Hi  local pc community - We are supporting the next International Permaculture Convergence (IPC) in India with a scholarship Crowdfund launch party, and you are invited!  As we know, all problems are global, what happens in other parts of the world, eventually & inevitably show up locally, so International Permaculture convergences are convened to bring many together for problem solving & solutions.  Hope you can join us!  (must preregister on Eventbrite to attend, see below for details, early bird ticket deadline May 24)

IPC India Crowdfund Launch Event

with Charlie Mgee – Formidable Vegetable Sound System

Sunday, May 28, 2017,  5-10pm

Concert-Private Event – Registration through Eventbrite

Location: Ranch on Goleta Coast

$20 Early Bird Tickets on sale through May 24th
$30 Regular; $50 Super Supporter

COMMUNTY LEARNING OPPORTUNITY - Precedes Concert  1-4:30pm (see below)

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/formidable-vegetable-sound-system-concert-launches-ipc-india-crowdfund-tickets-34481342624

Learn More: www.sbpermaculture.org

Have you ever been to an International Permaculture Convergence (IPC)?

They are epic!  drawing the best & brightest permaculturists from around the globe to help put together visionary solutions for a better world. 

For more than 40 years Permaculture has been leading the way with innovative, planet and climate friendly design strategies, that are just now being fully recognized by the rest of the world as the answer to some of our most pressing problems.  Held every two years in different parts of the globe, the next IPC takes place in Hyderabad India, November 2017, hosted by Aranya Agricultural Alternatives.

The Friends of the International Permaculture Convergences (FIPC) and  Santa Barbara Permaculture Network are hosting a CROWD FUND event in support of the IPC India scholarship fund on Sunday, May 28, with electro-funk, ecological electro-swing ukulele, super infectious Charlie Mgee, of the Formidable Vegetable Sound System band. The concert event takes place in a beautiful outdoor setting on ranch on the Santa Barbara Coast, where sustainability & carbon farming techniques have been practiced for more than a decade.

From Australia, Charlie is currently on tour in our area promoting his new CD.  He has been to every corner of the globe, recognizing music as one of the best tools for bringing about cultural change, and has dedicated his musical mission to composing swingin’ tunes on ukulele about sustainability, Permaculture, and other ecological themes.  In 2015, Charlie played for the opening night of the most recent IPC, the International Permaculture Convergence in London, England. 

Please join us for an evening of celebration, as we celebrate 20 years of Permaculture in our Southern California region, and India celebrates a 30 year anniversary since Bill Mollison arrived to share the word of Permaculture on that continent.   In addition to an evening of music, we will share some exciting news about IPC India and the exemplary work Aranya and others have been doing in India through the years

All event ticket admissions go towards the crowd fund, which is specifically for scholarships for IPC delegates from around the world, who may be skill rich, but many times coming from countries and regions that are cash poor.  Forty-two delegates have applied so far.  Please support generously with your dollars, the life & civilization they save may be your own! 

Beverages & appetizers will be offered, and a Food Cart with Indian themed food for purchase will also be available (please indicate when registering if interested in purchasing).

Charlie’s new CD will be available for sale, and the newest edition of the Permaculture Magazine North America, just off the press, will be available for a special event price.

The event is invitation only through Eventbrite, with directions provided after payment & registration.  Bring hats, a lawn chair, warm clothing for evening temperatures.  Parking is limited, please carpool!

If you aren’t able to attend, but would like to contribute to the IPC India Crowdfund, please visit:  http://www.inquiringsystems.org/portfolio/friends-international-permaculture-convergence/  to donate.   FIPC is a USA based, fiscally sponsored nonprofit of Inquiring Systems Inc;  all donations are tax deductible.

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COMMUNTY LEARNING OPPORTUNITY - Precedes Concert  1-4:30pm

For those interested in coming earlier for more time outdoors in a great setting, there will be a Hands on Experiential Learning opportunity prior to the evening of music, on a ranch that has been practicing & demonstrating regenerative and carbon farming  practices for over 10 years.  Bring gloves, hat, wear closed toe shoes, if you’d like to participate in some projects while learning a thing or two from the best (you must be registered for the evening event to participate).

 Register:

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/formidable-vegetable-sound-system-concert-launches-ipc-india-crowdfund-tickets-34481342624

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Have a listen:  the infectious Charlie Mgee Formidable Vegetable Sound System band:

IPC UK: opening party for the International Permaculture Conference in London:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BcsUZVJbII

Formidable Vegetable Sound System – Patterns: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H29hwOF6C3g

The world's finest purveyors of ecological electroswing ukulele, Formidable Vegetable Sound System

Trees Eat Us All: A Tribute to Bill Mollison (1928-2016) from Charlie Mgee Formidable Vegetable Sound System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_Texj9CD4

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