Cob: 2ND NATURAL BUILDING WORKSHOP IN THAILAND

Sat Feb 2 00:57:08 PST 2002

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I am passing this message along on behalf of Janell Kapoor, mud mama =
from North Carolina's Kleiwerks.  I was at the 1st workshop and highly =
recommend that people who can go, should go.  If you have the slightest =
inkling of interest in natural building (which you do because you are on =
this list), this workshop will have you convinced.  Check it out!

Sawadeeka friends,

After an incredible 1st time Earth Building Workshop in Thailand we are =
now preparing for Workshop #2. There was such tremendous interest and =
demand during the 1st one that it seems appropriate to have another =
course this winter. In this 2nd course we are making room for a larger =
group of people. Participants will be from many countries with the =
majority coming from Southeast Asia as it is our aim to support earthen =
construction in this part of the world. If you would like to join please =
read on and know to contact us ASAP because we are already filling =
quickly.
.....................................

2ND NATURAL BUILDING WORKSHOP IN THAILAND
Learn Cob, Adobe, Earth Plasters & Bamboo
March 15th-24th, 2002

Join Kleiwerks Natural Building, The Spirit in Education Movement and =
Sritan Village this coming March in Northeastern Thailand for a 2nd =
International Natural Building Workshop. Through lots of hands-on =
practice, demonstrations, classes and discussion circles you will learn =
how to build your own earthen home. You will also be part of a rich and =
diverse group experience while staying at an organic farm (with swimming =
ponds) amongst a cooperative village in a rural setting.

Our Project:
We will be building a beautiful earthen 2-story meeting hall which will =
be used by villagers and visitors for meetings and educational purposes. =
There will also be 2nd story guest rooms overlooking one of the ponds. =
We will be using indigenous, ecologically-sound and practically free =
materials such as clay, straw, rice husk and bamboo. The meeting hall =
will surely serve as a model for many.

Our Group & Host:
Participants will be from a number of countries including the 3 =
instructors who are from Thailand (Jon Jandai), U.S.A. (Janell Kapoor) =
and Holland (Michel Spaan). Many participants will be Thai activists =
involved with the Spirit in Education Movement, The Assembly of the =
Poor, local villages and other networks which focus on green politics, =
social justice, non-violence and engaged spirituality. Our host is part =
of a network of cooperative villages where people are practicing =
traditional farming, natural health care, weaving and dying and teaching =
others in self-sufficiency. Participants will have the option of a =
village homestay during the course. For more information about the =
workshop sponsors and natural building visit: www.kleiwerks.com, =
www.sulak-sivaraksa.org or contact janell at kleiwerks.com.

Our Schedule:
Days will be full with morning and afternoon hands-on sessions (3 hours =
each) as well as evening circles & discussions. We will be living and =
sharing with eachother in several languages as well as having silent =
working time 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)!

Coming to Thailand:
Please arrive in Thailand a few days early to get over jetlag and =
acclimatize. Our site is in Yasothon in the Northeast, about an 8 hour =
bus ride from Bangkok (more details are given after registration).
2 month tourist visas are automatically given upon arrival into =
Thailand. If you are coming from the U.S. (both east and west coast) you =
can call Jonathan Argento at Fugazy Travel at 1.800.221.7181. He found =
us some pretty good deals on flights (around $800, maybe cheaper now?). =
If you are coming from other countries please contact your favorite =
travel agent.

Workshop Fee: (Note: If you are Thai please contact ashram at cscoms.com)
We expect this course to fill quickly so please email us ASAP if you are =
interested in joining this coming March. For foreigners the workshop fee =
is a sliding-scale $800-$300 which includes 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 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.

Workshop Registration:
To register please email janell at kleiwerks.com (note: there will not be a =
response between feb. 3-13). Let us know what country you are from, a =
little about what you do for work/livelyhood, if you work with any =
non-profits and anything else you'd like to tell us. Please keep it =
brief, around a paragraph. There are no requirements to attend.
Once you hear back from us we require a $200 non-refundable deposit sent =
to: Janell Kapoor at Wongsanit Ashram, PO Box 1, Ongkarak 26120, Nakorn =
Nayok, Siam. This will reserve your space. 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
Visit: www.kleiwerks.com and www.sulak-sivaraksa.org

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am passing this message along on =
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workshop and highly recommend that people who can go, should go.&nbsp; =
If you=20
have the slightest inkling of interest in natural building (which you do =
because=20
you are on this list), this workshop will have you convinced.&nbsp; =
Check it=20
out!</DIV>
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<DIV>Sawadeeka friends,</DIV>
<DIV> After an incredible 1st time Earth Building Workshop in =
Thailand we are=20
now preparing for Workshop #2. There was such tremendous interest and =
demand=20
during the 1st one that it seems appropriate to have another course this =
winter.=20
In this 2nd course we are making room for a larger group of people. =
Participants=20
will be from many countries with the majority coming from Southeast Asia =
as it=20
is our aim to support earthen construction in this part of the world. If =
you=20
would like to join please read on and know to contact us ASAP because we =
are=20
already filling =
quickly. ..................................... 2ND=20
NATURAL BUILDING WORKSHOP IN THAILAND Learn Cob, Adobe, Earth =
Plasters &amp;=20
Bamboo March 15th-24th, 2002 Join Kleiwerks Natural Building, =
The=20
Spirit in Education Movement and Sritan Village this coming March in=20
Northeastern Thailand for a 2nd International Natural Building Workshop. =
Through=20
lots of hands-on practice, demonstrations, classes and discussion =
circles you=20
will learn how to build your own earthen home. You will also be part of =
a rich=20
and diverse group experience while staying at an organic farm (with =
swimming=20
ponds) amongst a cooperative village in a rural setting. Our=20
Project: We will be building a beautiful earthen 2-story meeting hall =
which=20
will be used by villagers and visitors for meetings and educational =
purposes.=20
There will also be 2nd story guest rooms overlooking one of the ponds. =
We will=20
be using indigenous, ecologically-sound and practically free materials =
such as=20
clay, straw, rice husk and bamboo. The meeting hall will surely serve as =
a model=20
for many. Our Group &amp; Host: Participants will be from a =
number of=20
countries including the 3 instructors who are from Thailand (Jon =
Jandai), U.S.A.=20
(Janell Kapoor) and Holland (Michel Spaan). Many participants will be =
Thai=20
activists involved with the Spirit in Education Movement, The Assembly =
of the=20
Poor, local villages and other networks which focus on green politics, =
social=20
justice, non-violence and engaged spirituality. Our host is part of a =
network of=20
cooperative villages where people are practicing traditional farming, =
natural=20
health care, weaving and dying and teaching others in self-sufficiency.=20
Participants will have the option of a village homestay during the =
course. For=20
more information about the workshop sponsors and natural building visit: =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.kleiwerks.com">www.kleiwerks.com</A>, <A=20
href=3D"http://www.sulak-sivaraksa.org">www.sulak-sivaraksa.org</A> or =
contact <A=20
href=3D"mailto:janell at kleiwerks.com">janell at kleiwerks.com</A>. Our=
=20
Schedule: Days will be full with morning and afternoon hands-on =
sessions (3=20
hours each) as well as evening circles &amp; discussions. We will be =
living and=20
sharing with eachother in several languages as well as having silent =
working=20
time each day. There will also be time for yoga, meditation and alone =
time. We=20
will have a mid-week break. Please be prepared for an intensive =
experience (this=20
is not a vacation)! Coming to Thailand: Please arrive in =
Thailand a=20
few days early to get over jetlag and acclimatize. Our site is in =
Yasothon in=20
the Northeast, about an 8 hour bus ride from Bangkok (more details are =
given=20
after registration). 2 month tourist visas are automatically given =
upon=20
arrival into Thailand. If you are coming from the U.S. (both east and =
west=20
coast) you can call Jonathan Argento at Fugazy Travel at 1.800.221.7181. =
He=20
found us some pretty good deals on flights (around $800, maybe cheaper =
now?). If=20
you are coming from other countries please contact your favorite travel=20
agent. Workshop Fee: (Note: If you are Thai please contact <A=20
href=3D"mailto:ashram at cscoms.com">ashram at cscoms.com</A>) We expect =
this course=20
to fill quickly so please email us ASAP if you are interested in joining =
this=20
coming March. For foreigners the workshop fee is a sliding-scale =
$800-$300 which=20
includes meals, simple lodging and tuition. Please keep in mind that if =
you can=20
give more it will help cover the cost of this project and scholarships =
for Thai=20
village activists. If you cannot afford the low end of the scale please =
contact=20
us and we will work it out. We wish to turn no one away for lack of =
funds.=20
Again, please be in touch soon as space is limited. Workshop=20
Registration: To register please email <A=20
href=3D"mailto:janell at kleiwerks.com">janell at kleiwerks.com</A> (note: =
there will=20
not be a response between feb. 3-13). Let us know what country you are =
from, a=20
little about what you do for work/livelyhood, if you work with any =
non-profits=20
and anything else you'd like to tell us. Please keep it brief, around a=20
paragraph. There are no requirements to attend. Once you hear back =
from us we=20
require a $200 non-refundable deposit sent to: Janell Kapoor at =
Wongsanit=20
Ashram, PO Box 1, Ongkarak 26120, Nakorn Nayok, Siam. This will reserve =
your=20
space. We will then send you more details. If you have any other =
questions=20
please feel free to email us. Hope to see you there. Here's to mud in =
your=20
eye! Contact: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:janell at kleiwerks.com">janell at kleiwerks.com</A> Visit: =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.kleiwerks.com">www.kleiwerks.com</A> and <A=20
href=3D"http://www.sulak-sivaraksa.org">www.sulak-sivaraksa.org</A> </=
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