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Transition Town Introduction IN 30 SECONDS
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Kathy Jacobson replied to Ben Twombly's discussion 'Transition Town Introduction IN 30 SECONDS'"Hi Folks,
Here's my shot at it as folks in Ohio asked for something on the home page clarifying what the Transition Initiatives movement was about. It is probably more than a minute long if read out-loud but perhaps there's something in it…"
Eric replied to Ben Twombly's discussion 'Transition Town Introduction IN 30 SECONDS'"Transition Towns to me is our collective response to daunting economic/environmental problems sweeping this nation that are pushing people forward to question collectively what they can do to form resilience instead of our globalized efficiency.
At…"
Transition Town Introduction IN 30 SECONDS
I haven't even gotten mine into the seconds range yet. I'm still working on minutes. But I want to know/see what a short 30-60 second intro could look like.Any takers?See More
"Hi Les, Happy to meet your acquaintance. Yes, I'm a member of the newly formed initiating group in Newburyport, MA. I've been many places, but Newburyport is my home off the sea.
Boston Computer Society, eh? I was in the not so lofty…"
Les Squires left a comment for Ben Twombly"Welcome Ben! Great to see you here on Transition U.S. and Transition Massachusetts. You highlighted in your profile "... Member of a newly formed Initiation group...." -- Which group? In MA or in Newburyport? I have fond memories of…"
Lawrence of Sebastopol left a comment for Ben Twombly"Welcome, Pleas share any success and projects you all have"
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- Member of Transition Newburyport Initiation group.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- It isn't dependent on government, but each other. It encourages involvement of everyone and not just a committee of active members or board. It focuses on change from within the individual and growth of the local community together.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement? What can YOU teach us? What can your GROUP teach us?
- I have always had a desire to be involved with change that occurs in our environment, government, economy and social misconseptions. I have long held a desire to be involved in activly changing how the world views itself. The last few years my desire has been growing. When a friend shared the Transition Town project with me I realized it was time to take action. It's a movement that I believe in and structured in a way that gives hope. It moves only through the involvement of every individual getting involved and seeing the need for change. And acting with his neighbors to do something about it.
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- Transition Handbook, The Long Descent, Ning, midwestpermaculture
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- At 2:22pm on March 11, 2009, Les Squires said…
- Welcome Ben! Great to see you here on Transition U.S. and Transition Massachusetts. You highlighted in your profile "... Member of a newly formed Initiation group...." -- Which group? In MA or in Newburyport? I have fond memories of Newburyport, one of my favorite Boston cities, where I lived for 22 year and was super active in the Boston Computer Society. Good to meet you.
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- At 8:50pm on February 24, 2009, Lawrence of Sebastopol said…
- Welcome, Pleas share any success and projects you all have
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