benefit and celebration for the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

You are invited to a benefit and celebration

for the newly-formed

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

Come out to

Cayuta Sun Homestead

Saturday, October 15^th, 2005

and enjoy a day of

^learning^{, sharing and fun}

_among_{friends and
colleagues devoted to building}

^sustainable^culture

NOTE: The recent damage brought by Hurricane Stan to Central America

is changing the recipient of the benefit proceeds. Read more…

For the last couple of weeks we’ve been reaching out and planning for a

benefit on behalf of the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute. The event

promises to be a relaxing, informative, and fun day and evening this upcoming

Saturday (Oct 15). However, the benefit's purpose is changing a little and the

funds are going to be entirely recommitted to a new need.

This weekend I received a call from Rebecca Cutter, of the Mesoamerican

Permaculture Institute (IMAP) in Guatemala with news of the horrific and

deadly landslides in her larger community of Lake Atitlan. She will will be

flying into Syracuse on Friday night and speaking at the Cayuta Sun benefit

Saturday at 6pm.

Read the letter she has just sent out seeking funds for the relief and

rebuilding effort. IMAP can help with the rebuilding of the

affected communities although they will need funds to meet the challenge

of using permaculture design to protect people from this type of disaster. In

light of this, all the money raised this Saturday will be sent to IMAP for

Hurricane Stan relief and rebuilding efforts.

IMAP was planning to host an international (Latin American) permaculture

conference this November. It has been canceled and the organization is

changing its focus to work solely with the affected communities for the next

year. You can help their efforts by attending the benefit, or by sending your

donations directly to IMAP.

While a more urgent and immediate cause will motivate this event, it will

nonetheless continue as planned. Expect presentations and discussions on

permaculture and sustainable design, dance and yoga classes, bread oven

baking, and variety of other outdoor activities before Rebecca Cutter's

presentation. Afterwards a campfire will be sparked and stoked well into the

night. While we are asking for a $20 donation, even a few dollars will help

and be greatly appreciated.

More information:

Hurricane Stan news

http://www.guatemaladaily.com/

http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2005/octubre/11/125291.html

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/10/10/guatemala.flooding.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20051010/ts_nm/weather_stan_xx_dc_2

http://www.rednova.com/news/general/267563/guatemala_abandons_search_for_victims/index.html?source=r_general

http://www.google.com/search?q=guatemala+landslides

IMAP links

http://www.permacultura.org/guatemala.html

http://www.panix.com/~burns/santiago/

Cayuta Sun Benefit:

http://www.panix.com/~burns/benefit.htm

http://www.cayuta.org

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (and the Permaculture Design Certificate Course)

http://www.flpci.org

Come out to

Cayuta Sun Homestead

Saturday, October 15^th, 2005

and enjoy a day of

^learning^{, sharing and fun}

_among_{friends and colleagues
devoted to building}

^sustainable^culture

Expect music, dance, food, campfires, solar-powered video, permaculture demonstrations and other unexpected diversions. Beginning at 10 am--and continuing through the evening--presentations, classes and activities will be offered for children and adults.

All are welcome to participate, or to just relax in the beauty of the autumn colors. Sit in on an introduction to permaculture course, take a scenic hike on the nearby Finger Lakes Trail, mill around the cob bread oven while fresh loaves bake, dance in the woods, stare into the campfire, or play a tune on your instrument. Stay for lunch, dinner, and the campfire and bring a dish (or two) to share.

This party will bring together a like-minded crew celebrating the fall while supporting a new organization that is devoted to bringing opportunities to learn permaculture and other ideas and methods for a just and sustainable culture.

We encourage all to consider a $20 donation per person/family. Of course larger and smaller gifts will be graciously accepted. The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute is offering a Permaculture Design Certificate Course. Your donations will support the cost of starting up this year-round community of learning. Learn more about the course at www.flpci.org or call the phone number listed below.

To learn more about this celebration go to www.cayuta.org or call Michael Burns at 607-227-0316. Find Cayuta Sun by driving about 10 miles west on route 79 from Ithaca. Take the sharpest left in Mecklenburg onto route 6. Travel 7 miles south and turn right onto S. Swamp Rd. Look for the green roof.