- MIMIC THIS! When you get invited to events 3000 miles away (or 20 of them just across town), use COPY & PASTE with the really interesting events to seed your own community's plans for similar events. Why start from scratch.... Beg, borrow and mimic! More....
- Welcome recently added members. Check periodically to see if friends you have invited have joined.
- Find others members in your hometown, region, state, country. (E.g., Country=Austria or City, State = Vashon, WA)
- Produce a list of members who use keywords similar to your inerests when describing theirs (E.g.,Permaculture, intentional community).
- See LATEST ACTIVITY on GTIA for results of comprehensive scans of Transition activities around the globe.
- New links to Twitter via GTIA -- Twitter via #TransitionTowns. Twitter now displayed on GTIA Latest Activity.
- Experiment by clicking on TOP NEWS vs ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO SHARE in the center column -- two types of Latest Activity.
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- I've had the two day Transition Training taught by Sophy and Naresh from Transition Totnes, and I'm one of seven in the Initiating Group for Transition Whatcom. I'm the administrator/moderator for the Transition Whatcom social networking site: http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- I've been concerned about Peak Oil and climate change since seeing The End of Suburbia in 2004. I'm on the Vision Team for Sustainable Bellingham (part of the Relocalization Network), which has numerous similarities to the Transition Towns idea, and I'm currently serving on a local Energy Resource Scarcity/Peak Oil Task Force.
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement? What can YOU teach us? What can your GROUP teach us?
- The things I've learned from working with Sustainable Bellingham, as well as working with Cascadia Training and Mediation will prove to be very useful I believe.
- Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
- The Transition Handbook
Energy Descent Pathways
http://transitionculture.org/essential-info/pdf-downloads/energy-de...
The Transition Primer
http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionPrimer
Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan
http://transitionculture.org/2005/11/24/kinsale-energy-descent-acti...
Alexmunslow Videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/alexmunslow
- Your Personal Website (if you have one)
- http://integralpermaculture.wordpress.com
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Communication Skills for Change Agents: FREE Videos
Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:44pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I’ve said this before:
ContinueI think one of the biggest challenges for Transition groups is to learn the skills of how to work effectively as a group in terms of having efficient meetings that are inclusive, enjoyable, and get a lot accomplished. Learning to work together effectively may be one of the most important things we do to prepare for peak oil, climate change, and economic…
Local Solutions from a Peak Oil Task Force: A Briefing Paper
Posted on November 8, 2009 at 6:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Today I want to share the Briefing Paper that was prepared in advance of the task force. This paper was written to accompany and support the City and County Resolutions creating the task force in May of 2008. Some will want to read the 8 page paper as one document - please see the pdf… Continue
The Creation of a Local Peak Oil Task Force
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 7:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
In the spring of 2007, local peak oil educator John Rawlins suggested to me that it might be a good idea to pass around a petition in support of a peak oil task force here in Bellingham, Washington. I didn't have time to get a petition drive going, but soon after that… Continue
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have been out of commission for the last month and
a half with hip problems. It is getting to be too much
to run two properties. If you know of anyone who would
like to run a program in permaculture, organic farming
and alternative building, please let me know.
Here is our home in february: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50KvAWMGLCg&feature=channel_page
Madrona Center: http://www.madronacenter.org
My best. Lane Transition Whatcon/Transition Bellingham
is really moving along. Madrona is interested in supporting
the effort, but we have found little support to start an
initiative on Guemes or in Anacortes. I hope to contribute
by developing a resource base for the movement in some
way.
Take care. Lane
I hope we'll cross paths in the New Year!
Carmen
note how busy you see to be. Seems all who see change on the
horizon are madly busy.
At Madrona, we hope to find a hive full of young people that can
help us organize, probably starting in the Whatcom/Skagit area.
I'll see if I can finally see Cindi (I think we both have changed a
little in 30 years).
How do you think we could the Transition/Relocalization ideas
along?
Lane
www.madronacenter.org
A friend of morre than 30 years, Cindy Landreth, is going to the Transition Training session in Portland and then to Trainers Training in San Francisco. My wife and I just returned from the session in Victoria, B.C. and will try to circulate what we learned.
Transition Towns seems to be similiar to programs offered through the Post Carbon Institute, although our experience after meeting and working with these Brits from Totnes is that they are inspired!
Visit us. Call us. Email us.
360 293 2980 Lane@madronacenter.org
We invite you to go to Starting Local Groups on Transition US and then to Washington. Tell us a little more about what's happening in your neighborhood. This makes your group visible to other groups in Washington and elsewhere around the world. Be sure to ask questions as they arise.