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	<itunes:summary>Changing the world one site at a time</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Community Design Template for 25-500 Families</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dann Zealley</dc:creator>
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Introduction

  Back in 2008 I spent 6 weeks in Venezuela. I have a Venezuelan friend who believes as I do that permaculture could and should be a driving force for positive change. We both also believe that the Bolivarian Revolution, championed most famously by the charismatic and controversially colourful personality of Hugo Chavez, despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shared Patterns of Indigenous Culture, Permaculture and Digital Commons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Bollier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Bollier

    Joline Blais
Rarely have I read an essay that knits together some very different commons with such wisdom and depth. Joline Blais&#8217; 2006 essay, &#8220;Indigenous Domain: Pilgrims, Permaculture and Perl,&#8221; is a wonderfully insightful analysis that reveals the underlying unity and logic of commons principles. Her piece appeared in Intelligent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Live Launch of the Worldwide Permaculture Network (WPN) is Now Underway!!</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/02/03/the-live-launch-of-the-worldwide-permaculture-network-wpn-is-now-underway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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Dear People
After months and months of work, we&#8217;re now launching a new system &#8212; the Worldwide Permaculture Network (WPN) &#8212; which will enable permaculturists everywhere to:

  Put themselves on a clickable map, where people (permaculturists and non-permaculturists) can see at a glance the scope of the spread of permaculture worldwide
 Showcase their work as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worldwide Permaculture Network &#8211; Project Type Descriptions</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2011/01/04/worldwide-permaculture-network-project-type-descriptions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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Welcome to the new year everyone.
The first live, public launch of the Worldwide Permaculture Network is imminent. There are just a few things to tidy up, and then you can all &#8216;have at it&#8217;. 
I could use your feedback on the below. Here you&#8217;ll find draft descriptions of the project &#8216;types&#8217; that can be selected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Democracy Work</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/12/16/making-democracy-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcin Gerwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: This is what I like to see, and hope others will emulate: concrete action to bring about organised, localised change. Some subscribe to free market magical thinking &#8212; that self-interest combined with market mechanisms will somehow automatically harmonise our social, and even environmental problems. But, permaculture is not about blind hope and trust [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rare Forests and Food Insecurity: Opportunities for Sustainable Farming in Southwestern Madagascar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martina Petru</dc:creator>
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  A Madagascar Threatened
As the world&#8217;s fourth largest island, located in the Indian Ocean just about 400 km from the eastern coast of Africa, it&#8217;s not surprising that Madagascar is one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. The island was largely forested until approximately 2000 years ago, when the first humans came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letters from Sri Lanka &#8211; Sarvodaya&#8217;s Economic Development and Its Destination</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/23/letters-from-sri-lanka-sarvodayas-economic-development-and-its-destination/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/23/letters-from-sri-lanka-sarvodayas-economic-development-and-its-destination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part X, the final installment, of a ten-part series – If you haven’t already, please read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII and Part IX before continuing. This series is part of my work for the Sustainable (R)evolution book project. 
Preamble: As I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair Share Festival, Newcastle, NSW, Australia</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/13/fair-share-festival-newcastle-nsw-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/13/fair-share-festival-newcastle-nsw-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Toogood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: I would recommend people in Australia get behind this, and people everywhere could consider how to organise your own festival in your respective states. Getting transition discussions into the lenses and microphones of mainstream media is an urgent need.

What: Natural and Economic Solutions to the Global Financial Crisis
  Where: Hamilton Public School, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Input Wanted &#8211; Guidelines for Worldwide Permaculture Network Users</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/13/your-input-wanted-guidelines-for-worldwide-permaculture-network-users/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/10/13/your-input-wanted-guidelines-for-worldwide-permaculture-network-users/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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I know some of you are itching to use the new Worldwide Permaculture Network system. Well, I hope to launch in just a few weeks!
One aspect that I want your input on is in regards to user guidelines. We want to make a clear list of guidelines for what kind of projects are and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swarm for Change &#8211; Coalition of the Willing</title>
		<link>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/28/swarm-for-change-coalition-of-the-willing/</link>
		<comments>http://permaculture.org.au/2010/09/28/swarm-for-change-coalition-of-the-willing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor</dc:creator>
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A few days ago I gave you all a sneak peek at the Worldwide Permaculture Network database we&#8217;re furiously working on. As I&#8217;ve expressed multiple times on this site and in discourses with permaculturists worldwide, it&#8217;s my firm belief that driving [...]]]></description>
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