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National Permaculture Convergence (Friday)

What’s at the National Permaculture Convergence?

The event is a convergence of several events this year, all taking place in an urban setting. See the main convergence webpage for full information.

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All are welcome, no matter your level of knowledge or experience of permaculture. Come to learn a bit (or a lot) more, meet others, and leave feeling energised and ready to implement permaculture designs. The convergence is bursting with opportunities for learning, networking and demonstrating why permaculture is at the forefront in shaping a thriving future for everyone.

Please note, the programme is made possible by many contributors – the programme and sessions are subject to change.

Friday – Exploring our Edges
10.30am – 6.30pm
A day-long conference with five streams of content exploring permaculture’s pioneering role in society. Hosted at the Z-Arts Centre in Hulme, Manchester
There will be a childrens programme run by our qualified coordinator – with fun and educational activities throughout the day.

Morning Plenary

  • David Holmgren: RetroSuburbia – live video presentation

David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept will kickstart this year’s National Permaculture Convergence live from his home in Australia.

He will be speaking about his new book RetroSurburbia and take questions from the audience about how we can make permaculture work more effectively in our towns and cities. It promises to be an inspiring start to a day filled with sessions exploring permaculture’s pioneering role in society.

Stream 1: Science, Research and Investigation

  • Naomi van der Velden: GROWing collaborative research into permaculture practices
  • Chris Warburton-Brown: Introducing 52 Climate Actions
  • Anne-Marie Meyer: The Himalayan Permaculture Centre and nutrition
  • Steve Jones: Permaculture as a development tool for refugees in South Sudan

Stream 2: Access to Permaculture

  • Helen White: What is permaculture? An introduction
  • Looby Macnamara: Mother Nature project
  • Lusi Alderslowe: Book launch! Earth care, people care and fair share in education, the children in permaculture manual
  • Dr Jack Hunter: One School, One Planet: permaculture in Schools

Stream 3: Permaculture, Politics and the Economy

  • Andy Goldring (CEO, Permaculture Association): Emergent Dynamic Governance Ecosystems & CTRLshift
  • Ed Mayo (CEO, Cooperatives UK): The cooperative economy
  • Catherine Weetman: The circular economy: bringing permaculture into businesses and communities

Stream 4: Land, Communities & Enterprise

  • Ben Margolis: Gardens of sanctuary
  • Penny Spawforth: Relational feedback loops in communities
  • Jed Picksley & Tomas Remiarz: Cooperative living and working (in a permaculture design context)

Stream 5: Permaculture & the Urban Environment

  • Ian Lillington: RetroSuburbia: a practical application for northern Europe
  • Val Grainger: Harvesting the streets… urban farmers
  • Sarah Pugh: Social, land and economic permaculture in the city
  • Gaskell Garden Project: permaculture as a tool for radical social change

Plus, in the evening

 

Perma-Kids Programme
This year’s theme for the children’s activities will be “Our Home – Our Community”. Children are warmly invited to participate in various hands-on activities and workshops like the building of their very own miniature eco village, using natural materials like clay, straw, wood, stones or bark.

Children will find out about biodiversity, natural building and we will talk about how to create communities that respect and support people.

Our poetry and drama workshops will give children the opportunity to express themselves through art. As a group we will meet, play and learn how to trust each other when playing co-operative group games and mastering group challenges.

We will get crafty at our workshops making wooden jewellery, eco playdough and building rockets out of recycled materials. Watch out for our rockets which will blast off into the sky using our super eco-friendly fuel.

Event Details

Location Hulme Community Garden Centre
Manchester, M15 5RG
Start Friday 21 Sep 2018 10:30am
Finish Friday 21 Sep 2018 6:30pm


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