Cob California slideshow tour

Tue May 4 23:21:15 PDT 1999

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Hello, =20

I'll be taking my acclaimed talk and slide presentation entitled, =
"Natural Building and Social Justice" to California in June and July.  =
I'm looking for contacts that would be interested in setting up =
presentations in their communities or throught their organizations.  =
I'll be traveling from Oregon to San Francisco June 9, 10 & 11.  I'll be =
in the Bay Area for about three weeks in the middle of which I'll be =
going to San Luis Obispo and possibly Los Angeles if a well attended =
event can be organized there.

The following paragraph is from a thank you letter sent to me by Youth =
for Environmental Sanity (YES):

"Your slide show was fantastic! It was unanimously voted the best guest =
presentation at our 2 Week Sustainable Living Skills Retreat July =
20-August 2, 1997. It was fast-paced, witty, hilarious, educational, and =
powerful. To get across so much information, and yet have it be so =
entertaining is a rare gift in a presenter. A gift that you have in =
abundance."

My slide presentation takes about 75 minutes. I use two projectors =
placing images on side by side screens thereby enabling me to compare =
and juxtapose images and ideas. This also enables me to "leapfrog" =
through about 300 slides (hopefully) without putting people to sleep.

I begin by poking fun at the oversized, overpriced, environmentally =
clueless houses that have become so common in recent years. I waste no =
time in revealing my political agenda. I point out that while every =
effort is made to see to it that those that can afford an expensive =
house have a variety to chose from, those that are less fortunate (or =
less functional) are allowed to sleep on the streets of this very =
wealthy country (the United States).

I then point to an alternative. I show many examples of Natural =
Building. Most notably, I focus on the highly innovative straw bale and =
earth structure I=92m presently building in Eugene, Oregon. From straw =
bale to cob & adobe to the earthship concept, I try to show a broad =
overview including passive solar design, solar hot water, PV, gray =
water, catch water and permaculture. I also explore the rich historical =
precedent for this type of building with a few examples of Natural =
Building from around the world.

I then begin talking with hard numbers about the poor distribution of =
the world=92s wealth. While 90 % of my presentation focuses on Natural =
Building, it is at this point that it begins to sound like a political =
tirade as I suggest that U.S. foreign policy has served to perpetuate =
this poor distribution of resources.
I then talk about a shanty town that I explored in Mexico. I suggest =
that from an environmental point of view, it would be better for us to =
live like them than for them to somehow achieve our lifestyle. I=92m =
suggesting voluntary simplicity.
I close by talking about human consciousness and the need to learn to =
see the world a little more clearly. I end with photos of trees and =
children to serve as a reminder of why we must do the best we can to =
save the world for future generations.

I am comfortable sharing my presentation with groups ranging from 20 =
people up to large crowds. I bring my own projectors with zoom lenses to =
accommodate a variety of room sizes and situations. I=92ll provide a =
screen unless a screen or a white wall is already available in the room. =
 The money situation is entirely flexible.  I mainly just want for the =
information to get out.

Please check out my web site: www.efn.org/~robtb/ =20

Any help would be very much appreciated,

Robert Bolman
541-344-7196 robtb at efn.org
888 Almaden St, Eugene OR 97402

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<DIV>Hello,&nbsp; </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I'll be taking my acclaimed talk and slide presentation entitled,=20
&quot;Natural Building and Social Justice&quot; to California in June =
and=20
July.&nbsp; I'm looking for contacts that would be interested in setting =
up=20
presentations in their communities or throught their =
organizations.&nbsp; I'll=20
be traveling from Oregon to San Francisco June 9, 10 &amp; 11.&nbsp; =
I'll be in=20
the Bay Area for about three weeks in the middle of which I'll be going =
to San=20
Luis Obispo and possibly Los Angeles if a well attended event can be =
organized=20
there.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>The following paragraph is from a thank you letter sent to me by =
Youth for=20
Environmental Sanity (YES):</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&quot;Your slide show was fantastic! It was unanimously voted the =
best=20
guest presentation at our 2 Week Sustainable Living Skills Retreat July=20
20-August 2, 1997. It was fast-paced, witty, hilarious, educational, and =

powerful. To get across so much information, and yet have it be so =
entertaining=20
is a rare gift in a presenter. A gift that you have in =
abundance.&quot;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>My slide presentation takes about 75 minutes. I use two projectors =
placing=20
images on side by side screens thereby enabling me to compare and =
juxtapose=20
images and ideas. This also enables me to &quot;leapfrog&quot; through =
about 300=20
slides (hopefully) without putting people to sleep.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I begin by poking fun at the oversized, overpriced, environmentally =

clueless houses that have become so common in recent years. I waste no =
time in=20
revealing my political agenda. I point out that while every effort is =
made to=20
see to it that those that can afford an expensive house have a variety =
to chose=20
from, those that are less fortunate (or less functional) are allowed to =
sleep on=20
the streets of this very wealthy country (the United States).</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I then point to an alternative. I show many examples of Natural =
Building.=20
Most notably, I focus on the highly innovative straw bale and earth =
structure=20
I&rsquo;m presently building in Eugene, Oregon. From straw bale to cob =
&amp;=20
adobe to the earthship concept, I try to show a broad overview including =
passive=20
solar design, solar hot water, PV, gray water, catch water and =
permaculture. I=20
also explore the rich historical precedent for this type of building =
with a few=20
examples of Natural Building from around the world.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I then begin talking with hard numbers about the poor distribution =
of the=20
world&rsquo;s wealth. While 90 % of my presentation focuses on Natural =
Building,=20
it is at this point that it begins to sound like a political tirade as I =
suggest=20
that U.S. foreign policy has served to perpetuate this poor distribution =
of=20
resources.</DIV>
<DIV>I then talk about a shanty town that I explored in Mexico. I =
suggest that=20
from an environmental point of view, it would be better for us to live =
like them=20
than for them to somehow achieve our lifestyle. I&rsquo;m suggesting =
voluntary=20
simplicity.</DIV>
<DIV>I close by talking about human consciousness and the need to learn =
to see=20
the world a little more clearly. I end with photos of trees and children =
to=20
serve as a reminder of why we must do the best we can to save the world =
for=20
future generations.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I am comfortable sharing my presentation with groups ranging from =
20 people=20
up to large crowds. I bring my own projectors with zoom lenses to =
accommodate a=20
variety of room sizes and situations. I&rsquo;ll provide a screen unless =
a=20
screen or a white wall is already available in the room.&nbsp; The money =

situation is entirely flexible.&nbsp; I mainly just want for the =
information to=20
get out.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Please check out my web site: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.efn.org/~robtb/">www.efn.org/~robtb/</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</=
DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Any help would be very much appreciated,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Robert Bolman</DIV>
<DIV>541-344-7196 <A =
href=3D"mailto:robtb at efn.org">robtb at efn.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>888 Almaden St, Eugene OR 97402<BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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