[Pil-pc-oceania] National Permaculture Day

[Graeme George]

On 07/05/2008, at 12:17 AM, jedd wrote:

> On Sun, 4 May 2008, Graeme George wrote:
>> Debate on this issue has stopped, so it seems time to take stock.  
>> Of the 19 people who have posted their preferences on this list (I  
>> hope I
>> haven't missed anyone) -
>
> The solstice preference (you have omitted) is equally susceptible to  
> timezone vagaries.

  No-one posted a preference for a solstice date, so neither appear in  
the summary. Time-zone variations don't matter if we pick a Sunday  
closest to a seasonal event.
>
> Oceania (still the name of this list, I see) extends 15 degrees  
> north, by my back-of-the-napkin calculations, so asserting that the  
> spring
> equinox is the same for everyone on this list (or planet) remains a  
> disservice.  Typically the Latinised version, or better yet using
> the month as an adjective to remove confusion, removes ambiguity.  
> Ie. the September Equinox and the March Equinox.
>
Good suggestion seeing that the aim is to expand eventually to a World  
day.
>
> How are the convergence dates agreed upon?   Perhaps we could tack  
> onto that process.

Convergence dates are set by the hosts of the event. They use their  
best judgement. There will need to be multiple hosts for a NPD so we  
have to find a way to reach consensus among the participating groups.

Recent posts have brought up the date of publication of Permaculture  
One again. David was asked and said he doesn't remember. Bill has been  
asked (by Tamara) and I haven't heard if she got a response. I  
contacted Transworld Publishers in the UK and was advised by Random  
House Australia in Sydney (who took over the Corgi business) that  
their records don't go back to 1978. So we've drawn a blank on that  
one.  In any case it would still need to be at a convenient time of  
the year to be considered as date to pin the National Day on.
>
> Apologies if I've accidentally deconstructed your summary.

Actually I did omit one contribution from the summary. Ian Lillington  
(28th March) said -

> I like Steve's reasoning for a day in spring - maybe close to spring  
> equinox which seems to go largely unmarked,
>

Cheers
Graeme

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