by charliewilson | May 18, 2023
Re-evaluation Counseling (RC) is a peer-to-peer process that commences with shared, deep-listening and, given that the peers are trained to function in both counseling and clienting roles, advances to a process involving structured, non-advisory attention from counsellors and discharge for clients. Roles are always exchanged in every session. Training is an essential element of RC.
The project seeks to engage Colab members to both give and receive one-on-one sessions to a level appropriate to their training and consistent with the peer-to-peer spirit fundamental to the RC ethos.
Please note: from the start of 2024, the Re-evaluation Counselling Scholarship Fund was merged as part of the MVA Project.
Andrew Langford, Vida Ashmole
Reporting Officer: Vida Ashmole
Training and eLearning, Diversity, participation and engagement, Next Steps project
1. Collect needs from the CoLab wider membership.
2. Set out the program in service of general CoLab needs before the end of April 2023.
3. Delivering the program by End of third quarter October 2023, with associated artifacts and recordings.
We are working on developing our capacities to run the Oppression, Movement Building and our Relationships as Activists (OMBRA) workshop as an introductory overview of RC as a free course for all comers. We are doing this through regular monthly meetings and are referenced in this process by our Area Reference Person and the originators of the OMBRA workshop.
Meanwhile we are reconfiguring existing courses to focus on navigating conflict and de-colonizing our own thinking, these course being: –
Eliminating Common sources of Conflict from Group Dynamics (I am playing with renaming the Designing Productive Meetings and Events course here and am open to suggestions)
Reclaiming discharge – developing our capacity to courageously attend to eliminating hundreds to thousands year-old patterns of separation (aka oppressions and internalized oppressions of many flavors) including racism, the class system, domination of nature, sexism, imperialism and many more …
Liberation from oppression – understanding how oppressions arise, how these are spread and maintained and how these trap us in dysfunctional, irrational societies. The primary emphasis of this training is on practicing proven processes that enable us to turn the volume down on these noxious dynamics with the intention to eliminate them as thoroughly as we can.
by charliewilson | May 18, 2023
Supporting the community through management of the communication channel (slack or any other replacement).
Please note that from 2024 this project was merged with the Welcoming Gardening Project.
CoLab maintenance, Next Steps project
by charliewilson | May 18, 2023
Maintenance of existing community database and making this accessible to the community.
Provide and enhance a database of members and their skills to enable better connection between members.
Please note that from 2024 this project was merged with the Welcoming Gardening Project.
Daniel Atwell, Pushpak Parmar
Reporting Officer: Pushpak Parmar
Diversity, participation and engagement, Next Steps project
1. Create/Update a Google form to gather user database focused on Skill & Language.
2. Keep an eye on activity in the form.
3. Follow-up with all members through email (Twice) as well as Slack messages (Once) per quarter.
4. Feed the data in skill-mapping visualization tool.
5. Make sure it is accessible to everyone.
by charliewilson | May 18, 2023
The diversity and decolonisation community pot supports diversity and decolonisation work within the CoLab using two methods of access: diversity stipends for participation of people from a diverse background to contribute to existing projects and diversity grants which cover training and aligned events.
Project Aims
For the diversity stipend: to provide funding assistance to individual CoLab members access to paid work within CoLab projects teams already in place.
For the diversity grant: to provide funding to groups working on training and education with the theme of diversity and decolonisation.
Aimee Fenech, Siobhan Vida Ashmole
Reporting Officer: Siobhan Vida Ashmole
Diversity, participation and engagement, Network weaving, Next Steps project
Support diversity & decolonization activities, training & participation in the International Permaculture Colab.
Stipends provided in 2023:
2 Stipends to work in the Tepla Gora Eco-Market Team
1 Stipend to work on reviewing diversity course within the Learn Team
1 Stipend for individual to manage the Diversity Grant within the Next Steps Project Manager function
Grants provided in 2023:
3 person team to work on Stories to Decolonize Permaculture
2 person team to work on online training course material – Designing Work Spaces for All
2 person team to work on digitizing the In-person Workshop around Inclusion in Workplace to online workshop
Support diversity & decolonization activities, training & participation in the International Permaculture Colab.
The grant has not attracted many applications from eligible applicants and within the remit. We will seek to address this next year. The coordinator role will also be redesigned to make it a more attractive position.
Support diversity & decolonization activities, training & participation in the International Permaculture Colab.
The Diversity and Decolonisation Community Pot supports equity-focused work within the International Permaculture CoLab through two pathways: diversity stipends for individuals from diverse backgrounds contributing to existing CoLab projects, and diversity grants funding training and events on diversity and decolonisation.
Coordinated by Siobhan Vida Ashmole with Aimee Fenech in her role as Project Manager, the project has focused on supporting participation, accessibility, and inclusive practice. Time has been spent helping participants understand the grant and apply successfully, including hosting an information session with practical guidance on writing strong applications. Current allocations include translation projects, resource development, and webpage creation advancing inclusion across the CoLab network.
by charliewilson | May 18, 2023
The Emergent Festival is an opportunity for active members of the International Permaculture CoLab to test out and bring to light micro projects, enhancements to existing activities, or explorations of new ideas over a short period of time – 6 months + supporting events.
It is also an opportunity to bring new people into the CoLab, as long as they are supported and held by current active members with the intention to remain active in this space.
Project Aims
To make visible what is emergent in the community within the agreed International Permaculture CoLab Vision Mission and Aims.
To allow active members of the International Permaculture CoLab to support emergent projects within and on the edge of the CoLab
Jyo Maan, Jorge Barbosa, Aimee Fenech
Diversity, participation and engagement, Emergent Festival, Next Steps project
CoLab members can pitch their ideas and will receive funding through a process of allocation of monies by the most active CoLab members.
CoLab members can pitch their ideas and will receive funding through a process of allocation of monies by the most active CoLab members.
CoLab members can pitch their ideas and will receive funding through a process of allocation of monies by the most active CoLab members.
See individual project pages.
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