2005 All Ages Revolutionary Summer School

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CFI’s 2005 All Ages Revolutionary Summer School

The 2005 All Ages Revolutionary Summer School is going to last longer and offer more workshops than last year. The Mendocino County community has so much rich knowledge to share and we at Cloud Forest Institute hope that the summer school will help facilitate this. The summer school is All Ages because we want students to feel free to bring their children along and for kids to bring their adults too, and because we feel that the topics covered are important for all generations to know. It is Revolutionary because the workshops offer skills that will help our community to create self-sufficient alternatives, thus empowering us to peacefully co-create a system that will work for us.

Pre-registration is requested; five participants minimum are necessary to do each workshop, so invite a friend. Ages 14 and up are welcome, and younger if accompanied by an adult; under 18 with parental permission. There is a sliding scale donation payable when you register or at each workshop, no one will be turned away, but everyone is expected to give per their level of affluence. Work trade or barter possibilities can be discussed with each workshop provider. You can register by email to alida@cloudforest.org, by phoning (707) 463-2482, by stopping in at the Cloud Forest Institute offices in the Mendo Education Action Cooperative at 106 W. Standley St. in Ukiah to fill out a registration form, or by mailing the registration form to Cloud Forest Institute, PO Box 1435, Ukiah CA 95482.

• Wednesday 6/1 Learn to Grow and Use an Herbal Medicine Chest Garden. 6 - 8:00pm at Mariposa Institute. Would you like low-cost, effective alternatives to prescription or over the counter pharmaceuticals? This class will be an introduction to a basic set of herbs that can be easily grown in our climate, and a brief introduction to their purposes, and how to use them. Presented by CFI’s Natural Health Group. Email: info@cloudforest.org Suggested donation $60 - $30, sliding scale.

• Thursdays 6/2 - 8/25 Silly Yogi Dancing for the Stiff and Sore 7pm every Thursday at Mariposa Institute. You are invited to dance and self-heal to musical masterworks from all cultures. Get down and boogie, swaying and stretching through all those aches and pains which might be trying to tell us something, like GET UP AND MOVE! This is self-paced movement, lots of warm up and stretching, which moves in to a meditative dialogue with your own body, done with closed eyes more often than not, so it doesn’t matter if you feel self conscious about dancing. I have used this sort of thing for years to manage sports injuries, fibromyalgia, environmental illness, arthritis etc., for myself. I think it works! Free movement time hosted by Gene North. Email: genenorth@gmail.com http://www.medicinehorsestudio.com Pre-registration requested but new participants are always welcome. Suggested donation, as you are able, $5 +/- per session.

• Fridays 6/3 & 6/10 Introduction to Permaculture in the Garden 4 – 7pm at 29001 Pinecrest Rd, 15 minutes northwest of Willits. A two-part series that can be taken together or as a single session. The two days will cover: A brief introduction to Permaculture, ethics and principles of Permaculture, zone and sector analysis, pattern observation, building soil life, planting a polyculture garden, the many functions of plants, plant guilds, and food forests. This will include lecture and hands-on gardening work (wearing gardening clothes advisable). Refreshments and snacks from the garden will be provided. Indigo Donaldson has been studying and practicing organic gardening, medicinal herbalism, and yoga for the past 15 years. In the past 5 years her strong interest in Permaculture has proved to be a synthesis of many of her past studies, and she is enthusiastic about sharing what she has learned. She currently owns 20 acres in the mountains of Willits that she is designing into a Permaculture site and is working with the Willits Economic Localization Group to transform the Willits area to become a self- sustaining community. Email: indigoherbals@yahoo.com Suggested donation $60 - $30 sliding scale per session.

• Saturdays 6/4, 6/18, 7/16 & 8/20 Container Gardening with Kids 8:30am – 12pm at the Farmers Market in Ukiah at the Orchard Plaza. Terri McCartney of the School Gardens Project will teach kids, and their parents, how to plant container veggies. On 6/4 we’ll do Salsa Planters (Tomatoes, cilantro, onions), on 6/18 Pizza Planters (tomatoes, basil, oregano, onions), on 7/16 Salad Planters (heat tolerant lettuces and greens), and on 8/20 Tea Planters (Mint, chamomile, etc).

Email: tmc582000@yahoo.com Material Fee for Planters is $20 and suggested donation $20 - $10 sliding scale per session.

• Sundays every other week 6/5 – 8/14 Organic Vegetable Production for Home and Market. 5 – 8pm 6/5, 6/19, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14, at 2147 N. State St., Ukiah. Participants will learn something about each of the following topics: Garden site selection and planning, fencing construction, double dug permanent soil beds, composting and soil building, Irrigation, organic pest control, planting dates and growing seasons for most annual vegetable crops in the four climate zones of Mendocino County, companion planting, organic certification and marketing options. Recommended reading: How to grow more vegetables on less land than you imagine by John Jeavons. Ten Speed Press. Richard Johnson has been evicted by reason of poverty from over 12 garden spots in Mendocino County in the last 24 years. In each of those spots, he has double dug Irish-style Lazy Beds and often fenced them off. Richard Johnson also writes an occasional gardening column in his well known local radical news publication, the MENDOCINO COUNTRY Independent. Email: inbox@mendocinocountry.com Suggested donation $20 - $10 per session, work trade negotiable.

• Mondays every other week 6/6 – 8/29 Service Learning Introduction to Community Sustainability in a Post Carbon Society. 6:30-8:30pm 6/6, 6/20, 7/18, 8/1, 8/15, 8/29 at the Willits Community Center, 111 East Commercial Street, Willits. To be taken as a series. This Service Learning course will teach students about threats to sustainability, the resource base in our county, steps to be taken to reach sustainability and organizing to achieve community sustainability; while actively helping to further sustainability in our County. Topics include: food, energy, water, shelter, health, social organization, transportation, local currency, industry, education, outreach and political action, community farms and eco-villages. Students will work with mentors from the Willits Economic Localization group. Email: jcbradford@ucdavis.edu Suggested donation, $100 - $25 for all six sessions.

• Tuesday 6/7 & Monday 6/13 Hope In Hard Times. 6-9pm at Mariposa Institute. A two-part series. We will acknowledge the realities of our times, honor all of our feelings and reactions, and renew our intention to sustain life on Earth. Come prepared to dive into your heart and your love for our world through exercises drawn from seven years with Joanna Macy and the Work That Reconnects (www.joannamacy.net). Offered by Doug Mosel dmosel@igc.org Sliding scale donation $30 - $10.

• Wednesday 6/8 & Friday 8/12 Working Wiki Websites. 6-7pm at the MEAC 106 W Standley St., Ukiah. A two-part series that can be taken together or as a single session. Learn how to add your own content and links to any Wiki website like cloudforest.org. Also learn about the unique interactive communication tools that lend themselves to creating productive online communities. Wiki is fantastic free-ware for community organizing! Offered by Freeda Alida Burnstad. Freeda is the program director and co-founder of Cloud Forest Institute. She used to “hate” computers but now finds herself in front of them for hours daily because they are so darn useful and easier than you would think to use. Learn web design from someone who swore she’d never be able or interested in doing it. Email: freeda_burnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation $25 - $5.

• Thursday 6/8 Ecotopia: Is It Achievable? 6:30- 9:30pm at Mariposa Institute. Ecotopia is a term introduced by Ernest Callenbach in his 1975 novel of the same name. Callenbach's premise is that the northwest coast of the U.S. secedes from the rest of the states. Callenbach then discusses the ways of life in the new system. We shall look at governance questions and ruminate about the feasibility of the possibilities. The book is available form Amazon for as little as $2.88 for a paperback copy. Having read it beforehand is suggested. Offered by Dr. James Matthews, Political Scientist. Email: mattjames95482@yahoo.com Sliding Scale Donation $30 - $10.

• Saturdays 6/11, 7/9 & 8/13 Realizing Your Nature Within: A Workshop in Ecological Psychology and Deep Ecology. 12-4pm at Mariposa Institute. A three-part series that can be taken together or as a single session. As human beings we all share a deep ecology with our planet home, plants, animals, minerals and each other. Industrial society has become disconnected with this natural connection and demonstrates this imbalance through wars, racial hatred, economic and social problems. Each of us has the means to connect directly to our nature within for personal growth and empowerment. Experience this connection with a community of people looking to build a sustainable and just future for all beings. There is no technological fix to the problems that face mankind, only a change of heart can make the difference. Offered by Vincent Brown. All net proceeds will go to the Cloud Forest Institute and the PIPER Project to support work being done with indigenous people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Email: earl@ukiahbrewingco.com Sliding scale donation $40 - $15, per session.

• Sundays every other week 6/12 - 7/24 Self Portrait Workshop. 1 – 4 pm 6/12, 6/26, 7/10, 7/24 at Mariposa Institute. A four part series. Bring your mirror, photographs, and favorite art supplies in the medium of your choice. I specialize in oil on panel, and have learned some things about 15-16th century technique, as well as non- toxic methods. I welcome all forms, styles and media that you enjoy using. Adult level class. Offered by Gene North. Email: genenorth@gmail.com, please reference my website at: http://www.medicinehorsestudio.com.

Sliding scale donation $200 - $120 for all four sessions.

• Tuesdays 6/14, 6/21 & 6/28 Design Your Independent Interdisciplinary Studies: Build a Learning Contract. 6 - 8pm at Mariposa Institute. A three part series that can be taken in conjunction with Design Your Independent Interdisciplinary Studies: Build a Learning Portfolio. This workshop is for life learners who would like to create a learning plan for their informal studies in a way that shows serious academic merit and is presentable to degree granting institutions. Or perhaps you could care less about an accredited degree but want to format your unconventional learning in a way that can be easily digested by the folks you DO want to impress. In this first section you will essentially write your own syllabus to follow. Suggested for students developing an independent degree with Cloud Forest Institute. Offered by Freeda Alida Burnstad. Freeda is the program director and co-founder of Cloud Forest Institute. She renounced the public education system at age 15 and went on to work it, graduating from CSU Monterey Bay at age 20. At CSUMB she worked as an Academic Councilor, served a term as Academic Senator with the ASB – learning the ins and outs of institutional accreditation, and complete an interdisciplinary (do it yourself) degree in Development and Management of Multi-National Distance Education. She went on to teach the class she developed as her capstone project “Real Life Learning: Ecuador” for two years. She is dedicated to promoting “Education for a Survivable Future” through CFI and helping students get what they need out of their studies without paying an arm and a leg or institutional brainwashing.

Email: freeda_burnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $90 - $30 for all three sessions.

• Wednesday 6/15 Writing on the Body. 7 - 9pm at Mariposa Institute. What thoughts do you associate with your hand? Your arm? What about your breast or your genitals? In this workshop LaSara will guide you in using simple exercises to create works of word-art, or the building blocks for poetry or stories about your relationship with your body. Please bring writing supplies. Gender-inclusive. Offered by LaSara Firefox a Witch, writer, and workshop designer/facilitator. Her first book, Sexy Witch, is being published by Llewellyn Nov. 1, 2005. LaSara has nearly 20 years of workshop and ritual design and performance. She is also a mother, a partner, and a relationship and sexuality (r)evolutionary. LaSara has designed workshops on empowerment, sex positivity, parenting, magick, relationships, flirting and human interaction. You can find out more about LaSara and her workshops at http://www.lasara.us Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Fridays 6/17, 6/24, & 7/1 Basic Computer Skills. 5:30 – 7:30pm at the MEAC 106 W Standley St., Ukiah. A three-part series that can be taken together or as single sessions. 1.Beginning Internet and E-mail 2.Beginning Internet searching and evaluating websites and information resources 3.Intermediate to advanced Internet searching. Space is limited register early! Offered by Sarah Haman. Email: sercher@adelphia.net Sliding scale donation $25 - $10, per session.

• Wednesday 6/22 Elements of Attraction: Magickal Techniques in Flirting. 7-9pm at Mariposa Institute. How do people pull attention toward themselves? Why do some people get noticed when they move a muscle, and some never get noticed at all? In this Workshop, facilitator LaSara W. Firefox will assist you in exploration of the energetics of attention and attraction, and help you learn to work with tools that are effective in manipulation of the flow of energy. You will learn simple techniques that posses the power to align your presentation with your desires, and learn how to create the fertile potential for attraction in interaction. Facilitators warning: “Dark Arts.” Not for the faint of heart. And remember, if you use this tech “against” someone (i.e.; without their consent, without taking into account the larger picture, or in any other way unethically), it may very well bite you in the ass. Hard. Gender-inclusive. Offered by LaSara Firefox http://www.lasara.us Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Saturday 6/25 Living the (R)evolution. 12 – 4pm at Mariposa Institute. Together we will discuss the manifestation of our personal revolutions, define the challenges to living them 24/7, and magickally move the blockages that make it difficult to live, love and dream the new eon and our ideal worlds into existence. Gender-inclusive. Offered by LaSara Firefox http://www.lasara.us Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Mondays 6/27, 7/11, 7/25 & 8/8 Grass Roots Media and Audio Production at KMEC Radio. 6 – 9pm at the MEAC 106 W Standley St., Ukiah. A series of four workshops. Come get hands-on Community Radio training at KMEC, a newly-licensed, low-power FM in downtown Ukiah. Includes on-air engineering, audio production for activists, independent media research, FCC protocol, technology training. The aim is to recruit staff for KMEC and teach people how to start their own station in other places. Offered by Chris Bennett, Program Director, and Secretary Director of the Mendocino Environmental Center, which holds the KMEC Radio license and has been for nearly twenty years a cornerstone of radical and common-sense ecological and social justice activism in Mendocino County. Chris has background in forest defense, sustainable living, progressive media, has an M.A. degree in Child Psychology, and operates a tree-trimming and technical climbing business. Email: cbtree@pacific.net Sliding scale donation, $120 - $40 for all four sessions.

• Wednesday 6/29 Organic Paganism: Magick Without the Cloak and Dagger. 7 - 9pm at Mariposa Institute. Are you a Pagan who doesn’t want a $300 athame? A Witch who is less interested in the perfect chalice than in the effect your thoughts have on your actions? A Newbie who is confused by all the trappings of the “old Religion?” Have you ever thought “There’s got to be a simpler way to practice!”? If so, than this workshop is for you. Leave behind the cloak and dagger, and find your way to a more intuitive relationship with magick. In this workshop we will cover intention and manifestation, visualization, tool-less magick, creation/recognition of sacred space, and alternatives to performance-based ritual. Gender-inclusive. Offered by LaSara Firefox http://www.lasara.us Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Tuesdays 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, & 7/26 Human Rights Radio Course. 2-4pm at the MEAC 106 W Standley St., and on air at 105.1fm in Ukiah. This course will be an extended discussion of what is meant by the term Human Rights. Dr. Matthews will lead off by discussing the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The next week Richard Johnson will talk about how the concept of Human Rights has changed in the ensuing 200 years. The third week Patrick Burnstad will tie together the previous two discussions and add what he can. The fourth week all three will be in the studio to take comments from listeners and discuss. We will be broadcasting and web-casting these talks, and hope to have interactive communications fine tuned enough to bring in all listeners who wish to participate. Offered by Patrick M. Burnstad and guest lecturers Dr. Jim Matthews and Richard Johnson. Email: pmburnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $120 - $40 for all four sessions.

• Wednesdays 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, & 7/27 News ML. 7 – 9pm at Mariposa Institute. NewsML is an XML DTD and vocabulary which has been adopted by professional international journalists. We will explore the meaning of the above jargon, the structure and implementation of this standard, and why one would wish to go to the extra trouble of putting this header on an item that you would like to get wide distribution. At the heart of NewsML is the concept of the news item which can contain various different media – text, photos, graphics, video - together with all the meta-information that enables the recipient to understand the relationship between components and the roles of each component. Offered by Patrick M. Burnstad. Email: pmburnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $120 - $40 for all four sessions.

• Fridays 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, & 7/29 Weaving on the Eel. 3 - 6pm at the Eel River in Potter Valley. A five-part series that can be taken together or as single sessions. Beat the Heat and learn to make a beautiful and functional basket at the same time. Important tools you should bring are side cutters and a long awl (a dull ice pick works well). We will learn to start a basket using rattan for spokes and then experiment weaving in unconventional natural materials. Offered by Jenny Burnstad, Jenny taught herself to weave 30 years ago. She experiments weaving with any material that bends but doesn’t break. Jenny would like to engage other basket weavers and new comers to the craft to form a Basket Weavers Guild with the intention of weaving and selling baskets made from traditional and unconventional materials. It has also been a long held vision of hers to join with 12 other people to build/dance/weave together a giant cornucopia out of grape canes. Perhaps next harvest the dream comes true. Email: jmburnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $80 - $40 for all five sessions, $20 - $10 per session, materials are included.

• Tuesdays 8/2, 8/9 & 8/16 Design Your Independent Interdisciplinary Studies: Build a Learning Portfolio. 6 - 8pm at Mariposa Institute. A three part series that can be taken in conjunction with Design Your Independent Interdisciplinary Studies: Build a Learning Contract. In this second portion we will talk about how to present the learning you’ve done in a portfolio that can be shown to a degree granting institution, a potential employer, or to show Grandma what you’ve been up to lately. We will discuss methods and standards of evaluation and the various forms that learning products can take i.e. essays, digital presentations, community service projects, etc. This section is also useful for people who would like to present their previous life learning for recognition. Offered by Freeda Alida Burnstad.

Email: freeda_burnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $90 - $30 for all three sessions.

• Wednesdays 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, & 8/24 General Systems Theory. 7 – 9pm at Mariposa Institute. A four-part series. General Systems Theory focuses on complexity and interdependence. This course will introduce basic concepts of GST, the implementation of the concepts, the interpretation of results, and will present demonstrations of examples of some significant systems. Offered by Patrick M. Burnstad. Email: pmburnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $120 - $40 for all four sessions.

• Fridays 8/5, 8/19, & 8/26 Computers with Sumo. 5:30 – 7:30pm at the MEAC 106 W Standley St., Ukiah. A three-part series that can be taken together or as single sessions. What's really cool about computers? Are they just instruments of boredom? Can you do really fun things with them or are they just word processors or shoot-em-up game machines? Come and find my idea of enjoyable uses of computers. Space is limited register early. Offered by Patrick M. Burnstad. Email: pmburnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation $25 - $10, per session.

• Saturday 8/6 Understand Medical Marijuana Law. 4 – 6pm at Mariposa Institute. This session will be a continuation of last summer's MMJ Law seminar. We will review Prop. 215 and SB 420. The Supreme Court decision on Ashcroft v. Raich should have been handed down by then and there may be a decision in Lake County v. Neil Hartson. We will discuss the implication of these cases and the City of Ukiah ordinances. Offered by Patrick M. Burnstad.

Email: pmburnstad@yahoo.com Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Sunday 8/7 Small Diameter Pole Utilization: Forest, Fuel, and Shelter. 12 – 4pm at Green Field Ranch, Ukiah. Forest Restoration, Fuel Load Reduction, Species Encroachment, Small Diameter pole utilization, and Alternative Home Construction. A one day workshop covering the need for forest restoration, reducing the fuel load / forest fire hazards, which creates a quantity of small diameter poles that can be used in home, shed and green house construction projects. We will identify which trees need to be thinned, and why then go through the process of turning the trees into poles for building projects then build a structure. Experience all aspects of small diameter pole construction. Offered by Govinda Dalton. Email: govinda@earthcycles.net Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Tuesday 8/23 It’s Time for a Change, Let’s Change Time: Harmonic Earth Cycles Calendar. 6 – 9pm at Mariposa Institute. A historical look at 'time sequencing' from the Agrarian 10 month calendar from which our months are named, to the League of Nations 1927 mandate to institute a new timing sequence to integrate the 40 plus calendars now in use. The basis of Calendar timing from the Mayan point of view, and an introduction to the Harmonic Earth Cycles Calendar and Lunar Pulse Weeks. Like the base beat of any music, a change in timing can subtly cause a total shift in our perceptions and appreciations for Natural Cycles, inviting us to proactively participate in the Journey to Peace. It's Time for a change, let’s change time! Offered by Govinda Dalton.

Email: govinda@earthcycles.net Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.

• Saturday 8/27 Working the Media: How to Get Your Non-Profit and Political Projects In the News. 1 – 4pm at the Ukiah Brewing Co. on the corner of State St. and Perkins St. in Ukiah. We’ll have a fun, informal and information-packed workshop focusing on what you need in order to publicize your projects. I will teach you how to put together a press kit and why one is so important; how to write press releases and when to send them out. We’ll talk about the difference between crafting information for the radio and for newspapers and we’ll spend some time on how to best frame stories. I want to help you create themes within your organization that tie together photography, logos and events for maximum press coverage; how to develop media contacts and how to cultivate local and national press coverage for your organization. Offered by Laura Hamburg, the editor and publisher of the Bullhorn community newspaper and currently a media consultant for Near and Arnold’s School of Performing Arts and Education (SPACE). She sits on the board of the Cloud Forest Institute and is a founding member of the Mendocino Underground Feminist Federation (MUFF). Laura was the media coordinator for Mendocino County’s Measure H, a voter-approved initiative outlawing the county-wide production of GMO crops and animals. She is a former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, a former managing editor for a Washington D.C. news service, where she reported on the Clinton White House, Supreme Court and federal agencies and was a regular political commentator on C-SPAN. She has a master degree in Journalism from U.C. Berkeley. Laura’s shares a Ukiah home with her four-year-old daughter Ruby and her life/love/political and business partner Sid Cooperrider. Email: editor@bullhornrag.com Sliding scale donation, $45 - $20.