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From: Jeff Clearwater (clrwater valinet.com)
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| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 16:27:20 -0600 (MDT) | |
Greetings CoHousing list, I have been lurking on this list for many years. It is one of my favorites of all the communities oriented lists! Below please find announcements of some of the work the Ecovillage Movement is up to. We thought that many of you would be interested to know about our work and these web sites. We are hoping that the cohousing movement or at least some selected communities might be active partners in our "Ecovillage Research and Development" work. We also thought that you might be interested in some sustainability oriented education alterntatives for your high school seniors or college aged folks. Let us know what you think of our work and site. Looking forward to working with you more. Jeff Clearwater Ecovillage Network of the Americas Living Routes - Ecovillage Education Consortium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello Colleagues and Friends! I am writing to keep you abreast of the exciting work we've been up to here in the Ecovillage Movement and to ask your help in spreading the word. Together we can build a sustainable future!! Check out our new web site on our ECOVILLAGE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM at: http://www.siriuscommunity.org/LR/rdd.html This program will link universities and ecovillages in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects in Appropriate Technologies, Renewable Energy and Permaculture Practices. The LIVING ROUTES - ECOVILLAGE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM web site has recently been upgraded. (now with a Bucky Fuller "Dymaxion" Map of our Programs) >> http://www.LivingRoutes.org ALSO!!! - We still have openings in our SUMMER INSTITUTE IN SUSTAINABLE LIVING. This 6 week program is an IDEAL WAY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN SUSTAINABILITY in the context of intentional communities at a reasonable cost. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY STUDENTS WHO DON'T YET HAVE THEIR SUMMER PLANS FIRMED UP - they might really appreciate hearing about this program. http://www.siriuscommunity.org/LR/SummerInstitute.html THANKS! Jeff Clearwater Dan Greenberg Living Routes **************************************** ABOUT LIVING ROUTES Living Routes' mission is to develop and support accredited educational programs that empower participants to help build a sustainable future. All programs are based in intentional communities striving to model sustainable living (also known as "ecovillages"). We are working closely with the Global Ecovillage Network (www.gaia.org), the Fellowship for Intentional Community (www.ic.org) and a growing consortium of ecovillages, colleges, and universities to create these globally connected yet regionally developed programs. For more information, visit our website at http://www.LivingRoutes.org or email us at mailto:info [at] LivingRoutes.org. And, please support our ecological marketing efforts by forwarding this email to individuals, websites, and lists you think might be interested in these programs. Thank you! p.s. If you would prefer to not receive future Living Routes announcements, please reply to this message with the word "remove" in the subject line. We expect to send out only a few email messages per year and will not give your address to anyone else. Thanks! ******************************************************* OUR PROGRAM CALENDAR July 7- SUMMER INSTITUTE in SUSTAINABLE LIVING................8 cr - GCC Aug 18 Sirius, Massachusetts; EcoVillage at Ithaca, NY - USA Learn valuable skills in sustainable living while experiencing the richness of two premier intentional communities/ecovillages. This six-week course will integrate academic and experiential learning through holistic awareness practices, seminars and readings, an ecological design project, bioregional field trips, and integration into the day-to-day lives of two communities - Sirius, a spiritual community, education center, and ecovillage in western Massachusetts and Ecovillage at Ithaca, an ecological cohousing community in upstate New York. Students can gain eight semester credit hours of coursework through Greenfield Community College. Don't miss it! We have some spaces left! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 27- GEO COMMUNITIES SEMESTER - FALL......................12 cr - UNH Dec 9 Plum Village, FRANCE; Auroville/Mitraniketan, INDIA; Sirius, USA The Geo Communities Semester, formerly known as Geocommons Col- lege Program, is a semester-long journey into ecology, community, and mindful living. After forming a "Learning Community" in New Hampshire, students and faculty spend ten days at Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's Buddhist monastery in southwest France; two months in southern India at Auroville, an ecovillage and spiritual community of 1500 people; and ten days at Mitraniketan, a Gandhian community promoting village renewal. Re-entry to North America occurs at the Sirius Community in Massachusetts where students reflect upon and integrate their experience. Studying sustainable living practices, students come face to face with issues of world population, globalization, and habitat destruction as well as experience the joys of intercultural exchange, biological restoration, and mindfulness training. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive 12 semester credits through the University of New Hampshire's Department of Natural Resources. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 31- FINDHORN COMMUNITY SEMESTER - FALL..................16 cr - PLU Dec 9 Findhorn Foundation, SCOTLAND This semester program in sustainable living weaves together experiential study of community, creative spirituality, and ecology of place through a living/learning immersion in life at the Findhorn Foundation in northern Scotland. Findhorn is a thriving community of over 300 people from over 20 countries, with a rich history of hosting programs that foster personal & planetary transformation. Sixteen semester credits are avail- able through Pacific Lutheran University. Come join us on an adventure you won't forget. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 3- CRYSTAL WATERS PERMACULTURE PRACTICUM................4 cr - PLU Jan 27 Crystal Waters, AUSTRALIA This three-week course looks at human interaction as an ecology of organisms in a complex web of interrelationships. Most of the course is spent at Crystal Waters, a well established Perma- culture Community on 640 acres in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Students complete a Permaculture certification program and experience the community as an example of ecology at work. The hands-on curriculum addresses the environmental and social challenges of our day and enables students to gain direct experience in the application of Permaculture principles in addressing those challenges. Also included are opportunities to observe the area's rich wildlife, swim in crystal clear creeks, and visit Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island with a remarkable diversity of habitats. Four semester credits are available through Pacific Lutheran University. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 3- GEO COMMUNITIES SEMESTER - SPRING....................12 cr - UNH May 16 Plum Village, FRANCE; Auroville, INDIA; Sirius, USA See Fall Description --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 1- FINDHORN COMMUNITY SEMESTER - SPRING*................16 cr - PLU May 19 Findhorn Foundation, SCOTLAND See Fall Description *This program is dependent on space availability during a period when Findhorn will be remodeling some guest accommodations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: GCC = Greenfield Community College UNH = University of New Hampshire PLU = Pacific Lutheran University GEN = Global Ecovillage Network ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVING ROUTES - ECOVILLAGE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM 72 Baker Rd., Shutesbury, MA 01072 USA Office: (413) 259-0025 URL: http://www.LivingRoutes.org Toll Free: (888) 515-7333 Email: info [at] LivingRoutes.org Fax: (413) 259-1255 Dan Greenberg, Executive Director Elan Shapiro, Program Director Jeff Grossberg, Board President Lawry Gold, Consortium Director Jeff Clearwater, Research Director Philip Snyder, GEN Int'l Secr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff Clearwater Ecovillage Design Associates Community Scale Appropriate Technology & Renewable Energy Systems 413-259-1900, clrwater [at] valinet.com Research Director - Living Routes-Ecovillage Education Consortium http://www.LivingRoutes.org Council Member - Ecovillage Network of the Americas http://www.gaia.org/secretariats/ena/ Focalizer - Sirius Ecovillage Office http://www.siriuscommunity.org Sirius Community, 72 Baker Rd, Shutesbury, MA 01072 (413) 259-1254, (413) 259-1255 Fax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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