Remember Jared Diamond’s book, ‘Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed’, where he describes the collapse of thriving civilizations on Easter Island, the Norse in Greenland, Anasazi, the Maya and others? When I put down the book , I still had no idea why humans are wired for self-destruction, but that question gnawed at me for nearly a decade. I imagine that you’ll find the answer as shocking and as empowering as I did! My presentation answers the question “Now that we know why our psyches evolved to keep us on the proverbial ‘hamster wheel’ how the hell do we safely dismount, and how do we apply this wisdom to saving our asses?”

Thomas Harun – How can earthquake preparedness become a catalyst for bioregional regeneration? What are some crucial leverage points we may activate with it to accelerate our transition from fossil fuel infrastructure to climate-friendly and resilient infrastructure? Why isn’t more being done to prepare for this cataclysm which threatens to severely afflict a quarter of our population? This workshop with Thomas Harun will draw on vital insights from Cascadia’s geology and culture to facilitate organizing across our bioregion, highlighting the importance of Cascadia’s meqaquake cycle to her unique dynamics of destruction and regeneration.

Janaki Kilgore shares how restoring healthy ecosystems and thriving food systems can seem like an impossible task, but nature is the expert at supporting life! Our job is to learn how to work with natural systems and avoid the mistakes humans frequently make that impede natural processes. Solutions are site-specific and you may have been given the response “it depends” to your question “what should I do?” Decades of studies and experience in designing and maintaining food and native plant gardens has lead me to synthesize three core principles and the best practices that can guide us in every action we take while working with the land. I welcome questions about the challenges you are facing.

Janaki Kilgore shares how restoring healthy ecosystems and thriving food systems can seem like an impossible task, but nature is the expert at supporting life! Our job is to learn how to work with natural systems and avoid the mistakes humans frequently make that impede natural processes. Solutions are site-specific and you may have been given the response “it depends” to your question “what should I do?” Decades of studies and experience in designing and maintaining food and native plant gardens has lead me to synthesize three core principles and the best practices that can guide us in every action we take while working with the land. I welcome questions about the challenges you are facing.

Join Paul Nelson and Jason Wirth as they share about the deep influence of Cascadia Poetry, Writing and Publishing