<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Off Grid Festival</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info.offgridevents@gmail.com">info.offgridevents@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 11:11 PM<br>Subject: Launching Off Grid Festival 2016<br>To: <a href="mailto:info@offgrid-festival.co.uk">info@offgrid-festival.co.uk</a><br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><b><font face="Verdana">Dear Member of the New Economy,</font></b><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">I hope this email finds you well and that you won’t object to me emailing like this. I’m writing to let you know about the relaunch of the <a href="http://www.offgrid-festival.co.uk" target="_blank"><b><font color="#0433ff">Off Grid Festival</font></b></a><b> </b>in 2016. Off Grid ran between 2009 and 2014 as an annual gathering in Somerset with the intention of showcasing solutions, exploring radical alternatives to the mainstream and personally empowering attendees through a range of workshops, skill-shares and more. </font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">The event is a unique crossover between festival and conference, a chance to have fun in a field with likeminded people sharing ideas, skills and wisdom. A chance to celebrate life whilst building for a better future. Over the years the event has trialled many exciting innovations, including running its own <b>complementary currency</b>, the SOL (Symbol of Life) based on local economies already existent in the UK.</font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">A centrepiece of the event is the <b>Off Grid College</b>, a 12 module course in low-impact and sustainable living, focused on practical applications of knowledge ranging from Permaculture techniques to DIY 12v technology; Eco Build skills to wild food and medicine foraging; natural waste and water systems to making your own biogas system. Alongside this there is an annual conference covering topics as diverse as the New Economy; smallscale farming and food production; low impact law; One Planet development; Cooperatives and Organisational Structures and much more. All this and more in festival surroundings with childrens area; main stage; organic food and drink; permaculture gardens; forest school; bushcraft space; traditional crafts and alternative technology area and much more besides.</font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><b>Off Grid</b> plans to return in 2016 as part of a new venture, The Biophilia Project, on a 96-acre farm on the very edge of <b>Exeter</b>. It’s an amazing location where the owner has a clear vision to showcase Another World is Possible through demonstration of innovative land management techniques, hosting community activity and by providing a haven in touching distance of urban areas for those seeking solutions. Contributors to the event include <b>Shift Bristol</b><b>,</b> <b>Transition Exeter </b>and<b> Exeter Community Energy</b>, whilst the <b>Exeter Pound</b> itself will act as the special site currency for the weekend. </font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">We’re currently running a Crowdfund campaign to get the event back off the ground, encouraging people to sign up as Members/Buy Tickets and participate in this year’s Gathering. The crowdfund campaign runs until 19th April seeking to raise £6000 towards costs of the event. It can be found here: <a href="http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/off-grid-festival-2016" style="color:rgb(4,51,255);font-weight:bold" target="_blank">http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/off-grid-festival-2016</a><b style="color:rgb(4,51,255)"> </b>along with a video about the event.</font></div><div><b><font face="Verdana"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font face="Verdana">If you would be interested in attending the event in some capacity, please let us know. We’d love to hear from you and your organisation. Any help in promoting to your friends, family and networks is very much appreciated.</font></b></div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">Yours sincerely,</font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">Dan Hurring</font></div><font face="Verdana">Event Coordinator<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></font><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><font face="Verdana">Off Grid Festival</font></div><div><font face="Verdana">www. <a href="http://offgrid-festival.co.uk" target="_blank">offgrid-festival.co.uk</a></font></div><div><font face="Verdana"><a href="mailto:info@offgrid-festival.co.uk" target="_blank">info@offgrid-festival.co.uk</a></font></div></div></font></span></div></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: <a href="http://commonstransition.org" target="_blank">http://commonstransition.org</a> </div><div><br></div>P2P Foundation: <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net</a> - <a href="http://blog.p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net</a> <br><br><a href="http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation" target="_blank"></a>Updates: <a href="http://twitter.com/mbauwens" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/mbauwens</a>; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens</a><br><br>#82 on the (En)Rich list: <a href="http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/" target="_blank">http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/</a> <br></div></div></div></div>
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