hi I have spent the last couple of summers visiting the Findhorn Community in Scotland and last summer while there learned about something called the Transition Movement. I learned about it from the United Nations representative at Findhorn who works on making it a world heritage site for little or no carbon footprint.
I am organizing a training weekend for people interested in the transition movement-a rapidly spreading global movement to strengthen and re-localize communities for life after the end of cheap oil. We will look at how to engage communities in this effort through education, how to support them through their own personal transition into this new world, and what concretely needs to be done using the best tools known today. If you have not yet heard of this global movement, check out a very brief interview with Rob Hopkins founder and permaculture teacher who started this whole thing by developing an energy descent plan for the village of Kinsale Ireland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGHrWPtCvg0 If you are interested in more info about transition movement or the training I would love to connect. If you know of individuals or lists that mght want to know about it, please pass this on. The training will take place in Rochester NY. We have room for 22 people-my goal is to have 50% of more come from Western NY State. Many thanks Kit Miller
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