*CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages* at            
    the Los Angeles Eco-Village 
   
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Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 7:30 pm at L.A. Eco-Village         Directions

Greywater Guerillas from Oakland              http://www.greywaterguerrillas.com/

Be inspired!  Be wise! Learn how you can disengage from the Water Grid using  Rainwater, Greywater, and Composting Toilets.  Greywater Guerillas will connect the water in our lives to local and global water struggles, help us look at rainwater as a resource, explore options for reusing greywater, and contemplate waterless (composting) toilets. From the apartment, to the house, to the city, ecological sanitation (ecosan*) offers a path to a sustainable and just water future.  The Guerillas draw SRO crowds in Oakland and waiting lines for their workshops.  Come and learn and welcome them to Los Angeles.

* yes, this is a new word you'll be hearing a lot more about

Also, see also see Related Events for additional Greywater Guerilla events in the LA area

Fee:  $10 (sliding scale available)
Reservations required:  crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254                                    home
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Coming in August - Watch for Details

Environmental Artist Freya Bardell

Freya is an artist who does garden/environmental work who is interested in "vertical farming" - doing a living machine type installation growing up an urban south-facing wall.  Eco-Villagers may be exploring this concept with her for an LAEV location.  She'll introduce us to her environmental art at this presentation.

http://www.greenmeme.com
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Coming in August (August 16 or 17) - Watch for Details
GRAHAM BURNETT, Permaculture Trainer from the U.K.,
Gives a slide show and talk

Graham Burnett

Graham Burnett is an experienced permaculture practitioner, designer and teacher. He is a member of the Council of Management of the Permaculture Association (Britain), and holds the Diploma in Permaculture Design (Dip Perm Des). Graham is a member of the Permaculture Association's Designers Register, and has co-run Permaculture Introductory courses, full design courses and specialist courses on vegan-organic gardening and compost toilet building, as well as workshops for, amongst others, Organiclea, Naturewise, Green Adventure, Birmingham Decoy, Vegan Organic Network, Thrive (the therapeutic horticulture organisation), Transition Town Brixton ABUNDANCE, South East Essex Organic Gardeners and Southend Council’s Agenda 21 forum. Graham has been organising and teaching permaculture introductory and full design courses since 1998. Currently he works as part of the Naturewise team, running a variety of courses and events around North London, and with long term collaborator Ron Bates at Dial House in West Essex.                home
 

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Wed, Sept. 17 at 6 pm at LAEV    

Growing Healthy Neighborhoods: An Introduction

with Ron Milam and Lois Arkin 

watch for details                                                   
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Watch for these upcoming events:

-  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

-  Case study tour of permaculture practices in Los Angeles

-  Strategies for Creating Green Jobs in Your Neighborhood

-  Strategies for helping neighbors transcend negative Nimbyism

-  Ten easy steps for starting ecovillage processes in your neighborhood

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