RED & BLUE
PRESENTERS 2021
Tickets are available from Humaniix.
See the main page for general information..
See the program page for programming information.
See the workshops page for more detail on the workshops or click on links in the presenter descriptions..
See the main page for general information..
See the program page for programming information.
See the workshops page for more detail on the workshops or click on links in the presenter descriptions..
Special Guests - David Holmgren
Presenters
special GUESTS
DAVID HOLMGREN
Friday 26th at 6pm
Friday 26th at 6pm
David Holmgren is the co-originator of the permaculture concept following publication of Permaculture One, co-authored with Bill Mollison in 1978. David is globally recognised as a leading ecological thinker, teacher, writer and speaker promoting permaculture as a realistic, attractive and powerful alternative to dependent consumerism. Other key publications include Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability (2002) and Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt To Peak Oil and Climate Change (2009), RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future (2018) and most recently, Our Street (2020).
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David is running the Retrosuburban resilience workshop. on Friday the 26th.
Find out more about David's Retrosuburbia work and the briliiant book at his website Retrosuburbia |
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PRESENTERS
MARK ALLEN
Mark Allen is an environmental activist with a background in sustainable town planning and the ethics of what we eat. After more years than he would like, he is increasingly focussing his attention on the process of ensuring that activism is effective and that it leads to a long legacy.
Mark is running the Holistic Activism - a new way forward workshop - 11am Sunday.
"We need systemic and behavioural change in order to solve multiple crises and to prevent them from re-occurring." - Mark Allen.
Find out more about Mark's work at his website Holistic Activism
Mark Allen is an environmental activist with a background in sustainable town planning and the ethics of what we eat. After more years than he would like, he is increasingly focussing his attention on the process of ensuring that activism is effective and that it leads to a long legacy.
Mark is running the Holistic Activism - a new way forward workshop - 11am Sunday.
"We need systemic and behavioural change in order to solve multiple crises and to prevent them from re-occurring." - Mark Allen.
Find out more about Mark's work at his website Holistic Activism
BEN TELFORD
Ben shares insight from 5 years working with composting toilets at large scale music festivals.
Ben is running the DIY Composting Toilets workshop..
"Learn to avoid the dangers of self-sufficient sanitation, and enjoy the many benefits of waterless composting toilets.." - Ben Telford.
Ben shares insight from 5 years working with composting toilets at large scale music festivals.
Ben is running the DIY Composting Toilets workshop..
"Learn to avoid the dangers of self-sufficient sanitation, and enjoy the many benefits of waterless composting toilets.." - Ben Telford.
EI YANG
"After tanning my first buckskin in New Jersey nine years ago, I’ve not looked back and found connection to the natural world through the gifts of the animal kingdom to be a massively powerful, grounding and empowering portal we can use on our personal journey while resourcing ourselves for life in the physical realm. The many things that can be done with animal resources is only limited by the imagination, from tools to clothing, accessories and more. When not tanning hides, I enjoy teaching about the plant kingdom, making traditional crafts, writing, cooking epic food and playing music." - Ei Yang
Ei is running the Animal based resources workshop..
"Skin, bone, hair, sinew, organs - the many parts of an animal for use beyond food."- Ei Yang
Get in touch for workshops on traditional and natural leather tanning techniques. Northern NSW based and find out more about Ei's work at her website Backyard Buckskin
"After tanning my first buckskin in New Jersey nine years ago, I’ve not looked back and found connection to the natural world through the gifts of the animal kingdom to be a massively powerful, grounding and empowering portal we can use on our personal journey while resourcing ourselves for life in the physical realm. The many things that can be done with animal resources is only limited by the imagination, from tools to clothing, accessories and more. When not tanning hides, I enjoy teaching about the plant kingdom, making traditional crafts, writing, cooking epic food and playing music." - Ei Yang
Ei is running the Animal based resources workshop..
"Skin, bone, hair, sinew, organs - the many parts of an animal for use beyond food."- Ei Yang
Get in touch for workshops on traditional and natural leather tanning techniques. Northern NSW based and find out more about Ei's work at her website Backyard Buckskin
DEAN O'CALLAGHAN
Dean O’Callaghan (aka Deano Goodbrew) is an ecopreneur and CEO and Abundance Generator for The Good Brew Company, which specialises in the sustainable brewing of living probiotic beverages using solar power, spring water and certified organic ingredients. Deano has a double degree in Computer Science and Systems Engineering and has been involved in IT-based social enterprises in Germany and Australia. Deano’s brewing ventures began when his Dad bought a craft beer brewery in the Yarra Valley and continued in the alternative festival scene where he sold ‘magic tea’ kombucha and jun from a modified tricycle.s seen regular around Melbourne's inner suburbs.
Deano is running the Going off!! Fermenting medicines anywhere, anytime workshop..
"Harness the power of herbs and symbiotic fermentation" - Dean O'Callaghan
Check out Deano's work at www.goodbrew.com.au and www.extremelyalive.com.au
Dean O’Callaghan (aka Deano Goodbrew) is an ecopreneur and CEO and Abundance Generator for The Good Brew Company, which specialises in the sustainable brewing of living probiotic beverages using solar power, spring water and certified organic ingredients. Deano has a double degree in Computer Science and Systems Engineering and has been involved in IT-based social enterprises in Germany and Australia. Deano’s brewing ventures began when his Dad bought a craft beer brewery in the Yarra Valley and continued in the alternative festival scene where he sold ‘magic tea’ kombucha and jun from a modified tricycle.s seen regular around Melbourne's inner suburbs.
Deano is running the Going off!! Fermenting medicines anywhere, anytime workshop..
"Harness the power of herbs and symbiotic fermentation" - Dean O'Callaghan
Check out Deano's work at www.goodbrew.com.au and www.extremelyalive.com.au
THEO KITCHENER
Theo Kitchener is a pragmatic & utopian thinker, writer and change-maker. She is positive about the future, and keen to learn and show what's possible in terms of sustainable low-tech lifestyles, emotional healing, community, egalitarian economics, transformative justice, and the potential for social and environmental transformation. She was the founder of Doing It Ourselves, the Sharehood, and co-founder of Loophole Community Centre amongst many other projects. She is also the author of a number of articles for Shift Magazine, and an animation on system change through collapse that went viral in 2011. She is currently working on the Transformers Academy, an online learning community sharing a paradigm shifting approach to world changing and personal healing.
Theo is running the Changing the System! workshop..
"How we could build the unity to get to blue proactively through transformative movement strategy!" - Theo Kitchener
Check out Theo's work at The Transformers Academy
Theo Kitchener is a pragmatic & utopian thinker, writer and change-maker. She is positive about the future, and keen to learn and show what's possible in terms of sustainable low-tech lifestyles, emotional healing, community, egalitarian economics, transformative justice, and the potential for social and environmental transformation. She was the founder of Doing It Ourselves, the Sharehood, and co-founder of Loophole Community Centre amongst many other projects. She is also the author of a number of articles for Shift Magazine, and an animation on system change through collapse that went viral in 2011. She is currently working on the Transformers Academy, an online learning community sharing a paradigm shifting approach to world changing and personal healing.
Theo is running the Changing the System! workshop..
"How we could build the unity to get to blue proactively through transformative movement strategy!" - Theo Kitchener
Check out Theo's work at The Transformers Academy
KIRSTIE WULF
Kirstie is a building designer and certified passive house designed who has been building with hemp for the past 9 years. She has conducted hemp building workshops, and designed many houses using hemp and other natural building materials. She presented at the 2021 International Hemp Building Conference (via zoom) and will be featured in the forthcoming edition of Steve Allin's book "Building with Hemp", she also runs the Hemp Building Australia Facebook Group.
Kirstie is running the Building with Hemp and Light Earth workshop..
"How to build well insulated, natural, fire proof buildings with hemp or other available materials" - Kirstie Wulf
Check out Kirstie work at Shelter Building Design.
Kirstie is a building designer and certified passive house designed who has been building with hemp for the past 9 years. She has conducted hemp building workshops, and designed many houses using hemp and other natural building materials. She presented at the 2021 International Hemp Building Conference (via zoom) and will be featured in the forthcoming edition of Steve Allin's book "Building with Hemp", she also runs the Hemp Building Australia Facebook Group.
Kirstie is running the Building with Hemp and Light Earth workshop..
"How to build well insulated, natural, fire proof buildings with hemp or other available materials" - Kirstie Wulf
Check out Kirstie work at Shelter Building Design.
RICHARD KEECH
Richard is an engineer, consultant and author with particular interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency. He has masters degrees in both Engineering (Electronics) and Environment (Energy Efficiency). He was a lead author of the Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan and a regular contributor to Renew's publications on topics related to energy efficiency. Richard lives with his family in their zero-carbon home. Richard is the author of 'The Energy Freedom Home' published by Scribe.
Richard is running the Lessons from 500 homes - insights into home energy and comfort workshop..
"Lessons from 500 homes - insights into home energy and comfort" - Richard Keech
Find out more about Richard's work at his website New Energy Thinking
Richard is an engineer, consultant and author with particular interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency. He has masters degrees in both Engineering (Electronics) and Environment (Energy Efficiency). He was a lead author of the Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan and a regular contributor to Renew's publications on topics related to energy efficiency. Richard lives with his family in their zero-carbon home. Richard is the author of 'The Energy Freedom Home' published by Scribe.
Richard is running the Lessons from 500 homes - insights into home energy and comfort workshop..
"Lessons from 500 homes - insights into home energy and comfort" - Richard Keech
Find out more about Richard's work at his website New Energy Thinking
DR MARC COHEN
Dr Marc is a medical doctor, university professor, author, poet, entrepreneur, wellness trailblazer and perpetual student of life, trying to coax the world towards worldwide wellness. He has spent more than 30 years practicing and researching holistic health and published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and many books and technical texts on wellness and natural medicine. He is author of the illustrated children’s books “Love & Everything”, “Bing & Bang Begin” and “The Beautiful Mare and the Boy Who Gave Thanks“, Founder of the Extreme Wellness Institute and Co-Founder of the Bathe the World Foundation, and co-owner of Extremely Alive Wellness Tonics and Maruia Hot Springs. You can find him on linktree.
Find out more about Dr Marc at his website Dr Marc
Dr Marc is a medical doctor, university professor, author, poet, entrepreneur, wellness trailblazer and perpetual student of life, trying to coax the world towards worldwide wellness. He has spent more than 30 years practicing and researching holistic health and published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and many books and technical texts on wellness and natural medicine. He is author of the illustrated children’s books “Love & Everything”, “Bing & Bang Begin” and “The Beautiful Mare and the Boy Who Gave Thanks“, Founder of the Extreme Wellness Institute and Co-Founder of the Bathe the World Foundation, and co-owner of Extremely Alive Wellness Tonics and Maruia Hot Springs. You can find him on linktree.
Find out more about Dr Marc at his website Dr Marc
Mark Byass
Mark has had experience in maintaining his own home for over forty years.. He has planned, preapred for and completed many DIY projects, both inside and outside the home. Mark is a problem solver. He has earned the nickname "Markgyver" for his ability to work with what's avaiable to complete a job.. Mark is a member of Permaculture Sydney West and, with his wife, leads the PSW Seed Savers team.
Mark is running the Essential Tools for Home Maintenance workshop.. You must register for this event directly at Mark's WEBSITE.
Check out Marks work at Hillside Homegrown & Handmade
Mark has had experience in maintaining his own home for over forty years.. He has planned, preapred for and completed many DIY projects, both inside and outside the home. Mark is a problem solver. He has earned the nickname "Markgyver" for his ability to work with what's avaiable to complete a job.. Mark is a member of Permaculture Sydney West and, with his wife, leads the PSW Seed Savers team.
Mark is running the Essential Tools for Home Maintenance workshop.. You must register for this event directly at Mark's WEBSITE.
Check out Marks work at Hillside Homegrown & Handmade
ADRIAN WHITEHEAD
Adrian is the founder and director of Red & Blue Gatherings and the force behind this event. Adrian is a permaculturalist having done his PDC under Bill Mollison and Geof Lawton, a campaigner focused on reversing global warming and saving forest, a farmer and forester, and a former infantry soldier. He has devoted his life to campaigning to create a better world focusing on stopping and reversing the destruction of our planet's fragile ecolog. Adrian has been teaching classes and courses on collapse and survival for over a decade..
Find out more about Adrian's work at his websites Collapse Surival Trainging, Practical Sword, Vote Adrian.
Adrian is the founder and director of Red & Blue Gatherings and the force behind this event. Adrian is a permaculturalist having done his PDC under Bill Mollison and Geof Lawton, a campaigner focused on reversing global warming and saving forest, a farmer and forester, and a former infantry soldier. He has devoted his life to campaigning to create a better world focusing on stopping and reversing the destruction of our planet's fragile ecolog. Adrian has been teaching classes and courses on collapse and survival for over a decade..
Find out more about Adrian's work at his websites Collapse Surival Trainging, Practical Sword, Vote Adrian.