This group is dedicated to discussing issues that will affect families, especially women and children, after peak oil, and to creating a new "Permaculture of Family" ways of creating sustainable families, communities and societies that focus on health, welfare, safety and reduction of inequity. We are seeking a way to "powerdown" as a populace - to *voluntarily* reduce our population and consumption, while creating stronger families and communities. This group is open to anyone interested in these issues, although the emphasis is on conservation, sustainability and voluntary actions. Please keep on topic, be reasonably respectful, cut and paste, and don't tick off the cranky moderator too much.