permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

I've removed all the pix and much of the formatting of this newsletter 
to make it more readable for those with low bandwidth. I think 
relocalize.net is doing amazing work and that permaculturists will find 
in them STRONG allies and support. I urge all who can to get involved 
with them.
Keith

Relocalization Network, wrote:
> We are pleased to present you with the first issue of the 
> Relocalization Network Newsletter. This monthly publication offers 
> important news, upcoming events and exciting opportunities as well as 
> information about Local Group activities, Relocalization Network 
> projects and the relocalize.net website. The Newsletter will help you 
> stay current and connected with the growing Relocalization Network 
> community.
> The Relocalization Network Newsletter will be sent to your inbox at 
> the beginning of each month and will offer you fresh ideas and news 
> about the activities of the Relocalization Network. If you would 
> prefer to not receive the Newsletter electronically, please opt out of 
> this list, by using the link provided at the bottom <#Bottom> of this 
> email. In the future if you would like to renew your subscription, you 
> can update your preferences at any time.
> This new network-wide newsletter has evolved over the last few months 
> out of the Relocalization Network Group Coordinator Newsletter. You 
> can browse through past issues of that Newsletter along with the new 
> issues of the Relocalization Network Newsletter at 
> www.relocalize.net/newsletters <http://www.relocalize.net/newsletters>.
> In this Issue of the Relocalization Network Newsletter:
>
>     * Relocalization Network News:
>           o Stay Current with the Relocalization Network <#1>
>           o Welcome to the New Local Post Carbon Groups <#2>
>           o Get Connected with Relocalize.net <#3>
>           o Update on Post Carbon Institute's Upcoming Guidebook for
>             Local Governments <#4>
>           o Report on September Bay Area Networking Meeting <#5>
>           o Funding Opportunity for Northern Californian Local Groups <#6>
>           o New on Global Public Media <#7>
>           o Feature Interview: Mary Dalton, Post Carbon Santa Cruz, CA
>             <#8>
>           o Help us Test Software and Receive a Year Subscription with
>             Timebanks <#9>
>     * Upcoming Events:
>           o 2006 Boston World Oil Conference, Boston, Massachussets <#10>
>           o Green Festival, San Francisco, California <#12>
>
> Relocalization Network News:
> Stay Current with the Relocalization Network
>
> We are excited to share with you the first volume of the 
> Relocalization Network Newsletter. This monthly newsletter includes 
> upcoming news and events as well as information about Local Group 
> activities, Relocalization Network projects, the relocalize.net 
> website and ways to get involved. The Relocalization Network 
> Newsletter will help you stay current and connected with the growing 
> Relocalization Network community.
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Welcome to the New Local Post Carbon Groups
> Please help us welcome the following Group Coordinators and their 
> groups to the Network. Take a moment to have a look at their websites:
>
>     * Liz Mednick, Philadelphia Organic Democracy
>       <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/pod> – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
>     * Ken Solar, Fort Myers Beach Localization Committee
>       <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/fmblc> – Fort Myers Beach, Florida
>     * Ryan Hottle and Theresa Bratton, Ohio Peak Oil Action
>       <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/ohiopeakoilaction> & Granville
>       Relocalization and Sustainability Council
>       <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/granville> – Granville, Ohio
>     * Brad Kik, Post Carbon Grand Traverse
>       <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/grandtraverse> – Traverse
>       City, Michigan
>     * Keith Johnson, Shodo Spring and Rhonda Baird, APPLE -
>       Bloomington <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington>
>       – Bloomington, Indiana
>     * Barry Earsman and Mark Gerrard, Blackall Range Relocalisation
>       <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/blackallrange> – Blackall
>       Range, Australia
>
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Get Connected with Relocalize.net
>
>
> There are lots of ways to get involved with the on-line community on 
> relocalize.net. The website offers forums 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/forum>, personal blogs 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/blog> and polls 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/poll> as well as a place to post local 
> events <http://www.relocalize.net/event> and news 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/news/network>. Take a look at our keyword 
> page <http://www.relocalize.net/tagadelic> and browse through the 
> resource section <http://www.relocalize.net/resources> to help you get 
> started with projects in your community. You can also stay up to date 
> with our monthly Newsletter, the Relocalization Network Newsletter 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/newsletter/october06>, which will arrive in 
> your inbox at the beginnin! g of every month.
>
> The best way to get involved is to join 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/help/general#1> or start 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/start> a Local Post Carbon Group. 
> Search <http://www.relocalize.net/groups> for one in your area 
> <http://postcarbon.org/_tmp_maps/index.html> and get active!
>
> We have designed a webpage to help you 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/help/general> use these features and are 
> always happy to get your feedback <http://www.relocalize.net/contact> 
> about how the websites helps you stay organized and connected in your 
> community.
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Update on Post Carbon Institute's Upcoming Guidebook for Local Governments
>
> <http://www.relocalize.net/files/flyer_PCI%20mun%20guidebook_0.pdf>
> Post Carbon's new guidebook for local governments is about to go to 
> press -- please help us make it as up to date as possible!
> The Guidebook includes a list U.S. and Canadian municipalities that 
> have taken some kind of action to recognize or respond to the changing 
> oil and natural gas situation. If your municipal government has done 
> anything that is explicitly related to peak oil and/or gas, such as 
> pass a resolution, release a study, form a study commission, 
> collaborate with a citizen's group, or make a policy change, please 
> send a note to Daniel Lerch, Post Carbon Institute's Municipal 
> Response Coordinator, at daniel@postcarbon.org 
> <mailto:daniel@postcarbon.org> right away.
> For more information about what we are looking for, please visit 
> www.relocalize.net/guidebookinput 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/guidebookinput>.
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Report on September Bay Area Networking Meeting
>
> Bay Area Post Carbon Network Meeting – September 30, 2006 - Report
> By Deborah Lindsay
> The third Bay Area Post Carbon Network meeting on September 30th in 
> San Francisco was a tremendous success, with 24 attendees representing 
> 16 Post Carbon and Affiliate groups. The purpose of the BAPCN is to 
> support, teach and revitalize the people who are doing the hard work 
> of relocalizing, powering down, and creating self-sufficient 
> communities as a means of mitigating the post petroleum and climate 
> change crises. Currently, we meet quarterly for the whole day, charge 
> only for the room, and have a potluck and make it a zero-waste event.
> The morning was spent “Sharing our Successes” and “Pearls of Wisdom” 
> and the afternoon had lively conversations on long-term food security 
> in the Bay Area. We took time to discuss the direction of this group; 
> whether or not to act in unison on state issues as well as give 
> ourselves a broader reaching name and focus. At this time, we are 
> officially the “Northern California Post Carbon Network” (NCPCN), with 
> a strong desire to include as many groups working on the issues of 
> energy vulnerability and global warming, as possible.
> An evening session on Women in Peak Oil was led by a coaching 
> specialist, Anne Oliver from Greater Ukiah Localization Project (GULP) 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/gulp> and Janaia Donaldson from Peak 
> Moments <http://www.relocalize.net/peakmomenttravels> based in Nevada 
> City, CA. It was an excellent session as we learned how the leadership 
> roles of women are developing in this work, and how valuable the 
> shared leadership of women and men in the emerging post-petroleum 
> society will be essential. The Peak Oil and Men session included an 
> evening of lively conversation, food and wine at the home of Richard 
> Katz.
> Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions about 
> joining the NCPCN, or about organizing a Network meeting in your 
> community.
> Our next meeting is scheduled for January 27th from 9:30 to 4:30 pm in 
> the San Francisco area… cost and location TBA.
> Deborah Lindsay
> decal@deborahlindsay.com <mailto:%20decal@deborahlindsay.com>
> Co-Founder & Director of Sustainable Monterey County, Coordinator of 
> the NCPCN, Peak Oil Educator / Community Solutions Evangelist
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Funding Opportunity for Northern Californian Local Groups
> Every month we hope to provide information on a funding opportunity 
> for Local Groups. Because most foundations have a specific geographic 
> scope, each month we hope to feature a funding opportunity in a 
> different region. To look for a foundation in your area, please take a 
> moment to browse through the Google directories 
> <http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Philanthropy/Grants/Grant-Making_Foundations>. 
>
> Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund with the Rose 
> Foundation
> The Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund supports 
> organizations and groups with an environmental mission, or strategies 
> such as community-based advocacy, technical assistance, restoration 
> projects, grassroots campaigns, and environmental education. The 
> issues they provide funding for include, but are not limited to: 
> environmental health and justice, land management and urban sprawl, 
> habitat and wilderness protection, sustainable forestry, water 
> resources, agriculture, sustainability, and pollution. The Rose 
> Foundation does not require groups to have 501c(3) status or fiscal 
> sponsorship in order to secure funds. Currently the Fund is giving 
> away an average of $50,000 per quarter.
> Geographic Scope: Northern California. This includes the entire Sierra 
> Nevada Mountains, Bay Area, Central Valley, Central Coast, and North 
> Coast.
> Deadline: Submit the completed application and attachments by mail, 
> postmarked by the deadline date: December 31, March 31, June 30 or 
> September 30.
> For more information about this funding opportunity and to download 
> the application please visit the Rose Foundation 
> <http://www.rosefdn.org/grants/grassroots.html> website. You can also 
> contact Karla James, the Managing Director at the Rose Foundation, by 
> phone (510-658-0702) or by email (kjames@rosefdn.org.) We have 
> recently been in contact with her and she is looking forward to 
> receiving your applications.
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>
> New on Global Public Media
>
>
>
> Global Public Media is an internet broadcasting station that streams 
> long format audio and video interviews with world experts. It serves 
> as an information source on subjects that do not receive adequate 
> mainstream media coverage, such as climate change and energy security. 
> Click on the links below for the latest additions on GPM 
> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com>.
>
>
> Steve Andrews & Dick Lawrence on ASPO USA Boston Conference 
> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/778>
> Peak Moment Television Episode Guide 
> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/specials/712>
> Richard Heinberg & David Holmgren Tour Australia 
> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/lectures/742>
> Rasmus Benestad talks climate change on "The Reality Report" with 
> Jason Bradford <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/748>
> Prof. Peter F. Smith on Renewables 
> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/737>
> Dr. Albert Bartlett: Arithmetic, Population and Energy 
> <http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/lectures/461>
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Interview with Mary Dalton, Post Carbon Santa Cruz
>
> We spoke with Mary Dalton, the Coordinator of Post Carbon Santa Cruz, 
> CA <http://www.relocalize.net/groups/santacruz>, about how she got 
> involved with the Relocalization Network, the challenges she faced 
> trying to get a group started, her current projects, and the 
> importance of balancing time and energy.
> What were some of the biggest challenges you faced as a Local Group 
> Coordinator getting started?
> MD: Getting started was the easy part, keeping the momentum going was 
> harder. I assumed that it would be like blowing on embers and that 
> once caught, would continue to burn on its own. The biggest challenges 
> I faced as a group coordinator were around communicating Post Carbon 
> Santa Cruz’s exact mission and vision. I hoped it would grow 
> organically and define itself through the process but it was hard to 
> recruit people on that basis. All I knew was that it would involve an 
> of inventory assessment of Santa Cruz’s resources, a concept that 
> became overwhelming very quickly. The initial meeting attendees were 
> all from different neighborhoods, so defining the bioregional 
> boundaries was the first hurdle.
> Read the rest of the interview with Mary on www.relocalize.net 
> <http://relocalize.net/news/newsletters/october06interview>. Mary has 
> also recently written an article that will be published in an upcoming 
> issue of the Ecozoic Reader 
> <http://ecozoicstudies.org/latest_issue.html>, the quarterly 
> publication of the Center for Ecozoic Studies. Click here 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/node/4951> to read it online or download 
> the PDF 
> <http://www.relocalize.net/files/TimetoStartCountingCarbs_MaryDalton_Oct2006.pdf>. 
>
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Help us Test Software and Receive a Year Subscription with Timebanks
>
> <http://www.timebanks.org>
> Timebanks USA <http://www.timebanks.org> offers a way for you to get 
> involved in your community by exchanging services with your neighbours 
> by counting your contribution in time dollars. The organization has 
> developed a software program that allows community members to track 
> their time dollars. Each hour of time put into the time bank can be 
> exchanged for an hour of someone else’s time. The mission of Timebanks 
> is to create an economy that rewards caring, decency, and a passion 
> for justice. We are interested in offering a one year membership to 
> one of the Local Groups to test the software associated with the 
> program. In return we ask that you give us feedback on your progress 
> and the usefulness of the tool.
> If you are interested in taking on this project in your community, 
> please send us a 400 word max explanation of why you would like to be 
> involved and why your community would be a good place to take on the 
> project. Please submit your response by November 6th to 
> network@postcarbon.org. We will post our decision in the following 
> issue of the Relocalization Network Newsletter.
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Upcoming Events
> Have an event you would like to share with the Network? Please send an 
> email to Sarah and Shelby <http://www.relocalize.net/contact> before 
> the last week of the month and we will include it in the next addition 
> of the Relocalization Network Newsletter.
> 2006 Boston World Oil Conference
>
> <http://www.aspo-usa.org/fall2006>
> October 26-27, 2006 - Boston University, Boston, Massachussets
> Time for Action: A Midnight Ride for Peak Oil
> Co-Hosted by ASPO-USA and Boston University
> ASPO-USA announces their second “Dialogue with the Experts,” a 
> high-level conference to discuss impacts of and responses to a peak in 
> world oil production. ASPO-USA has partnered with Boston University 
> researchers to explore the critical role that net-energy analysis 
> should play in future policy decisions.
> Experts will provide the most current available information about the 
> evolving peak oil and natural gas challenges. There will be speakers 
> from all over the U.S. and Canada, as well as Europe, the Middle East 
> and South America to offer a range of different perspectives.
> For more information, visit their website for full details and 
> registration at www.aspo-usa.org/fall2006 
> <http://www.aspo-usa.org/fall2006/>
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
> Green Festival, San Francisco, California
>
> <http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/7/29>
> November 10-12, 2006 - San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center, CA
> Green Festivals are a celebration of what's working in our 
> communities, for people, for businesses and for the environment. Here, 
> green means safe, healthy communities and strong, local economies. 
> Green is the color of hope, of social and economic justice, of 
> ecological balance.
> The event will feature more than 200 visionary speakers and 400 green 
> businesses, how-to workshops, green films, yoga and movement classes, 
> green careers sessions, organic beer and wine, delicious organic 
> cuisine and live music.
> For more information and details about the event, visit 
> www.greenfestivals.org 
> <http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/7/29/>.
> : : Go back to table of contents <#Contents>
>
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> If you have any comments about this Newsletter or suggestions for the 
> next, please contact us <http://www.relocalize.net/contact>.
> Best,
> Shelby & Sarah
> Shelby Tay & Sarah Smith
> Relocalization Network Coordinators
> Post Carbon Institute
> Tel. 1 + 604.736.9000
> Contact Us <http://www.relocalize.net/contact>
> 3683 West 4th Avenue
> Vancouver, B.C., V6R 1P2, Canada
> www.relocalize.net <http://www.relocalize.net>
> www.postcarbon.org <http://www.postcarbon.org>
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Keith Johnson
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 5516, Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 335-0383
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
also Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
also Association for Regenerative Culture
also APPLE-Bloomington (Alliance for a Post-Petroleum Local Economy) 
It's a small world after oil.
http://www.relocalize.net/groups/applebloomington
also Bloomington Permaculture Guild


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