[Pil-pc-oceania] Permaculture Countering Slumburbia - SUGGESTION

[Kerry Dawborn]

Hi Nicholas,

I really like your thinking and agree that with the housing 
affordability crisis and related issues, the time is now, for 
permaculture to come into its own in urban communities.

I and some other permies are in the development stage of a program we 
are currently calling Community Harvest - with the goal of increasing 
the supply of local, chemical free food, and the encouragement and 
support of appropriate distribution/sharing/exchange (monetary and 
other) systems, along with community building, skills building and so on.

This kind of thing is really needed - now is the time for Permaculture 
to seriously Step Up into the mainstream....

cheers and thanks... your posting has given me more ideas....

Kerry

nicholas at themediasociety.org wrote:
> hi all
>
> As you know, the suburban, middle class, mortgage-belt majority are 
> under great stress from increased interest rates and mounting debts.
>
> Mortgage defaults, bankruptcies and home reposessions are at 
> historical highs.
>
> There are very real signs that we are seeing the end of the suburbs as 
> we know them. But, anyone who has been to Village Homes in Davis 
> California, knows it's certainly possible to have ecoburbs. the 
> suburban equivalent to an ecovillage.
>
>
>   The Next Slum?
>
> The subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental 
> changes in American life may turn today's McMansions into tomorrow's 
> tenements.
> http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/subprime
>
> In these circumstances, it makes great sense for the Permaculture 
> movement to seek ways to offer solutions to this suburban mainstream
>
> Ideas:
>
>     * The PermaBlitz focusses on poor and at-risk outer suburbs,
>       perhaps with immigrant communities used to gardening
>     * an ecological suburbs effort is co-ordinated using this network
>       and software as a  template, host  http://www.nycstreets.org/ or
>       http://www.streetsblog.org/
>     * local Permaculture groups from affluent suburbs make greater
>       efforts to reach-out to poorer neiggborhoods
>     * stronger advocacy of suburban community gardens and application
>       of permaculture principals
>     * more local permaculture activism in the suburbs
>
> I've registered a collection of domains, and been doing research into 
> business models and technology.
>
>     * EcoBurb.org - ecological suburbs website and movement
>     * EcoBurb.TV - see prototype on www.EcoBurb.TV
>     * Permaculture.TV - online video of permaculture
>     * PermacultureGroups.org - a local permaculture groups social network
>     * SustainabilityCommons.org - a creative commons of sustainabilty
>       resources
>
> I've actually collected about 150 domains, but these are the most relevant
>
> perhaps we could simply declare Permaculture Week by a mass day of 
> Permaculture Action, an Australian Permaculture Blitz. Its a lot more 
> powerful and meaningful than Earth Hour.
>
> anyway, I hope to have more soon, just thinking out loud
>
> anyone interested, let me know or post to the list
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