[Scpg] Intro to Permaculture 9/3, Bimini Block party 9/9 and more at L.A. Eco-Village

Fri Sep 1 14:06:12 PDT 2006

For details on these events, please visit our website at
www.laecovillage.org or contact crsp at igc.org or 213/738-1254

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Sunday 9/3/06 from 9 am - 3 pm
AN INTRODUCTION TO PERMACULTURE with tours of Eco-Home, L.A. Eco-Village and
an Overview-just a taste--of Permaculture with Scott Horton,  see
http://laecovillage.org/UseUpcoming%20events.html  for more info
Fee:  $70 (includes vegan lunch).  RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:  213/738-1254 or
crsp at igc.org
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Thurs.,  9/7/06 at 6:30 pm at the Bresee Foundation, 184 S. Bimini at Second
St.
SHARED STREETS MEETING

Who will be there:   Residents of Bimini, White House Pl. and Heliotrope;
representatives from Councilman Eric Garcetti's office, City of Los Angeles
Bureau of Street Services, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

Purpose of the Shared Street Project:  The project will be an opportunity to
make these streets more pedestrian and environmentally friendly with the
goal of promoting more use of the transit system and reducing reliance on
automobiles.  The design may include widening of sidewalks, installing
permeable pavements, narrowing the streets, planting trees and gardens,
installing street furniture, making public art, installing community
car-sharing, and more.  We want to hear your ideas.

Background:  In 2001, based on a proposal developed by L.A. Eco-Villager Joe
Linton to the MTA's Annual Call for Projects, the City was granted $600,000
with the goal of completing pedestrian improvements and neighborhood
beautification on Bimini Pl in L.A. Eco-Village and Heliotrope (about 1/2
mile northwest of L.A. Eco-Village).  These monies are becoming available
now in 2006 and 2007.  With the creative input of neighbors, other
stakeholders, and our broader constituency, we expect these changes to be
completed in the coming year.

FREE.  No reservations required.
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Saturday, 9/9/06 from 2 pm to 10 pm.  FREE

Block party on Bimini Place.  Everyone's invited.

Yes, we're closing the street down in L.A. Eco-Village for this good
old-fashioned end-of-summer block party.  Come join us for:

Music and dancing in the street with many music groups, including
Telematique (with Eco-Villagers Somer Waters and Aurisha), Triple Chicken
Foot,  Deana's Band,  Mezcla,  J.U.I.C.E.,  Mijoo Peace Church Children's
choir,  Bresee hip hop dancers,  Epydemix (MCs from Bresee),  Capoiera (with
Bike Kitchen founder and Eco-Villager Jimmy Lizama and Emily Ramsey)

Food:  Bring potluck dishes to share.  Cooks needed!  P-L-E-A-S-E BRING YOUR
OWN NON-THROW-AWAY EATING WARE!!

Contact Dave Auerbach if you want to help with food
<dave.auerbach at gmail.com>

Kids Games and Crafts, Eco-Educational Tables, mini Eco-Village tours,
rocket stove demo, bicycle repair with the "cooks" from the Bike Kitchen,
street redesign, solar cooker demos cob building, turning potholes into art
(maybe) and more.

Please walk, bike, use public transit, and, as a last resort, car-pool.

Come make fun with us.

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Dan Greenberg of Living Routes will give a PowerPoint presentation and talk
in late September.  Watch for details.  Check out the Living Routes website
at <www.livingroutes.org>

L.A. Eco-Village tours are scheduled for 9/2, 9/4, 9/13 and 9/30.
Reservations are required.  For details, see
http://laecovillage.org/Toursoflaev.html
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