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Cob: Natural Building Workshop in Thailandjanell kapoor janellv at hotmail.comWed Dec 5 09:30:25 CST 2001
Please forward this onto other interested friends, listserves & calendars. Thank you. If you'd like to be removed from Kleiwerk's email list please let us know at janell at kleiwerks.com ..................................... NATURAL BUILDING WORKSHOP IN THAILAND Learn Cob Construction, Thatching and More January 11th-20th, 2002 Join Kleiwerks Natural Building, The Spirit in Education Movement and The Garden of Fruition this coming January at Wongsanit Ashram near Bangkok, Thailand for this first-time international natural building workshop. Through lots of hands-on practice, demonstrations, presentations and discussion circles you will learn how to build your own earthen home as well as be part of a rich and diverse group experience. Our Project: We will be building a beautiful cob (monolithic hand-sculpted adobe) meditation hut with a reed-thatched roof. In merging traditional Thai design with the sensual organicness of Cob Construction we will include a number of arches and no straight lines. We will be using indigineous, inexpensive, ecologically-sound materials such as clay, straw, bamboo and reed. Our Group & Host: There is room for 8 foreigners to attend this workshop. Many of the participants will be Thai activists, along with some Burmese and Laotian monks involved with the work of the Ashram and its larger network which focuses on green politics, social justice, non-violence and engaged spirituality. Wongsanit Ashram hosts a number of workshops as well as Grassroots Leadership Trainings, Interfaith Solidarity Forest Walks and other endeavors. Some of our time together will include related discussion circles and presentations from peole living and working in villages and with NGO's. For more information about Wongsanit Ashram and the workshop sponsors visit http://www.sulak-sivaraksa.org/ (click to 'Wongsanit Ashram'). For more information about Cob Construction and Kleiwerks Natural Building visit http://www.kleiwerks.com/ Our Schedule: Days will be full with morning and afternoon hands-on sessions (3 hours each), evening circles & discussions and delicious Thai meals. We will be living and sharing with eachother in several languages as well as having silent work time together each day. There will also be time for yoga, meditation and alone time. We will have a mid-week break. Please be prepared for an intensive experience (this is not a vacation)! Workshop Fee: We have had a number of inquiries about this particular workshop and spaces are limited to 8 foreigners so please email us ASAP if you are interested in joining us this coming January. The workshop fee is a sliding-scale $800-$300 which includes delicious Thai meals, simple lodging and tuition. Please keep in mind that if you can give more it will help cover the cost of this project and scholarships for Thai and Burmese village activists. If you cannot afford the low end of the scale please contact us and we will work it out. We wish to turn no one away for lack of funds. Again, please be in touch soon as space is limited. Flights to Bangkok: If you are coming from the U.S. (both east and west coast) flights are available for about $800-850. You can call Jonathan Argento, Fugazy Travel at 1.800.221.7181. This is the best we have found. If you find a better deal please let us know. If you are coming from other countries please contact your favorite travel agent. Workshop Registration: To register for this workshop please send a $200 non-refundable deposit to: Janell Kapoor, 80 1/2 Cumberland Ave., Asheville, NC 28801, USA. Once you have sent your deposit please inform us via email only. We will then send you more details. If you have any other questions please feel free to email us. Hope to see you there. Here's to mud in your eye! Contact: janell at kleiwerks.com, ashram at cscoms.com &/or suanco at ksc.th.com Visit: www.sulak-sivaraksa.org and www.kleiwerks.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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