UPCOMING Events:
MARK LAKEMAN
founder, Portland, OR
in Madison July 17-19, 2008!
Mark Lakeman is a visionary architect, founder of Portland’s City Repair Project and its 10-Day Village Building Convergence, and director of the ecological design firm Communitecture. Now a national movement, City Repair combines architecture, urban planning, anthropology, community development, public art, permaculture and ecological design in projects that transform public space. Mark is also founder of Portland's paradigm shifting model homeless village/cooperative Dignity Village.
City Repair Resources:
YouTube Video interview with Lakeman - click here
YouTube Video on history & purpose of City Repair - click here
PDF Booklet about City Repair - click here
and we are delighted to welcome back to Madison -
MANISH JAIN
founder, Shikshantar
Udaipur, India
Manish Jain is founder of Shikshantar: The Peoples’ Institute for Rethinking Education and Development and as Chief Editor of the journal, "Vimukt Shiksha" (Liberating Learning). He also helped start the Swapathgami (Walkouts-Walkon) movement in India which works actively with local children and families on community video, healthy cooking, zero waste living and rooftop organic farming. He also serves on the advisory board of several organizations committed to nurturing innovative forms of learning, leadership and convivial communities. He has spent several years trying to unlearn his Master's degree in Education from Harvard University, and a B.A. in Economics, International Relations and Political Philosophy from Brown University. (2004)
Being the Change - and article by Jain in 1/08 Yes! Magazine
Cycle Yatra You Tube - (see Sat. 9am schedule)
SCHEDULE:
Thursday, July 17, 5:30-7:30pm
Madison Public Library - Central - 201 W. Mifflin St. Directions
City Repair & Dignity Village: Models of Placemaking & Neighborhood Building
Free presentation for elected officials, city planners, community & neighborhood leaders and all others interested in learning about City Repair and the topics of placemaking & homelessness. ALL are welcome.
History and progression of City Repair in Portland, as well as on Dignity Village, which Lakeman founded. Dignity Village is a formerly mobile tent city in Portland, Oregon, well on its way to becoming a green, sustainable, urban village. It is home for people who might otherwise inhabit doorways and sidewalks. Dignity provides a peaceful community, a clean environment, a center, and safety. It is governed by the residents. www.dignityvillage.org/index-2.html
http://cityrepair.org/wiki.php/about
Friday July 18, 9am-4pm
OUTSIDE at the intersection of St. Paul & Corry Sts.
(look for the big tent in the community gardens and by the bike path.)
near the new Goodman Atwood Community Center, 149 Waubesa St.
Revitalizing our Neighborhoods through Community, Creativity and Communication
with City Repair Founder Mark Lakeman $35 (scholarships available).
Pre-registration requested. Call (608) 206-6219.
Or make checks payable to EINPC and
mail to
EINPC, 1321 E. Mifflin St., Suite 201, Madison, WI 53703
This interactive event is designed for ANYONE (all ages, all backgrounds!) interested in building stronger, safer, more connected neighborhoods. Engage in the process of visioning your ideal community with people from all over the city of Madison & beyond. A morning presentation on City Repair by Mark Lakeman and a presentation on Swaraj/Shikshantar by Manish Jain, will be followed by small group visioning around neighborhood and community building, and a hands-on placemaking experience with Mark Lakeman & Manish Jain.
Schedule:
- 8:30am registration/settle in
- 9:00-11:30am Presentations by Mark Lakeman & Manish Jain
- 11:30am-1:00pm Lunch Break
- 1:00-4:00pm Small group visioning and hands-on placemaking experience
Suggestions: Dress to be outdoors (we'll have a tent), bring your own comfortable chair if possible (we'll have folding chairs), and bring water & a lunch if you'd like (or visit one of the nearby restaurants: Bunky's, Glass Nickel, Sala Thai, Cafe Zoma & others are very close). Don't forget bug spray and sunscreen!
Friday July 18, 6-8pm
FREE COMMUNITY Potluck, Talent Show/Open Mic & Social
Hosted by Absolutely Art & Cafe Zoma, 2322 Atwood Ave.
in the back yard of Zoma's - along the bike path - near the intersection of Ohio St. & Atwood Avenue.
All are invited! Join neighbors far and wide for an evening of conversation, performance & fun for all. Permaculture & kids activities, info on Dane County community gardens, neighborhood associations, sustainability organizations & more.
ALL ARE INVITED TO SHARE TALENTS at the
Open Mic/Talent Show.
Friday, July 18, 8-11pm
Tai Chi Center, 301 S. Bedford St.
Madison's volunteer-run, community-building, substance-free, open-floor dance for people who love to dance and express themselves through movement. All are welcome! $5-10 donation requested.
Saturday July 19, 9am
Join us for Madison's first ever CYCLE YATRA experience
with Manish Jain!
Hosted by Revolution Cycles - at 2330 Atwood Ave.
& East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council
FREE Community Bagel Breakfast at 9am. Bike Yatra will leave by 9:30.
Need a ride to the afternoon West Side event? Come to the community breakfast and hook up with others to carpool. Or bike...if you're an ambitious biker! Look for us in the back parking lot of Revolution Cycles next to the bike path (corner of Ohio & Atwood.)
What is a Cycle Yatra?
Namaste!
We are excited to invite you to join us for the first ever Cycle Yatra in Madison on July 19, 2008. The Cycle Yatra has been taking place in India since 2005 as a key activity of the Walkouts Network. The intergenerational yatra (journey or pilgrimage in Hindi) seeks to explore and regenerate various facets of the gift culture in our lives, our communities and the universe, while riding on bicycles. It is essentially about reconnecting us to our own gifts and goodness and co-creating public spaces for others to connect to and share their gifts and goodness – in a spirit of spontaneous co-learning that is not mediated by money, big institutions or technologies. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_YQsaFLOvM for a glimpse.
We will explore an abbreviated version of this on Saturday morning – covering about 20 miles over 2.5-3 hours. In preparation for the Cycle Yatra, we ask that you bring any of the following with you to share with others along the journey: your favorite quotes, questions which are burning within you, waste materials to decorate bicycles, masks, musical instruments and songs to share music, juggling and dance/street theatre, poetry, stuff you would like to freecycle, your favorite homemade food, your labor, aspects of your culture, plus anything else you can think of which you would like to share…It will be a zero waste process so please don’t buy anything new to participate. Just bring whatever you have available around the house and neighborhood. We also ask that you don’t bring any money, credit cards, cell phones, walkmans, disposable plastic, processed food, etc. ~ Manish Jain
12-3pm
Cultivating Community from the Grassroots Up -
with Mark Lakeman
At the Wisconsin Youth & Family Center, 1201 McKenna Blvd. (across from Elver Park.)
Free. Open to the public - all are welcome. No pre-registration required.
What are the first steps in creating community and place in a diverse neighborhood without a central gathering place? How do we invite all people to the table, engage and motivate active participation, assess the needs and assets of a neighborhood in transition - and have fun in the process? All are invited to join in! Let's spark some creative projects on the Southwest Side! Performance by youth, refreshments, exhibits by grassroots organizations, activities and more.
Made possible in part by a grant from the
City of Madison Dept. of Planning & Development Neighborhoods Fund to East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council
Partners include:
Goodman Atwood Community Center, Wisconsin Youth & Family Center, Worthington Park Neighborhood, Aries Rising Productions
With support from: Absolutely Art, Community Action Coalition Community Gardens, Dane Buy Local, Dane County Timebank Eastside Kitchen Cabinet, Grassroots Leadership College, MG&E, Revolution Cycles, Spiritual Vibe, Cafe Zoma & others
The City Repair Project www.cityrepair.org
...an all-volunteer grassroots organization helping people reclaim their urban spaces to create community-oriented places.
RELATED RESOURCES:
(note there is a new Madison Area Permaculture Guild!)
Liberate Your Space - Jan. 08 Yes! magazine
REGISTRATION Info - call 608-206-6219 to register for Friday's workshops.
Other events do not require registrations and are free.
Make checks payable to EINPC (East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council)
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