Permaculture Pioneers launches

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Hi folks

Upcoming launches for the exciting new book Permaculture Pioneers: Stories from the New Frontier, edited by Kerry Dawborn and Caroline Smith, are being organised around the country. See places and dates below or www.holmgren.com.au for more details. The book is available from our website, or contact your local author.

Permaculture Pioneers is a collection of stories about personal journeys into permaculture of some of our most important Australian pioneers. This book explores social and inner change for sustainability and charts a history of the first three decades of permaculture.

Contributing authors:
David Holmgren * Terry White * Robyn Francis * Max Lindegger * Vries Gravestein * Jeff Nugent * Geoff Lawton * Russ Grayson * Fiona Campbell * Annemarie Brookman * Graham Brookman * Rosemary Morrow * Martha Hills * Janet Millington * Robin Clayfield * Alanna Moore * Naomi Coleman * Virginia Solomon * Ross Mars * Jill Finnane * Ian Lillington * Jane Scott * Josh Byrne * Tony Jansen * Morag Gamble
Afterword by Professor Stuart B Hill

Launches currently organised:
- Friday 12th August, 7pm, Daylesford - Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre, new classroom, followed by a screening of the new film Anima Mundi at 8:15pm.
- Sunday 21st August, 9am, Bega - Bega Showgrounds, Main Pavilion, Upper St, Bega, in conjunction with the South East Bioregional Permaculture Convergence (see http://scpa.org.au/ for more info on the convergence).
- Thursday 25th August, 7pm, Sydney - The Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall, cnr Oxford Street and Oatley Road, Paddington (Sydney), followed by a screening of the new film Anima Mundi. Book tickets here: http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=201107072660, see the facebook event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245030425525410
- Saturday 27th August, 2pm, Sydney - Permaculture Interpretive Garden at the Randwick Sustainability Hub, MC Costa Georgiadis from SBS Garden Odyssey, also launch of Permaculture Calendar and Diary with Michele Margolis.
- Tuesday 30th August, 5pm, Melbourne - ACU, Drake House, 24 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. RSVP by email to Amanda Hudson: amanda.hudson@acu.edu.au.

Editors, authors and publishers of Permaculture Pioneers will be variously attending the launches. Anima Mundi filmmaker Peter Charles Downey will be attending screenings of Anima Mundi along with Adam Grubb of Permablitz or John Seed.

See www.holmgren.com.au for full details, or email info@holmgren.com.au for more info or to join our mailing list.

Other launches in the works (check back here or at www.holmgren.com.au for updates):
Warburton, SE QLD, SA, WA, north QLD

Liz Wade
Administration
Holmgren Design Services
info@holmgren.com.au
(03) 5348 3636

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Oops, late edit, ACU launch is invite only, so please disregard that one.

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More launches confirmed:

- Sunday 21st August, 4 - 7:30pm, Crystal Waters, South East QLD - Village area, Crystal Waters Permaculture Eco-village - http://crystalwaters.org.au/, preceded by an official opening of E.V.E (Eco-Village Enterprises - new office for Robin Clayfield and her partner Mark Healy), Permaculture Pioneers launch at 6pm with authors Robin Clayfield, Max Lindegger and Morag Gamble. Labyrinth walk and possibility (to be confirmed) of a yummy Crystal Waters woodfired pizza dinner.

- Saturday 10th September, 7pm, Warburton, VIC - Upper Yarra Arts Centre. Screening of Anima Mundi, followed by Permaculture Pioneers book launch and Q&A panel time with filmmaker Peter C Downey, Dr Mark O'Meadhra, Permaculture Pioneers editor Kerry Dawborn, Graeme George and local permies. For bookings ($2 booking fee) contact the Upper Yarra Arts Centre - http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Things_To_Do/Arts_Events/Upper_Yarra_Arts_Centre or 03 5966 4500.

More details of launches listed above:

- TONIGHT!!! Friday 12th August, 7pm, Daylesford, VIC - Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre, new classroom. Followed by a screening of the new film Anima Mundi at 8:15pm. (See more about Anima Mundi below.) Meet editor Caroline Smith, authors David Holmgren, Terry White, Alanna Moore and Ian Lillington and the publishers (Melliodora Publishing - business of David Holmgren and Su Dennett). Anima Mundi filmmaker Peter Charles Downey and Adam Grubb of Permablitz will be attending as well.

- Sunday 21st August, 9am, Bega, NSW - Bega Showgrounds, Main Pavilion, Upper St, Bega, in conjunction with the South East Bioregional Permaculture Convergence. See http://scpa.org.au/ for more info on the convergence. Breakfast launch with Q&A with editor Caroline Smith and authors David Holmgren and Vries Gravestein.

- Thursday 25th August, 7pm, Sydney, NSW - The Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall, cnr Oxford Street and Oatley Road, Paddington. Preceding a special screening of Anima Mundi. Benefit for Australian Youth Climate Coalition, 100 percent Renewables Campaign and Beyond Zero Emissions. Book tickets at http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?...d=201107072660 or at the door, see the facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245030425525410. Editor Kerry Dawborn, authors David Holmgren, Robyn Francis, Rowe Morrow, Fiona Campbell, Russ Grayson and possibly more local permies in attendance. Filmmaker Peter Charles Downey and John Seed also in attendance. Talk by Costa Georgiadis on "Why Coal Seam Gas is everyone's business... How our future food and water security is being decided without us." Followed by networking, schmoozing and drinks in the foyer with DVD and book signings.

- Saturday 27th August, 2 - 4:30pm, Sydney, NSW - Permaculture Interpretive Garden at the Randwick Sustainability Hub, MC Costa Georgiadis from SBS Garden Odyssey, discussion with editor Kerry Dawborn and authors David Holmgren, Jill Finnane, Tony Jansen, Russ Grayson, Fiona Campbell and Robyn Francis. Also launch of Permaculture Calendar and Diary with Michele Margolis. Tour of site, book and diary signing and refreshments.