[Applause] yeah earth is our mother we must take
yeah earth is our mother we must take
yeah earth is our mother we must take care of her
care of her
care of her the earth is our mother we must take
the earth is our mother we must take
the earth is our mother we must take care of her you now hate my people
care of her you now hate my people
care of her you now hate my people v1 Yahoo not my people
v1 Yahoo not my people
v1 Yahoo not my people actually is a bit silly for me to be
actually is a bit silly for me to be
actually is a bit silly for me to be singing and dancing here because there’s
singing and dancing here because there’s
singing and dancing here because there’s some things that you need to do in a
some things that you need to do in a
some things that you need to do in a group in community and you can’t do
group in community and you can’t do
group in community and you can’t do alone and that is circuit dance and I
alone and that is circuit dance and I
alone and that is circuit dance and I love dancing but I have to say that
love dancing but I have to say that
love dancing but I have to say that there is a place and a time for
there is a place and a time for
there is a place and a time for everything and sometimes we leave the
everything and sometimes we leave the
everything and sometimes we leave the place out and what we’ve in the last
place out and what we’ve in the last
place out and what we’ve in the last couple of centuries we’ve left out or
couple of centuries we’ve left out or
couple of centuries we’ve left out or belittled the village and now we have
belittled the village and now we have
belittled the village and now we have started with a new direction but this
started with a new direction but this
started with a new direction but this new direction is already why the new
new direction is already why the new
new direction is already why the new direction is the Eco village and this is
direction is the Eco village and this is
direction is the Eco village and this is what I’m talking about tonight
what I’m talking about tonight
what I’m talking about tonight why the hell echo village is why do we
why the hell echo village is why do we
why the hell echo village is why do we need eco villages well in point of fact
need eco villages well in point of fact
need eco villages well in point of fact I’m starting with a couple of
I’m starting with a couple of
I’m starting with a couple of photographs of the village that I live
photographs of the village that I live
photographs of the village that I live in now for 30 years and it’s just after
in now for 30 years and it’s just after
in now for 30 years and it’s just after I left the that the Technical University
I left the that the Technical University
I left the that the Technical University in Berlin and left my professorship
in Berlin and left my professorship
in Berlin and left my professorship because I felt things have to come from
because I felt things have to come from
because I felt things have to come from the ground up we’re all talking about
the ground up we’re all talking about
the ground up we’re all talking about change we’re all talking about new
change we’re all talking about new
change we’re all talking about new perspectives and we’re thinking that is
perspectives and we’re thinking that is
perspectives and we’re thinking that is coming from above and that’s not the way
coming from above and that’s not the way
coming from above and that’s not the way is happening we’ve tried that so more
is happening we’ve tried that so more
is happening we’ve tried that so more often we’ve tried it with Christianity
often we’ve tried it with Christianity
often we’ve tried it with Christianity we’ve tried it with all sorts of
we’ve tried it with all sorts of
we’ve tried it with all sorts of different move
different move
different move and usually we get very fundamentalistic
and usually we get very fundamentalistic
and usually we get very fundamentalistic about acid very very hard so our idea is
about acid very very hard so our idea is
about acid very very hard so our idea is to move towards police and peace and
to move towards police and peace and
to move towards police and peace and creativity by having people do it
creativity by having people do it
creativity by having people do it themselves
themselves
themselves and do what they want to do it started
and do what they want to do it started
and do what they want to do it started here also in Berlin the whole idea of
here also in Berlin the whole idea of
here also in Berlin the whole idea of urban cohousing and urban communities
urban cohousing and urban communities
urban cohousing and urban communities but immediately they started to talk
but immediately they started to talk
but immediately they started to talk about ecology self-sufficiency
about ecology self-sufficiency
about ecology self-sufficiency this is Eisenach Ostrava in done in the
this is Eisenach Ostrava in done in the
this is Eisenach Ostrava in done in the middle of the 70s when I happen to be
middle of the 70s when I happen to be
middle of the 70s when I happen to be professor here at Berlin and I did some
professor here at Berlin and I did some
professor here at Berlin and I did some of the the help here and this is the
of the the help here and this is the
of the the help here and this is the next step you could say from the
next step you could say from the
next step you could say from the individual is to get into the groove and
individual is to get into the groove and
individual is to get into the groove and get going in a group and then you
get going in a group and then you
get going in a group and then you realize what you could do but if you get
realize what you could do but if you get
realize what you could do but if you get to a large piece of ground there’s
to a large piece of ground there’s
to a large piece of ground there’s something like eight or ten hectares
something like eight or ten hectares
something like eight or ten hectares then you can really begin doing things
then you can really begin doing things
then you can really begin doing things and you can really begin changing things
and you can really begin changing things
and you can really begin changing things immediately okay they take a little time
immediately okay they take a little time
immediately okay they take a little time this has taken 31 years to do it said
this has taken 31 years to do it said
this has taken 31 years to do it said it’s an old settlement that we found in
it’s an old settlement that we found in
it’s an old settlement that we found in Lower Saxony and it’s has ground beside
Lower Saxony and it’s has ground beside
Lower Saxony and it’s has ground beside it which we slowly over the years we
it which we slowly over the years we
it which we slowly over the years we bought up one after the other and we now
bought up one after the other and we now
bought up one after the other and we now got something like 70% of
got something like 70% of
got something like 70% of self-sufficiency going not only in food
self-sufficiency going not only in food
self-sufficiency going not only in food but also in energy so we have gone even
but also in energy so we have gone even
but also in energy so we have gone even before there were any programs of the
before there were any programs of the
before there were any programs of the German government we’ve gone into
German government we’ve gone into
German government we’ve gone into managing our own electricity
managing our own electricity
managing our own electricity as far as we can we even sell it
as far as we can we even sell it
as far as we can we even sell it managing our own food and we believe
managing our own food and we believe
managing our own food and we believe that food also has to show its beauty so
that food also has to show its beauty so
that food also has to show its beauty so we try to make it in ways and places to
we try to make it in ways and places to
we try to make it in ways and places to have also enough lifting feeling not
have also enough lifting feeling not
have also enough lifting feeling not only through the taste but also the the
only through the taste but also the the
only through the taste but also the the way we look at it we’ve gone now one
way we look at it we’ve gone now one
way we look at it we’ve gone now one step further that we’re now managing are
step further that we’re now managing are
step further that we’re now managing are trying to manage our own mobility with
trying to manage our own mobility with
trying to manage our own mobility with mostly electricity the small car up at
mostly electricity the small car up at
mostly electricity the small car up at the top is the first car run by a solar
charging station in 1991 and now we’re
charging station in 1991 and now we’re moving towards the factor of having even
moving towards the factor of having even
moving towards the factor of having even buses a bus which is completely
buses a bus which is completely
buses a bus which is completely electrical this we haven’t got there yes
electrical this we haven’t got there yes
electrical this we haven’t got there yes but this is this system of going we get
but this is this system of going we get
but this is this system of going we get the politicians in honest we get the
the politicians in honest we get the
the politicians in honest we get the producers in honest we get the
producers in honest we get the
producers in honest we get the businesspeople in earnest and and even
businesspeople in earnest and and even
businesspeople in earnest and and even the bus driver right beside me there and
the bus driver right beside me there and
the bus driver right beside me there and so it’s a whole thing of participation
so it’s a whole thing of participation
so it’s a whole thing of participation okay after doing this for 10 years we
okay after doing this for 10 years we
okay after doing this for 10 years we decided and I became founding chairman
decided and I became founding chairman
decided and I became founding chairman of the global eco village Network and we
of the global eco village Network and we
of the global eco village Network and we did it with nine eco villages from all
did it with nine eco villages from all
did it with nine eco villages from all of the world Australia United States
Denmark and we and quite a lot of others
Denmark and we and quite a lot of others and we have dined people from seven
and we have dined people from seven
and we have dined people from seven countries and three continents and we
countries and three continents and we
countries and three continents and we went public in 1995 in the then largest
went public in 1995 in the then largest
went public in 1995 in the then largest eco village in Europe that was in
eco village in Europe that was in
eco village in Europe that was in Finland
Finland
Finland in Scotland now we have 100 thousands
in Scotland now we have 100 thousands
in Scotland now we have 100 thousands and more eco villages in the world in
and more eco villages in the world in
and more eco villages in the world in 100 countries and it’s all happened by
100 countries and it’s all happened by
100 countries and it’s all happened by the people themselves doing it and
the people themselves doing it and
the people themselves doing it and they’re communicating with each other
they’re communicating with each other
they’re communicating with each other and they’re having great fun while
and they’re having great fun while
and they’re having great fun while they’re doing it and that’s a very
they’re doing it and that’s a very
they’re doing it and that’s a very important part so what’s happening here
important part so what’s happening here
important part so what’s happening here here is where it was actually went
here is where it was actually went
here is where it was actually went public and found it in 95 already in 96
public and found it in 95 already in 96
public and found it in 95 already in 96 we start its education eco village
we start its education eco village
we start its education eco village design education for short ete this is
design education for short ete this is
design education for short ete this is already being done in 167 countries and
already being done in 167 countries and
already being done in 167 countries and but it’s also started in this eco
but it’s also started in this eco
but it’s also started in this eco village in in Scotland and they recycles
village in in Scotland and they recycles
village in in Scotland and they recycles all the time whisky barrels as houses
all the time whisky barrels as houses
all the time whisky barrels as houses they recycle old buildings for new and
they recycle old buildings for new and
they recycle old buildings for new and even to a great extent the wood that
even to a great extent the wood that
even to a great extent the wood that they use in their wooden buildings we
they use in their wooden buildings we
they use in their wooden buildings we have also recycling of a whole spa in
have also recycling of a whole spa in
have also recycling of a whole spa in Los Angeles Los Angeles had hot water up
Los Angeles Los Angeles had hot water up
Los Angeles Los Angeles had hot water up to about three years after the Second
to about three years after the Second
to about three years after the Second World War and then the hot water
World War and then the hot water
World War and then the hot water cease to be there because of a
cease to be there because of a
cease to be there because of a earthquake the in Los Angeles and they
earthquake the in Los Angeles and they
earthquake the in Los Angeles and they took over the whole spa and they got it
took over the whole spa and they got it
took over the whole spa and they got it going as an eco village the water is
going as an eco village the water is
going as an eco village the water is back by the next earthquake so now they
back by the next earthquake so now they
back by the next earthquake so now they even have an income this is an old
even have an income this is an old
even have an income this is an old hospital in Amsterdam quarter an hour
hospital in Amsterdam quarter an hour
hospital in Amsterdam quarter an hour from the station of the main station of
from the station of the main station of
from the station of the main station of Amsterdam to walk to it and it’s a
Amsterdam to walk to it and it’s a
Amsterdam to walk to it and it’s a hospital it was to be pulled down
hospital it was to be pulled down
hospital it was to be pulled down completely
completely
completely and a group of permaculture people of
and a group of permaculture people of
and a group of permaculture people of actors and artists and quite a few
actors and artists and quite a few
actors and artists and quite a few teachers got together and decided to
teachers got together and decided to
teachers got together and decided to recycle the whole pavilion hospital it
recycle the whole pavilion hospital it
recycle the whole pavilion hospital it was about to be pull down and they built
was about to be pull down and they built
was about to be pull down and they built onto it as well and and they even used
onto it as well and and they even used
onto it as well and and they even used the the operation theaters as theaters
the the operation theaters as theaters
the the operation theaters as theaters and as studios for artists putting in
and as studios for artists putting in
and as studios for artists putting in grass roofs but not only grass roofs
grass roofs but not only grass roofs
grass roofs but not only grass roofs vegetable roofs putting and you can see
vegetable roofs putting and you can see
vegetable roofs putting and you can see it you just in most people in absolute
it you just in most people in absolute
it you just in most people in absolute heaven itself don’t even know it’s they
heaven itself don’t even know it’s they
heaven itself don’t even know it’s they are so then you have the other type of
are so then you have the other type of
are so then you have the other type of eco village that comes out of a planning
eco village that comes out of a planning
eco village that comes out of a planning situation Copenhagen decided to put a in
situation Copenhagen decided to put a in
situation Copenhagen decided to put a in an overhead railway for the outscoring
an overhead railway for the outscoring
an overhead railway for the outscoring skirting villages and then to actually
skirting villages and then to actually
skirting villages and then to actually densify the housing around those stops
densify the housing around those stops
densify the housing around those stops you can see right up on the left-hand
you can see right up on the left-hand
you can see right up on the left-hand corner is the railway station and then
corner is the railway station and then
corner is the railway station and then the eco village has grown about it
the eco village has grown about it
the eco village has grown about it experimenting with different ways of
experimenting with different ways of
experimenting with different ways of building and living in the Danish planet
such similar things which undone in
such similar things which undone in Denmark in other places Denmark has the
Denmark in other places Denmark has the
Denmark in other places Denmark has the highest amount of eco villages in the
highest amount of eco villages in the
highest amount of eco villages in the world for the its population so what
world for the its population so what
world for the its population so what we’re trying to bring in sustainability
we’re trying to bring in sustainability
we’re trying to bring in sustainability but in traditional cultures as much as
but in traditional cultures as much as
but in traditional cultures as much as possible we’re trying to respond to the
possible we’re trying to respond to the
possible we’re trying to respond to the social complexity that all planners are
social complexity that all planners are
social complexity that all planners are doing at the moment but we’re designing
doing at the moment but we’re designing
doing at the moment but we’re designing from the place from the people
from the place from the people
from the place from the people themselves this is a
themselves this is a
themselves this is a a village that has is down here at the
a village that has is down here at the
a village that has is down here at the was there up to about five years ago and
was there up to about five years ago and
was there up to about five years ago and it’s a village extension which is done
it’s a village extension which is done
it’s a village extension which is done on the principles of eco villages and
on the principles of eco villages and
on the principles of eco villages and this is in Ireland and it looks a bit
this is in Ireland and it looks a bit
this is in Ireland and it looks a bit like this at the moment this is a
like this at the moment this is a
like this at the moment this is a photograph taken only just two weeks ago
photograph taken only just two weeks ago
photograph taken only just two weeks ago and so of the building up slowly and
and so of the building up slowly and
and so of the building up slowly and they are willing up the whole thing on
they are willing up the whole thing on
they are willing up the whole thing on the five zones of permaculture what
the five zones of permaculture what
the five zones of permaculture what we’re doing compared to the normal
we’re doing compared to the normal
we’re doing compared to the normal planning systems and honestly I was
planning systems and honestly I was
planning systems and honestly I was professor of urban design here so I was
professor of urban design here so I was
professor of urban design here so I was teaching planning methods etc most of
teaching planning methods etc most of
teaching planning methods etc most of our planning messes then were way out
our planning messes then were way out
our planning messes then were way out because we were pulling into the
because we were pulling into the
because we were pulling into the ecological and economic since we are
ecological and economic since we are
ecological and economic since we are pulling in the social and the economic
pulling in the social and the economic
pulling in the social and the economic we’ve all pulled in the ecological but
we’ve all pulled in the ecological but
we’ve all pulled in the ecological but what’s now happening with the eco
what’s now happening with the eco
what’s now happening with the eco villages is that we’re pulling in the
villages is that we’re pulling in the
villages is that we’re pulling in the world view the spiritual the cultural
world view the spiritual the cultural
world view the spiritual the cultural because we say it hasn’t got any
because we say it hasn’t got any
because we say it hasn’t got any sustainability unless it comes from the
sustainability unless it comes from the
sustainability unless it comes from the people unless it comes from their heart
people unless it comes from their heart
people unless it comes from their heart we need to plan with the heart and and
we need to plan with the heart and and
we need to plan with the heart and and with the people all right not even
with the people all right not even
with the people all right not even channel with the people let the people
channel with the people let the people
channel with the people let the people plan so with all this wisdom that we was
plan so with all this wisdom that we was
plan so with all this wisdom that we was put together in the last 30 years were
put together in the last 30 years were
put together in the last 30 years were now beginning to work with governments
now beginning to work with governments
now beginning to work with governments and were just this is just two weeks ago
and were just this is just two weeks ago
and were just this is just two weeks ago again at Marrakesh at the cop20 to kasha
again at Marrakesh at the cop20 to kasha
again at Marrakesh at the cop20 to kasha as you where who is the the president of
as you where who is the the president of
as you where who is the the president of the colliculus Network at the moment is
the colliculus Network at the moment is
the colliculus Network at the moment is signing with Egypt a memory memorandum
signing with Egypt a memory memorandum
signing with Egypt a memory memorandum and they’ll see assigned with
and they’ll see assigned with
and they’ll see assigned with 11 African countries one after the other
11 African countries one after the other
11 African countries one after the other two South American countries who have
two South American countries who have
two South American countries who have already signed a couple before so we’re
already signed a couple before so we’re
already signed a couple before so we’re actually getting it into the United
actually getting it into the United
actually getting it into the United Nations as a possible solution we’re not
Nations as a possible solution we’re not
Nations as a possible solution we’re not saying it’s the one and only solution
saying it’s the one and only solution
saying it’s the one and only solution we’re saying it’s a possible solution it
we’re saying it’s a possible solution it
we’re saying it’s a possible solution it should be allowed because when we
should be allowed because when we
should be allowed because when we started 30 years ago we had all the
started 30 years ago we had all the
started 30 years ago we had all the planning permission or everything
planning permission or everything
planning permission or everything against us and even the banks and
against us and even the banks and
against us and even the banks and whatnot we had to beg borrow and steal
whatnot we had to beg borrow and steal
whatnot we had to beg borrow and steal and almost say to keep going and now you
and almost say to keep going and now you
and almost say to keep going and now you see these groups are taking over I mean
see these groups are taking over I mean
see these groups are taking over I mean this is just a beautiful thing for me
this is just a beautiful thing for me
this is just a beautiful thing for me personally having worked in the United
personally having worked in the United
personally having worked in the United Nations 25 years ago to try and get the
Nations 25 years ago to try and get the
Nations 25 years ago to try and get the idea into their planning systems in into
idea into their planning systems in into
idea into their planning systems in into their center of habit as it is now
their center of habit as it is now
their center of habit as it is now actually happening this is fantastic and
actually happening this is fantastic and
actually happening this is fantastic and then the final thing is that we have to
then the final thing is that we have to
then the final thing is that we have to get away from this high falutin idea
get away from this high falutin idea
get away from this high falutin idea that only certain people can design in
that only certain people can design in
that only certain people can design in fact in fact every one of us can design
fact in fact every one of us can design
fact in fact every one of us can design and we’re doing is we’re even designing
and we’re doing is we’re even designing
and we’re doing is we’re even designing a garden when we put a plant in and so
a garden when we put a plant in and so
a garden when we put a plant in and so what we’ve done now is we’ve done a
what we’ve done now is we’ve done a
what we’ve done now is we’ve done a completely different type of education
completely different type of education
completely different type of education and it’s a four week intensive education
and it’s a four week intensive education
and it’s a four week intensive education on the four keys that you saw beforehand
on the four keys that you saw beforehand
on the four keys that you saw beforehand the social ecological and the worldview
the social ecological and the worldview
the social ecological and the worldview and it’s very intensive and we’ve done
and it’s very intensive and we’ve done
and it’s very intensive and we’ve done it in many countries in the world and
it in many countries in the world and
it in many countries in the world and it’s still going on then we’ve gone into
it’s still going on then we’ve gone into
it’s still going on then we’ve gone into other places and we get empowerment
other places and we get empowerment
other places and we get empowerment going it’s um what’s going on – man
going it’s um what’s going on – man
going it’s um what’s going on – man tactic why is that okay we go automatic
tactic why is that okay we go automatic
tactic why is that okay we go automatic you’re getting an idea of all the
you’re getting an idea of all the
you’re getting an idea of all the different countries we’re going going to
different countries we’re going going to
different countries we’re going going to require people are doing things from
require people are doing things from
require people are doing things from Sarris and
Sarris and
Sarris and we’re designing for disassembly and this
we’re designing for disassembly and this
we’re designing for disassembly and this is a real old phrase and friend of mine
is a real old phrase and friend of mine
is a real old phrase and friend of mine this year I learned through architecture
this year I learned through architecture
this year I learned through architecture to be an urban designer and we were in
to be an urban designer and we were in
to be an urban designer and we were in into modern architecture it started in
into modern architecture it started in
into modern architecture it started in the in the thirties but it really got
the in the thirties but it really got
the in the thirties but it really got going again after the Second World War
going again after the Second World War
going again after the Second World War then we had about 20 years later we had
then we had about 20 years later we had
then we had about 20 years later we had postmodern architecture and what we’re
postmodern architecture and what we’re
postmodern architecture and what we’re doing now is compost modern architecture
doing now is compost modern architecture
doing now is compost modern architecture we’re creating architecture so that when
we’re creating architecture so that when
we’re creating architecture so that when it’s finished its use it’s just a huge
it’s finished its use it’s just a huge
it’s finished its use it’s just a huge big composting and can be used again and
big composting and can be used again and
big composting and can be used again and this is one message I’d like to get over
this is one message I’d like to get over
this is one message I’d like to get over to you all that you can do yourself at
to you all that you can do yourself at
to you all that you can do yourself at home in in an eco village but also
home in in an eco village but also
home in in an eco village but also within an urban setting so um as you can
within an urban setting so um as you can
within an urban setting so um as you can see I can go on talking for until the
see I can go on talking for until the
see I can go on talking for until the cows come home and so well I’m going to
cows come home and so well I’m going to
cows come home and so well I’m going to do now is your intuition up and standing
do now is your intuition up and standing
do now is your intuition up and standing dance which comes from and it goes like
dance which comes from and it goes like
dance which comes from and it goes like this
this
this it has a hey hey hey hey hey hey and
it has a hey hey hey hey hey hey and
it has a hey hey hey hey hey hey and hope that the water
hope that the water
hope that the water hey hey anna hey anna hey anna hey anna
hey hey anna hey anna hey anna hey anna
hey hey anna hey anna hey anna hey anna hey the chorus hey anna hey anna hey
hey the chorus hey anna hey anna hey
hey the chorus hey anna hey anna hey oh hey anna hey anna hey anna hey and
oh hey anna hey anna hey anna hey and
oh hey anna hey anna hey anna hey and under on fire hey hey anna hey anna hey
under on fire hey hey anna hey anna hey
under on fire hey hey anna hey anna hey anna hey anna so i hope i have write you
anna hey anna so i hope i have write you
anna hey anna so i hope i have write you up for to a new perspective
up for to a new perspective
up for to a new perspective [Applause]
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