RED & BLUE
WORKSHOPS 2021
Tickets are available from Humaniix.
See the main page for general information..
See the program page for programming information.
See the presenters page for more detail on the presenter or click the link in the workshop description.
See the main page for general information..
See the program page for programming information.
See the presenters page for more detail on the presenter or click the link in the workshop description.
Theory and Design
Food growing and Living Systems
Social Permaculture
Crafts and Skills
Equipment and Tools
Health and Healing
- Retrosuburban resilience - David Holmgren
- Preparing for the coming collapse - Adrian Whitehead
Food growing and Living Systems
- DIY Composting toilets - Ben Telford
Social Permaculture
- Holistic Activism - a new way forward - Mark Allen
- Changing the System! - Theo Kitchener
Crafts and Skills
- Animal based resources - Ei Yang
- Building with Hemp and Light Earth - Kirstie Wulf
- Lessons from 500 homes - insights into home energy and comfort - Richard Keech
Equipment and Tools
- Essential Tools for Home Maintenance - Mark Byass
Health and Healing
- Going off!! Fermenting medicines anywhere, anytime - Dean O'Callaghan
Theory and Design
Good planning, good design, well tought out solutions are critical to success in any serious endeavour.
Retrosuburban Resilience
Friday 6pm - 26th Nov
Come and hear David Holmgren discuss his best-selling book, "RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future", and how Australians can adopt a more meaningful way of living, giving hope to the next generation.
Come and hear how David Holmgren's permaculture-based vision for our future suburbs promotes creative household solutions for our transition to low-energy, low-resource, high resilience, high flourishing living.
Presented by David Holmgren co orginator of the permaculture concept, author of books such as:
Check out David's work at:
Friday 6pm - 26th Nov
Come and hear David Holmgren discuss his best-selling book, "RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future", and how Australians can adopt a more meaningful way of living, giving hope to the next generation.
Come and hear how David Holmgren's permaculture-based vision for our future suburbs promotes creative household solutions for our transition to low-energy, low-resource, high resilience, high flourishing living.
Presented by David Holmgren co orginator of the permaculture concept, author of books such as:
- Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability (2002)
- 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)
Check out David's work at:
Preparing for the coming collapse
Sunday 3pm - 28th of Nov
"This is 101 class of Collapse preparation." - Adrian Whitehead
The workshop will discuss preparing for the worst case scenarios we face in the near term future and the basis of preparation for them. The work will include:
The session will finish with an open discussion focusing on what action you will be taking next.. Adrian has been teaching collapse preparation since. 2013.
Sunday 3pm - 28th of Nov
"This is 101 class of Collapse preparation." - Adrian Whitehead
The workshop will discuss preparing for the worst case scenarios we face in the near term future and the basis of preparation for them. The work will include:
- defining collapse
- considering you basic options
- designing trigger points for guiding action
- a detailed look at food storage
- what you might look for in a refuge
The session will finish with an open discussion focusing on what action you will be taking next.. Adrian has been teaching collapse preparation since. 2013.
FOOD GROWING anD LIVING SYTEMS
To survive and thrive we need to be able to grow nourishing food in a sustainable and perpetual manor.
DIY Composting toilets
Sunday 2pm - 28th Nov
"Learn to avoid the dangers of self-sufficient sanitation, and enjoy the many benefits of waterless composting toilets." - Ben Telford.
This introduction to Humanure will show you what, how and why to start your own composting toilet system. With a focus on the practical elements by the end of this workshop you will know how to create and manage your own composting toilet system with confidence..
Ben shares insight from 5 years working with composting toilets at large scale music festivals..
Sunday 2pm - 28th Nov
"Learn to avoid the dangers of self-sufficient sanitation, and enjoy the many benefits of waterless composting toilets." - Ben Telford.
This introduction to Humanure will show you what, how and why to start your own composting toilet system. With a focus on the practical elements by the end of this workshop you will know how to create and manage your own composting toilet system with confidence..
Ben shares insight from 5 years working with composting toilets at large scale music festivals..
Social Permaculture
Social permaculture focuses on systems for people to live and work together to develop sustainable lifestyles, and thriving communities and societies.
Holistic Activism - a new way forward
Sunday 11am - 28th of Nov
"We need systemic and behavioural change in order to solve multiple crises and to prevent them from re-occurring." - Mark Allan.
How can we reduce conflict among activists and create campaigns that are long lasting while also reaching out and connecting with people who have different values to that of our own? Also, how can we do this in a manner that does not enable us to continue to repeat the mistakes of history? Holistic Activism recognises that traditional forms of activism are reactive in the way that they mostly tackle the symptoms of deeper issues. While this is not a bad thing, we believe that it is important to peel the onion back a layer and tackle those deeper issues while also tackling the symptoms. This is why Holistic activism is about developing a united and comprehensive movement of movements that has systemic and behavioural change at its very core.,
Find out more about Mark's work at his website Holistic Activism
Sunday 11am - 28th of Nov
"We need systemic and behavioural change in order to solve multiple crises and to prevent them from re-occurring." - Mark Allan.
How can we reduce conflict among activists and create campaigns that are long lasting while also reaching out and connecting with people who have different values to that of our own? Also, how can we do this in a manner that does not enable us to continue to repeat the mistakes of history? Holistic Activism recognises that traditional forms of activism are reactive in the way that they mostly tackle the symptoms of deeper issues. While this is not a bad thing, we believe that it is important to peel the onion back a layer and tackle those deeper issues while also tackling the symptoms. This is why Holistic activism is about developing a united and comprehensive movement of movements that has systemic and behavioural change at its very core.,
Find out more about Mark's work at his website Holistic Activism
Changing the System!
Saturday 3pm - 27th of Nov
"We need systemic and behavioural change in order to solve multiple crises and to prevent them from re-occurring." - Theo Kitchener
"Changing the system proactively is both possible and necesssary! I'll cover the reasons why I believe building towards a blue transition with decline as the major impetus isn't a particularly good idea. As well as the strategic considerations which could lead to global system change through a powerful unified movement. A teal (blue with a bit of green) scenario would be the best possible outcome., and since that's the case, we ought to be able to convince most people of that. Once unified, people power could make it happen quite quickly! Making that happen will require very different thinking than what currently goes on in the left though!"
Check out Theo's work at The Transformers Academy
Saturday 3pm - 27th of Nov
"We need systemic and behavioural change in order to solve multiple crises and to prevent them from re-occurring." - Theo Kitchener
"Changing the system proactively is both possible and necesssary! I'll cover the reasons why I believe building towards a blue transition with decline as the major impetus isn't a particularly good idea. As well as the strategic considerations which could lead to global system change through a powerful unified movement. A teal (blue with a bit of green) scenario would be the best possible outcome., and since that's the case, we ought to be able to convince most people of that. Once unified, people power could make it happen quite quickly! Making that happen will require very different thinking than what currently goes on in the left though!"
Check out Theo's work at The Transformers Academy
CRAFTS AND SKILLS
Skills and crafts for a resiliant, thriving, surviving future.
Animal based resources
Saturday 2pm - 27th of Nov
"Skin, bone, hair, sinew, organs - the many parts of an animal for use beyond food." - Ei Yan
Many modern tools and materials are made with polluting byproducts and do not biodegrade when their useful life is over. They may come from far away and rely on cheap energy for their manufacture. Many of the resources we used as humans prior to the industrial age are still available to us in the form of animal resources such as skin, sinew, fats and many more. Skin for naturally tanned leather, rawhide, buckskin and glue, sinew for sewing and cord, fats for soap, leather and tanning. These are just a few of the ways we can use these resources with many more besides. Tune into this workshop and learn about some of the my favourite ways to utilise animal resources in your life.
Find out more about Ei's work at her website Backyard Buckskin
Saturday 2pm - 27th of Nov
"Skin, bone, hair, sinew, organs - the many parts of an animal for use beyond food." - Ei Yan
Many modern tools and materials are made with polluting byproducts and do not biodegrade when their useful life is over. They may come from far away and rely on cheap energy for their manufacture. Many of the resources we used as humans prior to the industrial age are still available to us in the form of animal resources such as skin, sinew, fats and many more. Skin for naturally tanned leather, rawhide, buckskin and glue, sinew for sewing and cord, fats for soap, leather and tanning. These are just a few of the ways we can use these resources with many more besides. Tune into this workshop and learn about some of the my favourite ways to utilise animal resources in your life.
Find out more about Ei's work at her website Backyard Buckskin
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Building with Hemp and Light Earth
Sunday 1 pm - 28th of Nov "How to build well insulated, natural, fire proof buildings with hemp or other available materials." - Kirstie Wulf This workshop will cover the benefits of building with hemp and go through the steps involved in building with hemp. It will also cover how the methodology used to build with hemp can be translated to other fibres and binding materials, such as clay, so that buildings can be constructed out of whatever materials are available in the environment. Find out more about Kirstie's work at her website Shelter Building Design 
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Lessons from 500 homes - insights into home energy and comfort
Sunday 12 noon - 28th of Nov
"This explores lessons learned from hundreds of home assessments and will give insights into how our homes can use less energy and be more comfortable." - Richard Keech
This workshop explores lessons learned from hundreds of home assessments and will give insights into how our homes can use less energy and be more comfortable. Topics include:
Find out more about Richard's work at his website New Energy Thinking
Sunday 12 noon - 28th of Nov
"This explores lessons learned from hundreds of home assessments and will give insights into how our homes can use less energy and be more comfortable." - Richard Keech
This workshop explores lessons learned from hundreds of home assessments and will give insights into how our homes can use less energy and be more comfortable. Topics include:
- Common reasons why our houses don't perform;
- Understanding heat loss in houses;
- Why gas is much worse than generally realised;
- Resources for tackling the journey of home efficiency improvement.
Find out more about Richard's work at his website New Energy Thinking
EQUIPMENT and Tools
"A poor tradesman blames their tools", that is becuase they break and cant get the job done. Good tools and equipment and knowing how to maintain them are essential parts of any permaculture, resiliance or prepping progect.
Essential Tools for Home Maintenance
Saturday 10.00-11.30am - 27th of Nov
"An experienced handyperson shares his list of essential tools for home maintenance" - Mark Byass
Mark, who has more than forty years experience in home maintenacne, will share his list of essential tools, how to use them safely and how to care for and store them.. This workshop is suitable for beginners, incuding older children. It is ideal for those about to set up their own home or who have no tools and don't know what to buy.
NOTE: You must register for this event directly at Mark's WEBSITE
Check out Marks work at Hillside Homegrown & Handmade
Saturday 10.00-11.30am - 27th of Nov
"An experienced handyperson shares his list of essential tools for home maintenance" - Mark Byass
Mark, who has more than forty years experience in home maintenacne, will share his list of essential tools, how to use them safely and how to care for and store them.. This workshop is suitable for beginners, incuding older children. It is ideal for those about to set up their own home or who have no tools and don't know what to buy.
NOTE: You must register for this event directly at Mark's WEBSITE
Check out Marks work at Hillside Homegrown & Handmade
HEATH and HEALING
When the health system breaks or becomes accessible to only the few, systems to both build your health and resiliance.
Going off!! Fermenting medicines anywhere, anytime
Saturday 7.00pm - 27th Nov
"Harness the power of herbs and symbiotic fermentation" - Dean O'Callaghan
We have been held in a death spiral by big pharmaceutical companies that sponsor corrupt political parties, poison us.. and the biosphere.. and have no place on our new earth. We can rise up and be self sufficient by growing herbs, infusing then into powerful kombucha/jun/kefir brews and storing them almost anywhere.
Check out Deano's work at Good Brew Company and Extremely Alive
Saturday 7.00pm - 27th Nov
"Harness the power of herbs and symbiotic fermentation" - Dean O'Callaghan
We have been held in a death spiral by big pharmaceutical companies that sponsor corrupt political parties, poison us.. and the biosphere.. and have no place on our new earth. We can rise up and be self sufficient by growing herbs, infusing then into powerful kombucha/jun/kefir brews and storing them almost anywhere.
Check out Deano's work at Good Brew Company and Extremely Alive
