[Pil-pc-oceania] Elders

[RussGrayson]

Hi Fern & others...

On 8/5/08 4:26 PM, "permaculture at apollobay.org.au"
<permaculture at apollobay.org.au> wrote:

> Thanks Russ, I'm glad to hear that I'm on track with Rob's process.
> Rob Hopkins has put all this transition initiative together very well.  I
> admire his ability to name, collate and present a movement, handbook and 12
> step process. 

It's useful to have his succcinct 12-step transition initative process,
however maybe he could have put it a bit more succintly in his handbook It's
a good book of course, however someone who looked through it said that they
found it difficult to locate specific information due to the way information
is presented in it.

I'm off to participate in a transitions/relocalisation conference in
Brisbane in a couple weeks, so we'll see what comes out if that. Funny how
prople reappear in life. One of the organisers turns out to be someone who
popped up in front of my camera way back in the Vietnam years. How on earth
did he get to be doing transitions stuff?

> My focus in permaculture has always been a community and
> bioregional focus (Ch.14 of the designers manual is my most read chapter),
> and I admire permaculture pioneers like Colin Ball who did work in the
> early 80's to develop community resilience and self-reliant communities,

Yes, Colin. Unsung permaculture hero.
> 
> Since 2001 I've had ideas of sound recording "the elders", as I've lived
> next door to elderly men who have had great stories.  First Ron and then
> Don, and fortunately they are both still alive and I'm finally doing the
> project! (thanks to dad)  Unfortunately there's some (including Tony
> Webber's father, the heritage apple and sheep farmer) who are too ill, or
> have passed away and won't be able to be sound recorded.

If you need help in structuring local history interviews, I understand that
Tamara Griffith, who is a historian aand is on this email list, might be
willing to offer advice.

...Russ

> cheers
> Fern