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

[Robyn Francis]

Hi David
Great ­ I¹ll put you on the list ­ Roberto will have power point
presentations with him with plenty of piccies...
Thanks
Robyn


On 26/11/07 12:51 PM, "David Arnold" <arnold.vt at gmail.com> wrote:

> hi robyn,
>  
> we might be able to put something on here in ne vic for roberto to speak at,
> that would help generate some money for his costs.  so i am registering my
> interest in that.  if he can present with visual aids [slides, photos on ppt
> or whatever], that would make it easier to promote his presentation.
>  
> regards,
>  
> david arnold
> 
>  
> On 26/11/2007, Robyn Francis <robyn at permaculture.com.au> wrote:
>> 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
>> <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
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>> 
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>> 
>> 
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