[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I am going to introduce you Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.01,0:00:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Permaculture Action Network, Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.02,0:00:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is an incredible organization Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.76,0:00:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is mobilizing thousands Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.81,0:00:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people across the nation Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.48,0:00:11.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to regenerate the land, Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.15,0:00:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live more sustainably Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.36,0:00:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through permaculture and direct action Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.99,0:00:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while creating more just and equal \Nsystems. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.95,0:00:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music] Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.22,0:00:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being in an urban environment Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.63,0:00:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doing this type of work is key Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.50,0:00:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reaching a lot of people, Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.07,0:00:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and showing people of all ages\Nintergenerational, Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.54,0:00:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the importance of knowing where Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.04,0:00:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their food comes from, Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.82,0:00:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reconnecting the food with the \Ncommunity. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.27,0:00:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In an urban environment Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.79,0:00:49.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are densely populated, Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.91,0:00:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is where we need it the most. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.77,0:00:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think of sustainability, we think, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.81,0:00:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,okay, how can we kind of limit Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.83,0:00:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the harm that we are doing Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.09,0:00:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep things where we are at Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.79,0:01:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more or less, but to be regenerative. Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.56,0:01:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And say we need to go way \Nbeyond that. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.37,0:01:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There has already been so much \Ndamage done. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.44,0:01:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to heal that damage. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.79,0:01:08.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to increase biodiversity, Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.37,0:01:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,create more life afirming systems Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.96,0:01:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to regenerate is to really build back Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.12,0:01:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that network of connections between Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.12,0:01:16.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all organisms and living things. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.30,0:01:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me a big part of permaculture Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.58,0:01:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually understanding how Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.97,0:01:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to communicate and understanding Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.90,0:01:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what people's needs are Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.59,0:01:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and understanding how to work together Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.41,0:01:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to meet those needs so that we can Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.04,0:01:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make environmentaly sustainable choices. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.91,0:01:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music] Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.14,0:01:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Permaculture Action Network is Rad! Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.04,0:01:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are a really amazing group \Nof activists. Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.88,0:01:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can tell as a company Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.85,0:01:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as a network of people, Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.15,0:01:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are just very well versed Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.96,0:02:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in how to do the work, how to move lightly Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.84,0:02:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gracefully within the communities Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.60,0:02:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they work with, how to gather people Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.96,0:02:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a lot of different folks Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.54,0:02:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in charge and in places of leadership. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.21,0:02:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Permaculture Action Network Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.77,0:02:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,partners with performing artists, Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.74,0:02:15.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,touring musicians, festivals, to mobilize Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.22,0:02:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people from cultural events, Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.04,0:02:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to days of direct action where we Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.92,0:02:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are building regenerative systems\Nlike these. Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.42,0:02:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We invite people to spaces to recognize Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.21,0:02:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they can learn new skills and become Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.42,0:02:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resilient peoples amongst their \Ncommunities. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.88,0:02:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To actually provide the necessities Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.69,0:02:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of life and livelihood in their place. Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.41,0:02:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Showing up after a tour is holy \Ngratifying Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.99,0:02:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to get your hands in the ground Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.62,0:02:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and plant a tree or weed a lawn. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.31,0:02:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, it is just really gratifying Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.18,0:02:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a very base level. Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.09,0:02:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think of it as sort of a triangle of\Nenergy, Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.23,0:02:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where Rising Appalachia's Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.54,0:02:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever band or musician Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.44,0:03:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is sort of a bugle call to the people Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.25,0:03:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about an action day happening. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.90,0:03:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Permaculture action is well versed Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.83,0:03:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in organizing in permaculture Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.24,0:03:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and getting the tools needed Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.62,0:03:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make that happen. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.90,0:03:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then they work very closely with Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.74,0:03:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone on the ground that owns the land, Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.70,0:03:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or owns the house or the farm Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.16,0:03:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the community garden. Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.23,0:03:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it is kind of a triad of support Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.01,0:03:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that works really well. Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.47,0:03:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music] Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.17,0:03:34.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are creating a dynamic environment Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.100,0:03:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which people can work on collective Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.90,0:03:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,liberation with one another. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.24,0:03:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And everyone benefits from the situation. Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.71,0:03:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regeneration means building back up \Nthe soil, Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.96,0:03:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,building back up the community. Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.84,0:03:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only way to do that is to have Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.42,0:03:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,diversity and good energy. Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.38,0:03:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not an environmental movement. Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.73,0:03:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a cultural movement. Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.34,0:03:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By permaculture, to me it is kind of \Nself explanitory, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.79,0:04:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it has gotten confused. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.42,0:04:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It just means building a culture Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.54,0:04:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can sustain into the future. Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.45,0:04:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see the healing as an overall big Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.08,0:04:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,process in terms of people healing not Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.94,0:04:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just their body, but healing their mind. Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.23,0:04:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that is something that I have Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.03,0:04:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been able to do and been showing \Npeople how, Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.06,0:04:21.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can appreciate the art Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.99,0:04:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a farmer or gardener so that Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.40,0:04:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,later on in life, that... Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.88,0:04:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, you can do this yourself. Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.10,0:04:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Healing is being able feed your community. Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.58,0:04:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being able to gather together. Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.18,0:04:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being able to talk and share stories Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.90,0:04:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and learn new skills. Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.89,0:04:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is really imporatant to us to Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.96,0:04:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do this kind of work in a new way. Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.14,0:04:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the quote that most stands out Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.98,0:04:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in my mind is, "If you have come Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.06,0:04:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help me, then you are wasting \Nyour time. Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.13,0:04:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you have come because you realize Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.04,0:04:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your liberation is bound up with mine, Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.86,0:04:53.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then let us work together." Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.17,0:04:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That right there is what we are Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.65,0:04:56.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to create through these \Naction days. Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.71,0:04:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what this movement is about. Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.50,0:05:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Us creating our own futures that we want. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.91,0:05:03.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what regeneration is. Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.65,0:05:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Constant learning is how we will Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.39,0:05:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be able to adapt and regenerate. Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.08,0:05:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music] Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.92,0:05:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my nearly decade of working in \Nsustainability, Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.08,0:05:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Permaculture Action Network truly is Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.34,0:05:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the most authentic, Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.99,0:05:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and really well designed, Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.56,0:05:24.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and well thought-out organizations Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.51,0:05:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I have come across. Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.76,0:05:27.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are not just working on \Nsustainability. Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.100,0:05:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is about true equality and justice \Nas well. Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.91,0:05:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These things really cannot be \Nseperated. Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.00,0:05:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are all together. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.97,0:05:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that you will support their Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.00,0:05:38.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,work and get involved. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.25,0:05:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are links in the description Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.94,0:05:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this video in order to be able to \Ndo that. Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.09,0:05:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want this to get out there Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.76,0:05:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and inspire more people, Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.26,0:05:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure that you like this video, Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.42,0:05:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comment, and share it with people Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.56,0:05:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who would be inspired by this. Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.73,0:05:55.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many more videos are to come. Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.72,0:05:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Make sure to subscribe to this channel Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.57,0:05:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well, if you have not already yet. Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.05,0:06:01.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love you all very much Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.37,0:06:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will see you again real soon.