The Relocalization Conference took place April 27 and 28.
Fotos of the conference can be seen here.
Jan Spencer's Friday keynote can be read here.
The conference [which took place April 27 and 28] schedule and panels may be seen further below
Related upcoming events below.
Also, for a more complete listing of calendar items, check the website for the Eugene Permaculture Guild.
May 5, Saturday, Permaculture Property Tour. Starts at 11 AM. Meet at 1441 Mckinley St, closest main streets are City View and 18th. Meeting location is quarter mile northwest. Visit various yard conversion projects and intersection repair site for a pik nik break and explanation.
May 9, Wednesday, 6:30 Cozmic Pizza, several Permaculture topics. Suburban conversion- turning grass to garden; green economics- a variety of approaches to a local economy. Also, opportunity for other discussions.
May 12, at the Oregon Plant Fair, Alton Baker Park 9to 4PM. Specialty plant growers from western Oregon, Demonstrations and Educational Resources.
May 19, Saturday, 11 AM to 3 PM Suburban Renewal Workshop with Jan Spencer. Learn about turning your property into a permaculture role model. Grass to garden, concrete removal, rain water catchment, extending the growing season, passive solar redesign, smart design for a small footprint, culture change slide show. Donation $0 to $25. Money raised will help with the regional permaculature gathering. Bring a snack to share. RSVP preferred but not required. See images of the site on this web site.
May 20, Sunday, Cozmic Pizza- 6:30 Documentary Film- How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. This fascinating film shows how Cuba responded when its source of cheap oil- the former Soviet Union- came to an end along with its cheap oil to Cuba. The film includes iterviews and takes a look at agriculture, transportation, culture, along with life in both rural and urban areas. Some see this as an early preview of what peak oil may mean to the rest of the world. Not to be romanticised, this was not easy for Cuba and struggles continue.
Below you will find the schedule of the Relocalization Conference
panels and panel members, cost, contact
contact jan spencer for more information spencerj[at]efn.org
please also visit the Post Carbon Institute website- loads of info and connections about relocalization http://www.postcarbon.org/ To connect with the Eugene group, contact Doug Black at deeblack[at]gmail.com
Global challenges demand local integrated solutions! Climate change, resource scarcity, an unsustainable global economy and the environment in steep decline are urgent and interrelated issues requiring creative responses now.
Please join together with other local concerned citizens and Lane County Planners for an exciting, culture changing opportunity as we strategize a greener future at
THE LANE COUNTY RELOCALIZATION CONFERENCE
Opening Plenary and keynotes: Friday, Apr. 27th, 7 pm
Arrive a bit early to mix and mingle
First Christian Church • 1166 Oak St., Eugene
Special Guest Speaker: Daniel Lerch, from the Post Carbon Institute & author
of recent book release: Planning For Energy and Climate Uncertainty: A Guide
for Local Governments. See www.postcarboncities.net for more info.
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Keynote address by Jan Spencer, Eugene Culture Change advocate and author of
Global Trends–Local Choices: "A Culture of Cohesion" see www.suburbanpermaculture.org
Suggested donation $5 to $25 for both friday and saturday, includes lunch on saturday
Saturday April 28th, 8:30-6 pm
Important note- Saturday Location CHANGED TO: Friendly Street Church of God• 2290 Friendly St, Eugene,
we will NOT be at EWEB
8:30 Saturday, doors open
9:00 Morning Plenary- Welcome, Explanation and scope of the day
9:30 Panels begin- The panels will run concurrently, break for lunch. Same topics restart as facilitated open discussions at 1 PM
List of Panels and panelists
Culture Panel
Cristo Brehm- East Blair Housing Co-op
Kitty Piercy- Mayor, City of Eugene
Katie Geiser- Garfield Intersection Repair Project
Megan Hinkel- Non Violent Communication and Peace Activist
Evan Arkin- Youthful Perspectives
Mel Bankoff-Moderator- Community Developer
Land Use Panel
Josh Bruce- Rainbow Valley Construction
Daniel Lerch- Post Carbon Institute, Portland
Pete Sorenson- Lane County Commissioner
Tom Schwetz- Lane Transit District
Rob Bolman- Green Builder, Maitreya Eco Village
Jan Spencer- Eugene Permaculture Guild-Moderator
Food Panel:
Megan Kemple- School Garden Project
Harry MacCormack- Sunbow Farm, Corvallis
Krishna Khalsa- Food Co-Operative Organizer
Kate Perle- Full Circle Community Farm
Kelly Hoell- Good Company
John Sundquist- Moderator- Rivers Turn Farm
Localized Economy Panel:
Ravi Logan, Moderator, Cascadia Commonwealth Institute
Don Schneider: Elkdream Farm, Pleasant Hill Progressives
Aleta Miller; Eugene Permaculture Guild
Jason Schreiner; Cascadia Commonwealth Institute
Cary Thompson; Helios Resource Network
Energy Panel:
Energy - Will Klausmeier, Ph.D.- LCC Biofuels Instructor - moderator
Ian Hill - Sequential Biofuels - localized vegetable oil and biodiesel production
Jon Colligan - LCC student - Talk about miniplant processing cafeteria oil
David Dickson - Biofuel Connection - Brief intro to vegetable oil fuel
Warren Weisman - Residential and community biogas
Roger Ebbage - LCC - Solar energy and green building design, wind energy
Bill Welch - EWEB - Incentives for small scale generators
11:30 Lunch, music and mingle
Special guest Jan Lundberg of Culture Change, plays guitar, "Have a Global Warming Day"
1:00 Morning's topics continue as open round table facillitated discussion, please share what you know!
2:30 Plenary- Reports from the topical groups
3:30 Plenary- Synthesize and organize gathered information. What comes next facillitated by Ravi Logan
5:30 Close of the Conference
Call for daycare availability - Mimi 337 4228
RSVP recommended by promptly sending checks, payable to
Post Carbon Institute, to Doug Black, 2055 Grant St, Eugene, OR 97405.
The goal of relocalizing is to rebuild societies based on the local/regional
production of food, energy and goods while enhancing governance and culture.
It is the pro-active response to declining available(fossil fuel) energy and
political, social, and economic trends.
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