Training for Transition, March 19-20, Greenwich, NY

Led by Barbara Price in Greenwich, folks in the Battenkill Valley who are serious about community self-reliance and sustainability are hosting Tina Clarke of Montague MA to teach a Transition Training, and learn processes to engage a community in resilience strategy. This special, first-time training in our region will be a sustainable community action council with four dozen forward-oriented folk in our region about how to prepare for the changes of the 21st Century.

TRAINING for TRANSITION
March 19-20, 2011
70 Main Street, Greenwich, NY
FACEBOOK: Battenkill Transition Communities
WEBSITE: http://www.carbon-negative.us/TT

In the next decade, human society will undergo a transition to new forms of farming, energy, food, transport, organization, economy, and environmental stewardship.

To prepare for and meet this time of rapid change is a challenge we face as families,
and a responsibility we share with communities.

Transition Towns began in Great Britain as a community dialog and direct action
to prepare for climate change and peak oil.

Battenkill Transition Towns and Transition U.S. are offering the 2- day
Training for Transition an in-depth experiential introduction to Transition Town strategy developed by England’s Transition Network recommended for local communities to become an internationally- recognized Transition Initiative Curriculum:

Training for Transition teaches how to catalyze, build and facilitate a successful Transition Initiative.

Transition theory and practice that worked well in hundreds of U.K. communities and worldwide.

Packed with imaginative, successful ways to engage your community.

At Training for Transition, you will:
• Learn to describe the Triple Challenge—Peak Oil, Climate Instability and Economic Decline—in ways that move people to positive action
• Discover imaginative, rewarding ways to work with obstacles that keep our communities unable to respond to challenges
• Explore ways to create and strengthen your local community • Connect with others with shared concerns on a similar path! • Be part of a rapid-growing, positive, inspiring global movement!

Who should attend:
People interested to learn about Transition Town in greater depth Anyone who wants to bring Transition initiative to their community Leaders already creating Transition initiatives in their community Instructors:
Tina Clarke, certified Transition Trainer
Alastair Lough, certified Transition Trainer

Preparation:
Participants are encouraged to read:
Transition Handbook: from Oil Dependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins, http://www.chelseagreen.com, $24.95
Transition Primer: download free at:
http://transitionnetwork.org/Primer/TransitionInitiativesPrimer.pdf In Transition video: watch free at: http://www.vimeo.com/8029815

Cost:
$180 per person
$100 deposit reserves your place
includes lunch, refreshments & materials
(lodging not included)

Enroll a friend and get 10% off—both of you!
please donate to our Scholarship Fund—
our generosity helps folk with low incomes attend!

Registration:
On-line: http://www.carbon-negative.us/TT
Contact: Barbara Price
Email: barbara@barbaraprice.net
Phone: 518-692-8658

DIY + BYO = volunteer
A Transition Initiative is we, the people who care for our community and share the challenge of our future. In Do-It-Yourself spirit of Bring-Your-Own, you are invited to volunteer with training logistics.

Transition U.S.
http://www.TransitionUS.org
Transition Network England
http://www.TransitionNetwork.org