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*CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages* at            
    the Los Angeles Eco-Village 
   
            hosts Workshops & Special Events  
                    plus Info on Selected Related Events          
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TreePeople: Join in for TreePeople's 2nd Annual Green City Fair: May 5, 2012 from 10am to 3pm

A FREE, hands-on, fun-filled festival for the whole family. Join us and learn about all the simple changes you can make to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle!

When:
Saturday, May 5, 2012
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where:
TreePeople
12601 Mulholland Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Parking:
Westfield Fashion Square Mall
14006 Riverside Dr.
Sherman Oaks, 91423

Ground level parking near Woodman Ave., located behind Sports Authority. FREE shuttle service to TreePeople will be provided.

 
 

Learn how to:

» harvest rainwater with rain chains, rainbarrels and more

» green your home, apartment or workplace

» conserve water and energy and lower your bills

» reduce waste and prevent pollution of stormwater

» make easy choices that make a big difference!

Don’t miss:

» face painting, craft making, hikes for the kids

» local green vendors and sustainability experts

» organic and delicious food

» fresh air and hiking in one of LA’s beloved parks

» Smokey the Bear

» prizes, giveaways and more!

 

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Friday, May 11, 2012 from 5 pm to midnight at L.A. Eco-Village          directions
LA STREETSBLOG 
Fundraiser
Watch for details
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MAY 25 THROUGH JUNE 3, 2012 IN PORTLAND OREGON
To the Champions of the Earth!  http://vbc.cityrepair.org/
 

That's right, the VBC is almost here, and there's more going on than ever, with more permaculture projects, more site communities, and more happening than ever before!

Get ready to join us for the time of your life, creating, learning, meeting lots of wonderful people, dining, dancing, and sharing a living vision for a sustainable culture!
 
Come see 40 community-built ecological gathering place projects being built all at once across the city of Portland!

There will be natural building, public art, permaculture projects at all scales, urban design, community democracy, and tons of hands-on, educational workshops!

Evening Speakers this year will include:
  • Oliver Kelhammer, One of Canada's leading Permaculture teachers and an urban art insurgent!
  • Jenny Pell, International Permaculture Designer and NW Region Teacher!
  • Ianto Evans, "Father of Natural Building" in North America!
  • Nance Klehm, Greywater, Water Catchment, Humanure & Soil Building Teacher!
  • Mark LakemanInventor of the T-Horse, City Repair Co-Founder!
  • StarhawkAuthor, Permaculture Teacher, Witch, & International Activista!
  • Nala Walla, Body Ecologist & Permaculture Teacher!
  • Eva Edleston & Molly Murphy, FireSpeaking & The Mudgirls!
  • Paul Cienfuegos, Democracy Activist to End Corporate Dominance!
  • Marc Tobin, Village Leader & Designer, Former Exec at Lost Valley Educational Center!
  • Karen Hery, Inventor of Portland's Acclaimed Sunnyside Swap Shop and many more!
This VBC will be a 10 day hands-on event when thousands of people will live as sustainable urban Villagers once more! 
 
In every quadrant of the city, communities will be working together to directly transform the spaces where they live into ecological and sacred places that express creative and democratic participation.

Please let us know if you want to co
me and join us.

If you have not yet heard of the VBC, please go to www.cityrepair.org/vbc, where you will also find a registration form for the event, or call 503-235-8946 to learn more.

VBC12 Sponsors Include: The Portland Bureau of Transportation,  the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and the Bureau of Environmental Services, as well as Metro Regional Government, Communitecture, Inc, The Rebuilding Center, KBOO Community Radio, People's Food COOP, M Realty, Hankins Hardware, Barrett Ecological Services, Rising Vision LLC, and Portland's ReDirect Guide.
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Watch for date and time details in May or June. Event to be at L.A. Eco-Village
Socially Responsible Investing with Greg Wendt, Certified Financial Planner
http://www.gregwendt.com/

What do you do if you actually do have a pile of money and want to handle it in fiscally and 
socially responsible way as well as environmentally sensitive way?  How can you do good while
still doing well?
Watch for more details.

Gregory Wendt, CFP is Vice President of Sustainable and Responsible Investing (SRI) with EP Wealth Advisors, Inc. - a well established and recognized registered investment advisory firm based in Los Angeles with over $1 Billion of client assets under management as of April 2011. Having been in the business since 1991, Greg has earned a reputation as one of California�s leading experts in Sustainable and Responsible Investing.

Greg is frequently profiled or quoted as an expert in the media including "Living with Ed" Television Show on Home and Garden Television, Business Ethics magazine, Los Angeles Times, Daily Variety, Financial Planning Magazine and others. Greg also speaks regularly at conferences on the matters of new paradigms in economics, sustainable and responsible investing, new consciousness around wealth and related matters. You can learn more about what is on his mind at his blog "Sustainable Wealth".

Greg and his colleagues at EP Wealth Advisors offer comprehensive financial advice to individuals, families, privately held corporations and charitable organizations. People come to Greg for a full range of financial services including comprehensive financial planning, investment management, estate planning and life insurance.

Greg advises clients who want to align their wealth through investments that reflect their priorities and concerns for a better world. His clients want to generate healthy returns while cultivating opportunities to improve life for current and future generations."

"My work as a wealth coach is to advise you to and to work with your money to support your highest mission for living on the planet. I want you to live in a way that is consistent with your deeply held values and ideals." � Greg 

 

 
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CHECK BACK OFTEN TO SEE LISTINGS FOR UPCOMING 
EVENTS.  Please let us know if you would like to be on a 
special list to receive info or schedules on any of these 
topics: crsp@igc.org

-  Writing for Social Change

-  Rainwater harvesting with cisterns

-  Practice in Creating a Mediative Culture

-  Practice in Non-Violent Communications

-  Introduction to Non-Violent Communications

-  The Art of Vertical Farming with artist Frey Bardell

-  Installing a gray water system with Graywater Action

-  Creating a Time Dollars Bank in your Neighborhood

-  Case study tour of permaculture practices in Los Angeles

-  Strategies for Creating Green Jobs in Your Neighborhood

-  Munay Ki Workshop with Shamanic Practitioner Paola Aliaga,

-  Strategies for helping neighbors transcend negative Nimbyism with Lois Arkin

-  Ten easy steps for starting ecovillage processes in your neighborhood with Lois Arkin

-  How to Form an Organic Food Buying Co-op in Your Neighborhood with members of the Food Lobby

Bringing Funerals Home:  Bio Integrating death into the cycle of life with joy Rev. Olivia Barham  http://www.sacredcrossings.com/


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