Faith and Climate Resilience

Single-use cups are a major environmental issue. Even most so-called compostable cups end up in landfill. The aim of The Cup Project is to eliminate the use of disposable cups. The goal is to invite customers to reflect on the environmental impact of single-use and consider recyclable alternatives. The approach is an 8-week feasibility study, offering alternatives to single-use cups, “Koha Jars”, which we will provide to participating cafes in Grey Lynn for free. Prior to launching the project at the Grey Lynn cafes, there will be one month of collecting jars and making heat​bands for them. This will be facilitated by participating schools and community groups. Ongoing working groups will be set up for the entirety of the feasibility study.

Water Retention Landscape Course: With Brock Dolman in Asheville, NC. June 2-6, 2015 Learn: • Basic principles and theory; observations of patterns in nature • Techniques for rainwater harvesting including dams, swales, terraces, and keyline • A water retention landscape tour • Design considerations for differing soil types, vegetation, watersheds, regions, and climates • Overview of aquaculture vs. aquaponics; and more. There are limited spots available in this course for people with backgrounds ranging fromlandscape designer to farmer, water advocate to municipal staff, teacher to student, home-owner to environmental organizer, and beyond. This course is first-come, first-served for people who want to dive deeper into: • Gaining water literacy for backyards, cities, watersheds, and global contexts • Honing your skills for developing effective water retention landscape designs • Understanding specific techniques to help tour implementation of real projects Gain insight into stormwater, greywater, and rainwater mitigation systems with Brock Dolman this June in Asheville. Details and Registration: www.ThePermacultureSchool.org/Water-Retention-Landscape-Course

For the past 20 years the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) and its regional affiliate, GEN-Africa, have been developing a transformative model, using an integrated, multi-sectoral community-based approach to create sustainable and resilient ecovillage communities. Africa is home to some of the most innovative Ecovillage programmes in the world, notably in Senegal where the success of grassroots ecovillage communities has led to the development of a National Ecovillage Agency working to transform 14,000 rural villages into ecovillages.

Charla informativa sobre el taller presencial de Irene Goikolea: “La vida cotidiana: escenario para el despertar de la conciencia” http://www.irenegoikolea.es/charla-informativa-sobre-el-taller-de-noviembre/