[Scpg] Why not put OC courses on video?

[P. Racko/NetKontent]

Hi Wes & Listers,

Wes, you make some great points here and this is why I have been trying to
get Permaculture teachers to start thinking about producing some of their
own VIDEOS. Just think, a video is available anytime someone would want to
watch it...and it's never weather-dependent! On video, teachers can even
take viewers on field trips to distant PC sites...something that can't be
done at a workshop unless its part of a slideshow. Videos also mean PASSIVE
revenue for the teachers who create and sell them. What a concept: work once
and keep making money.

I'm am VERY interested in making PC videos for and with any certified PC
teachers who are interested. I have all the equipment necessary to produce
and edit a video and innovative ways to distribute it. If you can see the
value in what I am talking about here, get in touch. Up until now, so many
have been unable to understand the benefits of this powerful
medium....probably thinking that workshops were they only way to spread PC
knowledge. If we ever hope to have PC change the planet, we're gonna have to
do more than just hold occasional workshops!

All the best,
Paul Racko
NetKontent Digital Media
Long Beach, CA
http://NetKontent.com



>
> A Santa Barbara Perspective on Workshops
> hi Tom
>          I think I got the  email to post on the listserve for the first
> time Nov 10 from Lois Arkin which I did to help promote here in Santa
> Barbara and elsewhere, not a great lead time for two day Workshops.
>
>          this is wes from Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, myself and
> Margie Bushman have been organizers for the Permaculture Guild for over 5
> years here in the Santa Barbara area, it takes a lot of energy to organize
> a Workshop for a weekend. Our first weekend workshop took us over 4 months
> to organize and we put up the money to insure that the teachers got
paid.We
> had to start from beginning learning press releases  , making posters and
> getting the word out before we had a listserve and large network. Our
first
> Workshop with Penny Livingston (Permaculture Teacher ) cost including the
> teacher around $1200 to organize and run. Yes you can organize much less
> expensive courses, but you still have to pay the teachers who depend on
> workshops for part of their livelihood. The other model you can work with
> is too get new teachers to get together and teach courses in groups to
pool
> their knowledge for a workshop, thi sis less expensive.
>
>          Many workshops get cancelled in our region because of lack of
> signs ups before the date, but at the lecture the night before most times
> enough folks sign up to make the workshop happen, but many times here in
> Santa Barbara we had to take the money out of pocket to make it work over
> five years . One weekend Workshop we went on with ,even though we had 5
> signs and lost $1200.  Many Teachers are not willing to commit to teach if
> the money is not there before the date of the workshop. So we guarantee
> their fee.
>          .
>          And many great Permaculture Teachers and others have given there
> time freely over the years to help out with many workshops. Sometimes many
> workshops organized even the free ones , don't work out. But they still
> take time to organize. But as a result of organizing Workshops here in
> Santa Barbara many other region like SLO, Ojai have organized them too.
>
>          So in order to insure Workshops will happen, you will might
> help  to organize a group to help out with finances if you are planning to
> pay teachers , rental for the room etc and volunteer time. Just an idea
>
>          Here in Santa Barbara Margie Bushman and myself, form a pool of
> money that we start with each year to organize Permaculture Events because
> we really want to spread the word and help to promote the further
> education. It can be as little as $500 some years and other years as much
> as $3000. (We call this seed money to invest in our community, with no
> strings attached) We want to create an energy that create waves of
> creativity that spreads throughout our community creating more  inter
> connection. We committ this money to run courses and events , to cover
> losses. And our time is volunteered with love and joy. All our courses are
> affordable to everyone in the community. And folks can organize to help
> with the workshops in exchange for the Workshop.
>          We are investing a very little money to create, a positive energy
> of hope in our community. In Permaculture we talk about investing locally
> in our communities, here is one way to use your money to reach and help so
> many.
>
>          What I am saying is we need to move to as better model of
running
> courses a kind of community pool that makes sure the financial weigh of
the
> courses is covered. then more courses could happen in our regions as a
> result. Let's free up this energy and create abundance of spirit.
>          just my thoughts wes
> ps Our sister Permaculture Guild in San Francisco are doing many creative
> money raising ideas to support activities in their region, if want I can
> post what they are doing
>
> ps thanks tom for opening a door to this  discussion
>
>
>
>
>
>
> .,At 11:19 AM 11/16/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> >to all the responsible parties:
> >(you know who you are i do not)
> >
> >in regards to the failed agro-forestry workshop of nov14-16
> >
> >please, please, please
> >
> >in the future, DO NOT cancel the rest of the workshop on friday night.
> >
> >it was very inconsiderate and rude to send out an email on nov12 with a
> >detailed schedule of the workshop,
> >
> >then on the evening of nov14 to announce to the 20 plus people attending
> >that the workshop had been cancelled due to lack of interest.
> >
> >i believe that apologies are in order.
> >
> >thank you,
> >
> >tom nead
> >
> >
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