Why You Might Consider Attending Wednesday Evening - Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T17:23:45Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/why-you-might-consider-attending-wednesday-evening?commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A72993&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJamie,
Thank you for the good…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-11-18:2723460:Comment:729932011-11-18T17:10:59.339ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
<p>Jamie,</p>
<p>Thank you for the good comments. Would you like one more longer discussion/presentation, or are you interested in the following:</p>
<p>Warren and I discussed the idea of having an ongoing book study group, perhaps with some flexibility to have other options for ongoing discussion. Is that something people are interested in?</p>
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<p>The Rob Hopkins video is not online. When I was trying to get it online last year I realized I didn't have all of the tools needed. I…</p>
<p>Jamie,</p>
<p>Thank you for the good comments. Would you like one more longer discussion/presentation, or are you interested in the following:</p>
<p>Warren and I discussed the idea of having an ongoing book study group, perhaps with some flexibility to have other options for ongoing discussion. Is that something people are interested in?</p>
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<p>The Rob Hopkins video is not online. When I was trying to get it online last year I realized I didn't have all of the tools needed. I have more tools now, so maybe we can make this happen soon. We also have the keynote presentations from Vicki Robin, Trathen Heckman, and Frances Moore Lappe' on disc, if anyone wants to check them out from the TW Library. Hopefully we'll get them online sometime as well.</p>
~ Thank you David! Great p…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-11-18:2723460:Comment:728862011-11-18T06:40:12.906ZJamie Jedinakhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JamieJedinak
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<p>~ Thank you David! Great presentation!</p>
<p>I look forward to this presentation happening again soon with more time available to discuss more and hear more..... :)</p>
<p>Do you have a link to the welcoming Rob gave to Whatcom county folks for the Great Unleashing?</p>
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<p>In gratitude, Jamie</p>
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<p>~ Thank you David! Great presentation!</p>
<p>I look forward to this presentation happening again soon with more time available to discuss more and hear more..... :)</p>
<p>Do you have a link to the welcoming Rob gave to Whatcom county folks for the Great Unleashing?</p>
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<p>In gratitude, Jamie</p> Many thanks to all who attend…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-11-18:2723460:Comment:728832011-11-18T05:26:33.754ZDavid MacLeodhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod
<p>Many thanks to all who attended last night's event at Village Books! I enjoyed the questions and the interaction that we had.</p>
<p>I'll use this space as a place for follow up. One of you mentioned Jeremy Rifkin's book "<a href="http://www.villagebooks.com/aff/Transition%20Whatcom/book/v/9780230115217" target="_blank">The Third Industrial Revolution</a>," and I mentioned <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wM-p8wTq4&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">a powerful video interview…</a></p>
<p>Many thanks to all who attended last night's event at Village Books! I enjoyed the questions and the interaction that we had.</p>
<p>I'll use this space as a place for follow up. One of you mentioned Jeremy Rifkin's book "<a href="http://www.villagebooks.com/aff/Transition%20Whatcom/book/v/9780230115217" target="_blank">The Third Industrial Revolution</a>," and I mentioned <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9wM-p8wTq4&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">a powerful video interview with Rifkin which can be found by clicking here</a>. </p>
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<p>On a related note, one of the chapters in The Transition Companion is called "Where We Might Be Headed: The Power of Future Scenarios." Hopkins writes, "Taking an interest in peak oil, climate change and economics leads to one being introduced to a wildly eclectic mixture of opinions, models, world views and people, each with differing senses of what kind of future may lie ahead of us." Hopkins goes on to categorize the range of responses and scenarios in a helpful chart on pages 42 and 43. Hopkins and Transition Training favors the <a href="http://www.futurescenarios.org" target="_blank">Future Scenarios</a> offered by David Holmgren (and I do too). Village Books carries copies, <a href="http://www.villagebooks.com/aff/Transition%20Whatcom/book/v/%209781603580892" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
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<p>Because I wanted some flexibility, I had more material prepared than we had time for last night. Below are some of the things we didn't get to. </p>
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<p>We didn't get to hear from TW Operating Group member Warren Miller. Apologies to Warren, I'm sure he would have shared some exciting TWOG stories, such as telling us about the great Placemaking events held earlier this year, and some upcoming ideas, perhaps related to Resilience Circles or a plan for a Home Energy Efficiency project. </p>
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<p>We only had a chance for one reading from the book, and we missed discussing the Transition Whatcom photo on page 133 from our Great Unleashing, and my claim to fame on page 135:</p>
<blockquote><p>"David McLeod of Transition Whatcom suggested a 'crazy quilt' [Transition model], where small, irregular pieces are stitched into a practical and attractive whole." </p>
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<p>Actually, this metaphor was introduced to TW by Cindi Landreth, but I was the one who communicated it to Hopkins. But I have to admit I enjoyed finding my name in 3 places in the book: the Acknowledgements on page 9, the quote above on page 135, and the index on page 316. :-)</p>
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<p>Of the videos available, we only had time for the one Greeting from Rob Hopkins, but you can view the others through the links offered in the message above. One of the nu-project videos is on <a href="http://vimeo.com/31838810" target="_blank">Transition Streets</a>, where households work together to support each other in energy saving measures. This is an idea we may try to replicate. In the book, this is on page 201, "Tools for Transition No. 12: Street by Street Behavior Change."</p>
<p>Thanks again to those who attended, and remember, you can still <strong><a href="http://www.villagebooks.com/aff/Transition%20Whatcom/book/v/9781603583923" target="_blank">purchase The Transition Companion through this link</a></strong>, which will support both Transition Whatcom and your local independent bookseller.</p>
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