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

[Robyn Francis]

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
Djanbung Gardens Permaculture
PO Box 379 Nimbin NSW 2480
02-6689 1755  /  0429 147 138
http://www.permaculture.com.au/
robyn at permaculture.com.au