permaculture

[Living Mandala <livingmandala@livingmandala.com>]

Dear Friends,

We support and are asking for your support of our friends at UMass Amherst 
Permaculture who have catalyzed a significant opportunity for Permaculture 
education and ideas to hit the mainstream media as a finalist in the Campus 
Champions of Change Award from the White House, the winner of which will send 
a representative to the White House, receive international recognition, be 
featured on MTV, and more!

With 24 hours less to go, UMass Amherst Permaculture is running neck to neck 
with another group for a first place finish!

We need more on-line votes to take it over the edge between now and Saturday 
night! Anyone worldwide can go online and vote to support the project.

Take a minute to vote online, cast all 3 votes for UMass Permaculture, tell 
friends to do the same, and send a UMass Amherst to represent Permaculture at 
the White House, resulting in more international media exposure for the 
Permaculture Movement!   
Voting takes just a minute, go to this link: 
https://campuschallenge.uservoice.com/forums/148562-campus-champions-of-change-challenge

More Info about this project and the finalists for the award are below.

With Co-Inspriation,

- The Living Mandala Team



Umass Amherst Permaculture - finalist in Campus Champions of Change Aware

UMass Amherst Permaculture is a student group that educates the University of 
Massachusetts Amherst campus and the local community about ecological 
permaculture solutions by demonstrating edible perennial landscapes that are 
highly productive, low maintenance, environmentally sustainable, and socially 
responsible!
 
"Finishing in the top 5 means permaculture and UMass Amherst will get 
national attention from the media, President Obama and his staff, plus 
millions and millions of people worldwide! This one has the potential to be a 
game-changer, everyone! It may very well be the most important Facebook post 
I will ever share. " -Ryan Harb
 
Here is what you can do to help:
1) Simply click the link and vote (all 3 of your votes!) for "UMASS Amherst 
Permaculture Initiative"!
2) Share this message on your Facebook wall so others in your network will 
also vote!
3) Post this message on appropriate Facebook groups you belong to! 
4) E-mail this link to your friends, family, listservs, etc! Ask them to vote 
and share it with others as well.
5) Keep checking back, sharing this on Facebook during the next week, and 
keep the momentum high! Thank you so so much, everyone. We could be at the 
White House on March 15 with your help!
 
Vote Here: 
https://campuschallenge.uservoice.com/forums/148562-campus-champions-of-change-challenge
   AND SEND THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS!!!
 
Thanks so much for the very insightful conversation that this White House 
contest has sparked. I've enjoyed reading your comments and will post a 
second reply in the next couple of days. In the meantime I thought I'd share 
with you the following contest update:
 
The University of Arkansas unexpectedly gained 20,000 votes today in the 
voting and has taken over first place due to their food pantry project 
placing an Ad (I heard this but did not see it first hand) in USA Today. 
Therefore we are making a big final push to get permaculture back on top and 
we think we can do it but need your help once more! Here's my final plea that 
I'm sharing with everyone, and hope that you will pass it forward!
 
I know many of you have already voted and for that I am extremely grateful. 
The support we've received from our local, national and worldwide 
permaculture community has been tremendous. If you know anyone else 
personally that might be inspired by this - every vote counts during these 
final 48 hours! A more formal letter about the final 2 days of voting can be 
found below.
 
Also, here is a recent radio interview (podcast) about the project and 
contest that you can listen to here: 
http://www.wrsi.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=5716139
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Dear friends,
 
As you probably already know, UMass Amherst Permaculture has been selected as 
1 of 15 finalists (out of 1400+ applications!) for the Campus Champions of 
Change Challenge, a national award hosted by the White House. This means we 
are in the final round, and the general public is now voting for which teams 
will get a trip to the White House and also be featured on MTV’s program “The 
Deans List” which reaches 9 million viewers! 

This is an amazing opportunity 
to bring permaculture to a whole new audience and truly create a huge 
positive ripple effect in the world. We have only 2 days left to tally as 
many votes as we can - voting ends Saturday, March 3 at 11:59PM est. Link to 
vote is here (you can vote 3 times for UMass Permaculture!): 
https://campuschallenge.uservoice.com/forums/148562-campus-champions-of-change-challenge
 
Voting and Sharing!:
                                    Anyone will an e-mail address can vote!
                                    Please share this e-mail with others and 
you will be truly helping co-create the sustainable world that we all 
envision.
                                    Please post the link on your Facebook 
wall.
                                    If you have twitter please tweet "UMass 
Amherst Permaculture Initiative to @JonCarson44" 
Short Summary:
 
I truly believe in my heart that this is such an amazing opportunity to bring 
new interest and many more people to the permaculture movement. Placing first 
in this contest has the potential to be very meaningful for humanity and the 
planet in this time of global transformation. I understand that there are 
concerns about this contest and bringing permaculture to the White House in 
general. Please know that all of your feedback is extremely important to me 
and I honor and respect everything that you all have said. I am trying my 
best to make a positive impact in the world, alongside my incredible 
students, and believe that so much good can come from this. Please consider 
helping us bring permaculture to the white house and to millions more people 
by voting and passing this on. Thank you so much, everyone. I feel so 
fortunate to be a part of this amazing global network and to share in these 
important conversations.

For the earth and each other,
Ryan Harb

Vote here. 
https://campuschallenge.uservoice.com/forums/148562-campus-champions-of-change-challenge
More info. www.UMassPermaculture.com
5 minute video clip of the project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWHSzGDItBA
 
Please consider sharing this widely!

www.UMassPermaculture.com
 
UMass Amherst Permaculture Documentary (Part 2/3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crrOm7jiSPQ