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

[Michelle]

Keep thinking out loud Nicholas!! :)

I'm sure this sort of information/resources would be welcome by local permaculture groups- to integrate into their operations over time. Maybe we'll also have to look at helping local permaculture groups access/use emerging technologies- in particular for those groups not so computer literate. If people on the ground arent using the websites/internet- for various reasons- we may need to support this learning process. Eg. Roberto Perez said alot of people in Cuba dont use/have access to the internet. However certainly Australia doesnt have this issue ;)

I agree new technologies, including the type of sites you have registered as domains, have alot of potential to bring people together- to help develop sustainable communities worldwide.

I'm sure the newly formed Permaculture International Ltd (PIL) Communications Sub-committee- will support you and your ideas- as well as bringing new ones.

Hope all are well- its a very windy day here in Tas! Blowing cobwebs away :)
Michelle


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

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 changesin 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 gardeningan 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 neiggborhoodsstronger advocacy of suburban community
 gardens and application of permaculture principalsmore local permaculture activism in the suburbsI'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.TVPermaculture.TV - online video of permaculturePermacultureGroups.org - a local permaculture groups social networkSustainabilityCommons.org - a creative commons of sustainabilty resourcesI'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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