Permaculture Unconference Bay Area 2011: The Global Summit presentation

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Permaculture Unconference

Bay Area Spring 2011www.PermacultureUnconference.org

The Global Summit presentation byNicholas Roberts & Kirstie Stramler
http://www.permacultureunconference.org/


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Permaculture is more than agardening systema synthesis


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Pathways to Sustainable Self-Governance

"Vision for a democratic, worker-owned, advancedindustrial ecology society."

Author & Facilitator Kirstie StramlerUSSF 2010 Workshop

Mandela MarketplacePlanting JusticeWorker-Cooperative Credit Union (pre-start-up)

Permaculture Cooperative (pre-start-up)1. http://wiki.permaculture.coop/wiki/Pathways_to_Sustainable_Self-Governance2. http://permaculture.tv/?s=pathways+to+sustainable+self+governance
http://permaculture.tv/?s=pathways+to+sustainable+self+governancehttp://wiki.permaculture.coop/wiki/Pathways_to_Sustainable_Self-Governance


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Bay Area Permaculture News Map

http://bayarea.permaculture.coop/newsmap/
http://bayarea.permaculture.coop/newsmap/


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Ethics

1.People Care2.Earth Care

3.Fair Share


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What is Permaculture?

sustainability framework from Australianow global movementhands-on agro-ecological practicederived from indigenous systems

perennial polycentric polyculturedesign science tendenciescraft movementrelatively open source (could be more)

integrates & synthesizes

http://Permaculture.TV
http://permaculture.tv/


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What is an Unconference?

An unconference is a facilitated, participant-drivenconference centered on a theme or purpose. The term

"unconference" has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide

range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a

conventional conference, such as high fees and sponsored

presentations.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconferencehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference


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unConferencing how to prepare toattend an unconference

by Kaliya Hamlin from Unconference.net

"The unconference* format creates space for peer-to-peerlearning, collaboration and creativity.

At the start, the whole group will gather together and be guidedthrough creating an agenda using open space technology. Theexact process is not important to understand in advance theprocess will become clear as it happens. The important part isthat all those gathered will have the opportunity to putconference sessions on the agenda. No session will be votedoff or wont happen for some other reason. All sessions arewelcome."
http://unconference.net/http://unconference.net/


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Pathways to Sustainable Self-Governance 2

"We seek pathways to provide the burgeoning foodeducation/justice movement with the tools to becomeeconomically sustainable, and to link the emerging greenindustrial worker cooperatives with them into sovereign

networks.

Once active, such networks can become the basis forsustainable, socially just communities that revitalize locales viaopen source sustainable agriculture and manufacturingmethods."

Kirstie Stramler, Pathways to Sustainable [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Tentative Theme

The tentative theme is Liberation Industrial Permaculture whichwould be a synthesis of Grassroots organising, Worker-cooperatives, Open source appropriate technology, Commons-based peer production. An emphasis on Pathways to

Sustainable Self-Governance i.e. Worker-cooperatives, Greenunion jobs, Small-business, Community led development etc.


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Liberation IndustrialPermaculturefreedom through self-organised,

open-source green and cleantechnology ?


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Stakeholders

permaculture, urban food justicegreen union jobsvarious tech, hackivist typesarts, crafts, bio and tech folks

the maker communitysolar, worker, community-development, housing cooperativeactivistsweb and new media geeks, artists etccitizen scientists & mediacommunity & place-based activistspublic


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Polycentric perennial polyculture

This is not to be an insiders club event.Although its to be of a pretty advanced and free-flowingevent, we will try to mix demographics, cultures, Technicalskills, experience etc.

As true to permaculture, its to be a Polycentric perennialpolyculture. Not an Annual monoculture.


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Sub-Themes


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Open

open source softwareopen designopen innovationopen hardware

open access and knowledgeopen business modelsopen clean techmakerhacking

examples Open Source Ecology & Appropedia etc


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Permaculture

urban agroecologyfood forestsecosystems guildsfood justice

food cooperativescommunity supported agricultureorganicscompostingaquaponicsmycoculturegreywater


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Participatory systems

participatory designparticipatory decision makinggrassroots fundraising & organising

participatory action researchparticipatory budgetingparticipatory economics


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Business models

small businesscommunity led-developmentnon-profitworker-cooperative

hybrid business modelscommercial open sourcecase-studies of open business models


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Economic Democracy

work place democracyworker self managementworker-cooperative member-ownershipcommunity-led development

employee ownershipinter-cooperation frameworksfederations etc


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What is a Permaculture Unconference?

brings together broad-stakeholdeerscreates a new synthesis for 21st centuryrenews older visions


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Concept: Oakland to RichmondTransfer

Transfer horizontally knowledge, tools, techniques, projects,patterns, pathways between Oakland's vibrant sustainability,permaculture, transition scene and Richmond.Richmond and Oakland act as two centers of the

Permaculture Unconference pattern.Create a generative sequence of events, projects, people,movements, ideas between Oakland as sponsor andRichmond as host.

Concept:_Horizontal_Transfer_from_Oakland_to_Richmond
http://wiki.permaculture.coop/wiki/Permaculture_Unconference_Bay_Area_2011#Concept:_Horizontal_Transfer_from_Oakland_to_Richmondhttp://wiki.permaculture.coop/wiki/Permaculture_Unconference_Bay_Area_2011#Concept:_Horizontal_Transfer_from_Oakland_to_Richmond


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Possible Format

4 days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday

DAY 1 Friday. Oakland, Industry Day: practioners day,invitees and registered users, permaculture unconference,

permaculture tech swap meetDAY 2 Saturday, Oakland, Public Day: open-publicunconference, permaculture bike tours, openhouse/gardens, permaculture market / swap meetDAY 3 Sunday, Richmond, Action Day: permacultureunconference, permaculture blitzes, permaculture siteinstallations, public planting days and education sessionsDAY 4 Monday, Richmond, Industry Debrief Day:permaculture unconference de-brief, documentation,

archive, NEXT STEPS


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Outcomeswealth, democracy and industry

skill-share, education, peer-peer learninghorizontal developmentsite improvements: barn-raising, permablitz or working-teams

catalyze invention or innovation

network creation & new projectsgrassroots economy

clean and green tech swap meetfarmers, craft and tech faire

new commonscreative commonsorganisational commonsland commonsknowledge & data commons


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TimelineNovember 2010: stakeholder meeting, wiki published,

vision, stakeholder coordinators recruitedDecember 2010: prototype permaculture unconference - 20people, stakeholder coordinators invited and event recordedand publishedJanuary 2011: stakeholder workshop, Bay Area website

launched, open for registration, and voting of unconferenceevents, actions and locations suggestedFebruary 2011: stakeholder workshop, venues and formatdecided and booked, events and actions close to finalised,

second round of registrations and inviteesMarch 2011: stakeholder workshops and lead-up events,maps, schedule, actions, registrations, venues etcorganisedApril 2011: main event


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PermacultureUnconference.org

http://PermacultureUnconference.org
http://permacultureunconference.org/http://permacultureunconference.org/


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Resources

PermacultureUnconference.org BLOGPermaculture Unconference Google GroupsPermaculture Unconference Wiki PageNicholas Roberts [email protected] [email protected] permaculturecoop

External Resources

Unconference.net
http://unconference.net/http://groups.google.com/group/permaculture-unconferencehttp://unconference.net/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://wiki.permaculture.coop/wiki/Permaculture_Unconference_Bay_Area_2011http://groups.google.com/group/permaculture-unconferencehttp://permacultureunconference.org/

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Permaculture Unconference Bay Area 2011: The Global Summit presentation