Inbox/Yet to be Classified Postings

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Suggestion Box

Transition Group Planning

A broad category used to pull together discussions related to GROUP planning, execution, and evaluation.

Transition Groups in Action

Weekly publication of selected Group activities in Transition in Action. Active groups get promoted.

Member and Group Welcomes

repository where 1) members can express and gain support for their specific interests and skills and 2) existing groups can declare and gain support for their particular visioning of the future.

Stanford Transition Survey 2009-2010

243 Transitioners responded to detailed questions about their values and participation in Transition.

Universities

Schools and Universities offering formal curricula relevant to Transition.

Newsletters and Blogs

US STATE ORIGINAL STARTUP DISCUSSIONS###

NOTE. Early Discussions by States, prior to the creation of State ning sites, appear here. See TN RESOURCES on the main menu for quick access to all States -- where new State activity should be posted.

WORKGROUP:: CRITICAL OPINION & ANALYSIS

WORKGROUP:: ECONOMY

local currencies, barter, childcare cooperatives, cottage industries, right livelihood, local entrepreneurship, local business, meaningful work

WORKGROUP:: ENERGY

local renewable energy sources, distributed/decentralized energy grid, biogas conversions, solar, wind, CHP, wood, micro-hydro, biofuels, use reduction

WORKGROUP:: ENVISIONING A LOCAL FUTURE

WORKGROUP:: FOOD

local food production, food security, CSA's, Permaculture, organic, & biodynamic growing, building healthy soils, food preservation & storage, farming cooperatives, community kitchens, buying in bulk, grains, working animals

WORKGROUP:: HOUSING

natural building, retrofitting/eco-home renovation, affordable housing, developing/sourcing local building materials, Passivhaus, ecovillages, co-housing, changing zoning laws, adding tenants, home business, child-friendly communities, neighborhood sharing, multi-generational home design (tools, machines, etc.)

WORKGROUP:: LOCAL BUSINESS

Local business, green businesses

WORKGROUP:: LOCAL GOVERNMENT & OUTREACH

gathering information, monitoring, history, liasing, informing, educating, involving, accountability & evaluation processes, posting events, organizing events, writing, presenting, contacts database

WORKGROUP:: LOCAL TRADING

Local currencies, barter, comlementary currencies, alternative currencies. local currencies, barter, childcare cooperatives, cottage industries, right livelihood, local entrepreneurship, local business, meaningful work

WORKGROUP:: MIND, HEART & SOUL

psychology of change, eco-awareness, music & performing/participatory arts, arts, cultural events, cultural diversity, entertainment in film, arts, music, dance, performance, even athletic as in ReCreation and Olympics events. Opportunities for all to participate and enjoy culture (& all arts) - celebrating diversity and history reclaiming public space, celebrations, meditation & healing, spirituality, community-building, community programs pertaining to many aspects of life, culture and the arts. Rites of passage, group process, facilitation, mediation, social justice & democracy, fairness & inclusion vs. sexism/racism/elitism/*ism - i.e. the reduction & elimination of narcissism, which is based in artificial entitlement, privilege and competition which leads to unbridled greed, desensitization and dehumanization.