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Training for Transition

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The Transition movement is a set of inspiring ideas for creating an attractive and enticing vision of how our communities could be. The converging crises of climate change and oil depletion cannot be solved separately, and they cannot be solved with technological miracles, but only by lessening our dependence on fossil fuels.
This doesn’t mean a bleaker future. The heart of transition is the belief that if we engage with enough imagination and ingenuity to unlock the collective genius of our communities, we can choose a future that is more satisfying, just and sustainable than what we have now.

Participants in the training will:
•    explore the opportunities for personal and social transformation presented by the challenges of peak oil, climate change and economic instability
•    learn the key concepts of the Transition model, including how to set up and foster successful Transition groups
•    understand how to raise awareness of the need for transition through public talks and events
•    form contacts with other change leaders in your local area
•    establish a plan of action for yourself and your community

Trainers:
Kat Steele is a permaculture activist, designer, educator and founder of the Urban Permaculture Guild in Oakland, CA. She facilitates workshops on ecological design, sustainability and permaculture as well as publicly speaks about eco-social design, city repair and the power of placemaking.

Scott McKeown is the initiator and current chairperson of Transition Sebastopol, which is the 9th official Transition initiative in the US. Scott has been a community organizer for over 30 years, a Marketing Director of three high tech companies, and from 2003 to 2007 was the Executive Director of the thirty-thousand person attended Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, California.

Bill Aal has been a trainer and organizer for the past 20 years, helping communities with diverse populations transform to be more just and sustainable. He has been involved with social and environmental justice movements for more than 20 years, with particular focus both on agricultural sustainability and social healing.

Location:
@ The Humanist Hall
390 27th Street
Oakland, CA 94612

Cost:
$215 before May 15th
$235 after May 15th

To register, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/transitiontowntraining