Support all activity that is happeningSupport all activity that is happening Help groups to find volunteers to get their Help groups to find volunteers to get their

groups workinggroups working

TRESCOTRESCO Community Owned Community Owned

Wind FarmWind Farm Waste to powerWaste to power Micro HydroMicro Hydro Solar water Heater Solar water Heater

ChallengeChallenge AllotmentsAllotments Local Food DirectoryLocal Food Directory RE WorkshopsRE Workshops Eco ConstellationsEco Constellations Changing the Dream Changing the Dream

WorkshopWorkshop Skilling up for Skilling up for

PowerdownPowerdown

• Oil Vulnerability AuditingOil Vulnerability Auditing• Totnes £Totnes £• Car SharesCar Shares• Seedy SundaySeedy Sunday• Home groups / eco teamsHome groups / eco teams• Engaging with LA over Land Engaging with LA over Land

use/ RE uptakeuse/ RE uptake• Biodiesel rickshawBiodiesel rickshaw• Business swap shopBusiness swap shop• Business energy/ electricity Business energy/ electricity

lighting auditlighting audit• Consciousness caféConsciousness café• Nut tree plantingNut tree planting

local government and MPs

experts

voluntary sector and community groups

local businesses, chamber of commerce

Reskilling this monthReskilling this month bookings at Gossypiumbookings at Gossypium On your bike! Basic bicycle maintenanceOn your bike! Basic bicycle maintenance

Thursday October 4 and 11, 6 - 9pm, Lewes New School, also Thursday October 4 and 11, 6 - 9pm, Lewes New School, also with Danny Harling, bring your bike and tools with Danny Harling, bring your bike and tools

Basket makingBasket makingwith Jackie Sweet, includes materialswith Jackie Sweet, includes materialsSaturday 6th October, 10am - 4pm, Lewes New School, £40 Saturday 6th October, 10am - 4pm, Lewes New School, £40

Grow your own foodGrow your own foodwinter vegetables, protected cropping and composting with Nir winter vegetables, protected cropping and composting with Nir Halfon, permaculturalist and biodynamic gardenerHalfon, permaculturalist and biodynamic gardenerSaturday 13th October, 10am - 4pm, Lewes New School, £25 Saturday 13th October, 10am - 4pm, Lewes New School, £25

Hand quilting demonstrationHand quilting demonstrationSaturday 13th October, 10am - 2pm, Gossypium, just pop in Saturday 13th October, 10am - 2pm, Gossypium, just pop in

Foraging for foodForaging for food (morning) & (morning) & Fire making and wild cookingFire making and wild cookingwith Thomas Schorr-Konwith Thomas Schorr-KonSaturday 20th October, 10am - 12pm & 12.30pm - 2.30pm, meet Saturday 20th October, 10am - 12pm & 12.30pm - 2.30pm, meet outside Nutty Wizard, £15 for morning or £25 for both outside Nutty Wizard, £15 for morning or £25 for both

http://transitiontowns.org/Lewes/Leweshttp://transitiontowns.org/Lewes/Lewes

TrainingTraining

CelebrationCelebration

DeepeningDeepening

Balance of Balance of giving and giving and receivingreceiving

Communication Communication & Information& Information

Organise & Organise & facilitate facilitate groupgroup

Networking & Networking & partnershipspartnerships

FinanceFinance

Events Events managementmanagement

PublicityPublicity

Group Group forming & forming & relationshipsrelationships

Public Public speaking speaking

Initiating Initiating Group Group

FoodEnergy

Heart & Soul

Local govt

CeremonyTRESCO

Publicity

Network

Events

Communicn & IT

Solar WH challenge

Events

Local food directory Nut trees

Arts

Transport

Housing

TTT Group Focalisers Group

Central functions

Organise

ITITAdmin + finAdmin + fin

HousingHousing

EnergyEnergy

ArtsArts

TransportTransport

PublicityPublicity

Project Project support for support for TTTTTT

TTT TTT LtdLtd

Heart Heart & Soul& Soul

PublicityPublicity

FundraiseFundraise

FoodFood

Proj Proj supportsupport

home home groups groups

eventsevents

ceremoniesceremonies

TRESOCTRESOC

Solar Solar challengechallenge

RetrofitRetrofit Core Core groupgroup

ITIT

TrainingTraining

EDAPEDAP

TT national TT national networknetwork

Other Other TTsTTs

Vols Vols Reprs, Reprs, forum?forum?

EDAP/ EDAP/ timelinetimeline

TrainingTraining

OutreachOutreach

Local govtLocal govt

EducationEducation

Sep 06 – Sep 06 – March 07March 07

Money from events raises £5k. Very Money from events raises £5k. Very loose financial controlloose financial control

March 07March 07 Need for funding identifiedNeed for funding identified

April 07April 07 £15k from local donor; recruited admin / £15k from local donor; recruited admin / coordinator in Junecoordinator in June

Sept 07Sept 07 Office opens. EDAP funding grantOffice opens. EDAP funding grant

Autumn Autumn 0707

Prioritise projects for fundingPrioritise projects for funding

£4k donation for funding work£4k donation for funding work

Spring 08Spring 08 Funding received for project support, Funding received for project support, core costs, T teamscore costs, T teams

Supporting creative force in the fieldSupporting creative force in the field—”popping”—”popping”

Website supportWebsite support Funding applications for projects and Core Funding applications for projects and Core

GroupGroup Evolving structures, feedback mechanismsEvolving structures, feedback mechanisms Project support: advice, training, models, Project support: advice, training, models,

interrelationshipsinterrelationships Volunteer coordinationVolunteer coordination

Energy Descent Pathways Energy Descent Pathways ◦ ScenariosScenarios◦ VisioningVisioning◦ Transition TalesTransition Tales

Evolving structure and decision-makingEvolving structure and decision-making MetricsMetrics

◦ How do we know we are having an effect?How do we know we are having an effect?◦ What does the community value and want to What does the community value and want to

measure?measure?◦ How do we measure resilience and well-being, as How do we measure resilience and well-being, as

well as carbon?well as carbon?

Events that integrate inner and outer Events that integrate inner and outer aspectsaspects

Mentoring for key activistsMentoring for key activists Conflict resolution and mediation supportConflict resolution and mediation support Attending to the deepening of the groupAttending to the deepening of the group

Website platform being developed Monthly newsletter Transition Universities Transition Consulting www.transitiontowns.org/network

Initiating Group formed Website in development (

www.transitionus.org)

1.1. Boulder County, ColoradoBoulder County, Colorado2.2. Sandpoint, IdahoSandpoint, Idaho3.3. Ketchum, IdahoKetchum, Idaho4.4. Lyons, ColoradoLyons, Colorado

5.5. Santa Cruz, CaliforniaSanta Cruz, California6.6. Montpelier, VermontMontpelier, Vermont

7.7. Portland, MainePortland, Maine8.8. Sebastopol, CaliforniaSebastopol, California

CU Going Local CU Going Local (student group)(student group)

Transition Boulder Transition Boulder County*County*

Transition Boulder Transition Boulder MountainsMountains

Transition DenverTransition Denver Transition EvergreenTransition Evergreen Transition LongmontTransition Longmont Transition LouisvilleTransition Louisville

Transition LovelandTransition Loveland Transition Manitou Transition Manitou

SpringsSprings Transition Naropa Transition Naropa

University University (student (student group)group)

Transition Town Lyons*Transition Town Lyons* Transition Town BoulderTransition Town Boulder Transition WestminsterTransition Westminster

Naresh and Sophy on world tour New pool of 21 certified trainers in U.S. U.S. Training Working Group Train-the-Trainers in March or April?

““Those who are involved in Transition Initiatives are Those who are involved in Transition Initiatives are part of one of the biggest and most important part of one of the biggest and most important

research projects underway anywhere in the world. research projects underway anywhere in the world. You are catalyzing those around you to ask the You are catalyzing those around you to ask the

questions that government still finds it very hard to questions that government still finds it very hard to ask, but that are essential to our collective survival. ask, but that are essential to our collective survival.

You are acknowledging that it is with us that real You are acknowledging that it is with us that real change begins, and that it is up to us whether we change begins, and that it is up to us whether we

accept this responsibility or shy away from it.”accept this responsibility or shy away from it.”

——Rob HopkinsRob Hopkins

““In the face of almost certain uncertainty, our job is In the face of almost certain uncertainty, our job is to rise to the occasion, to evolve—in our thinking, to rise to the occasion, to evolve—in our thinking, our perspectives, and in our commitment to make our perspectives, and in our commitment to make

this transition as positive as possible. this transition as positive as possible. We will probably become some new kind of human We will probably become some new kind of human

at the end of it all—it is that big and that at the end of it all—it is that big and that important.”important.”

——John L. PetersenJohn L. PetersenA Vision for 2012: A Vision for 2012:

Planning for Extraordinary ChangePlanning for Extraordinary Change