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Global Earth Repair Conference organizer Michael Pilarski presents Rajendra Singh with a Global Earth Repair award.
Global Earth Repair Conference organizer Michael Pilarski presents Rajendra Singh with a Global Earth Repair award.
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HUMAN RACE, WAKE UP!

IT IS EARTH REPAIR OR DEATH!

The next generation of earth repair champions. What will be the condition of Mother Nature when they grow up?
The next generation of earth repair champions. What will be the condition of Mother Nature when they grow up?

Dear friends and colleagues,

I am doing my best to contribute to the “Great Work of Our Time” as John D. Liu terms earth repair. The Global Earth Repair Conference which we held on May 2-6 in Port Townsend is the most important event of my career (which has now spanned 45 years and over 100 major gatherings.)  Over 500 people attended from far and near and it was a great success! As a result more earth repair conferences are in the works for South America and Africa

The success or failure of humanity to rise to the challenge of earth repair will decide the fate of the human race and many other species. Many people feel our window of opportunity is short.  There is a global earth repair movement, but it needs to grow fast.  The need is so clear but few governments or policy makers even pay lip service, let alone serious action.  We the people have to get on with it.  That is why I convened the GERC. I wanted the conference to outline to the world how we can restore the Earth’s ecosystems and to point out the best models.

Help us turn the Global Earth Repair website into an ongoing hub of earth repair information.

Towards a greener, happier world,

Michael Pilarski & the GERC Team


CROWDFUNDER

We are currently running a Go-Fund-Me campaign to raise the funds to turn this mountain of data that we got out of our recent conference into youtube videos and documentaries to share with the whole world! We already have put up several dozen videos and have many dozens more to edit and put up.  This crowdfunder is meant to supply the funds for editing and uploading.  If we get more than that we will apply it towards a documentary.  Please watch our content. Please donate and share.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/globalearthrepair-is-makingwaves


VIDEO AND AUDIO DOCUMENTATION

We had 14 people filming during the conference and they filmed many sessions.  Some sessions are already up.  See the following urls. There will be a lot of podcasts as well. Our website will be the main repository of links and eventually a directory. We are looking for volunteers with video editing skills to help. Contact: audiovisual@friendsofthetrees.net

A large crowd gathers to hear Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim speak on indigenous land stewardship and what the world needs now to restore environmental balance.
A large crowd gathers to hear Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim speak on indigenous land stewardship and what the world needs now to restore environmental balance.
Check out the earth repair videos that came out of the Conference! We have several dozen videos up and dozens more to edit.


24 Hour Global Check-in

Dan Halsey of United Designers interviewed dozens of people from around the world with his 24 Hour Global Check-in.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKQxZgXRN4orj9PA1-oeJcQ

Drumming and prayer by Jesse Nightwalker and his mother Carrie Schuster Nightwalker of the Palouse Tribe at the opening circle.
Drumming and prayer by Jesse Nightwalker and his mother Carrie Schuster Nightwalker of the Palouse Tribe at the opening circle.

Global Earth Repair Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNPSTkjWIrl7FD31xbJ5STg/videos

Our website has links.

https://earthrepair.friendsofthetrees.net/

Check out this little tidbit of John D. Liu and Michael Pilarski

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNPSTkjWIrl7FD31xbJ5STg/videos


Join the Weaver Network - Continue the Conversation

And to continue the conversations and plans of action, please join Weaver Network's Global Earth Repair Conference group. There you will find all the many discussion and working groups where we can share information, line up follow up meetings and Zoom calls, share resources, inspirations, and other things that will help propel this great work of our time to repair the Earth! There are also other groups to join other global conversations. 
1) visit and log in to WeaverNetwork.org 
2 - on the left of home page, Go to Directory > Groups > Global Earth Repair Conference 
3 - on that menu bar, Go to Forum, choose a topic (working group) and reply to continue the conversation. It is not necessary to add tags.    Feel free to email if there's questions or suggestion how to make this platform better meet your needs. It's an evolving online ecosystem to help us heal the real ecosystems!  (Carlos@WeaverNetwork.org
--- Hannah & Carlos & the Weaver Network Team.

Medicinal Herb Micro-Farming: How To Do It!

-2019 Workshop Schedule-
Summer- Aug 10th, Saturday
Fall- Oct 5th, Saturday
10 am to 5 pm  

FEE-
$90 per session
$250 discount for all 3 sessions

LOCATION-
Chimacum, Washington
Meet at Chimacum Grange
Field trip to Finnriver Farm/ Cidery 

This hands-on workshop will show you the possibilities of getting into small-scale medicinal herb production.  Useful for those already growing herbs as well as beginners. The main focus will be on what tasks need to be done at this time of year.  Our systems are influenced by agroforestry and permaculture.

Bring a brown bag lunch.  Come prepared for the weather and getting your hands dirty!

CONTACT TO REGISTER- 
sales@friendsofthetrees.net
Anna Pallotta  #703-973-6401
Register by check or online.

Download the poster to print and put up in your town.

 

Fairy & Human Relations Congress - June 27 to July 1

COMMUNICATION & CO-CREATION WITH NATURE SPIRITS, DEVAS AND THE FAERY REALMS

The Fairy & Human Relations Congress is an annual event held in the Methow Valley in Washington State. The Congress is dedicated to Promoting Communication and Co-Creation with Nature Spirits, Devas and the Faery Realms.

The Fairy Congress, as it is commonly known, has proven to be a vanguard event for bridging the dimensions.  We are mainly an educational event, however in the fairy spirit we also have lots of fun with music, dancing, singing and a colorful costume parade.  We also have meditations and ceremonies throughout the weekend that focus specifically on communing and healing with the fairy realm.


Permaculture Design Course at Skalitude Retreat and Education Center
Tuesday July 2nd – Tuesday July 16th, 2019

This course will be canceled if we don't get enough sign-ups by June 1.


Contact Info:

Michael Pilarski
Friends of the Trees Society
PO Box 1133
Port Hadlock, WA 98339 
360-643-9178
friendsofthetrees@yahoo.com

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