The Convergence

Indigenous Voices Panel

Magdelion Moondrop — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 23:44:28 +0000

Sweetwater will open the panel with a 30 minute talk on Decolonizing our Activism
To heal from historical trauma, you must first understand how colonization has impacted indigenous people. By acknowledging our collective past and focusing on the present healing often leads participants to become aware of historical barriers that can be effectively removed in a safe and comfortable environment.

In this panel we will hear from our Indigenous relatives, Sweetwater Nannauck, Cheryl Angel, Kanyon Sayers-Roods. We are honored to have them here. This will be one of our most powerful and well attended panels, so please put it on your schedule.

Sweetwater Nannauck Panel Bio

Convergence Program — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 23:30:42 +0000

Sweetwater Nannauck, Director of Idle No More Washington

Sweetwater Nannauck, founder of Idle No More Washington, is an activist who advocates for the protection of the fragile environment of the Northwest Coast, for tribal sovereignty rights, and for the traditional ways of life of Native people. She conducts ‘Decolonizing Our Activism’ workshops in a respectful way that is both healing and empowering.

Since January 2013, Sweetwater has led Idle No More Washington in over 80 events and nonviolent direct actions that address local and global issues. She went to Washington, DC to lobby to protect the Arctic; she was involved in the ‘Shell No’ actions in Seattle and Anchorage when President Obama was there. She helped organize the ‘Paddle to Standing Rock’ in September 2016 and was featured in the annual Seattle Weekly ‘Best of Seattle’ (2015) ‘Best Activism Idea’.

Speaking on: Building Indigenous Relations: A BioRegional and Social Permaculture Perspective Panel, Indigenous Voices Panel

Rolland Gregg

Magdelion Moondrop — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:56:05 +0000

Rolland Gregg

— Rolland Gregg of SymbioNet / Delphi VIllage / Imagin –

Founder of Imagine, Inc.

www.imagin.com

Realizing financial and business success in his mid twenties Rolland started searching for ways to contribute back to his community to help do his part in making the world a better place. After investigating what was within his power to positively effect changes locally and globally he quit his job and took a year off to live in Mexico to study sustainability and the 9 main human support systems which are; government, education, military, commerce, banking, religion, transportation, health and food production. Rolland then came back to Seattle and formed a clean technology incubator Imagin, Inc. with the mission to, “Empower communities with affordable and sustainable Energy, Water, Food, Health, Waste, Shelter, Transportation & Education solutions.” Since then Rolland has been part of the funding and development of various new clean energy technologies as he continues to support his primary mission.

2018 Convergence Panel:
Regenerative Technologies Revealed, Interactive Regenerative Technology Showcase

Interactive Regenerative Technology

Convergence Program — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 06:43:16 +0000

Join us for an interactive discussion and demonstration of multiple regenerative technologies. We will see how alcohol distilled from waste or low cost local sources, can burn clean and provide locally produced and consumed affordable clean fuels. We will learn about how to harvest, store and efficiently transform thermal energy into electricity and locomotive power through new high efficiency turbines, motors and generators. The team will share their experience taking Eco-resorts 100% off-grid as well as what can be done to improve your community, country or corporation’s energy, water, waste food and shelter systems.

Emotional Literacy & Reading Human Landscapes

Magdelion Moondrop — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 05:50:30 +0000

Are you emotionally intelligent? Do you know what is going on inside yourself and others? Can you ‘read’ human landscapes like you read land systems? The dominant culture has not supported us in being connected with our emotions – indeed, we are often shut down, especially males. Permaculture meant to help us move forward into more sustainable paths, and has People Care as core ethic, and does talk about ‘invisible landscapes,’ but the place from which permaculture was taught and practiced has not always supported the development of emotional awareness of ourselves or others, or the skill of reading human landscapes.

A central aspect of permaculture is designing so that needs can be met in healthy, regenerative ways. Human needs and wants, and our ways of trying to get them met, are extremely complex and powerful ecologies, and affect almost all of our permaculture design work. Developing awareness and skill in emotional literacy, and being able to read human needs and patterns in the ‘Zone 00’ of others and ourselves, supports us in being more response-able permaculturalists. This interactive workshop will give powerful insight into human ecologies and help us lift up emotional intelligence, which is much-needed as we transition into the next age of consciousness and we grow a more wholistic understanding of permaculture landscapes & practices.

Presented By: Jillian Hovey

Emerald Earth Sanctuary

A. Keala Young — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:46:20 +0000

Emerald Earth is an intentional community in Mendocino County, California, committed to deep connection to the land and each other. We are located on 189 acres of mixed forest and meadows that is owned by our non-profit corporation, Emerald Earth Sanctuary. We make decisions by consensus, and value direct communication and conflict resolution. We offer classes and internships.

For more details visit Website here.

Emergent Masculine

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:45:25 +0000

Sacred Men’s Council for Embodiment & Connection

A sacred men’s council to co-create deeper connection and embodiment through vulnerability, accountability, courage, and listening.
Men will be given the opportunity to share, to be challenged, and to support one another in finding a deeper groove in authentic connection and witnessing/acknowledging the impact of our choices to the Life around us.
Technologies that will be woven into the council will include breathwork, authentic relating, shadow work, and conflict resolution.

Presented By: Jason McKenzie

Jason McKenzie

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:44:29 +0000

Jason’s purpose is to co-create environments that unfurl, grow, and steward harmony. He co-builds spaces for people to feel themselves, understand their emotional intel, then embody their purpose to serve this world.
He has led men’s circles and retreats in the US, has co-organized men’s rites of passage initiations for hundreds of men, and regularly facilitates breathwork circles.
Jason is trained in shadow work and breathwork and uses the vehicles primarily to facilitate deeper embodiment and connection within groups and communities.
He is a steward, a protector, and celebrator of Life and is honored to have the privilege to lead this type of work.

2018 Convergence Workshop: Emergent Masculine

Processing Wild Harvested Clay

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:35:32 +0000

We will learn how to process clay sourced from the earth beneath Little Lake Valley, making it usable for medicine, ceramic or building material

Attendees of this workshop will be getting their hands dirty! This will be an introduction to the process of sourcing Wild clay from the Earth, and converting it into a material usable for topical medicine, ceramics, or building material. The class will begin with a discussion of where one might find wild clay, and what tests one can perform to determine various qualities. Following the discussion, participants will use simple tools to crush, sift, and hydrate clay. We will end with muddy skin, and a follow up discussion. Upon request, participants can delve deeper to experiment with making simple vessels, and perform test firings in a pit or wood-fired oven, and, with some luck, take home a wildcrafted vessel.

Presented By: Cyrus Bacon

Cyrus Bacon

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:35:13 +0000

Cyrus is a homesteader located in Northern California. He aims to minimize his impact on the planet by learning the skills necessary to provide for oneself outside of the context of industry and a monetary economic system. His work includes growing vegetables for his community, tending to a small goat her for dairy and meat, and developing strategies for wholistic resource management for various farmers and land-owners. He currently resides in the fifty-year floodplane of Little Lake Valley on top of 200 ft of solid blue clay.

2018 Convergence Workshop: Processing Wild Harvested Clay

blair phillips

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:30:24 +0000

Blair Phillips, the founder of Abuela Gardens (2013), and Common Vision (1999) Has a BA in Environmental Studies with an emphasis in Agroecology and education (2006). Blair is a certified permaculture designer and teacher who has studied with the best(2007). Teachers like Dr. Elaine Ingham, Geoff Lawton, Darren Doherty, Penny Livingston, Broc Dolmon, Ian Davidson, Steve Gliesman, Michael Flynn, Cal Earth, Michael Smith (2004-to present)

2018 Convergence Workshop: Forrest tending for fire prevention and watershed regeneration

tending the forrest

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:30:19 +0000

for fire prevention and watershed regeneration

We will be covering the basic approach to forrest stewardship. we will review the foundation for approach, redefining hazards as valuable resources for a wholistic Permaculture system. After catagorizing forrest hazards we will review methodologies for maximum benefit to the watershed and on site permacultural systems including an introduction to timber harvest and processing. The remaining time will be used to fractal out into the overlays of possibility in this field of action.

Presented By: blair Phillips

Anna Simone Combi

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:28:33 +0000

Bloom and Anahata are earth activist musicians, certified Permaculture teachers & designers, ecovillage educators, healers, artists and transformational paradigm shifters. They have facilitated community workshops, retreats, gatherings, concerts and Permaculture action events together in Costa Rica, Canada, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Hawaii, Peru, Bali, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. They are co-organizers of Blooming Biodiversity Tour which spanned the North American West Coast, Fall 2015, offering events that brought together communities in transformational celebration to learn and practice permaculture. Anahata is certified Nosara yoga teacher, bodyworker and former herbalist apprentice at Herb Pharm. Bloom is a Generation Waking Up facilitator. They have worked as teacher assistants for Starhawk’s Earth Activist Training Permaculture Design Course, the Ecovillage Design Education. They are trained Work That Reconnects facilitators with Joanna Macy. They were interns Arkana Alliance, an indigenous rainforest activist organization in Peru. They have both have facilitated workshops, performed music and have had extensive, organization, volunteer, and staff coordination roles at transformational festivals, including: Envision Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Once Upon a Festival, Lucidity, Global Eclipse, Bali Spirit Fest, Imagine, Big Surreal, Flow Festival, Earth Frequency, Singing Alive, Plants EnChant, Good Medicine, Mystic Rising, Enchanted Forest, and more. They are social/environmental activist filmmakers and have produced and presented a variety of their films. They have both participated in and presented at a variety of social and environmental conferences and convergences including: Bioneers, The NorCal Building Resilient Communities Permaculture Convergence, Pure Living Expo, Tribalize, Cumbre de Los Pueblos COP20 in Peru. They have both taught college courses at their perspective universities on Sustainability and Social Justice. They have facilitated Ecological Awareness workshops at Esalen Institute for the Integral Leadership Program. They worked as herbal medics and water protectors at Standing Rock in November and December of 2016. They recently co- taught a Permaculture Design Course, Aloha Aina Winter On Maui with Jenny Pell. Bloom and Anahata continue to lead Permaculture activation events and co-creative musical experiences globally.

To learn more about our Earth-activism and Permaculture work, visit: Blooming Biodiversity Permaculture Network www.BloomingBiodiversity.org
To listen to our music, visit: Bloom Music www.BloomSounds.org

2018 Convergence Workshop: Pollinating the Permaculture Paradigm: Blooming Biodiversity’s Global Perma-Journey

Robin Liepman (Bloom)

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:28:20 +0000

Bloom and Anahata are earth activist musicians, certified Permaculture teachers & designers, ecovillage educators, healers, artists and transformational paradigm shifters. They have facilitated community workshops, retreats, gatherings, concerts and Permaculture action events together in Costa Rica, Canada, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Hawaii, Peru, Bali, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. They are co-organizers of Blooming Biodiversity Tour which spanned the North American West Coast, Fall 2015, offering events that brought together communities in transformational celebration to learn and practice permaculture. Anahata is certified Nosara yoga teacher, bodyworker and former herbalist apprentice at Herb Pharm. Bloom is a Generation Waking Up facilitator. They have worked as teacher assistants for Starhawk’s Earth Activist Training Permaculture Design Course, the Ecovillage Design Education. They are trained Work That Reconnects facilitators with Joanna Macy. They were interns Arkana Alliance, an indigenous rainforest activist organization in Peru. They have both have facilitated workshops, performed music and have had extensive, organization, volunteer, and staff coordination roles at transformational festivals, including: Envision Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, Once Upon a Festival, Lucidity, Bali Spirit Fest, Imagine, Big Surreal, Flow Festival, Earth Frequency, Singing Alive, Plants EnChant, Good Medicine, Mystic Rising, Enchanted Forest, and more. They are social/environmental activist filmmakers and have produced and presented a variety of their films. They have both participated in and presented at a variety of social and environmental conferences and convergences including: Bioneers, The NorCal Building Resilient Communities Permaculture Convergence, Pure Living Expo, Tribalize, Cumbre de Los Pueblos COP20 in Peru. They have both taught college courses at their perspective universities on Sustainability and Social Justice. They have facilitated Ecological Awareness workshops at Esalen Institute for the Integral Leadership Program. They worked as herbal medics and water protectors at Standing Rock in November and December of 2016. They recently co- taught a Permaculture Design Course, Aloha Aina Winter On Maui with Jenny Pell. Bloom and Anahata continue to lead Permaculture activation events and co-creative musical experiences globally.

To learn more about their Earth-Activism and Permaculture work, visit: Blooming Biodiversity Permaculture Network www.BloomingBiodiversity.org

To listen to their music, visit: Bloom Music www.BloomSounds.org

2018 Convergence Workshop: Pollinating the Permaculture Paradigm with Blooming Biodiversity

Pollinating the Permaculture Paradigm: Blooming Biodiversity’s Global Permaculture Journey

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:26:55 +0000

Bloom and Anahata have travelled globally with their organization, the Blooming Biodiversity Permaculture network, living at and visiting a rich diversity of Eco-villages, intentional communities, indigenous farms, and Permaculture projects. Through their slideshow presentation, you will have the opportunity to dive into their journey and experience vibrant photos and videos of the Permaculture gems they have been to. They will share best practices, innovative inventions, inspiring models, and paradigm shifting lessons they have learned from the multitudes of positive impact centers, followed by an open solutionary discussion counsel and action plans.

Presented By: Robin Liepman & Anna Simone Combi

Greywater Action

A. Keala Young — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:21:48 +0000

Greywater Action is a collaborative of educators who teach residents and tradespeople about affordable and simple household water systems that dramatically reduce water use and foster sustainable cultures of water. Through hands-on workshops and presentations, we’ve led thousands of people through greywater system design and construction and work with policymakers and water districts to develop codes and incentives for greywater, rainwater harvesting, and composting toilets. We believe that decentralized conservation measures can play a critical role in drought resilience, climate adaptation, and the return of healthy stream ecosystems.

For more info please visit Greywater Action

Alegría de la Cruz

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:02:14 +0000

Alegría is responsible for Intergovernmental Tribal matters, cannabis policy development & regulation, Housing and Community Development, and general Infrastructure matters, by serving and advising Sonoma County’s Board of Supervisors, Community Development Commission, and other County departments. She manages a team of 11 lawyers and supervises complex legal matters. She served as Spanish-language Public Information Officer during the Sonoma Complex Fires, and was awarded the Environmental Justice & Equity Award from Sonoma County Conservation Action for her community work during that time.

2018 Convergence Workshop: After the Fires: The power of community in disaster response, recovery and rebuilding

Jeannie Mckenzie

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:24:49 +0000

Singer/ Songwriter/ ukulele

Matthew Human

Convergence Program — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:18:28 +0000

BIO:
Matthew Human is an international touring musician, actor, producer, recording artist, and a prolific songwriter based between Ashland, OR and Nashville, TN.
Born in Utica, NY, Matthew Human and his family also put down roots near Akron, OH, and Nashville. He studied Anthropology and Event Production at Kent State University, dropping out in 2002 to record his first album ‘Rainshadow.’ Inspired by the world events following the September 11 bombing and aided by a spiritual calling to study farming and ultimately pursue a full-time career in music, Human moved his base to the Mendocino Coast of Northern California in 2002. There he formed the first incarnation of his band The Human Revolution. Human and his rotating band of musicians would tour all over the United States performing their original country-rock dance music, eventually becoming one of the best-loved acts on the West Coast festival circuit. In 2006 Human released his award-winning pro-hemp music video “Tree of Life” which went viral and led to a role in a 2010 movie on the subject as well as the 2006 American Marijuana Music Award for “Best Music Video.” In 2009 Matthew Human and The Human Revolution had the honor of opening for Willie Nelson’s labor day show in Piercy, CA. As a longtime advocate for healthy food and consumer rights, Human would go on to lead three US-based tours in support of GMO labeling initiatives, including 2011’s GMO Right 2 Know March, a 315 mile political march from Brooklyn, NY to Washington, DC. The consumer health motivated march made its way down the eastern seaboard, briefly joining the ‘Occupy’ camps popping up in the various cities, and culminated in a high-profile concert outside the White House on International Food Day that year. Matthew Human is recognized as the Global Music Ambassador of Food For Life Global, the world’s largest vegetarian food relief program which serves over 2 million free hot meals daily. In 2012 Human self-produced his 7’th album ‘Small Town’, which was among the first ever completely crowdfunded albums on Kickstarter, raising $20k of grassroots funding from his fans and network, which featured a song dedicated to the service organization.

Following the death of his father in the winter of 2012, Matthew was introduced to veteran entertainment industry powerhouse Eddie Wenrick who took the troubadour under his wing and led him back to his roots in Nashville, TN where he produced his latest full album project ‘ 19 in 69,’ featuring a more polished and commercial world-pop-country sound. Human released an EP and a couple singles from the project in 2017, one of which received generous airplay on a variety of country music television programs. The video for “Shoes Under My Bed” was aired on over 27 networks including The Country Channel (Zuus Country), Heartland TV, and Country Fix, reaching over 100 Million households in the US alone. Internationally the video also aired in Ireland, UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Human’s latest project is a country reggae-vibed single of the Warren Brothers penned tune “Love A Lot.”

Always one to ride the cutting edge of technology, Matthew Human released a 360 VR music video called “Don’t Have You” filmed on his farm in Costa Rica in 2017. Matthew Human was also an early adopter of the Patreon platform, a direct fan to artist subscription service where he currently has over 50 patrons supporting him monthly. Human regularly performs free online concerts for his enthusiastic fans on Facebook Live promoting his Patreon and accepting tips through an online tip jar.

Beyond the music, Matthew Human is also a self-described foodie, a chef, a yogi, and fruit farmer who enjoys spending time on his off-the-grid community farm in Costa Rica where he also produces private events and retreats and is developing a permaculture inspired retreat center. In 2015 Human launched his self-produced and edited IPhone-filmed cooking show called ’The Clean Food Cooking Show’ on his Youtube channel. The singer also enjoys acting, building community, supporting organic farmers, and helping other young musicians find a foothold in the constantly changing world of the music business.

Awards and Achievements
2016- Six Weeks #1 Trending Country Music Video “Shoes Under My Bed”, Three Weeks #1 Trending Video on the site www.vtyo.com
2014- “Global Music Ambassador” to Food For Life Global.
2012- Best of Raw Award- Best Raw Friendly Musical Act
2012- Best of Raw Award- Best Raw Friendly Song- “Monkey Medicine”
2008- Art of Heart Songwriting Contest- Grand Prize Winner- “My Community”
2007- American Marijuana Music Association- Best Video- “Tree of Life”

Matthew Human Filmography:
2010- California 90420 (as Himself)
2018- Nashville, TV show, S6 (Hipster)

Matthew Human Discography:
2017- Matthew Human- 19 in 69- EP
2012- The Human Revolution- Small Town
2010- California 90420- Live Fireside Session (Film Soundtrack)
2010- The Human Revolution- Love Always Prevails
2008- The Human Revolution- Love Revolution
2007- Human- Breathe
2006- Human and Some Other Humans- Alive on Maui
2004- Human- Naked
2001- Human/Matthew S. Donowick- Rainshadow

Co-productions and Sideman Credits:
2017- Angelleyna- Columbia Calling (writer/background vocals)
2014- Amae Love- Real (writer/producer/guitar/saxophone)
2013- Frankie Hernandez- If You Seek (vocal)
2010- Woven Music- Sacred Earth Music (producer- compilation)
2009- Ras Michael and the Suns of Negus- Live at Caspar (saxophones)
2008- TES- Awake in the Dream (producer/guitar/keys)
2007- MC Translation- Worldwide (co-producer/guitar/saxophone)
2005- Word of Mouth- self-titled (guitar/saxophone)
2001- David Mayfield- Family Man Dream (saxophone)
2001- The Mason Jars- self-titled (engineer)

A partial list of past festival and event performances:
2018- Harmonia Festival (Ashland, OR)
2018- CSS CreativityFest (Leipers Fork, TN)
2017- Oregon Eclipse Festival (Big Summit Prarie, OR)
2017-2006 Mystic Garden Gatherings (Oregon and California)
2017, ’16, ‘15 ’14, ’12, ‘11- Envision Festival (Uvita, Costa Rica)
2016, ’15, ’14 ’13, ’12, ‘11- Peace Village Festival (Ashland, OR)
2016- Enchanted Forest Gathering (Laytonville, CA)
2016- PASSAGE Retreat (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
2016- Jungle Camp (Punta Mona, Costa Rica)
2015- Roots Gathering (Punta Mona, Costa Rica)
2015, ’14- Medicines From the Edge (Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica)
2014, ’11’10 ’09, ’08- Portland Hempstalk Festival (Portland, OR)
2014- Oregon GMO Right to Know Tour (Oregon)
2014- Tribal Crossroads Gathering (Ashland, OR)
2014- Foreverland (Colusa, CA)
2014- Bliss Camp (Navarro, CA)
2014- Kiss the Ground- Venitian Garden Party (Venice, CA)
2014- Folsom Prison (Folsom, CA)
2013, ’12, ’11, ’10, ’09, ’08, ’07 Mystic Garden Party (Ashland, OR)
2012- Synthesis 2012 (Chichen Itza, Mexico)
2012- Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR)
2012, ’09- Seattle Hempfest (Seattle, WA)
2012- California GMO Right 2 Know Tour (California)
2012- One Love Festival (Malibu, CA)
2011, ’09, ’08, ’07- Mystic Island Festival (Maui, HI)
2011, ’10, ’06- Topanga Earth Day Festival (Topanga, CA)
2011- House of Blues- (Hollywood, CA)
2011- World Food Day- (Washington DC)
2011- GMO Right to Know March (Brooklyn NY-Washington DC)
2011- George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
2010- Be Here Now Festival (Starks, ME)
2010- Vibrant Living Festival (Perkasie, PA)
2010- SOURCE Festival (Maui, HI)
2010, 09, 06, 05- Hope Mountain Barter Fair (Takilma, OR)
2010, ’07- San Diego Earthfest (San Diego, CA)
2009- Forestdance (San Salvador, Costa Rica)
2009- Tootsies Orchid Lounge (Nashville, TN)
2009, ’07- Dreamtime Festival (Paonia, CO)
2009- Tribal Vision Festival (Taos, NM)
2009- Raw Spirit East (Washington D.C.)
2008- Willie Nelson Labor Day Show (French’s Camp, CA)
2008- Mystic Island Festival (Big Island, HI)
2008- Harmony Festival (Santa Rosa, CA)
2008, ’07- Raw Spirit Festival (Sedona, AZ)
2007- Emerald Cup (Laytonville, CA)
2007, ’05- Mendocino Living Culture Festival (Caspar, CA)
2007- Natural Products Expo West (Anaheim, CA)
2007- Bonnaroo (Sun Stage) (Manchester, TN)
2007- Premier: Travel Channel’s Edible Adventure (NYC, NY)

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
www.MatthewHuman.com

Social
Patreon: www.Patreon.com/MatthewHuman
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehumanrevolution
Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/matthewhumanmusic
Twitter: @Matthew_Human,
Instagram: @MatthewHuman

Green Earthology, Inc.

A. Keala Young — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:54:51 +0000

Green Earthology is commited to bringing the global gap between the private sector, regulators and environmentalists. We achieve this by offering viable and lucrative solutions that help solve many of the world’s environmental problems with solutions that make real economic sense. We recognize that productive communities begin with healthy food sources, clean water and renewable energy and zero waste.

Please visit Green Earthology for more info.