[Pil-pc-oceania] Roberto Perez to visit Australia 2008

[petra.kahle at haztech.com.au]

Hi Robyn,

it would be wonderful to have Roberto speak in and around Melbourne,
our city can do with more edibility,
- if we can get anough support for him financially.

so, how about it, Permablitzers, Eastern and Southeasternsuburbs permies
and Permaculture Melbourne?

cheers, Petra.
phone 03- 9885 1269



> Roberto Perez to visit Australia 2008
>
> For those who've seen "The Power of Community", Roberto is the Cuban
permaculturist that does a lot of the talking. Articulate, exuberant and
inspiring, Roberto was a keynote speaker at IPC8 in Brazil earlier this
year
> as one of the 3 Cuban delegates attending.
>
> The IPC8 Cuban delegates invited me to come to Cuba to provide support
and
> advanced training in integrated urban and eco-village design. In
discussion
> with colleagues on my return from Brazil, it was suggested that bringing
Roberto to Australia to share the Cuban experience would be a
particularly
> valuable thing to do, then send me over to Cuba, so the Cuba-Australia
Permaculture Exchange (CAPE) was born. Roberto is keen to come and available
> to travel to Australia in March-April next year.
>
> There's quite a bit of fundraising to do to make this all possible, and
news
> from Permaculture North last week gave the project a green light and
considerable impetus. Permaculture North has generously offered to cover
Roberto's airfare to Australia and will feature him as a guest speaker in
> the APC9 program.
>
> We now need to raise the remaining funds to cover his travel within
Australia and journey home. I have managed to raise a modest amount from the
> workshops I gave in Noosa a couple of months ago, and will be hosting a
few
> fundraising events here, but I realistically can't do it all...
>
> Hence I am appealing to the Australian permaculture community to support
CAPE by hosting a fundraising event or passing the hat around at your local
> permie, climate action, environment group or other suitable meetings.
>
> You are also invited to register interest in having Roberto come to your
area to give a presentation on his Oz tour so we an commence planning his
> itinerary. CAPE will expect host groups to provide support towards
Roberto's
> in-country expenses and a contribution to his return fare.
>
> Roberto's visit has the potential to raise the profile of permaculture
in
> Australia, especially as the Power of Community has reached a very wide
audience.
>
> Any support with promotion would also be appreciated, especially some
well
> written articles and graphic concepts for promotional materials.
>
> The other key are I would appreciate support with is in organising
Roberto's
> visa and travel logistics.
>
> There's a couple of articles on the website
http://www.permaculture.com.au
>
> Let me know if you can assist with any of the above or if you'd like to
be
> included on the email list for regular CAPE updates
>
> In solidarity for sustainability....
>
> Ciao
>
> Robyn
> --
> Robyn Francis
>
> Pathways to sustainability...
> Permaculture Education
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>
>
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