Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7:30 pm at L.A. Eco-Village  directions

Visions of Utopia Video: Part 2
by Geoph Kozeny, Community Catalyst Project and the Fellowship for Intentional Community

Part Two profiles ten contemporary intentional communities. This two hour video is a great way to experience a sampling of community life "up close." You can see and hear community members tell their stories in their own words.  Although veteran community networker and author Geoph Kozeny died before he could complete the editing of Part Two, the Fellowship for Intentional Community (www.ic.org) has completed that work with his blessing.

Fee:   $5 (sliding scale okay)
Reservations:  Required.  Call 213/738-1254 or crsp@igc.org 

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Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 7:30 pm at L.A. Eco-Village    directions

The Bus Riders Union: Re-Envisioning Urban Transportation
and Building a Mass Movement for Civil Rights and Environmental Justice:
An interactive presentation and workshop
with
Eric Romann, BusRiders Union organizer and producer of KPFK's Voices form the Frontlines

For more than 15 years, the Bus Riders Union has organized Black, Latino, Asian Pacific Islander and white working class bus riders to lead the fight for a mass transit system based on civil rights, environmental and climate justice in Los Angeles. The BRU's historic Civil Rights lawsuit and 10 year consent decree won $2.7 billion in investment in LA's bus system. Yet today, with global warming and the ongoing air pollution crises requiring a massive shift away from the automobile, Los Angeles -- with 7 million cars, still the car capital of the world -- remains at a transportation crossroads. With public officials continuing to invest billions of public dollars into wasteful highway, the Bus Riders Union offers a visionary model for bus-centered urban public transportation. How can the the BRU's transit model address civil rights and global warming? How can the BRU's innovative organizing model help build a revitalized world united front to stop the rising tides of war, racism and imperialism, the ecological crisis and the growing police state?

About Eric.  Eric has been active in movements for racial, economic, gender, environmental and immigrant justice for 12 years and has worked with the Bus Riders Union and its parent organization, the Labor/Community Strategy Center, since 2008. Eric is also producer of Voices from the Frontlines, the Strategy Center's weekly radio show (Tuesdays @ 4PM on 90.7FM KPFK) addressing local, national, and international issues from the perspective of grassroots organizers, social movements, and progressive politics. 

No charge for this event.
Reservations recommended:  213/738-1254 or crsp@igc.org

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Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at L.A. Eco-Village  directions

About Community Land Trusts: and more specifically about the
Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust
presented
by BVCLT founders Lara Morrison, Helen Campbell and other BVCLT Board Members

Find out how CLT's can protect against gentrification, provide permanently affordable housing and foster sustainable neighborhoods.
 
Refreshments served at Noon

No charge for this event.

Reservations appreciated:  laraeco@hotmail.com      More info:  Lara at 213/383-8684

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Coming Spring 2010.  Watch for details:

Transitioning to Raw Vegan Foods, a six week course on raw food vegan food preparation,

Raw Nut Milks and Creams,  Raw Breakfast Treats,  Raw Dressings, Dips and Appetizers,

Raw Entrees Made Without a Dehydrator,  Raw Take Along Snacks for Trail Blazing and Gifting,

and Raw Elegant desserts.   Instructor:  Melba Thorn  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ynk4J259eU

The 90 minute classes will be stand-alone, or discounted for the whole series.

 

An Introduction to Non-Violent Communications.  Learn the basic definition and principles of NVC;

Begin practicing in the workshop, and find practice partners for continuing improvement.

 

An Introduction to Organic Veggie Gardening with master gardener Brad Mowers.

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Watch for these upcoming events:

-  Paper Making

-  Vegan cooking

-  Writing for Social Change

-  Installing a gray water system

-  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

-  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

-  Strategies for helping neighbors transcend negative Nimbyism

-  Munay Ki Workshop with Shamanic Practitioner Paola Aliaga,

-  Ten easy steps for starting ecovillage processes in your neighborhood

-  How to Form an Organic Food Buying Co-op in Your Neighborhood