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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:24:19 -0400
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From: Aaron Koleszar <•••@••.•••>
Subject: March Speaking Tour: Sustainable Community and
Declining Oil Stocks
Building Sustainable Community in Times of Declining Oil
Stocks Maritime Speaking Tour - Fueled by Vegetable Oil
Late March-April, 2006
PEI organic farmer and Vietnam War Resister Gary Clausheide
will be touring the Maritimes in late March to discuss the
topic of "Building Sustainable Community in Times of
Declining Oil Stocks". The tour will travel to Halifax,
Sackville, Fredericton, and possibly additional locations,
with a Charlottetown event later in April.
Gary will explore the recent history of the Western world,
how we have been organized (economically, politically, and
socially), capitalism, socialism, and egalitarian democratic
theories and models from the past, the present, and for the
future. We will also discuss the reality of Peak Oil,
declining availability and rising prices, as well as
potential impacts on society, economics, and politics.
We will explore what sustainable community means and how we
can build it (eg. decentralization, autonomy, cooperative
decision-making, participatory economics and participatory
democracy), including one possible model for an intentional
community.
We will be using a diesel car for the tour that has been
converted to run on waste vegetable oil (used deep-fryer
oil). We will also offer a semi-formal workshop on vegetable
oil fueled vehicles and the diesel conversion process,
including an examination of the converted vehicle used for
the tour.
This tour is being organized by Earth Action, a Prince
Edward Island based organization that works for
environmental education and action. We do not accept funding
from governments or corporations. If you'd like us to come
to your community, or want to help support or promote the
Tour, please get in touch.
For more information contact
Aaron Koleszar
(902) 659-2575
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Tour Dates/Venues
Saturday, March 25
Halifax, NS
at YMCA Community Centre, 2nd floor, 2269 Gottingen Street
Hosted by Manufacturing dissent and Nova Scotia Public
Interest Research Group
2pm: Building Sustainable Community in Times of Declining
Oil Stocks
5pm: Converting Diesels to run on vegetable oil (intro,
discussion, and examination of a veggie-mobile)
Sunday, March 26
Sackville, NB
at the Sustainable Residence, 78A York Street
hosted by EcoAction and the Sustainable Residence
2pm: Building Sustainable Community in Times of Declining
Oil Stocks
5pm: Converting Diesels to run on vegetable oil (intro,
discussion, and examination of a veggie-mobile)
Tuesday, March 28
Fredericton, NB
at the Underground Cafe, 740 Charlotte Street (basement -
follow signs)
hosted by the Underground Cafe and Vision Action Collective
6pm: Converting Diesels to run on vegetable oil (intro,
discussion, and examination of a veggie-mobile)
7pm: Building Sustainable Community in Times of Declining
Oil Stocks
Monday, April 24
Charlottetown, PEI
at The Keir Gallery, 132 Richmond Street
Hosted by Earth Action
6pm: Converting Diesels to run on vegetable oil (intro,
discussion, and examination of a veggie-mobile)
7pm: Building Sustainable Community in Times of Declining
Oil Stocks
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