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The Permaculture Living Convergence 2012 - November 17 & 18    Sat Nov 17 to Sun Nov 18, 2012, Toronto, ON

Huge Grassroots Convergence in Toronto

Register here>>>http://guestli.st/125598<<


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ONLY Registered attendees will receive information from the guestlist Wednesday and Friday this week with all convergence notes, heads ups and important information. We are asking that everyone please register in advance even if you choose to pay at the door there is a link for you!. 3 ways To Register go Online at http://guestli.st/125598, by email - tppgtalink (at) gmail.com or by phone 647.703.6190!
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Register here>>>http://guestli.st/125598<<<

On November 17 & 18 come to celebrate and network a lifestyle that fully embraces slow food! Permaculture Living is one of the largest safe and energetic spaces for change makers from across the GTA to come together and share!

Submitting workshops around decolonization, social skills, food skills, critical talks, matriarchy rising, hands-on builds, and other happenings for the Permaculture Living Convergence 2012, we will interconnect the multitude of projects and movements in the GTA. This is an annual event, This is your year to join us.

All attendees will eat great food, build healthy relationships, share and build knowledge all at the historic Childrens Peace Theatre and at the HeadQuarters of The Permaculture Project GTA Community!

Nov 17 & 18th TWO DAYS ONLY

Please register and let us know if you would like to barter the registration fee. We are hoping to raise funds for: food, presenters, travel, venue, materials and equipment, so every penny counts.

If you have the resources to donate then that is better! Shoot over an email to tppgtalink (at) gmail.com with your offer and we will get the registration going for you.

(The schedule is almost finalized. Please check back for final updates)

SCHEDULE

====== Saturday at The Childrens Peace Theatre ======
8am Volunteers Onsite!
9am Registration check in open! WELCOME To PLC 2012

10am
- OPENING with Mama Dee MAIN SPACE
Message from Toyin Coker

***video interviews start****

11am
- Dandelion Danette Steele Workshop DINING ROOM
Plant Medicine Workshop with local Herbalist - Dandelion Danette Steele
Learn how to make simple and effective herbal remedies for home use!

12pm
- Unconference ROOM A: an unstructured discussion that allows the participants to exchange ideas on various projects in a productive way.
- Round Table project review ROOM B: looking at global projects and how they connect.
- Green Roofs by Atom

Lunch signal!

1pm
- Lunch DINING ROOM
- Film screening: Seeds of Freedom!

245pm
Story time with Janet of Nannis Natural!

3pm
- Local Project Review ROOM B: looking at local projects ( focus study) Local projects are submitted for a project review session, where support and feedback can be captured and applied right on the spot! Have the network review your next plan of action!

4pm
- Basic COB workshop. OUTDOORS
Learn how to source, mix and mold COB! Building workshop

430
Seed Saving workshop & Swap MAIN SPACE

5pm
- Cooperative Game OUTDOORS

545
- Fire Building Workshop lead by Tom OUTDOORS

615
- Fermentation Composting workshop by Vera

7pm
Dinner with Safe & Active Networking Session ALL ROOMS

830PM
- African Martial Arts class MAIN SPACE

(end of day)

====== Sunday at TPPGTA HQ ======
11am Volunteers Onsite

12pm
DRUM CIRCLE !

1pm Registration Opens Welcome to day 2!
*Video interviews continued*

130pm
Transforming the Headquarters Presentation and Site tour by Toyin and Zora

200pm
The birth, life, death and rebirth of the Peoples Peas Garden in Queens Park
Global Garden Rhubarbolation and Ukulele 101 - a multimedia, multi dimensional performance by Jacob Kearey Moreland - The Current Self-Appointed Chair for the Committee for the Implementation of World Peas

230pm
- Building Raised Planter Boxes
- Cooperative Game in the field
- Project Review: Meet local people and local projects.
- massage and healing space sign up in the morning to access

330pm
Lecture by Tannis Neilson

430pm
Woodgreen Rights of Passage Program Presentation by the Youth!

445pm
Water + Soil works. From filters to biodigesters, what we should know right here RIGHT NOW!
- Fermentation with Paolo

5pm
TPP Members Meeting and members package review:
looking at the charter!

530pm
Oyotunji and TPP how we have come together and what this means for Toronto and the world!
Hear from The King of the Yoruba of N.A about the village and the Y.A.M ( Yoruba assembly movement)

6pm
- Exciting announcements regarding TPP and Slow Food Youth Network Toronto and Generation Wake UP!
followed by:

First Youth Leaders AWARDS CEREMONY!!!

Drum signals dinner time

630pm
Sit down for Dinner

End of day!

In addition look forward to workshops and presentations on:
- Salone Del Gusto Terra Madre (SLOW FOOD TURIN Italy)
- 10 Transitional Homes
- Permablitz
- YMCA Breakfast Program
- Tumbleweed - Tiny House
- Leadership Training Program coming 2013

Vendors include:
Kawartha CSA
CacaoMonkey
CocoSol
Ali's Fish Shack
Sub Irrigation Planters
Various Farmers from The Stop Farmers Market

Look for displays on:
Human Rights Watch November 1 2012 report
Slow Food Toronto
Generation Wake Up
Prop 37
SoupStock 2012
Access Alliance Greenhouse project
Boon Blitz our Pilot Site


People to look for at PLC 2012:

Anne Freeman of Dufferin Grove Farmers Market
Collette of Urban Harvest



Facilitators of Safe space and unconference are:
Abbi A
Zora I
Tannis N
Emma C


Special Thanks to Live Green for covering our printing and venue costs!

If you know of anyone or anything that should be included in this convergence now is the time. If your not sure, just connect at tppgtalink (at)gmail.com

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN:

http://guestli.st/125598

 
 

For more information:

Contact Name: Toyin Coker
Website: http://www.tppgta.com
Phone: 6477036190
E-mail: tppgtalink (at) gmail.com

Additional Contacts & Websites:

THE PERMACULTURE PROJECT TORONTO / GTA
http://www.thepermacultureprojectgta.com/
http://www.google.ca/search?q=tppgta
http://www.facebook.com/groups/tppgta/

PERMACULTURE
http://www.google.ca/search?q=permaculture

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