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Re: Declan Kennedy Visits OZ




International Workshops at Djanbung Gardens
JANUARY 2002
with DECLAN KENNEDY
co-founder of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) and Permaculture Institute of Europe

ECOVILLAGES IN EUROPE
Friday 26th
Dinner & Slide Presentation from 7pm (cover charge $5)
Canteen open 6.30pm - delicious organic food - (part LETS)
Donıt miss this opportunity to catch up on innovative projects in the ecovillage, cohousing and eco-city movement in Europe.

WORKSHOPS Saturday 27th
2 half-day workshops with Declan at Djanbung Gardens
Cost per workshop $20/$15 conc or do the full day for $35/$25 conc
Djanbung canteen will be open for refreshments & lunch (part LETS)

ECOLOGY, ECONOMY & LOCAL CURRENCY, 11am-1pm
Declan shares the visionary work of his wife Margrit Kennedy, author of ³Interest and Inflation Free Money² - radical and thought provoking strategies to create an exchange medium that works for everybody & protects the earth.

MEDIATION FROM THE HEART, 2pm-4pm
Mediation and conflict resolution coming from the heart space to find win-win solutions that acknowledges the emotions as well as the intellect. A profound workshop for all people involved in community and human relations.

CIRCLE DANCE (following Mediation workshop)
Declan is renowned for his circle dance workshops including sacred dance from many cultures - be inspired through dance as a medium for joyful connection with each other and the earth.


Prof. Dipl. Ing. Declan Kennedy
 is an Irish architect, urban planner, permaculture designer and ecologist,  co-founder of the Permaculture Institute of Europe and of the Global Village Network (GEN). He has been teaching and practising ecological urban design since 1972 and permaculture for the past 20 years and was Professor of Urban Design and Infrastructure at the Architectural Department of the Technical University of Berlin.  Presently, he is doing the urban design for the first full-pledged ecological settlement in Ireland. He now teaches eco-village design from the ecological community Lebensgarten Steyerberg, Lower Saxony, Germany where he and Margrit live and which they co-founded in 1985

N.B. Proceeds from these workshops and presentations will be donated to projects supported by Declan & Margrit in developing countries.

Declan is also speaking about EcoVillages at the Ace Training Room above
Westpac bank in Byron on 22nd January at  7pm, and giving a full-day design
workshop at Gondwana on the 23rd. Call Mitra on 02-6684-8096 for more
information.



Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Education Centre
home to:
Permaculture Education
ERDA Institute Trust
Nimbin Eco-Village Project Office
Robyn Francis - permaculture designer & educator
PO Box 379, Nimbin NSW 2480 Australia
Ph 02-6689 1755 Fax 02-6689 1225
permed@nor.com.au  www.earthwise.org.au