Fri - Sat December 4 - 5
9 am – 5 pm
Langara College, 100 West 49 Avenue, Vancouver
Co-sponsored by:
Langara College Continuing Studies, Village Vancouver and the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal
Join leaders of the transition movement in Vancouver for a 2-day workshop and dialogue introducing the principles, steps and lessons of the successful Transition Town model of local response to global challenges.
· What are the lessons for activists and concerned citizens?
· How can we increase resilience in every neighbourhood?
· What are the ways we might collaborate to get the impacts that are needed?
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Leave this workshop:
· Better equipped to offer leadership and support transformation in the Vancouver region.
· With understanding of the impacts of peak oil and climate change and the context for “transition”.
· With practical tools for leading change in your community such as how to organize open space sessions and awareness activities.
· With an understanding of the potential of the Transition Town model to create transformation both here in Vancouver and globally.
· Motivated to become involved in Vancouver’s “transition movement”.
· Committed to personal change and feeling empowered to take action in your neighbourhood, organization and/or community.
Who Should attend
· Civic and community leaders
· Anyone interested in strengthening a community-wide response to fossil fuel dependence and climate change
Transition Towns Movement
Transition Towns (TT) was initiated over four 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. Peterborough, Guelph and Dundas, Ontario and Victoria and Nelson, BC are already designated Transition Towns. Village Vancouver has applied to become a Transition Town initiative.
Facilitators
Michelle Colussi works with the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal (CCCR) in Victoria, BC and is a member of Transition Victoria. She brings over 20 years of community facilitation and organizing experience, and is currently involved in the development of a community resilience tool. She is a certified Transition Trainer.
David Johnson is a member of Transition Portland in Oregon and was involved in the initial Transition Totnes think tanks. David brings a masters in Transpersonal Psychology with an emphasis on ecopsychology and his experience building an award winning eco home in the UK. He is a certified Transition Trainer.
REGISTER
Fee: $195 (70815) Includes course materials and refreshments. (Bring your own lunch and a memory stick.). Contact Leslie for information about discounts.
Register by phone: 604-323-5322
Or by completing the attached form and faxing it to 604-323-5899 or mailing it with payment to:
Langara College Continuing Studies
100 West 49 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6
For further information contact:
Leslie Kemp, Program Coordinator
Community Development and Sustainability
Langara College Continuing Studies
604-323-5981/ lkemp@langara.bc.ca
www.langara.bc.ca/cs
Ross Moster
Village Vancouver
604-742-9881/ rmoster@flash.net
www.villagevancouver.ca
