EARTH ACTIVIST TRAINING
11th-26th July 2009

Landmatters Permaculture Cooperative, Devon with Starhawk & Andy Goldring

A permaculture design course and more for activists!

Learn the skills to transform a piece of land, a community, and our
political and economic systems.

Permaculture is a system of ecological design. Spend two weeks in rural
Devon learning:

* Nature and wilderness awareness
* Diversity in ecosystems and social movements
* Solutions that exist: alternative energy; organic farming; natural
building; bioremediation & restoration
* Soil and woodland ecology
* Ecological economics
* How to collect, conserve and clean water
* Direct action principles and practices; movement building and strategy
* Consensus process, facilitation and conflict transformation
* How to transform fear, rage, grief and frustration into creative action
* How to stay grounded and centered in challenging situations
* How to create ritual and weave magic into action...
... and more!

On completion participants will receive a permaculture design certificate.

Core facilitators:
Starhawk is a lifelong activist, direct action trainer, ecofeminist and
author of many books that link earth-based spirituality with political
struggle. http://www.starhawk.org

Andy Goldring is a permaculture teacher, designer, member of Leeds
Permaculture Network, and co-ordinator of the Permaculture Association
(Britian). http://www.permaculture.org.uk

There will also be visiting guest speakers.

Venue:
The course will be held at Landmatters Permaculture Cooperative in Devon.
This is a low-impact community on a 42 acre site. Please be aware that
accommodation will be camping and facilities are basic.

Costs:
£200 - £650 sliding scale according to income. Including tuition, two
weeks accommodation and all meals)

The food will be vegan/ vegetarian, organic and local as far as possible.

Selection criteria:

As there are only limited places available on this course, it is necessary
to have a selection criteria rather than accept people on a first come
first served basis. Priority will be given to people who are:

* Involved in activism
* Involved with local groups and who will make a commitment to share what
they learn with their own communities and groups
* Active in the UK and Europe.

We do not have a restrictive definition on what `activist' is and invite
people to give us their own definition as part of their application.

The closing date for applications is 15th March 2009.

If you are interested in the course, please download an application form
from http://www.landmatters.org.uk

For postal applications call Rooh on 07966988976

For further enquiries email: earthactivisttraining@...

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