the international
movement for more sustainable communities
4.  Walking tour of the two block neighborhood noting the actual
changes, planned changes and visions for future changes.
5.  Tour of buildings and grounds of the two CRSP owned properties.
6.  Spontaneous interactions with neighbors along the way.
7.  What you need to know if you are planning to begin ecovillage
processes in your own neighborhood or if you are interested in entering
our process for residency in LA Eco-Village.
8.  Concluding discussion.

Questions are invited throughout the tour, and frequently there are a
number of spontaneous encounters with other Eco-Villagers.

Here are directions to L.A. Eco-Village from the interseciton of First
Street and Vermont Ave in Los Angeles.  This intersection is 1/4 mile
south of the Hollywood Freeway (101) at the Vermont exit or 4 miles
north of the Santa Monica Freeway (10) at the Vermont exit or 3 miles
west of the Harbor Freeway at the Third Street exit.  We are also very
accessible by bike or public transit.  Call MTA for transit info
(213/626-4455) or me at 213/738-1254.

Whether by foot, bike, transit or car, here are the directions from
the intersection of First and Vermont in Los Angeles.  Let me know if you 
need more detail.

-  Go one block east on First Street
-  Turn right on Bimini Place
-  Come to first building on the right (big yellow bldg.):  117 Bimini Place

Please call if you have any other questions before the tour.

Thanks so much for considering us.

Lois

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Lois Arkin
Executive Director CRSP
Resident L.A. Eco-Village
117 Bimini Place, #221
Los Angeles CA 90004
Ph:  213/738-1254
Fax: 213/386-8873
email: crsp at igc.org
web:  www.ic.org/laev

Western U.S. Council Representative, Ecovillage Network of the Americas
<www.ena.ecovillage.org>

CRSP is a nonprofit organization committed to small ecological
cooperative communities founded in 1980.  CRSP is the sponsoring
organization for L.A. Eco-Village, founded in 1993 as a demonstration of
the processes for creating a more sustainable neighborhood.
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