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DESCRIPTION:Explore the beauty and lessons of watersheds as metaphor and model in this 
 seminar and training in the water basin of Marin County. From walking along 
 the edge, mapping and learning the story of Bon Tempe Lake (one of the 
 beautiful lakes that is part of the water ecology of the region) to 
 learning how to be good water stewards with practical skills in learning 
 how to build gray-water systems and harvest rainwater, we will delve into 
 watersheds as a focal point for community building and community 
 resilience. The urgent problem of global water shortage will be examined; 
 including how respecting the very nature of water itself can be a part of 
 the integrated solution. Participants not local to the Marin County area 
 are welcome and can gain valuable watershed knowledge and skills to provide 
 protection for their own water resources by applying the seminar/training 
 to their own local bioregion.\n\nIn addition to practical skills, 
 participants will learn about the longtime connections between women and 
 water worldwide from cultural to ecological perspectives. The Swedish 
 International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) points out: ‘There is 
 a very clear gender division of roles and resources in all areas of water 
 resources management’. In rural developing areas in many countries, women 
 are traditionally the main managers of domestic water resources at the 
 local level. Women alone decide where and how to collect domestic water, 
 what amount and how to use it. Their knowledge about the reliability, 
 location and seasonal variation of local water sources is a precious 
 resource gained through personal experience, and through interpersonal and 
 intergenerational contacts with other women.\n\nThis course will 
 include:\n\nJourney to Bon Tempe Lake for a time of deep connection with 
 the local watershed of Marin County. What does it mean to connect with our 
 bioregion?\n\nOn site visit to the Regenerative Design Institute in 
 Bolinas\n\nHow to build a grey water system in your home for landscaping 
 and garden use\n\nDemonstration of an inexpensive and easy rainwater 
 harvesting system\n\nLearn about women around the world and their 
 long-standing cultural, traditional and practical relationship with 
 water\n\nWhat is happening with the world’s water locally and globally 
 and action plans\n\nRegister here\n\nSuggested reading:\nCreate an Oasis 
 With Greywater, Art Ludwig\nBlue Gold, Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke\nUprisings 
 for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature, Osprey Orielle Lake\n  
 \nInstructors:\n\nPenny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a 
 prominent permaculture teacher, designer and speaker. She has been teaching 
 internationally and working professionally in the land management, 
 regenerative design and permaculture development field for 25 years and has 
 extensive experience in all phases of ecologically sound design and 
 construction as well as the use of natural non-toxic building materials. 
 She specializes in site planning and the design of resource-rich landscapes 
 integrating, rainwater collection, edible and medicinal planting, spring 
 development, pond and water systems, habitat development and watershed 
 restoration for homes, co-housing communities, businesses and diverse yield 
 perennial farms.\n\nOsprey Orielle Lake is the Founder/Director of the 
 Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus where she is working nationally and 
 internationally with grassroots leaders, policy-makers, business people, 
 and scientists to reduce carbon emissions and foster a post-carbon energy 
 future, while also addressing societal transformation. She is on the Board 
 of Praxis Peace Institute, an advisor to International Eco-Cities Framework 
 and Standards Initiative and has traveled to five continents studying 
 ancient and modern cultures while making presentations at international 
 conferences and universities. Her book, Uprisings for the Earth: 
 Reconnecting Culture with Nature, White Cloud Press), won a 2011 Nautilus 
 Book Award.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/27/18686264.php
SUMMARY:Women and Water -- From watersheds to grey-water systems
LOCATION:  October 28th. 7:00pm - 9:30pm\nLocation: Corte Madera Community Room in 
 Marin County in the office building at\n770 Tamalpais Drive, Suite 
 201.\nOctober 29th meet at 10:00am Corte Madera Community Room, then 
 journey to Bon Tempe Lake, day ends at 5:30pm. Pack a lunch, snacks and 
 water.\nOctober 30th meet at 9:00 am Corte Madera Community Room to carpool 
 to Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas for water training, day ends at 
 4:30pm. Lunch will be provided on this day.\nSeminar/training fee: $145.00
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/07/27/18686264.php
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