– snippet – “Harrison is collaborating with Occupy the Farm on genetically protecting her seeds from Monsanto. The backyard farmer will tell anyone who stops by that the “super soil’ is her “elixir”, or grail.” http://wp.me/p2JLqK-8v 44420
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Building Resilience through New Symbols for Cascadia and the New Mythology – plus exercises for kids. By Willi Paul, newmythologist.com
– excerpt – “Resilience symbols are a foundation for change, not quite a movement, but a movement charger.” Full Post: http://wp.me/p2JLqK-7v 43587
Delta Trestle Tribe, Cascadia. 2028. New Myth 31 by Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com
http://wp.me/p2JLqK-7k One fool’s abandoned rail ditch is another woman’s red beans and brown rice. 43480
Occupied by Media? New media survey for the permaculture and transition movements by Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com
http://wp.me/p2JLqK-6f Two (of ten) questions from the survey include: 4. Do you get information directly from other folks? Where? When? 8. How would you improve the political dialogue in your city? 42597
Cascadia’s Green Mythic Tea Tribe. New Myth # 30 by Willi Paul
Cascadia’s Green Mythic Tea Tribe. New Myth # 30 by Willi Paul – teaser – Menku and Kay work in the basement of the Green Leaf Café, a localized tea plantation (a reclaimed cemetery) and sipping spot in northeast PDX, now a proud member of Cascadia. They work with several other researchers to discover how the mythic gene works and if they can turn it on for folks without its spark. http://wp.me/P2JLqK-23 42244
Dew the Convergence! 2012 NorCal Permaculture Convergence
2012 NorCal Permaculture Convergence Calling The Circle We call this circle to activate the guilds, teachers, organizers, and earth stewards throughout California and beyond. In response for the need for peace and lightning fast restoration of Planet Earth, we gather our energy with respect for our Ancestors and Future Beings. “E Pluribus Unum.” We call this circle to mend “The Sacred Hoop”. In the name of all those who have cared for the Earth and wish for Peace, Sovereignty, Liberation, and Equality we gather for ReGeneration. This Convergence is called … Continued
“Understanding the Symbols of Climate Change – A Transition Lesson”, Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com
“Understanding the Symbols of Climate Change – A Transition Lesson”, Willi Paul, NewMythologist.com http://wp.me/p2JLqK-5x 41639
“The Ostrich & the Flame Thrower: Crisis Storytelling in the Chaos Era”, Willi Paul, Principle, newmythologist.com
“The Ostrich & the Flame Thrower: Crisis Storytelling in the Chaos Era”, Willi Paul, Principle, newmythologist.com – excerpt – The big question here is how do non-profits, corporations and other organizations nurture and disseminate their stories in a global climate of chaos? Can Occupy protests, nightly corporate TV news and environmental justice web sites plant “non-GMO seeds” for new stories and new myths? http://wp.me/p2JLqK-50 41068
Willi Paul Launches newmythologist.com > idea > journey > community
http://newmythologist.com/ i d e a > j o u r n e y > c o m m u n i t y Launch Content (9/23/12) [A.] “Transition Tales” – a community interview from a recent Reskilling Expo sponsored by Transition Palo Alto [B.] stories for new myths #1 “We are Celilo Falls” by – Micheal Sunanda [C.] Equations for a New Global Mythology (ver 1.0) PR Newmythologist.com incorporates video storytelling and digital conversations to accelerate our client’s self-discovery, values and messaging. We develop an organization’s story and brand using techniques championed by myth scholar … Continued
2012 Northern California Permaculture Convergence Oct. 12-14, Castro Valley
The Northern California Permaculture Convergence (formerly the Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence) is an annual event which brings together permaculture designers, sustainability enthusiasts, and communities in Northern California, the West Coast, and beyond for a weekend of intensive focus on a common goal: to design sustainable habitats, in accordance with nature, for humans, plants, animals, our greater bioregion, and the Earth at large. Practitioners across a wide-spectrum of skill-sets exchange ideas through concurrent workshops and discussions ranging from organic agriculture and wildcrafting to natural building and appropriate technologies; from environmental … Continued