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An Overview of Transition

An Overview of Transition. What’s going on in the world?. Economic Instability & Inequity. Global Warming. Resource Depletion. What does it mean for communities?. Climate Change responses cost $: Impacts on food production, water, infrastructure, transportation, carbon offsets!

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An Overview of Transition

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  1. An Overview of Transition

  2. What’s going on in the world? Economic Instability & Inequity Global Warming Resource Depletion

  3. What does it mean for communities? • Climate Change responses cost $: • Impacts on food production, water, infrastructure, transportation, carbon offsets! • Economic inequity & instability: • More debt & more volatility = less control • More poverty pushes service demands • Resource depletion: • Forest & fisheries sectors decline • Ecosystem disturbance & stress • Peak oil = rising fuel costs • Land competing demands and price

  4. How’s the system working?

  5. How did we get here? What are the actions and behavioursthat have contributed over time to the conditions that we are now facing? (Peak Oil, Climate Change, Economic Instability & Inequity)

  6. Resilience – can we adapt to change? 65 years ago: 65 years from now?

  7. Transition towards resilience: • From global to local • From centralized to diverse (connected) • Tight feedback: learn/adapt/learn/adapt • From growth to steady state • From consumption to self-reliance (re-use, repair, borrow, grow, make, share) • From depletion to stewardship • From individual to collective …

  8. The 4 Recognitions of the Transition Movement. • Life with less energy is inevitable and it is better to plan for it than be taken by surprise • We have lost the resilience to be able to cope with energy shocks • We have to act for ourselves and we have to act now • By unleashing the collective genius of the community we can design ways of living that are more enriching, satisfying and connected than the present.

  9. Our popular culture offers future visions like star trek or star wars, mad max and the disaster theme (earthquake, insects, etc.). There is no positive vision that speaks to a gradual descent in energy use over time – that is oriented to stewardship – we need to create one! 1st Principle: Build & Hold Positive Visions for the Future

  10. 2nd Principle: Make it real! “Totnes, the Nut Tree Capital of Britain”. Tree Planting, January 2007.

  11. 3rd Principle: Work with Special Interest Groups & other Partners Estates in Transition conference. June 11th 2007.

  12. Example - Build a Bridge to Local Government World Cafe on Peak Oil and Climate Change with Local Councillors City staff on transportation, food (etc.) working groups Contributions to Local Development Framework.

  13. 4th Principle: Include everyone - honour the elders – youth ...

  14. Inner world individual psychology, world view, beliefs Outer world society, behaviour, institutions 5th Principle: Attend to inner transition as well as outer transition

  15. Understanding ourselves – and each other What are our beliefs, assumptions and values that underlie the actions that have contributed to our current situation? Everyone thinks of changing the world, no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy.

  16. How can Transition movement support inner transition? • Meet people where they are – encourage comfort zone – doing, planting, organizing • Reconnect with nature • Home groups – peer support • Celebration, ritual, healing, encourage abundance views

  17. 6th: Let It Go Where It Wants to • Solar projects • Farm markets • Car share co-ops • Bike trails • Housing retrofits • Local currency • Tree planting • Car Share Club • Green Music Festival… • Recycled art show • Transportation policies • ?

  18. And always – have fun!

  19. Step One: Form an Initiating Group and Do Your Homework

  20. Second Step: Awareness Raising…

  21. Pre-contemplation Contemplation Preparation Change Who needs what? Talks, films, information! Peak oil films, 11th hour Is there a problem? Detailed reasons for change, and solutions What needs doing? “What will I do? and how?” Re-skilling; transition teams; take the bus Support, company, celebrations, deepening work “Keep going?” “Something else?” Stages of Change

  22. Some towns: The Official Unleashing “Maybe they will tell stories about what happened in Totnes. Maybe this evening will be something that is the beginning of one of those stories”. Dr Chris Johnstone – TTT Unleashing Sept ’06.

  23. Step Four: Form Working Groups • Key to engaging citizens – let it go where it wants to • Key to making it real • Key to representing the depth & scope of the “transition” • Scope: regional, neighbouhood, “bio-region”? • Eventually working groups form the core group – the “governing” body & initiating group disolves.

  24. Example: Local Food Directory

  25. Example: The Totnes Pound

  26. Example: Facilitate the Great Reskilling Skilling Up for Powerdown. Peak Oil / Climate Change, Permaculture Principles, Preserving Food, Building and Housing, Gardening, Water Conservation, Bike Maintenance, The Psychology of Change, Energy Descent Planning… etc.

  27. Other group examples: EnergyFoodGovernment PolicyHealth and WellnessHeart and SoulHousingIntroduction to TransitionLocal EconomyMeaningful WorkOutreach/Education Media Transportation Urban Design Business Neighbourhood Groups Regional Relationships Art and Celebration Green Building

  28. Step Five: Establish Core Group • Strategic Focus: Reps from working groups, government & …. ? • Geographic: Regional Hubs – reps from areas, villages, urban “hoods” • Blended: A bit of both at the table • New hybrids are evolving

  29. Step Six: Energy Descent Pathways • Engage the community!! • Start with a vision and then backcast • Use scenario planning to work with uncertainty • Incorporate creative activities – Transition Tales • Integrate with municipal planning?

  30. Where to from here? • Send reps to a Transition workshop near you: www.cedworks.com//transition.html Powell River April 9/10: transitionpowellriver@gmail.com • Read the Transition Handbook • Watch Rob Hopkins on You Tube

  31. Victoria Transition http//www.transitionvictoria.ning.com Email: transitionvictoria@gmail.com http://twitter.com/Transition_Vic

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