Muriel Strand, P.E.

Muriel's interdisciplinary background combines academic studies in mechanical engineering and economics with wide reading in fields such as psychology, sociology, finance, and food, plus various courses in massage therapy and permaculture. 2018 Convergence Workshop:…

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Techno Cities or Biological Towns?

Two quite different paths to sustainability are developing; can they co-exist? I perceive two radically different approaches to sustainability developing, one of dense, 'smart' cities and another of dispersed eco-villages and market towns. I…

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Sahar Muhsin

Sahar Muhsin holds a Masters in Social Change. She is the Director of Return of the Village. With board members specializing in many fields including permaculture, alternative energy, and alternative education. Company has the…

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CA AB 816 Consumer Cooperative Corporation Law

A dialogue on worker owned co-operative businesses as pertaining to the ethics of permaculture vs capitalism. Daniel has worked in the fields of solar energy, aquaponics, permaculture, farming, landscaping and construction. One thing has…

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Origin and Evolution of Green Acres Permaculture Village

A slide presentation with commentary illustrating the evolution of Green Acres Permaculture Village over the past ten years. GREEN ACRES PERMACULTURE VILLAGE is a small, retrofit, intergenerational intentional community in a core suburban college…

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Eric Jordan

Eric Jordan took his first Tai Chi class in 2011 at SRJC. From there his interest grew until it peaked when a shoulder injury stubbornly refused to heal and he found Tai Chi and…

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Martin Adams

MARTIN ADAMS is a systems thinker and author. As a child, it pained him to see most people struggling while a few were living in opulence. This inspired in him a lifelong quest to…

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Shayna Gladstone

Shayna Gladstone is a community leader, transformational facilitator, sustainable farmer and co-founder of Earth Journeys and NuMundo, both organizations promoting personal and planetary transformation. Shayna is trained in Joanna Macy’s “Work that Reconnects”, has…

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Building Courage & Hope Through Embodied Interconnectivity

The first step towards living regeneratively is forging a personal connection to ecology and our interconnection to all living beings. Based in the The Work that Reconnects by Joanna Macy, this workshop initiates a…

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