[Peakoil] Survival 101

[Adrian Whitehead]

Given Alex's last email it looks like we might soon be heading down the
slippery slope of economic decline so it might be a good idea to look at a
proposal I was discussing with some people in Melbourne last weekend about a
two day conference on survival.

Now running or attending a conference like this for its own sake would
possibly be a good thing, but I see the potential for using the advertising
of the event to wake people up about the need to do something on oil peak
and climate change

Posters with messages like

"End of Oil/ Climate Change best case a global depression, worst social
collapse; your government have failed you; will you be prepared????"

Might wake people up

If we get the Melbourne up and running would people be in terested in
duplicating it here.

What do people think?

Below is an ambitious first draft program.


Adrian Whitehead
M: 0403 735 118


Some ideas for the workshop. Almost certainly would not do the whole thing. 

Vision 2 day workshop: $10/20 or 5/10 for one day 
Key speaker - David Holmgren?? 
Mix of lectures and workshops 


Survival 101 Conference 

Intro 
two day discuss need of preparing for two scenarios – the depression and the
collapse 
 
THE CASE FOR 

What is coming 
- the global economy: a house of cards 
- Oil peak 
- CC 
- have we come close before; nuclear war (the hippies were justified), ozone
and bromine 
- diamonds indicators of collapse 
- a philosophy of risk and building multiple benefits into your projects

DEPRESSION 
- characteristics of 
- selecting your land 

Building Design 
- solar passive 
- space for friends 
- energy systems 

Food 
- permaculture 
- veges; the right seeds; 
- animals; issues; meat; skin 
- hunting; options 
- gathering; promote a course in November 

Health 
- nutrition; reference books 
- hygiene 
- medicines; herbs 
- a doctor or a vet 
- sport injuries 
- mental health 

Transport 
- Biodiesel 

People 
- where communities have failed in the past 
- what would make an ideal person 

COLLAPSE 
- characteristics of 
- selecting your land 

People 
- who you want 

Transport 
- Horses 

Crafts 
- What crafts  
- Clay; potting; firing 
- Metal; gathering; smelting; working 
- Wood; drying, sawing 
- Fibre; spinning, weaving; felting 
- Glass; 

Security 
- location 
- your community / numbers 
- other...




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