permaculture

[Ethan X <livetrii@yahoo.com>]

  Hi Joshua,
  
  A good place for your partner to start could be BUSTAN:
  Sustainable Community Action for Land and People, which
  works primarily with Bedouin Arabs in Israel's Negev Desert:
          BUSTAN is  a partnership of Jewish and Arab eco-builders, 
architects, academics,  and farmers promoting social and environmental 
justice in  Israel/Palestine. BUSTAN cultivates sustainable models to effect 
change  by combining advocacy and in-depth political analysis with strategic  
action. BUSTAN utilizes the principles of permaculture and non-violent  
direct action across ethnic divides.
  BUSTAN was founded & is still led by a Jewish woman.
  In turn, they should have connections with Palestinian
  permaculturists or communities that need help.  For woman-
  centered activism in the West Bank, another amazing group
  is the International Women's Peace Service: 
  
  IWPS Palestine is      a team of women based in Hares, a village in the 
Salfit Governorate of      Occupied Palestine's West Bank, which began for 
three continuous years from August 2002.      IWPS documents human rights 
abuses, works with the media, and non-violently intervenes in      abuses. 
IWPS joins Palestinians in acts of non-violent direct action to oppose human  
    rights abuses and the confiscation and destruction of land and property 
of Palestinian      people. This includes joining demonstrations and 
opposition to the Apartheid Wall, helping      remove roadblocks, and 
accompanying ambulances and Palestinians whilst they farm. IWPS      supports 
Palestinian and Israeli anti-occupation groups in their grassroots resistance 
to      end the brutal and illegal military Occupation.

And of course, there's also the Crazy Palestinian's 
  Permaculture Page, but he recently had to shut down 
  his pc project in the West Bank, due to the violence of
  Israel's military invasion since 2001. In general, Palestinians
  in the West Bank are still in emergency immediate survival
   mode, especially with fights to stave off the destructiveness 
  of the Wall, & mostly have little ability to think about or plan for
  long-term sustainability. Gaza might be a much better place 
  for permaculture now... 
  
  Finally, Starhawk has spent some time in the West Bank &
  probably knows more... 
  
  And for background on the deteriorating environmental situation
  in the West Bank, please see my article "Holy Land or Living
  Hell? Pollution, Apartheid and Protest in Occupied Palestine."
  
  Best ~ Ethan
  
  From: Joshua Dolan 
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Jerusalem Permaculture Guest House

Nice to read about your place in the Holy Land.  I too
am also interested in learning about any permaculture
projects that you may know of in your region,
particularly on the west bank.  I know that there is
an amazing project just over the river in Jordan
created by Geoff Lawton.  But it seems like the west
bank is in particular need of assistance and I am
wondering if you know of any projects there?  My
partner is headed there in a few days and will be
staying for three months.  She works for a Woman's
Peace house in Palestine, but is interested in
permaculture, particularly how it can help in healing
communities stricken by war, how it might be used as a
peaceful tool of reconciliation, how it can be used to
empower woman, etc.  Can you point me in the right
direction?

Joshua Dolan   
> > Are you participating in any Israeli-Palestinian
> permaculture projects or any in Palestine proper,
> restoring food production and terrain in places
> where
> it may have been disrupted?
> 
> 
> hi larry, good to hear from you-
> 
> now that i feel at home and have many hosting
> responsibilities at the very happening and
> remunerative permaculture guesthouse, i seldom leave
> jerusalem (even for tel aviv and certainly not where
> someone might want to throw a rock at me.) i am
> restoring food production in my back yard and the
> backyard of the building next to me. fortunately,
> jerusalem is the crossroads for an amazing diversity
> of people, including muslims, sikhs, christians,
> buddhists, etc.
> if they care for the earth and all inhabitants
> thereof, they are my people.


"Vast  tasks, calling for all the courage, discipline, dedication, and  
ingenuity commonly associated with war, will have to be carried out if  the 
majority of humankind are to survive and enjoy a tolerable future"  ---Robert 
Hart


 
  
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:14:36 +0000
From: Graham 
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Church of Deep Ecology..where are the 15
 pamphlets?
To: permaculture 

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Try here http://www.churchofdeepecology.org/permaculture.htm

Cheers Graham

sustain_ability@123mail.org wrote:

>Sorry, I can't find the 15 pamphlets. Please indicate where they are.
>George
>
>On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:27:57 -0500, "William Genest" 
>said:
>  
>
>>I'm interested in learning more but when I read the following quote
>>
>>"Arne Naess basically stated that there are two ecology movements  
>>which are competing for our attention. The first is concerned mostly  
>>with pollution, resource depletion and the usefulness of the Earth to  
>>humans (anthropocentrism). The second is concerned with the  
>>diversity, richness, and intrinsic value of all the Earth. This is  
>>the Deep Ecology movement."
>>
>>I thought to myself, can there not be a third way of looking at it ?  
>>A permacultural way that seeks to repair, restore and regenerate to  
>>the benefit of both humans and everything else ?
>>
>>William
>>
>>
>>
>>On Dec 26, 2005, at 10:05 AM, Forest Garden wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Thank you for that link Graham, wonderful stuff.
>>>
>>>Marjory
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Graham" 
>>>To: "Permaculture Association" ;  
>>>"Permaculture
>>>UK list" 
; "PermaLearners"
>>>
; "permaculture"
>>>
; 
>>>Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:30 AM
>>>Subject: [permaculture] Church of Deep Ecology
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Just came accros this resource through wikipedia- the site has PDF
>>>>copies of 15 pamphlets by Bill Mollison that I've not seen elsewhere
>>>>http://www.churchofdeepecology.org/
>>>>
>>>>have a cool yule, all!
>>>>        
>>>>
>
>  
>


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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:09:05 -0800 (PST)
From: andrew phillips 
Subject: [permaculture] Proposal to recycle "everything" and rebuild
 New Orleans
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
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Project Director, Barry Fisher using storm-damaged
houses etc to render/recycle building materials
following Hurricane Katrina. Essentialy he will crush
everything and claims bio-remediation possible this
way. 

"Our plan is to build a 1000-ton per day Material
Manufacturing Facility that will produce standard
building materials of High Post-consumer Recycled
Content for the Commercial Construction Industry. PEI
will build a "state-of-the-art" Manufacturing Facility
(MMF) in Mississippi. The MMF will process 1,000 tons
per day of storm debris and produce commercial grade
panels for use in the reconstruction efforts underway
along the coastal regions of the Gulf States." URL 
www.recyclinghomes.com/

I heard this on overnight radio (George Noorey/Art
Bell - "Coast to Coast - www.coasttocoastam.com/ - a
four-hour radio program weeknights - their website is
extensive and has lots of "weird science"






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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:57:43 -0600
From: "Forest Garden" 
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Proposal to recycle "everything" and
 rebuild NewOrleans
To: "permaculture" 

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Hello Everyone,

Growing your own food has so many benefits.  John Jeavons has spent the last
33 years researching just how an ordinary person with limited resources can
provide for her/himself sustainably forever.  Did you know you that you can
grow all you need for a healthy vegetarian diet in a fairly small space?
Come explore this work of Jeavons and a lively discussion afterwards at the
Red Rock Community Center on Jan. 14th, 2006 from 6:30-8:30pm. Nancy Dennis,
who has been studying, practicing, and teaching will guide the evening.

There will also be a hands-on gardening class at the Red Rock elementary
school Feb. 4-11th.  Call Marjory Glowka at 830 839 4077 for more
information.

Red Rock is about 35 miles SE of Austin, Texas - a growing community of
sustainably oriented folks.





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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:25:48 -0600
From: "Forest Garden" 
Subject: [permaculture] Red Rock: Circle of Plenty
To: <"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <001101c60af1$6f37ecd0$0602a8c0@rosie>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hello Everyone,

Growing your own food has so many benefits.  John Jeavons has spent the last
33 years researching just how an ordinary person with limited resources can
provide for her/himself sustainably forever.  Did you know you that you can
grow all you need for a healthy vegetarian diet in a fairly small space?
Come explore this work of Jeavons and a lively discussion afterwards at the
Red Rock Community Center on Jan. 14th, 2006 from 6:30-8:30pm. Nancy Dennis,
who has been studying, practicing, and teaching will guide the evening.

There will also be a hands-on gardening class at the Red Rock elementary
school Feb. 4-11th.  Call Marjory Glowka at 830 839 4077 for more
information.










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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:46:25 -0500 (EST)
From: dwoodard@becon.org
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Proposal to recycle "everything" and
 rebuild New Orleans
To: permaculture 

Message-ID: 

Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

I looked at their website some time ago. There was no technical or
economic information to enable one to evaluate or even understand the
idea. It looked to me like the work of an incompetent scam artist.

Doug Woodard


On Tue, 27 Dec 2005, andrew phillips wrote:

> Project Director, Barry Fisher using storm-damaged
> houses etc to render/recycle building materials
> following Hurricane Katrina. Essentialy he will crush
> everything and claims bio-remediation possible this
> way.
>
> "Our plan is to build a 1000-ton per day Material
> Manufacturing Facility that will produce standard
> building materials of High Post-consumer Recycled
> Content for the Commercial Construction Industry. PEI
> will build a "state-of-the-art" Manufacturing Facility
> (MMF) in Mississippi. The MMF will process 1,000 tons
> per day of storm debris and produce commercial grade
> panels for use in the reconstruction efforts underway
> along the coastal regions of the Gulf States." URL
> www.recyclinghomes.com/
>
> I heard this on overnight radio (George Noorey/Art
> Bell - "Coast to Coast - www.coasttocoastam.com/ - a
> four-hour radio program weeknights - their website is
> extensive and has lots of "weird science"
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> permaculture mailing list
> permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture
>


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