Permaculture Sunday with Mark Krawczyk and walk through the ex-american base

(photos NA/EG)
TREE wishes to thank Mark Krawczyk and all participants in Sunday's event for their contribution in making it a success.
A public dialog on permaculture, on Nea Makri, as well as on community-related issues has just opened up!
So, as a development to this beginning a new appointment was made for Monday October 5th at a friend's farm in Pimermi for further development of the concepts discussed during the presentation, during the walk and afterwards...

Tune in towards the end of the week for details.

Permaculture: An exploration of the landscape in Nea Makri, Sunday September 27th

Our guide: Mark Krawczyk
Time and place:
11:00 am, Sunday, September 27th at the foyer of the Aliki movie theatre in the Athletic and Cultural Park of Nea Makri.
It is expected to have light clouds and some wind tomorrow.
For the tour in the area of the ex-American military base and the archaeological site of Brexiza make provisions to carry with you a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, light clothing (including a sweater) and walking shoes, as well as water. This is an easy hiking activity suitable for everyone but during the tour there is no place to sit other than on the ground. We should be back by 1:00 for discussion and whatever seems appropriate at the time!...

Join us for a tour through the basics of permaculture design and for a rare reading of the landscape – By permaculture, still little known as a term in Greece, we refer to a holistic design system with origins in Australia, that helps us create environments that meet human needs while improving the ecosystem health. After an overview of the practice, principles and pursuit of permaculture ('permanent agriculture' that builds 'permanent culture') join us to assess a neglected and abused urban landscape generating design solutions that restore and regenerate it for the good of humans and all beings.

Mark Krawczyk is a permaculture designer and ecological landscaper who resides in Burlington, VT, USA. He has worked with leaders in the permaculture field throughout North America and the UK. He owns and operates 'Keyline Vermont' - a sustainable farm design/consulting business, is a member of Seventh Generation Natural Builders collective and is the co-founder of the local permaculture and sustainability-focused community group Burlington Permaculture.

Keylinevermont Permaculture
Burlington Permaculture
Seventh Generation Natural Builders

Attention! Please tune in again prior to the event for possible changes and last minute details!
How to get there:

If coming by public transport (buses going to Marathon, Grammatiko and Ag. Marina all make stops there) the ex-military American base site is also a bus stop, so just notify that this is where you want to get off. From there the Aliki movie theater is a 5’ walk inside the Athletic and Cultural center of Nea Makri.
If coming by car from Marathon avenue driving towards Marathon, about 150 m after the Dionysos intersection and just after the fire station you need to slow down and turn right into the Athletic and Cultural center of Nea Makri. Park and walk to the movie theater.

Closing of the AMOR1 workshop on Friday

The workshop came to an end on Friday night with a public discussion focusing on the issues about Nea Makri, the area that formed the case study for the workshop with the notions about the 'local' as its theme. This public discussion was indeed one of the main goals of this workshop:
to facilitate contact between the organizers, the participants and community members in a discussion where everyone tunes into a common frame of thought, stemming from the theme of the workshop. This did occur and it allowed to conclude that the workshop had succeeded in what it had set out to accomplish. Therefore, the prevailing feeling after that heated discussion was that something was about to start rather than something that reached its end.

The workshop takes a walk in Brexiza 17/9

Herodes Atticus (Ἡρώδης ὁ Ἀττικός), also known by his Roman name, Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes Marathonios (ca. 101-177) was a Greek rhetorician.
He was born in Marathon in Attica to a distinguished and fabulously wealthy family and besides traveling a lot, he became known as a benefactor erecting various monuments. Reminiscing his trips to Egypt and his recollections of the Nile Delta he had a temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis erected near his hometown.
So workshop participants wandered in the former american base which contains the ruins and is known as Brexiza to discover -in this 'black hole' that forms a significant part of the territory the workshop covered- treasures not only of history but also of a whole ecosystem surviving at the edges of human intervention in spite of abuse.

Public events launched by the AMOR1 workshop program (16, 17, 18 September):

Public events launched by the AMOR1 workshop program:
An important part of the workshop currently in effect is the public dialog. An opportunity for exchange of thoughts between participants to the workshop both organizers and students, as well as members of the community and all interested citizens.
The meeting place for this public forum is the foyer of the Aliki movie theater (a component of the Athletic and Cultural center of Nea Makri) and all following events are open to the public.

Wednesday 6:00pm:
Discussion and presentations from members of the community

Thursday 1:00pm:
A walk through the archaeological site of Brexiza with guide and inside the former American military base. The walk is open to the public.

Thursday 5:30 pm:
A presentation by architects Christina Frageti and Yiorgos Drakopoulos of their thesis at the National Technical University of Athens School of Architecture:
“With nature as an ally: a walk towards the archaeological site of Brexiza ath Nea Makri”. The presentation will be followed by a discussion

Friday 5:30 pm:
Presentations of the projects by the attendants of the workshop and discussions followed by group discussions. (open space technique)

How to get there:

If coming by public transport (buses going to Marathon, Grammatiko and Ag. Marina all make stops there) the ex-military American base site is also a bus stop, so just notify that this is where you want to get off. From there the Aliki movie theater is a 5’ walk inside the Athletic and Cultural center of Nea Makri.
If coming by car from Marathon avenue driving towards Marathon, about 150 m after the Dionysos intersection and just after the fire station you need to slow down and turn right into the Athletic and Cultural center of Nea Makri. Park and walk to the movie theater.

New discussion group established

Sign in to a discussion group that is place to discuss issues related to the workshop:

Workshop Discussion group

September Workshop approaching...

It's September and the time when the workshop begins is near. During the time that went by since July the fire events in Attica, (very close to our case study area) affected everybody and no doubt, will profoundly affect the future as well.

The workshop title «At My Own Risk» tackles the notion of responsibility, either personal or collective towards the place and the local, and explores the ways by which we understand and engage in what happens or will happen.

In view of these recent developments, the workshop aspires to adjust the program so as to engage in debate organizers, participants and community members interested in attending.
The program will be announced shortly. Meanwhile, feel free to convey any questions, ideas and suggestions.