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George Lisi
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- I am a member of the initiating committee for Transition Town Montpelier, Vermont. Montpelier is a town of about 8000 people and the capital of Vermont.
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- This movement seems a truly healthy and realistic response to our situation; recognizing the inevitabiliy of dramatic change and harnessing the power of our will to survive to create excitement, esprit de corps, and a sustained flowering of skilful, cooperative, community solutions, to transition to a world that is "energy-lean, time-rich, less stressful, healthier and happier.” It is possible, and we are the ones we have been waiting for.
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See my review/article of the Transition Handbook here.
(Rob Hopkins was kind enough to link to it in his September 8 blog entry!).
(Rob Hopkins was kind enough to link to it in his September 8 blog entry!).
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"Holding each other in the highest future intention" ~ Theory U
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead
Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!" ~ Charles Shulz
"Holding each other in the highest future intention" ~ Theory U
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead
Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!" ~ Charles Shulz
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Transition Richmond Lunch - first meeting
December 19, 2009 from 12:30pm to 2pm – Baker's Crust Carytown
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He has been right on this for a longtime. Vermont Compost is also a terrific product.
Organizations join as Groups -- Groups gives them the ability to have multiple people from their organization in the group, plus the opportunity to have other members throughout the state join -- with a mailing list. Merely using "friends", as you described above, is by comparison a very limited way to go.
The group downstairs was amazing and really made an impression on me. Great community you have there!
-Stan
Thanks for diligence in getting Naresh Giangrande to speak in Montpelier. The evening was informative, entertaining, enlightening and inspiring. People really know their stuff in the Montpelier area and are clearly already in the right mindset. Based on what I witnessed, I think Transition is going to be very successful getting started in Montpelier and the surrounding communities.
Congratulations on a great start to Transition Town Montpelier and I wish you much success in the months to come.
Regards,
Stan
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One: keeping you up to date on our Wild Abundant Medicinal and Edible Plants course (WAMEP?!)
(ie. those on the noxious weed list that qualify and others that we all know are not on the radar of the general public, ie. dandelion)
We have decided to make it long--perhaps 10 classes, give or take, and to invite other herbalists/specialists to teach one or more classes. There is much enthusiasm for this!
We are meeting with the C.U. professor of biology whose whole focus is healthy (non-pesticided) land management (wonderful work!) and a land manager for Open Space and Mt. Parks, who can tell us where the patches of "weed infestation" are that have not been herbicided, so we can take the plant parts internally.
We'll take our students to those patches, teach them how to gather and prepare.
Just fyi in case you guys want to start something like this there!
Comment Two:
I am finding it so very helpful to start a discussion, whether private or as intro to a public talk, by referencing the U.N. Earth Charter rather than starting with Peak Oil. I think it's very important to talk about P.O., but I do it later, after the motivation of caring for all life (via the Earth Charter reference) has been established as the driver. I see a big difference between drivers. One invites us to come from an expanded heart space (UN EC) and the other from fear for our own skins (PO). I've learned over the years that people respond better to a vision than a threat, so I start with that. Just a comment from my neck of the woods.
Be well,
Pam
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