Introduction to Queer Regenerative Design

About This Event

Permaculture can be an incredible design methodology to help create equitable systems that care for community and the planet. Alternatively, it can be another tool of eco-colonialism if not implemented meaningfully or with the feedback from diverse communities.

Innovation and transformation has always been Queer and Queer theory is now helping steer permaculture into increasingly diverse and equitable outcomes. Permaculture has so much to offer in terms of tangible systems design support to Queer communities and Queer folks. Queering the pathways that have been laid before us has never been more important.

Class will run Wednesday 10th of May, 17th, 24th and 31st from 6:00-8:30pm AEST (QLD time zone) over Zoom and the link will be sent out via email on the 7th of May. 

The class will also be recorded and made available to ticket purchasers if they are absent for a class 

Workshop Content

• The role of ‘bravery’ in regenerating our landscape & relationships and new ways we can be brave.

• Breakdown of the social conditioning we have all faced that led to the issues we experience today across Patriarchy | Cis-heteronormativity | Ableism | White supremacy

• Frameworks we can use to understand and combat challenges across Systems thinking

• Trauma informed design

• Culturally competent design

• Resilient community design

• The basics of Queer Theory & Permaculture and their role in this regeneration

• How we can all use the above to regenerate our world

About Your Facilitators 

Guy Ritani (Ia/they/them), is a proud Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Kahungunu & Macnamara takatāpui Māori artist, activist, designer and teacher currently living on Wangerriburras Country. Their work is within the growing edge of our systemic relationships to whenua/Country, building food systems, economic support systems and housing that aligns to our planetary limits.


Toad Dell (they/them/it), is an Irish/English settler living on unceded land of the Wangerriburras People. Co-founder of PermaQueer & board member of Permaculture Australia and are deeply committed and passionate about using permaculture education to help break up the hegemony and reliance upon cultural systems of violence.

About the Pricing

The general admission for this workshop is 250$ although we have five partial scholarship at 125$ and five full scholarship for First Nations people to reflect the Fair Share Permaculture ethic. The partial scholarship is aimed towards members of marginalised communities who would otherwise not be able to afford access. If this is still inaccessible, feel free to email toad@permaqueer.com to discuss further.