Global Earth Repair Conference
-UPDATE-
Thanks to everyone who donated to the fund! 126 donors raised $10,200 !!! Much love and gratitude!
Our 30 day campaign has ended so we are no longer excepting donations through this platform. We are working on other outlets to raise the next $20,000 needed to support this event. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please go to our website-
https://earthrepair.friendsofthetrees.net/
This crowdfunder also acquired 3,205 views and 1,255 shares. We would like to thank all the people who helped spread the word about this campaign. This really helped create positive momentum towards the event.
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Your donation will help launch a first-of-its-kind event, the Global Earth Repair Conference to be held May 3 - 5 in Port Townsend, WA, USA. Our team is preparing for over 500 people from around the world to unite in Port Townsend, Washington, for three exhilarating days of learning, celebration, and collective action. The Conference will focus on the grassroots level of restoring the vitality of our world. More than 70 presenters will weave together their expertise in various fields, including restoration ecology, agroforestry, permaculture, carbon sequestration, and myco-remediation. Together we’ll envision a thriving planet for our descendants seven generations from now, and strategize the many steps it will take to get there.
A conference of this scale requires significant funds to organize. The donations our team collects now will cover transportation / lodging costs for our keynote speakers, many of whom will be traveling from abroad. A scholarship fund will allow a number of students, youth, and First Nations / Native Americans to attend the conference for free. A further goal of the Conference is to create a portal for earth repair knowledge and networking. To that end, we’re investing in technology for webcasting, podcast production, and conference calls, enabling people around the world to participate.
If you’d like to support the Global Earth Repair Conference as a major sponsor at the $250 to $4,000 level, please read about the various perks we are offering here:
Sponsorship
Here is how your donation will help launch the GERC:
* 50% for presenters’ travel and accommodations
* 30% for Indigenous representatives and scholarships
* 20% for media and webcasting.
We hope you will attend the conference (in person, or online). May 3 – 5 at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington! You can purchase tickets at the Global Earth Repair Conference website: Registration
The Global Earth Repair Conference will feature:
* Keynote speeches by; John D. Liu, Dr. Thomas J. Goreau, Ilarian Merculieff, Mona Polacca, Precious Phiri and Derrick Jensen.
* Panels, round-table discussions, and workshops with over 70 experts in various fields of ecosystem restoration.
*Field trips to successful earth repair projects on the Olympic Peninsula
* Training intensives before and after the conference
* Tree planting
* Ceremony, music, art
* Honoring the heroes & heroines of earth repair
We are offering a limited number of work-trade opportunities for discounted admission tickets. Find out about this program here:
WorkTrade
If you’re interested in joining our team, we are looking for more people to help us organize the many facets of this conference.
Organizing Team
We are also building an international directory of earth repair projects and practitioners. If you would like to research a particular field or part of the world, drop us a line via the GERC website.
Please share this crowd funder with your network and spread the word about the Global Earth Repair Conference. With a united effort, we can accomplish ‘The Great Work of Our Time’: to regreen our planet and recarbonize our soil.
Conference Website
FaceBook Event Page
Thank You for your support!
Michael Pilarski & Team
