[Peakoil] Survival 101

[Adrian Whitehead]

I was thinking of running the Melbourne one in late May / June depending on
preparation time.

Definitely thinking for Cbr later in year.

Not all sections would require speakers - but it would be good to have draw
cards.

Some could be done in house by people researching the issue then presenting
or work shopping, other could be done by choosing an appropriate video.

For example I was wanting to do the "Do you choose a doctor or a vet"
session by showing a video of me interviewing 2 GP doctors and 2 vets with
questions starting on back ground but quickly focusing on actual experience
in medical procedures.

Like

"How many broken bones have you set
"How many births have you facilitated
"How often have you sutured

I think I will quickly be able to paint a picture of who you would want to
take....

Also chasing up a guy who may have already done one or at least prepped one.



-----Original Message-----
From: peakoil-bounces+adrian=ecoaction.net.au at act-peakoil.org
[mailto:peakoil-bounces+adrian=ecoaction.net.au at act-peakoil.org] On Behalf
Of Alex P
Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2006 8:21 PM
To: peakoil at act-peakoil.org
Subject: Re: [Peakoil] Survival 101

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...
> 


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