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If you appreciated the issues and perspectives, please let Jefferson radio know. There are many people in the area who have wonderful stories to tell that fit perfectly into the realm of Culture Change.
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You may contact me at spencerj@efn.org My Suburban Renewal website with images and text describing my place at www.efn.org/~spencerj along with other items of interest.
Culture Change is a phrase i like that refers to the many parts of re-creating what our lives are about. It contains economics, land use, human potential, agriculture, energy, interpersonal relations and much more. Culture Change is informed by an honest and even idealistic assessment of what we would really like our culture to be, keeping in mind what are the realities of today. There is a huge gulf between the two but there are many many wonderful examples already on the ground that point in healthy directions, particulalry here in the Northwest. Those on the ground examples can be role models and adapted to other places and situations.
Speaking engagement: I will be speaking Wednesday, September 20 at 7 PM at Harris Hall in downtown Eugene. The talk will be about making the connections between affluence, market based economics, the environment, global relations and human potential. Understanding those connections is fascinating and helps put a great deal of current events and our way of life in context. The event is free and open to the public.
I am available to speak to groups and at conferences. Please contact me at spencerj@efn.org or call 541 686 6761
Of interest, the website for the Eugene Permaculture Guild www.eugenepermacultureguild.org Calendar, fotos, links.
If you have interest in my booklet, Global Trends-Local Choices, Towards an Eco Humanist New Culture; copies are available for $20 each which includes mailing. It contains a description of how and why I have made dramatic changes to my own property. Please send a check made out to Jan Spencer to
Global Trends 212 Benjamin Eugene, Oregon 97404
There are many graphs and tables gleaned from various sources such as the US Government, Worldwatch, New York Times and other sources. There are two pages of color photographs illustrating various aspects of culture change, some examples on the ground, others with latent culture change potential. There is a short story of Eugene 25 years from now after considerable global economic fracture. Very interesting.
The booklet's Table of Contents includes
Part One-Suburban conversion
Site: My 1/4 acre suburban property
Building Upgrades: carport conversion, sunroom re build, bungalow
Driveway: removing 800 ft sq of pavement
Habitat/Water Features: multi use
Cold Frames: extending the growing season
Food: Garden, brambles and fuit trees
Water: 3000 gallon rainwater catchment system for irrigation
Solar: Passive solar from the sunroom, solar h2o
Part Two-Global Trends
Peak Oil: Overview with grahics
Climate Change: Overview with graphics
Water and Grain: Overview with graphics
Dis-Equity
Affluence and Militarism: Made for each other, graphics and stats
Part Three-Better Ideas
Leadership and Education: Being informed and taking initiative
Urban Redesign: Infill, block planning, suburban renewal
Farm, Forest, Coast: Part of the regional economy, repopulation and renewal
Photos: Images to illustrate the text
Economy: Principles and ideals of a regional economy
Conclusions
Part Four-Related Essays
Brief History of Suburbia: How did suburbia happen?
Public Health and Urban Design: Connections between public health and urban design
External Costs: The not so secret essential aspect of market based global capitalism
Neighborhoods: Potentials
Permaculture: Offers wonderful principles to point in healthy directions
Land Use Bike Tours: Having a look at positive examples
Biography: a bit about jan
Photos: More images to illustrate the text
Short Story: A Trip To The Mall
Life in Eugene in 2025 after considerable global economic disruption resulting from resource overshoot