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Lorraine Kirk
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  • Boulder, CO
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Lorraine Kirk joined Ariane's group
Community Green is an interconnected coalition of people and organizations promoting eco-conscious lifestyles. We are a volunteer, 501c3 nonprofit. Our network provides learning through direct action with simple, healthful, community activities.
November 29
Well, with no offense to you, I'm not going to read this whole post right now, but I do intend to follow up on those two books you mentioned. From what I'm reading though, you're talking about something I'm very much into and that is what I'm start…
October 29
Lorraine Kirk is now friends with David Eggleton and Jim Barton
July 29
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July 28
Lorraine Kirk and Sophia Green are now friends
July 28
Thanks for posting this - I was having a discussion with a friend of mine on this very topic today (and I didn't know about the book). In Dec 2008, a friend and I started non-profit called AZHomegrownSolutions. One of the missions of the org is to…
July 25
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July 22
There's perhaps no question I'm asked more often than "What about Local Currencies?" So I'm starting a study group on alternative forms of community trading. Register your interest! Soon we will begin building a prototype.
June 14
Lorraine Kirk is now a member of TRANSITION U.S. SOCIAL NETWORK
June 14

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How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
1) Working with Les Squires on Skype conferencing and other issues
2) 2 discussions submitted to TransisionUS:
Open Organizations: Reworking Our Approach to Leadership, Connection and Social Change
The Power of Twitter: Breaking Down Walls, Transmitting key Information to Millions (example the Iran Election)
In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
A longtime urge to recreate culture and society from scratch, in a way that makes sense and connects people.
How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement? What can YOU teach us? What can your GROUP teach us?
Talent at bringing clarity;
Tendency to reorganize diverse elements into the big picture.
Troubleshooter; creative out-of-the-box thinker
Background:
Cultural anthropologist;
Culture change;
Nonviolent Communication;
Video editing;
Lived 5 years in non-Western cultures (Africa and Brazil).
Creative problem-solver.
Social science background (prior resume at home.earthlink.net/~howclear).
Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations;
Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Your Personal Website (if you have one)
http://home.earthlink.net/~howclear and home.earthlink.net/~howcle...
Official Voice Communication: Skype from http://skype.com/download Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts.
my skype name = taichinow

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At 5:44am on July 29, 2009, David Eggleton said…
Lorraine, we are kin of some sort. Please haunt my site: http://blog.interdependencedesign.com, and be my friend here.
 
 

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