Earth Activist Training 2011

August 20th till September 4th
at
Landmatters, Devon.

Starhawk and Andy Goldring

Applications must be received by April 30th 2011

Photo of Starhawk by Bert Meijer

Starhawk is one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality. She is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of eleven books, including The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess, long considered the essential text for the Neo-Pagan movement, and the now-classic ecotopian novel The Fifth Sacred Thing. Many of Starhawk's best political essays--credited with helping the global justice movement find and define itself--were collected into her book Webs of Power: Notes from the Global Uprising

Starhawk is a veteran of progressive movements, from anti-war to anti-nukes, and is deeply committed to bringing the techniques and creative power of spirituality to political activism. Together with Penny Livingstone-Stark, she is co-originator of Earth Activist Training and
has taught on all the Earth Activist Training (EAT) courses in Britain to date.
She lives part-time San Francisco, in a collective house with her partner and friends, and part-time in a little hut in the woods in western Sonoma County, California, where she practices permaculture in her extensive gardens, and writes.

Her web site is www.starhawk.org

Her blog, Dirt Worship, is found at www.starhawksblog.org

YouTube: "The Spiral Dance Ritual"; "Reclaiming’s Spiral Dance—Three Decades of Magic", "Permaculture in the City" and "Permaculture Principles at Work."

Andy Goldring is a long term activist with permaculture in Britain and has been the Development Co-ordinator of the Permaculture Association (Britain) for several years. Previously he served on the Association's Council of Management & later as Chair. His main areas of experience are organisational and administration; using thinking tools & design processes.He has taught on design courses and led many workshops and facilitation sessions. He edited the excellent Permaculture Teachers Guide. With others he has designed small areas of land (10 acres) including woodlands, gardens for those with special needs and gardens.

He is keen to support other teachers and designers in their work, in Yorkshire and neighbouring counties. His specialist areas are in Community Enterprise, Bioregionalism, Permanence in Culture, Advanced Design Courses & mind mapping.

www.permaculture.org.uk

There will be other guest teachers and apprentice teachers on EAT 2011

Landmatters Permaculture Community Devon

EAT takes place at Landmatters, a Permaculture co-operative in rural Devon.
Landmatters is a low-impact community currently made up of 12 adults, 5 children, seven goats, six sheep and a dog. Between them they are managing 42 acres of mixed pasture and woodlands using Permaculture design, ethics and principles. Common to the original members was a history of activism, a knowledge of Permaculture and a desire to connect more deeply to nature. During the last seven years they have bought the land collectively, planted hundreds of trees, created gardens, built low impact structures, established solar and wind power systems, rainwater collection, grey water systems, managed woodland, laid hedges and run educational course and much more. In 2007 they won a public enquiry with a ground breaking decision which granted them the permission to live on their Land and manage it as a Permaculture holding.

Landmatters is part of the LAND project a network of Permaculture demonstration sites

During the course

Landmatters is a low impact project and conditions are basic but beautiful. Participants and collective members alike generally camp for the duration of the course. The teaching and eating spaces will be large yurts or marquees. The cooks will be using a field kitchen, and in good weather we will be cooking on an open fire. All drinking water comes from a hand pump. Washing water will be sourced from collected rain water. You will be able to wash using a bucket wash or have a splash in the beautiful stream at the bottom of the site.
Access to electricity and the internet is limited.
You are asked to leave your vehicles and pets at home as Landmatters cannot accommodate them.

Transport arrangements will be made with successful applicants, you should expect to have to arrive by public transport or lift share.

During the course you will be able to share in some of the routine tasks such as water and firewood collection and vegetable picking and preparation.

Landmatters http://www.landmatters.org.uk/

Food

During the Earth Activist Training course all meals are provided by a fantastic team of on-site chefs. All meals are vegan, with some vegetarian options, and we try to cater for any dietary needs of course participants. We source organic, local food and use some produce grown at Landmatters. We aim to provide delicious, healthy meals to nurture your body throughout the intense and inspiring course.