China's Choices
Choices that will have major global implications
There are no answers, just choices, this is one place to follow the choices that China makes. This nation of 1.3 billion people is faced with the daunting task of building on its 30 years of unprecedented economic development without further damage to its environment. How is it going to do this and how is that effort going to impact the rest of the world? ...learn more
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Transition Town Training, Oakland, May 30, 31
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Training for Transition in Oakland, May 30, 31.
Why is the Transition Town model taking off so rapidly? How is it that a grassroots movement intent on the downsizing of modern life is receiving such a groundswell of enthusiasm? What can we do as communities do to address the overwhelming and intertwined issues of peak oil, climate change and economic instability?
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Town model and author of The Transition Handbook, From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, writes, “It is one thing to campaign against climate change and quite another to paint a compelling and engaging vision of a post-carbon world in such a way as to enthuse others to embark on a journey towards it.” Hopkins proposes that cities might be transmuted from “large, bland places with a few ‘entertainment’ venues, to diverse places with gardens, ponds, artworks, more opportunities for meeting and working with people and generally more to see and do,” where people had “less reason to travel to be entertained.”
“Rebuilding local agriculture and food production, localizing energy production, rethinking healthcare, rediscovering local building materials in the context of zero energy building, rethinking how we manage waste, all build resilience and offer the potential of an extraordinary renaissance — economic, cultural and spiritual.”
Come together to explore the aspects of life that this area needs to develop in order to sustain itself and thrive in the face of oil depletion, economic instability and climate change. How do we increase the resilience of our communities and drastically reduce carbon emissions? Many organizations in the Bay Area have been devoting themselves for years to essential issues related to this question. The Transition Town model is an opportunity to bring all of the ongoing good work into a cohesive framework aimed at creating a sustainable life for all.
Training for Transition is a 2-day "fundamentals" course for those wishing to know how to set up, run, and maintain a successful transition initiative. It is packed with imaginative and inspiring ways to delve into both the theory and practice of Transition.
Training for Transition is a 2-day "fundamentals" course for those wishing to know how to set up, run, and maintain a successful transition initiative. It is packed with imaginative and inspiring ways to delve into both the theory and practice of Transition.
Price for the weekend is $215.00 if you register before May 15 and $235.00 if you register after May 15.
For more details on Transition Initiatives and Transition Training, please visit: http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionTrainingDetail
Facilitators: Scott McKeown (Transition Sebastopol) and Kat Steele (Transition Big Sur). Both are certified Transition Trainers and are part of the Transition US Training Pool.
To register, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/transitiontowntraining
For more details on Transition Initiatives and Transition Training, please visit: http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionTrainingDetail
Facilitators: Scott McKeown (Transition Sebastopol) and Kat Steele (Transition Big Sur). Both are certified Transition Trainers and are part of the Transition US Training Pool.
To register, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/transitiontowntraining
I'd love to participate... but unfortunately I can't afford the cost of this event. I look forward to the next (hopefully free!) phase.
Thanks, David