PPO: Permaculture Response to Disasters

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Hosted by:
Pam Leitch

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Lecture and slideshow by Geoff Lawton, Permaculture teacher from Australia

As Americans we have often thought of *emergency disaster relief in terms of sending aid to other countries, after Hurricane Katrina *we also see a need to know how to respond in a better way to our own natural disasters. Natural disasters, wars, famines, how does the human family respond to each other’s needs during these overwhelmingly stressful times? What new models can we create to assist each other better?

There is a suggested donation of $5 to cover travel costs.

*Bio:*

Geoff is the Director of the Permaculture Research Institute in Australia , assuming the position from Permaculture founder Bill Mollison. Lawton has clients that include communities, governments, aid organizations, non-government organizations and multi-national companies. Lawton has served clients in 17 different countries, including Jordan, Iraq, Egypt , USA, Mexico, Macedonia,Vietnam, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, England, Denmark, Australia and the South Pacific. A recent project in Jordan is documented on a video called "Greening the Desert", available for viewing on his website www.permaculture.org.au

opening & closing St. Francis:
Mike and Jeremy