Re: lookin for work in auroville

for your information.
gil carandang
herbana farms
philippines

i will be in the US to speak about beneficial indigenous microorganisms and 
bionutrients for agriculture.  my first stop is st. paul, minnesota with 
ISEES organic aquaculture workshop.  the other confirmed engagement is 
solfest august 24.  i may be visiting iowa and philly, including new mexico. 
   most of the time, i will be in santa cruz, california.  anyone may want 
to arrange a seminar or one day workshop on this important asian technology 
of empowering american farms.  you may contact me at this e-mail address.


>From: jeff Buderer <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Ecobal]lookin for work in auroville
>Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:50:39 -0700 (MST)
>
>Victorio,
>
> >you know possibilities that I can go for India, in
>Auroville to work???,,,,,,,,
>
>Well I am sure they would not turn you away if you wanted to work, but 
>getting paid to work there I have heard is more difficult. Some friends of 
>mine just got back from a three month stay at Auroville. They might be able 
>to help or know of someone there who might be able to help. They are 
>working on an exchange program between Arcosanti and Auroville.
>
>Let me know if you would like to contact them and I will pass your email 
>address on to them or I can give you their email address.
>
>Something is obviously working at Auroville (www.auroville.org), the 
>population is now at nearly 2000 and so how do we take that energy and that 
>success and transfer it to other parts of the world? This is what I would 
>like to see happening more, but we have to relate to each other better in 
>order for this to happen.
>
>I went to the Planetwork conference (www.planetwork.net) in San Francisco 
>and I heard Paul Hawken, Hazel Henderson, Hardin Tibbs and other notable 
>green thinkers speak and they were great speakers and it was a good 
>conference. However I have not yet seen any sign of the preconditions for 
>the necessary critical mass towards a massive social transformation. An 
>approach that combines all the right elements to create that unifying 
>energy which is necessary to mobilize us to truly confront the challenges 
>of our time on both a personal and collective level in an effective and 
>meaningful way.
>
>What I like about Paolo Lugari is that he is a notorious optimist who says 
>things like "Yes it is impossible, therefore it will take a little longer." 
>I feel he is one of the people who comes closest to what I am talking about 
>in the above paragraph. I think he has much to teach about how we can rise 
>to overcome the mundane and do remarkable things that can inspire others.
>
>While on the subject of exchange program I realize that I did not remember 
>anyone here mentioning that about 150 people gathered at Ghostranch in New 
>Mexico in September of last year to hear Paolo Lugari speak about his 
>experiences in building one of the most inspiring ecovillage projects in 
>the world--Gaviotas in Columbia.
>
>It was so successful last year that they are doing it again this year.
>
>The Friends of Gaviotas interactive retreat will be a spontaneous-filed 
>event with video and slideshow presentations, dialogue circles, and the 
>opportunity to bring questions and examples from your own life, work and 
>community. For more information see:
>www.friendsofgaviotas.org/2003retreat.htm.
>
>October 3 - 5, 2003
>Sunrise Ranch, Colorado
>
>
>Lugari will also be at the Sustainable Resources 
>2003(www.sustainableresources.org) conference in October.
>
>The Sustainable Resources conference is an international forum connecting 
>people with hands-on solutions to world poverty. Joining Paolo are 
>scheduled talks by Paul Hawken, Hunter and Amory Lovins, Mathew Fox; Gunter 
>Pauli and a ZERI 3-day seminar, over 100 workshops and presentations (Pauli 
>was also at the Gaviotas conference last year).
>
>
>Jeff Buderer
>Arcosanti
>www.socialtransformation.org
>
>
>
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