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  • From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
  • To: Permaculture ibiblio <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, openpermaculture <permaculture@openpermaculture.org>, BPG <bloomingtonpermacultureguild@lists.riseup.net>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Relocalization Network Newsletter - October 2006
  • Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:59:18 -0400

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.
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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

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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.
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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>.
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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
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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>
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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>.
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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.
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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/>
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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/>.
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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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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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