tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57720942011-04-21T20:02:56.037-07:00Visioning a "Sustainable Chicagoland"Help develop a vision for a "Sustainable Chicagoland".
What processes are needed? How can we help nourish them?
Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-68605775823996931952008-02-01T15:09:00.000-08:002008-03-26T23:19:15.466-07:00Coming upMarch 26, 20087:00 PM - 9:00 PMHealing the CityCentered on the thoughts of Irish architect and permaculture designer, Declan Kennedy, as expressed in his keynote presentation at last November's International Perma-City conference.At North Park Village Nature Center 5801 N. Pulaski, Chicago, IL, 60646. (312) 744-5472This workshop is inspired by the first international PermaCity ConferenceRaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-24704900762526415332007-09-04T12:36:00.000-07:002007-09-04T12:38:23.326-07:00Coming up next...Peaking Problems:And the Refocusing of ProgressThursday, October 25th, 7-9 pmA just released book, Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines by Richard Heinberg, addresses many of the changes needed to adjust to natures limits. It reviews the evidence for decreased availability of fossil fuels, grain, fresh water and many crucial minerals and metals. He foresees the Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-14865631278788341622007-04-25T15:15:00.000-07:002007-04-25T15:23:17.415-07:00Coming up in May...Tuesday, May 8, 7-9 pm. Sustainability in Our Future?Concerns for sustainability are motivating changes in many areas. Join us as we review and discuss two emerging developments:1) The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a paradigm shift, as portrayed by Andres Edwards in this 2005 book, assembles a hopeful overview, which includes permaculture.2) Sustainability science, Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-1143579865885567062006-03-28T12:55:00.000-08:002006-03-28T13:04:25.906-08:00Coming up in May.Ecovillages and CohousingWednesday, May 3, 7 - 9 pmLearn about some of the opportunities (current and future) for living in a more sustainable mixed use or residential community in our city. More options would be available if there were greater demand for these developments. Explore ways of creating additional interest. Presenters are JoLynn Doerr a founding member of Prairie Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-1127514961224982522005-09-23T15:16:00.000-07:002005-11-13T17:42:52.073-08:00Coming up in November!Taking the Natural StepSaturday November 12, 2-4 pmAt North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski, Chicago. Free.Turn left at the first T intersection.Learn about the potential of locally applying the 2004 book The Natural Step for Communities, which is based on the experiences of creating over 150 sustainable communities in Sweden. Their processes and principles are Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-1115758809343031902005-05-10T13:43:00.000-07:002005-05-10T14:06:15.823-07:00Discussion resources -For the video The End of Suburbia -- Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream and similar ones.Assembled for Chicagoland Urban Permaculture, by Rael Bassan, 773-907-1465. raelearth@yahoo.comTHE PROBLEMS AND SOME SOLUTIONS: According to David Goodstein, author of "Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil", the world will start to run out of cheap, Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5772094.post-1084314091696310252004-05-11T15:09:00.000-07:002004-05-11T15:32:35.956-07:00Our Next CUP Event will be
Wednesday, May 12, 7-9 pm
A guided discussion on grappling with sustainability.
At North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N Pulaski, Chicago.
Titled The Shapes of Sustainability: Grappling with it's various forms.
Questions will include: What does sustainability look like? What are some of it's various visions, definitions and characterizations? Consider whether it's Raelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00969195274690394950noreply@blogger.com