Social Permaculture Worskhop

Social Permaculture Workshop

Permaculture, a term originated by Australian ecologists, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, means permanent agriculture.  Using both ancient and modern knowledge, this design methodology mimics universal patterns found in nature to create healthy human communities.  Guided by ethical behavior, Permaculture is both theory and practice.  It is a system of designing ecologically inspired landscapes that integrate food production with energy, shelter and water.  Permaculture reveals our limits to growth, and our potential for peaceful interdependence.

 

What would a sustainable culture look like? This workshop examines the social, economic, and personal aspects of sustainability. We will explore how Permaculture ethics and design principles can be applied to create a culture that is not only in harmony with nature, but more peaceful and equitable.  This workshop will provide an introduction to the Transition Town movement, which applies Permculture Design theory and practice to help whole towns and cities become more resilient while decreasing their dependence on fossil fuels.   

Specific Topics that will be covered in the workshop include:

EcoSocial Design

Andy Langford’s All Quadrant Model

 

Understanding the current ecosocial systems

Exercise:  brainstorm critiques of the current system – what is not working well

The patrix (race/class/gender/sexuality) (Dominator vs. Partnership society)

Gramscian analysis

The global economy

Global Warming & Peak Oil

 

Solution:  Application of permaculture to the design of social & economic systems

Ethics

Principles

Zones (personal, family, community, bioregion, nation, globe, etc.)

Transition Towns Movement - Introduction

 

Designing for Social Justice

Deconstructing the patrix (understanding power & privilege; RC)

Cultural competence

Ecofeminism

Indigenous knowledge

Liberation ecology

 

Designing Cooperative Communities

Suburban & Urban design

Intentional communities & ecovillages

Transition Towns Movement – the 12 steps; examples

Film:  “The Power of Community:  How Cuba Survived Peak Oil”

 

Designing Cooperative Economic Systems

Building a strong local economy (Schuman)

Valuing the informal economy (Henderson, Brandt)

Buddhist economics (Schumacher, Santi Asoke)

Land trust (Henry George)

Cooperatives

Local currencies

LETS exercise

Fair trade

 

Designing for Personal Sustainability and Developing Skills as World Changers

Personal care (Zone Zero)

Development of cooperative skills (RC, communication, cultural competence, etc.)

Personal economic strategies (vountary simplicity, etc)

Contemplative practices

 

Instructors:  Patty Ceglia and Karen Stupski will co-facilitate this workshop.

 

T hrough the collective intentional efforts of many individuals, a healing momentum can transform our planet into the radiant life source that it is intended to be.

 

 Hosted by SCHOOL OF LIVING and HEATHCOTE COMMUNITY in Freeland, MD

 

Cost:  $250 - $400 (sliding scale) for weekend including vegetarian meals and lodging.

 

REGISTRATION:

Please register online at spreadsheets.google.com/viewform

 

For more information call 410-357-9523 or email education@heathcote.org