[Scpg] Radio Interview LIVE with Geoff Lawton, Nadia Yahia and Andrew Jones FRI June 30, 9am Santa Barbara CA on Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century:

Wed Jun 28 18:31:13 PDT 2006

Hey everybody, here is your chance to hear some remarkable people talk about
their humanitarian aid and permaculture ecological restoration work around the
world.  After Al Gore's movie, An Inconvienient Truth, wonderful to hear a
group with some positive, practical, sustainable solutions.  
KCSB 91.9fm, Friday, June 30, 9-11am
Sustainable World Radio on public radio station KCSB 91.9fm Santa Barbara
California USA  
Interview with Geoff Lawton, Nadia Abu Yahia & Andrew Jones, speaking about
Permaculture & Sustainable Aid on for a special two hour show on Friday
June 30,
from 9-11am. They will discuss plans to instigate a International Permaculture
Aid Agency and Training Center on the West Coast.  and upcoming 3 day
Conference.  Please tune in, also streaming live at www.kcsb.org. They welcome
calls and questions during the show. 
Contact for Sustainable World Radio, sustainableworldradio at earthlink.net

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Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century:
How to Change the Paradigm of Emergency Disaster Relief & Development 
to a Model of Life Affirming Assistance

As Americans we have often thought of emergency disaster relief in terms of
sending aid to other countries, after Hurricane Katrina we also see a need to
know how to respond in a better way to our own natural disasters. Natural
disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family respond to each other’s
needs during these overwhelmingly stressful times? What new models can we
create to assist each other better? 

The model of aid permaculture has to offer is vastly different from
conventional aid, it includes long term development, land care restoration
strategies, and allies itself strongly with the eco-village movement, which
incorporates ecological design and natural building techniques for even
temporary structures. Permaculture recognizes most people have an innate need
to help when disaster strikes, and a huge cost to cultures if systems aren't
designed with viable ways to both assist and be assisted when a need might
arise.

Permaculture is a design system based on ecological principles for creating
sustainable human environments, and is one of the most holistic, integrated
systems analysis and design methodologies found in the world. Originally
coined
from the words PERMAnent agriCULTURE, it has evolved to one of permanent or
sustainable culture with consciously designed landscapes that mimic the
patterns of nature.

Geoff Lawton is the Director of the Permaculture Research Institute in
Australia, assuming the position from Permaculture founder Bill Mollison.
Lawton has worked for clients that include communities, governments, aid
organizations, non-government organizations and multi-national companies.
Lawton has served clients in 17 different countries, including Jordan, Iraq,
Egypt , USA, Mexico, Macedonia,Vietnam, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru,
England, Denmark, Australia and the South Pacific. A recent project in Jordan
is documented on a video called Greening the Desert available for viewing
on his
website (www.permaculture.org.au).

Nadia Abu Yahia (Lawton) was born in the Dead Sea Valley in Jordan. She
learned
traditional ways of land use from her father, an expert farmer and herbal
healer of Palestinian, Bedouin descent. She later went on to complete her
permaculture diploma in design, education and site development and has
recently
become a registered permaculture teacher.

Andrew Jones has 10 years of international experience in emergency response,
post conflict development and rehabilitation, working extensively for CARE
International, the United Nations, and various NGO’s such as SurfAid
International. Jones is a board member of the Permaculture Research Institute
in Australia and Director of the consulting firm, Full Circle
(www.fullcirclellc.com). He has worked in the Middle East, South Pacific,
Asia,
Europe and the United States, most recently in Indonesia in a post-tsunami
recovery context.

List of Public Events for Geoff and Nadia Lawton and Andrew Jones in USA :
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Fri June 30 7pm Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st Century Lecture
with Australian Geoff Lawton $15 
How to change the paradigm of emergency disaster relief and development to a
model of life affirming assistance.
Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum, Santa Barbara City College,
West Campus 721 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network margie at sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571
www.sbpermaculture.org

Sat & Sun July 1 & 2, 9-5pm Permaculture & Sustainable Aid for the 21st
Century
Workshop 
How to change the paradigm of emergency disaster relief and development to a
model of life affirming assistance.
With Geoff Lawton, Nadia Lawton, and Andrew Jones 
Cost $120 Two Days , $70 per day or Student $100 
Fe Bland Auditorium, Business Communication Forum Santa Barbara City College,
West Campus 721 Cliff Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394
For more info and registration Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
margie at sbpermaculture.org 805-962-2571
www.sbpermaculture.org

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July 1 -6; Permaculture Design Course at the Portland Permaculture Institute. 
Introduction to Permaculture, Healthy Soil, Water Collection and Greywater,
Permaculture Food Production. 
Geoff Lawton on July 3, 4, and 5. co teaching with Toby Hemenway, Pam Leitch,
Joe Leitch and Karen Tillou. 
$50 per day includes lunch. www.portlandpermaculture.com
pam at portlandpermaculture.com 503.293.8004

Also, Geoff will be speaking Wednesday night July 5, 7 pm at the Portland Peak
Oil meeting: 
As Americans we have often thought of emergency disaster relief in terms of
sending aid to other countries, after Hurricane Katrina we also see a need to
know how to respond in a better way to our own natural disasters. Natural
disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family respond to each other’s
needs during these overwhelmingly stressful times? What new models can we
create to assist each other better?
www.portlandpermaculture.com pam at portlandpermaculture.com 503.293.8004

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SFBG Urban Permaculture Design Certification Course July 7 - 9, July 14 - 16,
Aug 11 - 13, Aug 18 - 20
July 7-9 Geoff Lawton with Kat Steele Fred Bove' and Kevin Bayuk 

Saturday July 8 7:30-9:30 Geoff and Nadia Lawton, Evening SOULutionary
Programs
www.soulutioneers.org/
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society Ninth Ave at Lincoln Way San Francisco,
CA 94122
(415) 661-1316, ext 354 , contact Kat Steele <kat at steelemoon.com> 

Saturday, July 8, 7:30 PM Permaculture and Sustainable Aid for the 21st
Century: Designing Sustainable Project Sites, a Global Model 
With with Geoff and Nadia Lawton , of Australia's Permaculture Research
Institute.
New College Creamery, 780 Valencia St. (between 18th & 19th)  San
Francisco, CA
Come listen, learn and socialize with this dynamic group of SOULutioneers.
These are a few of the stellar folks connected to the growing Permaculture
movement that are making a transformative difference in their own lives and
communities as well as yours. Let them innoculate, pollinate and innovate your
mind with permaculture, integral - sustainable - soulutionary thinking! Be a
part of the emerging SOULution!

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July 10  7:30 - 9 Lecture New College  with Geoff Lawton Santa Rosa California
New College 99 6th Street (6th and Wilson) near Railroad Square.
Santa Rosa 
David Baker dbaker at newcollege.edu 707 568 2605

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