I had the great luck of sitting in on Diane Leafe Christian's Ecovillage slide show the other night -- and the great news is that she's giving another one right here in Berkeley, California, on Saturday night!.
Diane is the author of two groundbreaking books on the subject: Finding Community and Creating a Life Together.
If you're intrigued about the concept of an Ecovillage, but know little or nothing about them, like me, this is a great way for you to catch up, in a big way, in about 90 minutes, with one of the formost authorities on the subject -- and in a nice friendly party potluck atmosphere.
Now what could be better! :-)
What: Ecovillages: Where They Are, What They're Doing, Why They’re Important -- A Slide show and talk with Diana Leafe Christian
When: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Where: 2339 Parker Street, Berkeley 94704
(south campus close to Telegraph/Dwight) top floor lounge
TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Free But Donations Appreciated!!
RSVP encouraged but not required to: Freya Carol Hermanson: urherenow@sbcglobal.net
Here's the info straight from the source:
Diane Sez:
If you know anyone in the Bay Area who might like to see my Ecovillage slide show, described below, I'm showing it again on Saturday, Aug. 22nd at the Parker Street Co-op in Berkeley. Here's a description, below.
Ecovillages: Where They Are, What They're Doing, Why They’re Important Slide show and talk with Diana Leafe Christian
Saturday, August 23 2339 Parker Street, Berkeley 94704 (south campus close to Telegraph/Dwight) top floor lounge 7:00 - 9:00 pm Donation Appreciated
With over 200 photos, this hour-long slide show shows the ecological, economic, and social/cultural/spiritual aspects of sustainability in ecovillages worldwide. Diana shows how ecovillages use: * Permaculture design, natural building, off-grid power * Alternative technology, sustainable agriculture * Local currencies, on-site cottage industries * Cooperative decision-making, conflict resolution, and much more
Three kinds of ecovillages:
* Intentional communities in the Industrialized North
* Ecologically aware traditional villages in the Global South
* Sustainability education centers in both hemispheres.
Ecovillage examples include: * Findhorn in Scotland, Auroville in India, Crystal Waters in Australia
* Ecovillages in Italy, Germany, Russia, Israel, South Africa, Senegal, Brazil
* In North America, including Earthaven, Dancing Rabbit, Ecovillage at Ithaca, and Los Angeles Ecovillage
Diana Leafe Christian is author of "Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities" and "Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community" (New Society Publishers, 2003 and 2007). Editor of "Communities" magazine for 14 years, she now publishes “Ecovillages,” a free online publication (EcovillageNewsletter.org). Diana speaks at conferences, and leads workshops for and does consultations for communities in the U.S. and Canada. She lives at Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina. www.DianaLeafeChristian.org.
Refreshments will be served.
RSVP encouraged but not required to: Freya Carol Hermanson: urherenow@sbcglobal.net
Diana@ic.org (new address)
www.DianaLeafeChristian.org
Author of Finding Community and Creating a Life Together
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