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1] New Zoom Series - Real Life Examples of Paradigm Shift
Please tell me of any "paradigm shift" projects you know about. contact me via suburbanpermaculture.
2] Schedule and description for the new series Dec 13 to April 10, monthly All second Wednesdays, 6 PM Pacific Time; 7 PM Mountain
3] Youtube links to all 4 previous zoom presentations, "A Primer For Paradigm Shift"
This new series is all about real life examples of paradigm shift. These are great stories and the wider world needs to know about them! Please forward this message to networks and friends. Thanks.
If you know of or are involved with a great story of social, economic, eco logical transformation for a sustainable society, please tell me - especially > reducing eco footprints, transforming the urban social and built landscape, making civic culture, eco villages, creating alternative economic structures. I would love to interview and feature people who are pioneers of paradigm shift so more people can know their stories.
Each zoom session will go to youtube.
Starting off - Wednesday, Dec 13, 6 PM Pacific Time
Kailash Eco Village welcomes Annapurna with Ole Ersson
This is one of the best stories I know for moving beyond capitalism and the consumer culture. Kailash Eco Village was a run down, drug infested 35 unit apartment complex with a Hawaiian theme, in SE Portland 18 years ago. A fourth of the units were not usable. Now its a thriving eco village, home to 50 people with all kinds of ongoing creative healthy projects - depaving, downsizing, gardens, fewer cars, humanure composting, fun, intersection repair, plus awesome outreach to the wider community. See kailashecovillage.org The website documents the changes thoroughly.
But thats not all. A year ago, creative financing allowed Ole to buy a considerably larger, also run down apartment complex next door, sharing a property line. Now, with the name Annapurna, that transformation project towards a new eco village is in the very early going. Very exciting!
Next
The January 10 zoom presentation will describe 23 years transforming a suburban property. Grass to garden, remove the driveway, edible landscaping, south side patio becomes closed in passive solar, 6500 gal rain water system, passive solar ADU to increase residential density, habitat/water features and more. Thousands of people have visited over the years to see what a suburban property can become.
Here is a video tour and interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsO4K1gG2Ao
So please join us for these free & inspiring zoom presentations from suburbanpermaculture.org
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Here is the list of upcoming presentations.
All presentations are on Wednesdays at 6 PM Pacific Time, 7 PM Mountain time
December 13 - Kailash Eco Village Welcomes Annapurna with Ole Ersson
January 10 - Transforming A Suburban Property with Jan Spencer
February 14 - Permaculture In A Suburban Neighborhood
The River Road Neighborhood in Eugene has an impressive history of permaculture. This presentation will show and tell highlights over the past 20 years. Sites and site tours, PC convergences, events
March 13 - Pushing Back On Cars in the US
Cars are one of the most iconic products of the consumer culture. And one of the most damaging. Their ubiquity is not an accident.This presentation will describe the history of pushing back on cars in the US up to the present with the soon to be congestion pricing in New York City, the first congestion pricing in the US.
April 10 - Public Places and Pushing Back on Cars in Europe
I have traveled extensively in Europe. Europe has many examples of beautiful, car free public places. We will see many examples - Stockholm, Biarritz, Alghero, Llubliana, Janoshalma, Warsaw, Ventspeil and more.. Pushing back on cars in Europe is a fascinating story. There is much more to do, Europe still has far too many cars. This presentation will show and tell pushing back in Houten, Copenahagen, Freiberg/Vauban, Paris, Barcelona, Nice and more.
Same zoom link for all presentations
All Wednesdays, monthly at 6 PM Pacific Time, 9 PM Eastern
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81223758710?pwd=bG01SWVGMFY1TkZhZWk3aTVnK2VIUT09
Links to previous Paradigm Shift presentations now on YouTube
Part 1 - Critique of Capitalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gdx4siBWuA
Part 2 - Aspects, Principles and Foundations of Paradigm Shift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-7sxnkX_qE
Part 3 - Real Life Examples of Paradigm Shift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPQTpwnk1bo
Part 4 - Taking Paradigm Shift Ideas To A Wider Audience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZrWx21AB6M
Check suburbanpermaculture.org for more info under the “Primer” tab