In December 2010, I was in Tareem, a village in the state (and valley) of Hadhramout, located in the south of Yemen. Most of the migrant Arabs in Southeast Asia dating back centuries ago, tend to come from Hadhramout, as did my family. The place, structural development wise, is backward by many decades if not more. But in other areas, they a fascinatingly ahead in ways I suspect citizens of first world cities would envy.
Anyway, I recently met a permaculture expert who is giving a two week course in Malaysia and he told me of this project happening in Tareem, that is hosted by the religious school Darul Mustafa, that I also paid a visit when I was there. The link (click here to know more about the project) doesn’t quite explain what is permaculture, assuming you’re not familiar with the concept. I suggest you explore the site and the web overall to have an idea of this amazing concept.
If you’re interested in permaculture, do contact me on Facebook and I’ll connect you with some people who could help.
Grow Your Mind is a film discussion series and workshops to create awareness and initiate action at a community level on issues of environment and sustainable lifestyle. We are glad to invite you to join us for the 1st series this Saturday 14th January 2012 from 9am to 1pm at Urban Village, Bangsar for a morning of reflection and enabling positive action for ourselves and our planet!
Entrance is FREE but we love you more if you pitch in some green notes.
Grow Your Mind is another initiative of CRESCENT COLLECTIVE with MURUJAN PERMACULTURE DESIGN and supported by URBAN VILLAGE, COUNTERPOINT and ECO CENTRIC TRANSITIONS.
Film: “HOME” by Yann Arthus Bertrand
Workshop: “Amoeba Theory” by Steve McCoy from Counterpoint
The world we live in today is changing faster than we think – and more often than not, the effects of change can be catastrophic to those who are unprepared. By expanding our awareness and appreciation of the earth and our relation to it, we may begin to take steps to ensure a more ethical and sustainable future for all it’s inhabitants, including ourselves.
Crescent Collective and Murujan Permaculture Design are happy invite you to a special screening of the critically acclaimed documentary “HOME” followed by discussions and a workshop on the “Theory of Change” by Steve McCoy from Counterpoint Consulting.
HOME is is a documentary by French photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet.
Steve McCoy is Founder and Principal of Counterpoint, a consultancy firm providing support services on sustainability for the Corporate, Government and Non-profit sectors. Counterpoint’s work rests on the simple understanding that the challenges that confront the world today offer a broad canvas of opportunity to secure a better tomorrow, and the conviction that maintaining the status quo is no longer a viable option.
Crescent Collective is a group of individuals with the common interest of spreading good vibes, positivity and funky time through creative and artistic means.
Murujan Permaculture Design envisions to become a collective of skilled Permaculture designers who cooperate and strive to improve our environment, lifestyles and communities through teaching, ethical business ventures and consulting, aid work, open source research, development and more.
Urban Village is a creative hub that provides facilities for creative entrepreneurs and professional freelancers to operate their business by providing basic business necessities such as work space, event space, retail space, entrepreneurship consultation and exposure.
9:00am: Registration and Eco-corners – Mini booths by environmentally responsible denizens of KL
10:00am: Screening of “HOME”
11:30am: Discussion on “HOME” with Steve McCoy from Counterpoint, Nisha and Ly Mun from Eco Centric Transitions and Giovanni Galluzzo from Murujan Permaculture Design
12:00pm: “Amoeba Theory” Workshop with Steve McCoy
Good stuff. Great learning. Relates to my thinking about the correlation of law and social sciences, and also professionalism and personal characteristics. Thanks Ashaari for sharing.
Andrew Faust is a Permaculture Designer and Teacher who teaches a Permaculture Certification Courses in NYC and in Ellenville NY at his Center for Bioregional Living. He is also a Permaculture Designer and offers regenerative design services applying permaculture and ecological principles.
