May 18-20, 2007 Jon Young and Penny Livingston-Stark, two of the world’s foremost leaders in environmental education, nature awareness and permaculture design visit Portland, OR and City Repair’s Village Building Convergence Join Penny and Jon as they weave together the teachings of permaculture design and nature awareness. Through lectures and workshops we discover what makes ecological systems self-sustaining. We learn to apply this functional awareness to family, gardens, energy systems, water supplies, healthy communities, economies and global political movements for change.

Children under 13 are welcome at all workshops at no additional charge! Scholarships Available you must apply before May 10th.

Friday Evening- Jon Speaks As opening speaker at the VBC Jon tells stories of what it takes to shape a sustainable culture 7Generations into the future.

Saturday Morning- Learning the Language of the Birds (register online) Jon teaches a workshop in Bird Language. Learn where the fox is hunting in the forest simply from hearing the alarm of a bird. Jon will talk about this and other feats or animal tracking.

Saturday Afternoon- Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness (register online) Jon and Penny co-teach Regenerative Design and Nature Awareness. This is a taste of their year long program in Permaculture and Ancient Awareness Skill. Details and Registration below.

Saturday Evening- Penny Speaks Speaking at the VBC, Penny offers us the understanding of how good design now is generative for 7Generations and Beyond.

Sunday- The Art of Placemaking for a 200 year Plan (register online) Penny Livingston-Stark draws City Repair, TrackersNW and many other organizations and people together for a very real look at what Placemaking and Regenerative Design means for 7Generations and Beyond.

With all workshops, register online at http://www.trackersnw.comwww.trackersnw.com or Contact Us for more information.

VBC7 Lectures For more information visit www.cityrepair.org. No Advanced Registration Required.

When: May 18, 2007, 8:30 pm

Where: Disjecta, Portland

When: May 19, 2007, 8:00 pm

Where: Disjecta, Portland

TrackersNW Workshops Advanced Registration Required
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When: May 19, 2007, 8am-12pm Where Portland OR

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When: May 19, 2007, 1pm-5pm Where Portland OR

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When: May 20, 2007, 9am-4pm Where Disjecta, OR

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Jon Young Inspired by his childhood mentor, tracker Tom Brown, Jr., Jon Young has passionately researched and put into practice the techniques used by native cultures to mentor their children as naturalists, trackers and valued community members. With permission from his Elders, Jon has gathered the teachings of many native cultures and combined them with the tools of modern field ecology, creating a powerful medicine bundle of native approaches that trigger our natural blueprint for learning. Jon founded Wilderness Awareness School in 1983.

Penny Livingston-Stark has been working professionally in the land management and development field for 25 years and has extensive experience in all phases of ecologically sound landscape design and construction. She specializes in site planning & design of resource-rich landscapes, integrating rainwater collection, edible landscaping, pond and water systems, habitat development and watershed restoration for homes, co-housing communities, businesses and diverse-yield perennial farms.