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Today, I am going to introduce you

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to the Permaculture Action Network,

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which is an incredible organization

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that is mobilizing thousands

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of people across the nation

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to regenerate the land,

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to live more sustainably

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through permaculture and direct action

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while creating more just and equal [br]systems.

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Being in an urban environment

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and doing this type of work is key

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to reaching a lot of people,

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and showing people of all ages[br]intergenerational,

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the importance of knowing where

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their food comes from,

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and reconnecting the food with the [br]community.

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In an urban environment

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we are densely populated,

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and this is where we need it the most.

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When we think of sustainability, we think,

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okay, how can we kind of limit

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the harm that we are doing

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and keep things where we are at

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more or less, but to be regenerative.

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And say we need to go way [br]beyond that.

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There has already been so much [br]damage done.

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We need to heal that damage.

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We need to increase biodiversity,

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create more life afirming systems

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So to regenerate is to really build back

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that network of connections between

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all organisms and living things.

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For me a big part of permaculture

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is actually understanding how

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to communicate and understanding

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what people's needs are

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and understanding how to work together

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to meet those needs so that we can

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make environmentaly sustainable choices.

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Permaculture Action Network is Rad!

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They are a really amazing group [br]of activists.

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You can tell as a company

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and as a network of people,

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they are just very well versed

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in how to do the work, how to move lightly

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and gracefully within the communities

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that they work with, how to gather people

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and have a lot of different folks

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in charge and in places of leadership.

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Permaculture Action Network

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partners with performing artists,

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touring musicians, festivals, to mobilize

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people from cultural events,

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to days of direct action where we

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are building regenerative systems[br]like these.

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We invite people to spaces to recognize

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that they can learn new skills and become

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resilient peoples amongst their [br]communities.

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To actually provide the necessities

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of life and livelihood in their place.

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Showing up after a tour is holy [br]gratifying

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to be able to get your hands in the ground

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and plant a tree or weed a lawn.

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You know, it is just really gratifying

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on a very base level.

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I think of it as sort of a triangle of[br]energy,

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where Rising Appalachia's

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or whatever band or musician

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is sort of a bugle call to the people

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about an action day happening.

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Permaculture action is well versed

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in organizing in permaculture

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and getting the tools needed

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to make that happen.

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And then they work very closely with

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someone on the ground that owns the land,

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or owns the house or the farm

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or the community garden.

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So it is kind of a triad of support

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that works really well.

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We are creating a dynamic environment

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in which people can work on collective

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liberation with one another.

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And everyone benefits from the situation.

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Regeneration means building back up [br]the soil,

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building back up the community.

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The only way to do that is to have

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diversity and good energy.

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It is not an environmental movement.

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It is a cultural movement.

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By permaculture, to me it is kind of [br]self explanitory,

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but it has gotten confused.

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It just means building a culture

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that can sustain into the future.

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I see the healing as an overall big

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process in terms of people healing not

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just their body, but healing their mind.

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I think that is something that I have

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been able to do and been showing [br]people how,

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so that they can appreciate the art

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of a farmer or gardener so that

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later on in life, that...

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Hey, you can do this yourself.

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Healing is being able feed your community.

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Being able to gather together.

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Being able to talk and share stories

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and learn new skills.

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It is really imporatant to us to

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do this kind of work in a new way.

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I think the quote that most stands out

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in my mind is, "If you have come

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to help me, then you are wasting [br]your time.

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But if you have come because you realize

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your liberation is bound up with mine,

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then let us work together."

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That right there is what we are

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trying to create through these [br]action days.

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That is what this movement is about.

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Us creating our own futures that we want.

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That is what regeneration is.

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Constant learning is how we will

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be able to adapt and regenerate.

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[music]

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In my nearly decade of working in [br]sustainability,

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the Permaculture Action Network truly is

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one of the most authentic,

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and really well designed,

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and well thought-out organizations

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that I have come across.

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They are not just working on [br]sustainability.

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It is about true equality and justice [br]as well.

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These things really cannot be [br]seperated.

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They are all together.

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I hope that you will support their

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work and get involved.

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There are links in the description

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of this video in order to be able to [br]do that.

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If you want this to get out there

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and inspire more people,

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