Greetings Earth Activists!
We hope the winter finds you in warmth, good health and good spirits.
Up and coming there are several opportunities to join us in learning
about Permaculture and activism.
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UPCOMING PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSES:

East Coast EAT
WHEN:  June 21-July 5, 2009
WHERE:  Unity, Maine
Taught by Starhawk and Charles Williams
Registration open now!
Two weeks that can change your life and help you change the world!
A permaculture design certificate course with a grounding in
earth-based spirituality, and a focus on organizing, activism, and
social permaculture as well as urban and rural land-based systems.
Learn how to heal soil and cleanse water, how to design human systems
that mimic natural systems, using a minimum of energy and resources
and creating real abundance and social justice. Explore the strategies
and organizing tools we need to make our visions real, and the daily
practice, magic and rituals that can sustain our spirits.
Participatory, hands-on teaching with lots of ritual, games, projects,
songs, and laughs along with an intensive curriculum in ecological
design.
Cost: $1400-$1800 sliding scale, includes all food and dorm
accommodations or camping. $100 surcharge for a private room. Work
trade and scholarships possible, apply now!
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Other Starhawk/EAT Events:
 
Wild Women Weekend
WHEN: Check back to Starhawk's website calendar for time and details.
WHERE: Guerneville, California
talk and spiral dance: "Women and the Earth: Creating the Change"
http://www.russianriverwomensweekend.org/

"Summer Garden in the City: Soil and Water Strategies"
WHEN: Sunday, May 24  10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE:  San Francisco
workshop
Taught by Starhawk and Kevin Bayuk
How can we grow food in and near our cities? How can we make sure
everyone
in our cities has access to good, healthy, nutritious and delicious
food?
Permaculture is a system of ecological design that teaches us how to
meet
human needs while regenerating the environment around us. Gardening is
especially challenging in urban sites-dealing with shade, potential
contamination in the soil, and possible water rationing. This one-day
workshop introduces us to permaculture strategies for urban gardening,
including bioremediation- healing soil and water through natural
means,
growing our own fertility, going vertical, and harvesting and saving
water.
Bring lunch to share.
Location: San Francisco location, directions given to registered
students.
Cost: sliding scale $40-$100
To register contact:
Earth Activist Training, email:  or call
800-381-7940

Mud, Magic and Manifestation:  A Natural Building Weekend for Women
WHEN: Friday May 29--Sunday May 31
WHERE: Cazadero, Northern California
With Starhawk and Emily Wacker
Get down, get dirty and get covered in mud in the beautiful Cazadero
Hills, for a magical weekend learning the ancient building skills of
our ancestors.   We will discuss theory of Natural Building and get
hands-on experience working with several different techniques
including: cob, wattle & daub, light-straw-clay, and finish plasters.
In the circle of sisterhood,we will weave together ritual and magic
that will empower each of us to sculpt our dreams into reality and
create opportunities in our changing world.
Women – let’s join hands and hearts with the Earth, where we can
learn, laugh, and create magic together!  Come and feel the strength
of the web we weave together!
Cost:  Sliding scale $250-$400 includes incredible food and dormitory
lodging.
Some work trade available.
We begin with dinner Friday evening and end Sunday at 5 pm.
(Anyone who personally identifies as a woman is included in this
guild)
To register, contact:
info@livingmandala.com
707-634-1461
Annual Harmony Festival
WHEN:  Sunday, June 14
WHERE:  Santa Rosa, California
festival
Starhawk will speak, teach a short workshop, and chat and sign books,
at the
31st Annual Harmony Festival (full festival is June 12-14). Topics to
include re-localization and community resilience.
Location: Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Hwy 12
Cost: included with fair admission
For more information: www.harmonyfestival .com
 
Please see listing below for details. New events are added all the
time, go
to www.starhawk. org/schedule  for
updates.
And check out our website for more information!