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The Transition vision includes cooperative efforts on all fronts:

A growing sense of community in every neighborhood

A growing sense of community in our town

A health care center making affordable care available to all

Growing access to locally farmed fresh foods

Development of a local community garden

A local economy that finds innovative ways to support local businesses

Education and support for increasing green energy technology

Free classes for learning skills together, such as canning, sewing, gardening

And so much more...

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Fwd: An Invitation to Westchester County Transitioners



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From: "Transition Westchester" <mailinglist@transitionwestchester.org>
Date: November 9, 2013 at 6:50:07 PM EST
To: paulineschneider4@gmail.com
Subject: An Invitation to Westchester County Transitioners
Reply-To: "Transition Westchester" <mailinglist@transitionwestchester.org>

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Hello Westchester County Transitioners~

 

            You are cordially invited to enjoy and participate in the November 23rd Waterways Reskilling, 10:00AM-5:00PM, co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Transition Hub (MATH) and the SUNY New Paltz Environmental Task Force. The full program with links to speaker and reskiller information can be found at this link: http://conta.cc/1bRwL6B.  

           The Reskilling is an opportunity to "experience the vision.... first-hand" of a, Transitioned, carbon neutral future use of the Hudson River in multiple ways through hands-on boat building, hand tool, nautical reskilling activities, a panel discussion and talks with Captain Nick Rogers of the Clearwater, Jim Kricker of Rondoutwoodworking.com, Groundwork Hudson Valley [http://www.groundworkhv.org/] and Erik Andrus, founder of the Vermont Sail Freight Project vermontsailfreightproject.org among others. Workshops, a barter bar, an interactive Rivers Mural, waterways films, and music promise a day of informative fun.

           Area Transitioners are invited to join the party, bring a potluck dish for luncheon discussions with New Jersey and Pennsylvania Transition-townsfolk who will join us, table to offer your materials, and envision a transitioned future with us. (BTW: Stay on top of how the Mid-Atlantic region is transitioning at: http://transitionmidatlantic.org/transition-event-reviews/ )

          The event is FREE for all Transition group members. Details are at the link above, I'll be in touch by phone shortly, and feel free to call me anytime(646) 241-8386.

          Please post the link ,and promote the Reskilling event in your networks. 

          Thanks, and we look forward to spending time with you on the 23rd (SUNY New Paltz Lecture Center).

 

yours, perpetually in Transition~

Pamela
Pamela Boyce Simms, Certified Transition Trainer
Mid-Atlantic Regional Transition Hub, of Transition US
230 Kings Mall Court #108
Kingston, New York 12401
transitionmidatlantic.pbs@gmail.com
transitionmidatlantic.org

(646) 241-8386

 

~ Know your own truth and live by it. ~

"You can never awaken using the same system that put you to sleep in the first place." -Gurdjief



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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Sustainable Community: Where We Go From Here


Please take a look at the attached newsletter article on a major sustainability conference, Where We Go From Here, held early October at the Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY.


The conference featured over a dozen sustainability leaders and I have reviewed the presentations of Jeremy Rifkin, Paul Hawken, David Orr and Rob Hopkins; concluding with a summary model of how we can get there following the major theme of those presentations:  local, post carbon and connected.


You will find a link in the article to a blog post on the emerging field of Community Ecosystems Mapping, based on systems ecology, that is seeking to build virtual, local, sustainable community.


I also reported the startup of the Mid-Atlantic Transition Hub (MATH) and its upcoming Waterways Reskilling conference, November 23-24, 2013, at New Paltz, New York.  You can find information about that conference at this link:  http://transitionmidatlantic.org/waterways-reskilling-information/.


Thank you


Bill Sharp, Director, Transition Centre

What is a Transition Town?

Transition Towns across the globe are quickly addressing the reality of Climate Change, Peak Oil and Economic Decline with creative and positive solutions.
There are over 400 globally and over 106 in the USA.
In the US Transition Westchester is the 106th initiative.
Transition Towns avoid fear based rhetoric, they are committed folks who want to ensure a hopeful and optimistic future for our kids.
Transition Towns are made of dedicated groups of citizens focusing on the life support systems of a community: Food, energy, economy, community
Transition Towns also focus on the arts, music, play and the fun parts of life that create tightly knit societies founded on harmony and trust.