Transition Whatcom
Transition Whatcom ARC Group (formally EDAP)
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USEFUL LINKS AND INFO
Rob Hopkins summarizes the EDAP essence in the Transition Handbook.“If your mental picture of the final EDAP is community planning documents you have seen before, think again. Your EDAP should feel more like a holiday brochure, presenting a localized, low-energy world in such an enticing way that…
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a possible way to get started again
I've been thinking about what kind of project the ARC could take on that would not be so huge and unanswerable as an entire descent plan. I've been thinking that it might be helpful to have a specific project that we could work together on, that could function as a first step forward.I know that…
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ARC Process
I had an action item from the May 9th meeting to write a draft a process for our Actions for Resilient Communities (ARC). This is the result.The Transition Whatcom ARC (TWARC?) is proposed as an alternative to an EDAP. If we were to create an EDAP, it would likely be similar to those produced by…
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ACTION PLAN: Step One: Developing a Framework
Here is the discussion proposing our Framework (aka table on contents, outline) for our Action Plan. From http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/EDAPwebversion:Themes and Pathways for Energy DescentWorking With Nature:1. Food Security -…
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Whatcom Transition University?
What if we thought of our Transition Information Resource as a compendium of course material for real classes. At some point, the classes might actually be taught somewhere, maybe at the Folk School. Teaching a class is a good way to refine your presentation and ensure that the information is…
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NEXT EDAP MEETING
Next Meeting will be March 28th from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at my house.Event is listed here:http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/edap-planning-meeting-4Any volunteers for facilitator?
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EDAP Meeting May 9th 2011 (Kyler's Minutes)
Meeting Minutes by Kyler Boyes During this meeting we enjoyed trials of group process techniques that are new for this group. We enjoyed this learning experiment. We may try to use other group process ideas in future meetings.This is an evolving group which wishes to draw interest from those who…
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Action Plan Purposes/Objectives
This discussion is where you should add your comments which address the question "What do we want our Action Plan to do?"
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New Working Name for EDAP
We are looking for a working name for this information resource we are creating. Those of us who have been discussing the EDAP want a name that catches the community's imaginations and pulls them in. It will help in recruiting people to contribute to it. So instead of Energy Descent Action Plan…
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Better Location for Meeting Minutes
You can now find all of the meeting minutes at:http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=1asmc9lffnx77
This is a group of people working to prepare Transition Whatcom Actions for Resilient Communities (TW ARC). Formally know as the Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP).