The peaceful and welcoming environment at Common Circle made me feel right at home.
My loudest thanks go to the introductory classes and the instructors, Vladislav and Johnathan, for clarifying the objectives of the course, and for the emphasis on Social Permaculture.
Last year,I attended permaculture classes that got me excited about gardening for the environment. These classes were taught by Starhawk and Kevin Bayuk, who covered a great deal of permaculture design,urban gardening,with an ongoing grounding in social permaculture.
This first day of social permaculture at Common Circle has opened a clear path to us city and town dwellers.The audio-visual information given to us was clear and concise.The interactive activties brought awareness of each other and our surroundings,and the open discussions that took place,were facilitated by instructors who were knowledgable and skillful, non dominant guides.
We were gently led in navigating Living Systems Theories throughout applications involving moving our bodies in ways that mimicked living organisms, animals,and ecosystems.
Going through the process of honoring mother nature and life itself,was facilitated by a ritualistic Elm Dance and the reading of poems authored by Joanna Macy.
As the day came to an end,it became clear to me that there is a solution to the environmental global threat we’re all facing.It is us, only us who must face the reality of being part of the solution or face doom.
Social permaculture has the potential of teaching us how to reach for our own capability
in unlearning bad habits and following a new path to restoring the environment. This will take time,
and people willing to be the advocates for the environment and social justice.
- Charles D.
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