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Anything is possible: Inspiring Stories from a Founder of the ecovillage movement.

Submitted by TTTAdmin on 29 July 2008 - 1:35pm.

Building & Housing

Date and time:

12 Sep 2008 - 8:00pm - 12 Sep 2008 - 10:00pm

Venue:

Methodist Church.

Price:

£4 / (£3 concessions)

Facilitator:

Rob Hopkins

Brief description (3 lines max):

Inspiring Stories from a founder of the Eco-village movement. A talk by Albert Bates of the global eco-village network,

“Peak oil is a horrible predicament. It is also a wonderful opportunity to do a lot better. Let's not squander this moment. This will be the Great Change,” - Albert Bates, a founder of the eco-village movement and author.

Albert is coming to Totnes to give a talk about the experiences and insights he has gleaned in a lifetime of environmental and human rights work. The talk by Albert Bates of the Global Ecovillage Network and author of “The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook” is on Friday 12th September at the Totnes Methodist Church. He is an inspiring speaker, combining knowledge and insight with humour. A lawyer, author and teacher, he has been a founding member of The Farm, Eco-village Training Centre in Tennessee since 1972. He was part of Plenty International for 18 years, focussing on relief and development work with indigenous peoples, human rights and the environment. Albert's experience on The Farm has given him much insight and experience to educate us gently yet honestly, while urging us on toward community and simplicity.

“Few recognize how close we are to human extinction, or even that we may have passed an irreversible line that could lead to that… History becomes nearly irrelevant in those circumstances, as do most of the plans we have laid for ourselves and our descendants. We will not be colonizing Mars. In the centuries to come, we can speak of success if there are still human colonies on Earth. I believe we can and should make our own luck. When you are running out, it isn't enough to slow down. You have to stop. Much as you think you can make it just fine in a cave, saving the whole planet involves getting engaged with public policy, not digging a bunker in Idaho, or sitting on a cushion and chanting Om. “ Albert Bates

Albert Bates is an inspiring speaker. A fantastic mix of someone with a very human approach, a warm and hilarious story-teller, combined with a practical and insightful understanding of where we are at this point in history, where we might need to be going, peppered with some of the lessons he has learned along the way.

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