International Forum of Permaculture Educators
COMMUNITY – SENSIBILITY – IMAGINATION

Join our open session on the second day of the International Forum of Permaculture Educators. On 16 May, the Forum will be open to wide audiences from Poland and abroad on Biennale Warszawa social channels.

The public programme of the Forum will be divided into three topical blocks, build around values: COMMUNITY, SENSIBILITY, IMAGINATION which we deemed crucial in thinking about education and permaculture. Speakers presenting their ideas will include experienced educators from Poland and pedagogues  from an international collective involved in the project “The Supermarket Museum” carried out by the Agro-Perma Lab foundation. We will be also joined by world-renowned teachers with many years of experience: Rosemary Morrow (co-founder of The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute, leader in informal permaculture education, author of numerous publications, including Training Permaculture Teachers handbook), Alfred Decker (founder of 12 Principles Permaculture Design and Permaculture Barcelona, experienced teacher and designer) and Tomas Remiarz (teacher with over 20 years of experience; he built permaculture initiatives and communities in the UK, developed research in Permaculture Association UK and conducted training across Europe).

The Forum will be held in English and it will be transmitted on Biennale social media channels. We are planning to use tools that enable viewers commenting and asking questions in real time, so that all participants have the chance to join the broader international discussions.

Curators:

Programme

Opening

10:00–10:10

Block 1.
SENSIBILITY

10:10–10:25
keynote speaker

Alfred Decker (12 Principles Permaculture Design): The social microclimate

10:25–11:05
presentations

Michał Augustyn (Bujna Warszawa): Symbiotic design. A philosophy for creating bountiful ecosystems in urban space
Joanna Bojczewska (Agro-Perma-Lab Foundation): “Since feeling is first”: ecosystemic intelligence and permaculture education
Iryna Kazakova (Permaculture in Ukraine): Attitude analysis & (Eight)finity lessons on learning of growing food
Krystian Stempek (Permakultura Chocianów): Pattern recognition as a universal teaching tool

11:05–11:20
discussion

Block 2.
COMMUNITY

11:30–11:45
keynote speaker

Tomas Remiarz (Permaculture Association UK): Growing community

11:45–12:25
presentations

Marcelina Haremza (Ogrodowa Alternatywa): Positive garden psychology for beginners
Susanne Hofmann-Souki (Agrecol): Experiential learning cycles in joint learning on farms
Habiba Youseff (Asociación La Bolina): Collectivity and empowered migrations: a proposal for changing the food system paradigm
Klaudia Kryńska (Służewski Dom Kultury): Intergenerational collaboration and activisation of seniors as part of urban community garden 

12:25–12:40
discussion

Block 3.
IMAGINATION

13:10–13:25
keynote speaker

Rosemary Morrow (Permaculture Blue Mountains Institute): Imagination and creativity in permaculture teaching for a shared future

13:25–14:05
presentations

Daniel Pacek (“Pacówka” Farm): Small permaculture farm as a place for reconnection
Jana Kožnarová (Asociace místních potravinových iniciativ): School gardens for food loop education of whole communities
Maciej Łepkowski (Community Garden “Motyka i Słońce” / Bujna Warszawa): Developing urban permaculture landscape
Łukasz Nowacki (Polski Instytut Badawczy Permakultury): Permaculture immersion – immerse yourself in a real world of potential and opportunities 

14:05–14:30
concluding discussion

The Forum will be held in English and it will be transmitted on Biennale social media channels. We are planning to use tools that enable viewers commenting and asking questions in real time, so that all participants have the chance to join the broader international discussions.

Moderators: