Project-Based Transformative Action Learning - May 2009

Training 4 Transition in Ashland Oregon



  Join us August 15th and 16th in Ashland, Oregon, for the pilot of our new workshop, “Training 4 Transition.” The Thrivability Institute of Ashland Oregon, USA will offer this 2-day workshop, as a public-accessible course, right before their hosting of the August Gaia U Orientation program. 

This workshop will support the important work of Gaia University associates and others in addressing solutions to global challenges of peak oil, climate change, uncertain global finances, and exponential population growth. Transition Training will be woven into the two other events highlighted in this issue: The Financial Permaculture Summit and the Continental Bioregional Congress.

To register for the Ashland training, please contact Shaktari@GaiaUniversity.org, or

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Financial Permaculture Summit- Where Environment Meets Economy



This year's Financial Permaculture Summit, subtitled "Greening a Rural American Community" will be held in Hohenwald, Tennessee from September 22nd to 26th.  For those who are not quite sure what Financial Permaculture encompasses, Jennifer English, one of the founders of the Financial Permaculture Institute (FPI), has a lot to say.

“Financial Permaculture is mainly about creating localized economies,
” she explains.  “It’s about finding ways of bringing all the stakeholders in a community together to share information and resources to face the economic and environmental challenges of today.”
   
The Financial Permaculture Summit creates a forum where people from business backgrounds can share their training in “economic literacy,” with people more literate in environmental issues, and vice versa. The three main themes of the summit are Permaculture, Finance, and Business.  In a time where many are worrying about the environment or the economy, it is absolutely essential to find ways of bringing these concerns together in order to create sustainable human systems.  You can register for the conference here, or

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10th Continental Bioregional Congress
Introducing "The Gaia U Circus"



Interested in discussing issues facing your bioregion with a broader community? Looking for a non-hierarchical forum in which to share the challenges and opportunities of transition? Excited by learning more about re-inhabiting the land where you live and networking with others in the ceremonial village of the bioregional congress?

The 10th annual Bioregional Congress, being held
from October 3rd to 11th at The Farm in Summertown, Tennesee, promises to be a landmark event with far-reaching information, networking, tools and inspiration.


Over three hundred people are expected to
attend the congress, which is held every two to three years. Come ready to participate and create the dialogues you want to have!  Early Registration discounts end August 1 so, if you’re planning on attending, follow this link to register now!

For more information on the framework and
details of the congress,
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Program Offerings

 BSc Programs
MSc Programs
Post Masters Programs
Dates & Venues in 09

       
Advisory Board Member Highlight


 
Albert Bates

Albert Bates is a valued member of the Gaia University Advisory Board. He has been a key figure in the EcoVillage movement. 
Living at The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee since 1972, he founded the EcoVillage Training Center there in 1994.

Albert is an accomplished permaculture designer, teacher, and author with over fifteen publications
. Some of his better-known titles include The Y2K Survival Guide and Cookbook (1999), Climate in Crisis (1991) --with forward by Al Gore and Voices from the Farm (1998). 

His most recent work is The Post-petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times, published in 2006.  He speaks to the potential of returning to a lived-awareness of our interconnection with nature and of transitioning out of a petroleum based society.
   
Our regular readers will remember last month's article highlighting the work of Gaia U Germany's work with Terra Preta, the pre-colonial Amazonian soil-building method. Albert will soon be attending a conference in Brazil aimed at further exploring and sharing knowledge on this topic.


Albert recently spoke at the Convergence on Zero Conference at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. You can read his speech, titled "Trajectories" here.

You can also read more by visiting his blog.

                
2009 Gaia U International Program

Ashland Oregon, US
Thrivability Institute/Jackson Wellsprings


Gaia U Orientation Workshop from August 17th to 25th, with Extension Workshops from the 26th to 30th.

Looking for some support and direction in transitioning to sustainable living? Gaia U will be co-hosting a workshop, open to the public, on “Training 4 Transition” August 15th and 16th.

There will also be a Re-Evaluation Counseling Fundamentals workshop from September 1st to 4th.


VISFI, US
Virgin Islands Sustainable Farms Institute



Gaia U Orientation
this December from the 1st to the 8th. Extension Workshops will be held December 9th to 13th.

A Re-Evaluation Counseling Fundamentals workshop from the 14th to 17th of December will be open to the public.

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