Village Building Convergence

Posted May 17, 2011

VBC 11 MAY 27TH-jUNE 5TH 2011

2800 SE HARRISON

It’s time for the 11th annual Village Building Convergence- 10 days of community and natural building workshops. Learn how to create cob benches, community gardens, street art, community kiosks, social activism, and community building.  The Village Building Convergence is in its 11th year (hard to believe).

10 years ago I hosted a village building site in my backyard- for 10 days dozens of people helped build a cob (sand and clay) sauna. I was blown away at how many people helped created it. For almost 10 years now, I’ve kept the sauna open to the community and it’s been enjoyed by hundreds (maybe thousands) of people.  I can say first hand the Village Building Convergence is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, and learn all about natural building.

11th Annual VBC in brief: We will come together to create benches, community kiosks, gardens, street paintings, tile mosaics, and more! Come join your neighbors as they bring to life the natural building, permaculture, and public art projects that they’ve been planning for the last 4 months. Learn valuable skills for urban sustainability and social regeneration while celebrating the creativity and diversity of our wonderful city! Read more about the VBC… 

During the day, you will have the opportunity to get involved with creative, community designed placemaking projects happening all over the city. There will be building, gardening, art, and many other fun things to do and great people doing them with you! This aspect of the event is always free.
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During the evening everyone will gather at a central venue for a night of wholesome food, presentations by leaders in the forefront of positive change, and exhilirating musical performances from local bands. 9-day tickets for evening events are on sale now for pre-purchase and are available per night at the door. Read more about the evening…