[Peakoil] Survival 101

[Alex P]

The emphasis on "survival" is appropriate. Another term we could use
"sustainability" has unfortunately been debased by over-use.

I would attend, does anyone have ideas on speakers/panelists for the various
segments?

I could forward this to a national oil peak list and see what people think.

Alex
O4O4873828

ACT Peak Oil
http://act-peakoil.org

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:27:44 +1000, "Adrian Whitehead"
<ccserac.project1 at ecoaction.net.au> wrote :

> 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...
>