"TRANSITION INITIATIVE STARTING IN OCEAN BEACH.
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Christopher Thompson
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Christopher Thompson left a comment for Ellen LaConte"Hi Ellen, sent a couple of messages but seem to be having trouble with the sending function on this site.
I wanted to check in to see if you would be attending the "Green Festival" in LA, CA. Oct 29-30th I will be writing about a couple of…"
Christopher Thompson posted a status"Hello all, just saw this and thought to share it.
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view.html"
Ellen LaConte left a comment for Christopher Thompson"Will check out your site, eagerly. Glad to be invited into friendship, collaboration. In synch with every aspect of the short statement of your vital and ambitious project. Would like to participate in Part/stage two. Doing a workshop at John…"
Christopher Thompson commented on Ellen LaConte's blog post 'Naming Our Condition So That We Can Speak to It--Together'"Name: "Industrial Hangover"
Function: The Industrial Revolution
Substance: Petroleum Distillates
Dysfunction: Cheap fossil energy based structural dynamic coupled with the impossible idea…"
Christopher Thompson left a comment for Elizabeth Thompson"Thanks for accepting it! Look forward to getting to know more about you and/or your efforts here. Have a great day :)"
Elizabeth Thompson left a comment for Christopher Thompson"Hi Christopher. Thanks for the invite. Love your last name."
Christopher Thompson posted a status"New Post on The Finding Finite Project http://thefindingfiniteproject.wordpress.com/"
Christopher Thompson replied to yf35's discussion 'How can we leverage technology to go create a network of local food supplies and expertise?' in the group Resilience, systems thinking and social networks"My friend Mary Rose thought my voice could be used in this forum, so I give it with collaborative spirit.
I decided to start with the original comment before reading all of your responses. This is in direct response to the original statement by yf35…"
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Sustainable Community Transformations, Developments, and Preparations for our Civilizations' Transitional Age.See More
Christopher Thompson left a comment for Becky Prelitz"Hi Becky, presently all of my friend requests are spent, so I was hoping you would invite me. I am down in Oceanside, and my project is called The Finding Finite Project - you can read about it on its blog at: thefindingfiniteproject.wordpress.com"
mary rose joined Christopher Thompson's groupThe Finding Finite Project
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Profile Information
- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- Long (detailed) answer... thefindingfiniteproject.wordpress.com
Short (summarized) answer... The Projects Purpose and Task
Segment One: To develop the governing dynamics (initiatives, operational structures & protocols) for a cohesive and cooperative community culture in line with a self-sustainable village. Instead of rebuilding our Urban/Suburban unsustainable infrastructures, the program would be tasked to promote the localized and more logistically plausible retrofitting of existing dwellings (neighborhoods). These “Neighborhood Villages” would then develop into a town, city, state, and national network of such villages. Recognizing the eminent failure to sustain its inhabitants within the current systems, this program will educate, direct, and help manage a practical and sustainable paradigm. Its purpose is to first establish a civil continuity, then awareness/informational structure, a resource (energy, food, and water) collective, and finally a feasible localized governance to secure each village and its inhabitants. The reason or need for the program is to avoid mass population displacement & disorder while easing the transitional challenges brought on by a system that was planned, built, and entirely reliant on cheap fossil fuels. While providing a societal structure that sustains, stabilizes, and further attempts to unify its population.
Segment Two: The multiple layered awareness efforts of the program, its purpose, and the reason it is needed. Be that publications, documents/editorials, documentary/films, and/or celebrity endorsement and alignments.
Segment Three: The completion and publishing (not sure about paper publishing) of the book and manual titled “Finding Finite”.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- It is going to take a village. Please take the time to read our projects purpose, and we will take our time learning from you.
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- Sorry to keep putting in the blog link, but it is the best way for you to know me and our intentions. thefindingfiniteproject.wordpress.com
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Christopher Thompson's Blog
The Finding Finite Project
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 9:02am 0 Comments 0 Likes
As I am trying to manage a great deal of informational sources and portals, I apologize for not blog posting at this site... for now you can read, comment, and subscribe by email to the blog at thefindingfiniteproject.wordpress.com
Many thanks and wishes for your successful transition,
Chris
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 5:13am on September 21, 2011, Ellen LaConte said…
- Will check out your site, eagerly. Glad to be invited into friendship, collaboration. In synch with every aspect of the short statement of your vital and ambitious project. Would like to participate in Part/stage two. Doing a workshop at John Cobb's conference, Brave New Planet: Imagining Ecological Communities, Oct 27-29, Claremont. There's a prettier page, but this popped up first: http://imaginingecologicalcommunities.wordpress.com/ You should be there, I think. MicKibben, Orr--conversation around your issues.
- At 2:23pm on September 19, 2011, Elizabeth Thompson said…
- Hi Christopher. Thanks for the invite. Love your last name.
- At 11:45am on August 31, 2011,
Les Squires said… - Welcome Christopher,
Great to see your interest in Transition! Welcome to GLOBAL TRANSITION IN ACTION. You mention in your registration "...Sorry to keep putting in the blog link, but it is the best way for you to know me and our intentions...." It would be spot on for all our members if you would consider including a link to your http://thefindingfiniteproject.wordpress.com/ in our registry of organizations, localities, companies, products, services, Twitterers, Facebooks, Meetups, etc. supporting Transition and Sustainability. Here's the page to create the link. That way we can introduce our two groups to each other. Are you interested? I'll be glad to help launch and build your link.
Great photo.
Again, welcome!
Les
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