Michael Dresser

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About me

I have a diverse variety of backgrounds – including the creative arts, administration, research, event-management, and bodywork! Following an upbringing which involved strong elements of social justice (including Quakerism, healthy living, and connections to the Greenham Common peace movement) I spent the first part of my adulthood embracing the more corporate side of the world (perhaps learning tools for learning how to work with the system from within?). Since moving to Scotland 3 years ago to become a member of an intentional community at Newbold Trust I have returned to the roots I was given, of strength through stillness, learning through nature and the body, and have begun to link the diverse strands of my life through a growing awareness of social sustainability.
I am passionate about communication – whether this be via written work, image, body movement, or administrative systems. I believe in ‘small is beautiful’ and the power of self-determination – that the first step in changing the world is the simplicity of being a living example of the values I wish to see. To use my own life as a way of demonstrating to others that there are alternative ways of living. We never know how far the ripples from one small visible action will spread.

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Michael Dresser

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5 years ago

GIFTS from the HEART

This is a FUNd-raising year-end PARTY with music, poetry, songs, games and creative sharings brought together as a GIFT from our HEARTS, simply RSVP via this form to join in :) Our primary priority is to gather and have a nourishing time, and so your gift of presence and good vibes is most appreciated. During the gathering, there will be opportunities to donate to the development cost of, and offer of scholarships, for the REGEN-Nations programme. As 2021 is coming to a close, here’s an invitation to join us in celebrating life-giving intentions. In these times of complexities and volatility, the need for community is more than ever before. As we face the increasing strain of climate crisis, a global pandemic and many other challenges, the REGEN-Nations team at GENOA is driven by a strong sense of purpose, and lots of love and joy, to bring the second edition of this whole systems regenerative design programme to our region. With practitioners from Asia and Oceania to share their insights from lived experiences in our region, REGEN-Nations offers skills in empathic and agile leadership, enables an ecosystem of peer-to-peer learning, and collaboration for better impact. Before we launch the course in February 2022, please join us for a celebratory time to amplify our energies for a regenerative world in the making. Come meet the folks in our regional regenerative network and basks in the songs and poetry of hidden talents from Asia and Oceania! There will also be an open mic segment so if you’d like to share a song or poem, you’re most welcome to! :)
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12 years ago

Curso de Permacultura

Curso Certificado de Diseño en Permacultura Del 8 al 26 de julio El Curso Certificado de Diseño en Permacultura de Can Bordoi, con 108 horas de teoría y práctica en casi tres semanas, es uno de los cursos más extensos que se imparten en la península – un aprendizaje de calidad, para descubrir, profundizar, experimentar y palpar la Permacultura con plenitud. La Permacultura, con su enfoque holístico, nos permite concebir y crear espacios sostenibles, productivos, bonitos, útiles y eficientes. La Permacultura es el diseño consciente de hábitats humanos productivos que tienen la diversidad, la estabilidad y la adaptabilidad de los ecosistemas naturales. Consiste en la integración armoniosa del paisaje y las personas, para proveer sus alimentos, su energía, su cobijo y otras necesidades materiales y no materiales de una manera sostenible. (Bill Mollison, co-creador del concepto de Permacultura) La Permacultura es allí donde un campo yermo se transforma en un bosque comestible, un huerto en una sinfonía de biodiversidad, una caja se convierte en horno solar, una ruina en una bioconstrucción de formas gráciles, una escala de vecinos en una comunidad intencional… Ven a aprender cómo diseñarlo y cómo hacerlo realidad en tu entorno. Durante los 17 días de curso aprenderemos los principios de la Permacultura, sus aplicaciones concretas, veremos cómo plantear el diseño y cómo desarrollarlo, tendremos tiempo para practicar en el huerto, para conocer varios proyectos de la comarca y aprender de los que ya tienen experiencia. Todo esto en el entorno privilegiado de Can Bordoi, una finca en plena naturaleza, con jardines y bosques, donde respirar, sentarse un rato, conversar, donde compartir música, y perfecta para liberar nuestra imaginación con un diseño permacultural. El curso se desarrollará en Llinars del Vallès, en una comarca donde proliferan las iniciativas y los proyectos, a apenas 45 minutos de Barcelona. Apúntate al CDP de Can Bordoi a p

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