Village Building Convergence

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"At its root, VBC is about actively building our community, and realizing the strength and beauty of our power when we work and play together."

Website: http://www.villageconvergencevt.org
Location: Montpelier
Members: 23
Latest Activity: Aug 17

Montpelier 2009, An open space reskilling event for Central VT

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August 22-30th 2009 was an inspiring week for those who attended the 1st Village Building Convergence in Central Vermont. We saw the creation of a clay bread oven at the Adamant Coop and the beginning of a permaculture installation at 190 Main Street in Montpelier as well as 36 workshops/presentations and community building events. Carolyn Baker kicked off the week with her amazing presence and awareness of our path forward with Jim Merkel giving us his insight on how change happens to wrap things up at the end of the week with the undeniably danceable Sambatucata from Burlington.
Check out www.villageconvergencevt.org for details.

Please let us know if you are interested to be apart of next year's event.

For anyone who has not heard of the inspiration of the Village Building Convergence in Portland ,OR please check out their website at http://www.cityrepair.org/wiki.php/projects/vbc8

The basic idea is a week long event where local transitioneers gather to share their skills and inspire communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live and turn the synergy into real projects around the village. During the day people are working throughout the village making sculptural earthen benches, herb gardens, root cellars and learning how to manage a village forest for fuel or find their own medicine. Then at night a common gathering place hosts presentations, performances and lots of dancing!

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Comment by Michaela Maestas on August 17, 2009 at 9:18am: Looks awesome, If I was not back in VT, I would be living in Portland OR !!! it is so very awesome... Micha

Comment by Paul Schwartzkopf on August 15, 2009 at 10:22am: Hi all,

Looks like you have doing great work while I have been out in the woods!!! I can't wait to take part when I get back from trail work on the 24th.

Hope all is well!

Paul

Comment by Ben Graham on August 9, 2009 at 8:07pm: A few other tasks that people can consider:
•Putting up posters.
•Submitting calendars items to local papers.
•Being a host at any of the events.
If you are interesting in helping please let us know what you would like to do and someone will let you know how to proceed.

Thanks
Ben-bfg(at)naturaldesignbuild(dot)us

Comment by Brian Tokar on August 9, 2009 at 11:22am: If anyone has time this week, we need help navigating through the bureaucracy in City Hall to get our gorgeous new VBC banner up on the brick wall next to the fire station. Gwen Hallsmith (who's away on vacation) emailed me instructions. Send me a message if you're able to take this on and I'll send you the info.

Comment by Alec Hill on August 8, 2009 at 3:27pm: Sure thing! One really cool thing -- though there are probably plenty others -- would be to film (and edit if possible)(equipment is provided) events to create educational videos for television, and posting on catalystnow.org, villageconvergencevt.org, YouTube, etc. If you're interested in this email me -- alec@catalystnow.org.
Cheers!
And if you're not into filming, you can send an email to one of the organizers using the webform on VBC's website

Comment by Josh Schlossberg on August 8, 2009 at 3:12pm: Are there any small tasks that need doing for the VBC?

Comment by George Lisi on April 22, 2009 at 7:55am: It's great to see the crucial role of improving communication skills being recognized here! This is an area that the Heart and Soul groups, (by whatever name), in Transition Towns often address.

Comment by elaine parshall on April 22, 2009 at 6:41am: yes, i do - about half a dozen of them. i took a class this winter which was taught by newcomb greenleaf, and alice and sam silverman, among others. i spoke with them last sunday about transition towns and how nvc might fit in with it, and they were pretty excited.

Comment by Jeri Helen on April 21, 2009 at 10:44pm: Hi Elaine, YES! I totally agree - thanks for this suggestion. Do you know NVC teachers in the area who might be interested in leading a workshop?

Comment by elaine parshall on April 21, 2009 at 8:52pm: ok, i see the difference between projects and workshops now. So i need to amend my previous comment to 'i'd like to see a workshop on NVC at VBC.