Trauma Circle Medicine 2/23 + Monday Meetup 2/13

Hiya,

​Welcome to our new readers! 

Read on for information about tomorrow’s Community meeting, next week’s awesome new Permaculture Speaker and how to get involved with upcoming gatherings and teams.

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Monthly Mixer this Monday Morning!

Want to listen-in or share about what’s happening? Join our Zoom Circle tomorrow, and every 2nd Monday (February 13, 2023 ) at 9am to 10:15 for a pulse on what's happening with whomever is present. Its a great place to share project updates, get feedback and build up the northwest permaculture community network.

→ To keep in touch on a syncopated rhythm, join our slack or discord, YouTube or Instagram channels, or Facebook group and page.

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February’s Permaculture Speaker Series Presents: 

Eloisa Lewis, a Climate Scientist and Permaculture Designer from the Maricopa and Pima Territories of Arizona. She/he/they teach about decolonization in corporate and institutional spaces.

Topic: Trauma Circle Medicine: this is a special subset of that which is offering deep insight for non-violent communication, self defense, and replacing law enforcement/military within our own permaculture communities to outgrow war and policing. It is also called “practicing peace”. This is really the advanced social permaculture that indigenous communities, hip hop communities, and permaculture heads would recognize me for. It’s really being advanced as my personal applied/field research specifically these days.  Read more, register for updates and recordings or apply to speak here 

When: Thursday Feb 23 7pm PST
Where:  Zoom, Read More & Register for updates/recordings Here.

• Is there a presenter you recommend? Let us know! 
• Applications are now being accepted - visit Speaker Page to apply. 

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Collaborators Welcome! Make an Impact!

• Volunteers, Interns, Succession Allies, Board Positions and Committe’s Open! ~ Convergence 2023 ~ Sustainable Org Development ~ Applying Principles ~  Only You can support NW Permaculture - apply here!
• Help Refresh NWPCC’s Mission Statement
• Permandala Atlas / NW Permaculture Directory. Help make this happen please! Watch this video and contact us ​

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Community Announcements & Event Details:
No Way to Party Like a Work-Party! Do you have an educational event, work party or other function you’d like some NW Permaculture Convergence energy behind?  Let’s put it on our calendar! We can give you a shout-out on our socials & come to our community meeting to share or simply reply to this message.
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Habitat Restoration WorkParty  We are planning a series of events at Bell’s Mountain to help prepare for our fall gathering. Before we can bring a large group of people to the landscape, we have a responsibility to make sure the current non-human residents are taken care of.  
Date tbd for a Habitat Restoration work party for at risk Torrent Salamander with Land Listening by ecologist Heather Swift of Cohabitats, restoration plan developer for Bells Mountain.


Stay tuned to be part of a project centered on restoring salamander habitat and creating protective paths for them.  We will gather for a 1-day event to join hearts, hands and minds to prevent future damage and reconcile the landscape back to be a safe home for our amphibious friends. More details soon!

Village Building Convergence 2023 (VBC23) in Portland, June 10-17, 2023.
Propose a Project here! City Repair’s fantastic placemaking and comfort-bringing mobile tea bar, the T-Horse launched Friday Feb 3! Find it around Portland this summer and visit the Direct link to the project proposal form.​

Be the Beaver Plant the Rain Regenerative Water Design Management Workshop  April 28th, 29th & 30th 2023 in  Ashland, OR  ​

VISION : Turn Water Scarcity into Water Abundance! We CAN, like the Beaver, have a positive effect on our local water cycles, and thus on our surrounding ecologies & communities. WHAT: In this workshop you will learn how to assess a site for rainwater harvesting potential, and how to apply regenerative design principles & techniques to retain water in the landscape, replenish groundwater, develop drought tolerance, mitigate fire, restore damaged watersheds and build ecological resilience. Event Website Link,   Event Facebook Page

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Hope to hear from you soon, really!


Thanks for Reading the NW Permaculture Convergence Newsletter. 

Hope to gather together with you soon, 

Julie, Shaelee, David and the NWPCC Team


info@northwestpermaculture.org

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