[Pil-pc-oceania] International Permaculture Day

[Deb Guildner]

Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] National Pc DayIve been reading down the list today, not up, so just seem your email, Robyn.

Seems there is a lot of agreement on this plan.   I echo your sentiments.

The sustainability aspects of permaculture design are just as easily promoted in springtime as gardens are: ie
the need to be waterwise as summer approaches,
the installation of solar systems to exploit the sunlight, etc etc

'EARTH FAIR's should become more and more popular, an institution, rather than an eco-novelty that blips on-and-off the radar.

As for the northern hemisphere, autumn (as their September 23rd is) is a very beautiful and long celebrated time. 

International Permaculture Day could become as popular globally as Earth Hour, which in one year spread from Sydney to 3 or 400 towns and cities.   What is this attributable to, apart from the growing consciousness of the urgent need to act in the face of climate disasters.......the power of the internet and the willingness of the media to take up the cause?

Go the International Permaculture Day!   We are global citizens first.......

Deb


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robyn Francis 
  To: permacultue discussion list 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:08 AM
  Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] National Pc Day


  Been following the thread - I support the concept of a national pc day and like the idea of one of the equinoxes as a pivotal time in the seasonal calendar (and equinox is equinox everywhere on planet earth - could grow into a global pc day). The equinoxes both represent bringing things back into balance, and restoring the balance is a profound symbol in these times of excess. I don't really mind which equinox - both dates will have their pro's and con's. 
  Autumn equinox also is the harvest festival, celebrating the earth's abundance. Spring equinox celebrates the abundance to come and new beginnings (preparing for the season to come). Autumn equinox rarely coincides with Easter (this year was an exception) and Spring equinox falls just before the spring holidays, so neither date really clashes with anything significant.

  Would be good to combine with a national permaculture open day on the closest weekend- and not just gardens, also houses, projects, and other events such as DIY workshops, sustainability fairs, seminars/forums, film festivals etc. Sure, somewhere in Australia it will be bound to rain but that's the reality and risk of organising anything on a national level and is the same for any national day or program, so a diversity of ways to celebrate would be a good thing.

  Ciao
  Robyn



  On 1/4/08 11:35 AM, "kerry dawborn" <kjdawborn at bigpond.com> wrote:


    hi All, 

    I haven't been involved in this discussion at all, but have followed it a bit, and think its a good and important idea. I would not however, be able to support a National Permaculture Day which was purposefully celebrated on the birthday of any individual who is prominent in the movement - whilst I am extremely grateful to Bill and David for their early and on-going work and inspiration, and to Bill for running with it and driving it like few people would have, and to the many without whom it would never have got off the ground, and who have carried it forward in their hearts and in their lives and communities and continue to do so, I do not see permaculture or the movement as being about individuals, or any one individual. I think to put it on Bill or David's birthday would make it smack of a cult, which would put its credibility in the wider community in doubt (and my own belief in the movement too, actually - regardless of how dearly I believe in the principles), and I could not be a part of this. I would support a date that had meaning and relevance to what the movement is working for and which honoured what it stands for, not a date intended to honour any individual.

    cheers,

    kerry








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