[Peace] Reminder: Saturday Permaculture in Palestine talk

[robscott at freeshell.org]

Permaculture in Palestine
a presentation by Murad,
of the Marda Permaculture Project (West Bank)

Saturday March 26
122 Franklin St. Urbana, IL.
(directions below)

4:00pm Introduction to Permaculture, offered with a cup of tea
6:00pm Dinner, followed by a presentation on the Marda Permaculture 
Project
8:30pm Open discussion

Murad will speak about Permaculture Design, and the challenges facing 
Permaculture in Palestine past, present, and future. Murad has  a prepared 
slide show of Permaculture in Marda. Dinner will be served  at 6pm. 
Minimum donation $5 Please contribute extra to help Murad rebuild the 
Marda Permaculture  Project!

Murad's webpage:
http://www.thefarm.org/permaculture/index.html

What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally 
productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience 
of natural ecosystems. It is the integration of landscape and people 
providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material 
needs. Permaculture borrows from ecology, engineering, and landscape 
design. Permaculture takes a set of observations of the natural world, and 
reformulates them as design tools for building systems that can maintain 
themselves as a human society.

Who is Murad?
Murad is a friend of local Permaculture designers in Urbana. In the 1990s, 
Murad developed a Permaculture project in the West Bank village of Marda. 
Murad will speak about using Permaculture design to meet people's needs in 
Palestine, and also the challenges facing Permaculture in Palestine. This 
event will offer an introduction to Permaculture, Murad, and his project, 
served with a slideshow and delicious dinner.

How much does this event cost?
Minimum donation is $5 to cover food costs.
All additional proceeds will go to the rebuilding of the Marda 
Permaculture Project.
Donations may be written to the "Urbana Permaculture Project" at the below 
address.

Where?
In Urbana, take Broadway Ave 1/4 mile north of University Ave,
turn left on Franklin St., last house on the right

Urbana Permaculture Project
122 Franklin St.
Urbana, IL 61801
RSVP or send questions to robscott at freeshell.org