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About Transition Towns - next Transition in Vancouver workshop June 11-12

Transition Towns (TT) was initiated over five years ago in Totnes, U.K. so citizens could take action and adapt their lives to peak oil and climate change. The movement has spread very quickly around the globe. After 4 years of learning in Totnes, the founders and others formed Transition UK as a network to support all the TT initiatives that were springing up. They also developed training workshops to share their lessons and experiences more broadly. There are currently seventeen official initiatives in Canada that are recognized by the internationally based Transition Network, including Village Vancouver, which is the Transition Hub for Vancouver and the Metropolitan area. (Meaning that we act as a resource and coordinating body for neighbourhood village initiatives in Vancouver and for new initiatives and hubs starting in the Metropolitan area.)

Village Vancouver, the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal, and Langara College Continuing Studies organized the first Transition Town workshop in Vancouver on December 3 and 4, 2009. The 4thTransition in Vancouver workshop will be held on June 11-12.

This 2-day interactive course introduces the skills and practices required to initiate a successful Transition Town model of local response to global challenges.

This workshop is for anyone interested in strengthening a community-wide response to fossil fuel dependence and climate change. Ross Moster or

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Comment by Sarah Thring on March 24, 2011 at 10:25am

For more information about Transition Towns, read THE TRANSITION HANDBOOK by Rob Hopkins, UK founder of the Transition movement, or THE TRANSITION TIMELINE by Shaun Chamerlin. Both available through your local bookstores or on-line retailers. Published in North America by Chelsea Green www.chelseagreen.com

Comment by Ross Moster on March 31, 2010 at 12:18pm: Thanks Henry, will do.

Comment by Henry Gordon-Smith on March 26, 2010 at 10:54pm: Although I will be in Europe at the time of the actual meeting, please let me know how I can help publicize and increase the awareness of the event.

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