Events in the Relocalization Network

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2008-04-29 19:30

"The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"

See how Cuba survived potential disaster when it lost its provider of oil and other crucial resources when the Soviet Union collapsed. An inspiring lesson on overcoming obstacles by adapting lifestyle to changing realities.

Event title:
"The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"

Start:
2008-04-29 19:30 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-29 21:00

Location:

Location(s)

Dominican University - Fanjeaux Hall Student Lounge

San Rafael, CA, 94901
United States

See map: Google Maps

Contact Email:
hamzatula@yahoo.com

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2008-04-29 19:00

Getting Together to Build Our Relocalized Communities

Next Outpost Meeting of Post Carbon Eugene
Maitreya Eco-Village Straw Bale
1641 W. Broadway (by Fillmore) in Eugene

Getting Together to Build Our Relocalized Communities

An informal discussion as follow-up to the April 16th Richard Heinberg/Daniel Lerch presentations

How can we take the valuable information we gained from Richard and Daniel and use it to create our truly sustainable future??

Event title:
Getting Together to Build Our Relocalized Communities

Start:
2008-04-29 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-29 21:00

Location:

Location(s)

1641 W. Broadway, Maitreya Ecovillage Strawbale Bldg.,

Eugene, OR, 97402
United States

See map: Google Maps

Contact Email:
deeblack@gmail.com

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2008-04-29 19:00

Bundaberg Organic Gardeners meeting

Doors open 6.45 pm for 7pm start

Buy, Swap, Sell or Giveaway Table

Guest Speaker: Sue Smart Life On My Organic Farm 10 Years Ago

Open Forum - Members Lucky Draw - Supper

All meetings of the Bundaberg Organic Gardeners group are held at the "Across The Waves Bowls Club" situated in the "Across The Waves Sports Complex" at the corner of Thabeban and Ritchie Street. This is a 2 storey building with a grandstand attached and our meeting will be in the lower section. The entrance to the complex is in Thabeban Street down from the railway crossing, just look for the sign "Across The Waves Sports Complex" and turn in the gates right next to the sign. Please note this is not at the Across The Waves Club in Miller Street – you must enter off Thabeban Street. Meeting start at 7pm on the last Tuesday of every month. (Doors open at 6.45pm.)

There is a $2 charge per person ($4 for non-members) to cover our costs and tea & coffee will be served after the meeting to give everyone a chance to chat. Financial membership is $15/year for adults and $5/year for children and pays for insurance and allows you to come to the group Field Days. Join us!

Event title:
Bundaberg Organic Gardeners meeting

Start:
2008-04-29 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-29 21:00

Location:

Location(s)

Across The Waves Bowls Club

Bundaberg, QLD, 4670
Australia

Event Website:
http://bundabergorganicgardeners.org/

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2008-04-25 08:00

Permaculture Design Course at Ashevillage Institute (AVI)

This year  Ashevillage Institute will be hosting classes and internships that provide you with real solutions to Peak Oil and the climate crisis.   Our course offerings are taught by a dynamic team of instructors and take place at an educational community dedicated to permaculture and regenerative ways of living. Join a lifestyle and a worldwide movement with over 100,000 Design Course graduates!

Contact Information:
Kimchi Rylander
Registration Coordinator
email AVI@kleiwerks.org or call 828.225.8820


April 25-27, May 30-June 1, June 27-29, July 25-27, Aug. 29-31, Sept. 26-28, Oct. 24-26
Permaculture Design Course at Ashevillage Institute (AVI)
with Patricia Allison  and other nationally renowned instructors

This course will introduce you to the essential principles and practices of permaculture, an ecological design system for creating abundant regenerative human habitats.  It takes place at Ashevillage Institute, an emerging urban education center and living laboratory for sustainable solutions in action.  AVI is located in a cluster of houses in a neighborhood a few blocks from downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Students receive a Permaculture Design certificate upon completion. 

This course:
• Includes 72 curriculum hours
• Has an urban, neighborhood, and residential focus
• Allows you to use the word 'Permaculture' professionally
• Is hosted by Kleiwerks, an internationally-renowned organization
• Offers practical, intellectual, cultural, social, and spiritual aspects of sustainability
• Has an outstanding team of pioneering guest presenters from around the country, with over 200 cumulative years of teaching experience!

The weekend course format allows for more hands-on projects, social networking, and cultural sharing. It runs  the last weekend of every month from April thru October, and begins with Friday evening presentations hosted by Ashevillage Institute.

Course fee: $1400 (does NOT include food and lodging)
For details on registration, fees, discounts, course info, and other details, click here: http://www.kleiwerks.org/avi/workshop_details.php

For details on all 2008 educational events at the Ashevillage Institute, click here: http://kleiwerks.org/events_projects.php
 

Additional Week-end Sustainability Workshops
For more info or to register email AVI@kleiwerks.org or call 828.225.8820

Introduction to Permaculture with Patricia Allison & guests: March 27 & 28
Residential Rainwater & Greywater Harvesting with Brad Lancaster (Author of 'Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond'): April 24 & 25
Bee-Keeping with Chris Mathis (WNC Bee School & Spicewood Farm): May 29 & 30
Natural Building with Janell Kapoor (Kleiwerks), Steveo Brodmerkel (Kleiwerks), Lydia Dolman (City Repair), Mark Lakeman (City Repair): June 26 & 27
Wild Food & Fermentation with Sandor Katz (Author of 'WIld Fermentation' & 'The Revolution Will Not Be Micro-waved') & Frank Cook: July 24 & 25
TBA (tentatively Bio-Dynamic Wkshp): August 28 & 29
TBA (tentatively Raw Food Wkshp): September 25 & 26
Natural Finishes - Earthen Plasters & Paints with Janell Kapoor (Kleiwerks): October 23 & 24

Event title:
Permaculture Design Course at Ashevillage Institute (AVI)

Start:
2008-04-25 08:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-10-24 17:00

Location:

Location(s)

Asheville, NC, 28802
United States

See map: Google Maps

Event Website:
http://www.kleiwerks.org/avi/workshop_details.php

Contact Email:
AVI@kleiwerks.org

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2008-04-15 19:00

“Earth Month” Films at Dominican University in San Rafael

During the month of April, Dominican University's Film Club will be screening documentary films about the environment. All films shown on Tuesday evenings at 7 PM in the Fanjeaux Dorm 1st floor Lounge (across the street from Dominican's library).

April 15 – Who Killed the Electric Car? - A real “murder mystery”. In the 1990’s, the auto industry tried to cure America’s addiction to oil by introducing electric cars? Why didn’t it work?

April 22 – The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream - As oil gets ever more expensive and scarce, what does it mean for the future of the American lifestyle and society? Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow?

April 29 – The Power of Community – Learn how Cuba survived potential meltdown after the Soviet Union collapsed. An inspiring lesson on overcoming obstacles by adapting lifestyle to changing resource realities.

Come see one or all!!

Event title:
“Earth Month” Films at Dominican University in San Rafael

Start:
2008-04-15 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-04-29 19:00

Contact Email:
hamzatula@yahoo.com

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2008-04-05 09:00

Residential Greenroofing Class

Learn how to design/build a greenroof from materials to installation through this class through Portland Community College.

Taught by Greg Haines, Principal, Ecoroofs Everywhere, LLC.

Held over seven Saturdays from April 5th to May 17th. 9:00am - 12:00 pm.
This is the only class where you can learn to design/build a greenroof from material selection to waterproofing and installation. It's just once a year. Learn an increasingly valuable and marketable skillset.

Cost is $100, (including the $25.00 class registration fee.)

The class is suitable for homeowners, designers, architects, contractors, and students.

PCC registration website

Event title:
Residential Greenroofing Class

Start:
2008-04-05 09:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-05-17 12:00

Event Website:
http://www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?event_id=32881&cal=DisplayEvent&c=30009&year=2008&modefrom=month&month=3&arrowbutton=%3E