Friday, May 29,
9-10am, Sustainable World Radio,
Interview with Robyn Francis from Australia
Sustainable World Radio, KCSB 91.9 FM PST
and
streaming live on
www.kcsb.org,
interviews also posted on
www.sustainableworldradio.com.
Join
Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio for an interview with
International Permaculture Teacher/Designer Robyn Francis from
Australia as she talks about her 25 years of permaculture work around
the world and promoting and teaching of Sustainable Aid---Facilitating
Resilient Community Development in Areas of Need---Permaculture for
2/3rds World, Indigenous and Culturally Diverse Communities
workshops.
Effective aid is leaving people empowered with the information and
skills to solve their own problems - Bill Mollison
Robyn will be join be Margie Bushman and Wesley Roe of Santa Barbara
Permaculture Network who have convened with/at Quailsprings Learning
Oasis and Permaculture Farm
www.quailspring.org the Upcoming Courses on Sustainable Aid in the
USA in Juy/Aug 2009
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More Resources, Upcoming Courses, Contacts:
UPCOMING SUSTAINABLE AID COURSES
Facilitating Resilient Community Development in
Areas of Need - Permaculture for 2/3rds World, Indigenous and Culturally
Diverse Communities with Robyn Francis
Both Courses USA and Australia 2009
USA: Quails Springs, New Cuyama CA: Part 1: 27-30 July, Part 2: 1-6
Aug, 2009.
www.quailsprings.org
Australia: Djanbung Gardens NSW Sep 7-18, 2009.
www.permaculture.com.au
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Synopsis of Sustainable Aid Course
This
course specifically for people working in community development programs
with culturally diverse communities around the world. Organized in two
complementary parts this course develops awareness and skills for working
in areas of need. This intensive course is inspiring, challenging and
deeply empowering. Participants will gain vital skills and a toolkit of
processes to work effectively in both a first-world context and in
overseas development work. Graduates from these courses are
undertaking significant work in diverse projects all over the world.
This course was originally developed by Robyn Francis in 1991 and
undergoes constant revision in keeping with global changes and their
impacts on the world's poorest and most vulnerable peoples.
International permaculture designer Robyn Francis has over 25 years
experience throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA, India, Indonesia,
Germany, Cuba, and Taiwan, and including projects ranging from outback
communities to urban development.
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ABOUT ROBYN FRANCIS
Robyn
has been working internationally for over 25 years, throughout Australia,
New Zealand, India, Indonesia, USA, Germany, Cuba and Taiwan. The founder
of Permaculture International, Erda Institute and Djanbung Gardens
Permaculture, she was editor of the Permaculture International Journal,
and one of the key architects of the Accredited Permaculture Training
providing national vocational and trade qualifications in
Permaculture.
Her
experience has encompassed all climate zones in projects ranging from
outback communities to urban development, domestic gardens to public
landscapes, ecovillage design to bioregional and state planning, with
clients ranging from the grassroots to corporate and government
sectors.
One of
permaculture's early pioneers, Robyn has conducted over 100 PDC's plus
numerous advanced and professional development courses. She has developed
one of permaculture's leading education and demonstration sites, Djanbung
Gardens in sub-tropical NSW, where she has established a bioregional
campus for vocational training in Permaculture.
Robyn is
also an accomplished musician, singer-songwriter and artist, an avid
gardener and enjoys getting dirty walking the talk. For more information
and full CV visit
www.permaculture.com.au .
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Upcoming Event IN USA
SUSTAINABLE AID COURSES
Facilitating Resilient Community Development in Areas of Need -
Permaculture for 2/3rds World, Indigenous and Culturally Diverse
Communities
with Robyn Francis
Convened in partnership with
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
Presented in two complementary parts
July 27-30, 2009 - Working with Cultural Diversity and Indigenous
Peoples
August 1-6, 2009 - Overseas Development Work
Sustainable Aid program provides essential skills training for people
working or intending to work in community development programs with
indigenous and culturally diverse communities at home and overseas, and
in aid and development programs in the 2/3rds World. Inspiring,
challenging and deeply empowering, learn skills and processes to work
effectively in facilitating community-based planning, education and
program development.
This is an important and growing area of permaculture work, which
requires a realistic approach and appropriate skills-set to work
effectively in facilitating sustainable change in areas of need.
Graduates from these courses are undertaking significant work in diverse
projects all over the world. This course was originally developed by
Robyn Francis in 1991 and undergoes constant revision in keeping with
global changes and their impacts on the world's poorest and most
vulnerable peoples. Contributes to competencies for AQTF
qualifications in Certificate IV in Permaculture and Diploma of
Permaculture.
Early Bird discounts and Work Trade options by June 1, 2009
Contact Kolmi Majumdar,
info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239
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MORE DETAILS FOR USA AND AUSTRALIAN COURSE
Facilitating Resilient Community Development in Areas
of Need:
Permaculture for 2/3rds World, Indigenous
and Culturally Diverse Communities
USA: Quails Springs, CA: Part 1: 27-30
July, Part 2: 1-6 Aug, 2009.
Australia: Djanbung Gardens NSW Sep 7-18, 2009.
Advanced Permaculture Training for Permaculture Activists &
Community
Development Workers
This course develops awareness and skills for working in areas of
need, and
with people from other cultural backgrounds in both a first-world
context
and in overseas development work. The course is presented in two
complementary parts. The information and skills from both parts of
this
course will empower Permaculture activists to work effectively with
communities to build resilience to meet the challenges of a rapidly
changing
world of climate change and economic instability. Both courses assume
the
prior knowledge of the PDC or working knowledge of Permaculture.
Part 1 Working with Cultural Diversity &
Indigenous Peoples
The first part
deals with cultural awareness, working with people from
diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, appropriate communications,
inclusive facilitation techniques and strategies for conflict
resolution.
This part
of the course explores issues and strategies specific to working
with indigenous, multicultural, ethnic and minority groups, refugees,
people
at risk and community work in developed nations. The principles and
skills
covered in Part 1 provide an essential foundation for Part 2 of the
course
which goes into specific factors relating to overseas development
work.
Part 1
provides valuable insights for those involved in working in
community
development programs such as community gardens, city farms, schools,
transition planning, and other community initiatives which involve
liaising
with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and with
disadvantaged groups.
Part 2 Sustainable Aid for Overseas
Development Work
Part 2 builds
further on the skills-set of Part 1 for those working or
intending to be involved in overseas aid and development work. Key
issues
facing the 2/3rds world are addressed together with Permaculture
strategies
to facilitate solution processes.
Topics
include survival security (food,water, shelter),
health and nutrition, environmental health, kitchen garden
and local food security programs, appropriate low-tech options, and
integrating permaculture with traditional production systems in humid
and
arid tropics.
The course
also addresses facilitation processes for
community directed program development, project appraisal and
evaluation,
disaster preparedness, post disaster relief and recovery, and ways we
need
to prepare ourselves for undertaking this kind of work including
research,
working with development agencies and NGO's, and issues of personal
security
in overseas field work.
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REGISTRATION:
USA: Quail Springs July 27-Aug 6, 2009
www.quailsprings.org
info@quailsprings.org
Australia: Djanbung Gardens Sep 7-18, 2009
www.permaculture.com.au
admin@permaculture.com.au
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an educational
non-profit since 2000
(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
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"We are like trees,
we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to grow." -
Anonymous