soft power

Suomen Permakulttuuri Yhdistys, short SPY, the Finnish Permaculture Association - an association I co-founded in 2016. I served as president from 2020 to 2022 and resigned in 2022 due to a coup d'état. 

When Process Overrides Ethics: A Case Study in Permaculture Governance

In 2022, I raised concerns about permaculture certification processes being shaped by people without the relevant qualifications — specifically, the Diploma paths being discussed by non-diploma holders at Suomen Permakulttuuri Yhdistys.

The thread below is from the assosication's Slack workspace. I’m sharing it to document the origins of a conflict that eventually led to my resignation from the Finnish Permaculture Association.