Events

free event/optional discussion following the screening

Please join us for our monthly movie night at the French Garden Restaurant. This month's movie is Gas Hole- a look at our dependency on fossil fuels in America. Please stay for the discussion afterward and lend your voice to our conversation!

About the Movie:
What caused America to go from being a leading exporter of oil to the world's largest importer? What are the economic and sociological forces that have contributed to that change and impede its solution?

GAS HOLE is an eye-opening documentary about the history of oil prices and sheds light on a secret that the big oil companies don't want you to know – that there are viable and affordable alternatives to petroleum fuel! It also provides a detailed examination of our continued dependence on foreign oil and examines various potential solutions -- starting with claims of buried technology that dramatically improves gas mileage, to navigating bureaucratic governmental roadblocks, to evaluating different alternative fuels that are technologically available now, to questioning the American Consumers' reluctance to embrace alternatives.

Narrated by Peter Gallagher, hear from a wide range of opinions from representatives of the US Department of Energy Representatives, Congressional leaders both Democrat and Republican, Alternative Fuel Producers, Alternative Fuel Consumers (including actor Joshua Jackson), Professors of Economics and Psychology and more. Anyone who buys gas should see this film!
 

FREE EVENT

~donations appreciated~

Come early and enjoy dinner!

Location:
The French Garden Restaurant
8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
Google map: http://tinyurl.com/frenchgardenmap

The Reskilling Group of Transition Sebastopol is beginning to work on organizing a Reskilling Fair for the fall. We are looking for people to join us in organizing this great event. Please come to a meeting and help take on this project.

Reskilling Fair Organizing Meeting
Wednesday July 6 th 7 pm
St Stephen's Episcopal Church Meeting Room
500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol

Hosted by Dr. Melissa Patterson and Carolyne Stayton from the Ready for Anything Working Group

Free of charge

Are you interested in getting prepared for the short and the long emergency? What are others doing to be ready for anything? What are things you can do to prepare yourself, your family and your community?

Join salon hosts Dr. Melissa Patterson & Carolyne Stayton and members of your community in an evening of conversation about readiness. Bring your good ideas, questions and concerns.

Location:
Two Acre Wood Community Room
680 Robinson Road, Sebastopol.
The Community Room is the building to the right at the top of the driveway.
(PLEASE no parking in the parking lot except for disabled parking with placard, or the 1 parking space on each side right at the entrance to the parking lot, which are clearly labeled as visitor parking.)

Wednesday, July 6th, 7 pm

For more information contact: carolyne@transitionus.org

COST: $20 No one turned away for lack of funds

Please email angel@wegreenyou.com or call Angel @ 477-4564 in advance to RSVP.

This Saturday we will be covering 2 themes: Tools for Sustainable Living and Transportation - Modules 6 & 7

• Tools for Sustainable Living

Portia Sinnott, sustainability consultant, waste management specialist, community activist, and transportation extraordinaire, has always said that time management and planning priorities are significant to transportation use. So we are going to spend our morning doing several exercises on personal development and the identification of belief systems and values, which drive decisions, planning, etc. and talk about how to makes changes, manage time and prioritize our life, based from those we design.

• Transportation

Our Featured Speaker of the day will be:

Sammy Nasr - Co-Founder and Program Director of Lite Initiatives

The mission of Lite Initiative is to motivate individuals, groups, businesses and even whole communities to live lightly and more sustainably. Their four programs are Car-Lite, Community Bikes, Zero Waste, Sonoma County and Living Green, all promote safety, sharing and the development of DIY - Do It Your Self skills.

Topics Sammy will cover:

* Car-Lite principles of walk, bike, carpool, car-share, transit - and how they apply
* The Sonoma County car-pool plan
* Identifying all possible local transportation resources (i.e. Blue Sky electric vehicles)
* Community Bikes
* Emergency transportation options
* Increasing fuel efficiency in vehicles
* Electric vehicles and resources
* Working with cities (car-free day, etc.)
* Improving public transit service
* Insurance and other issues

Coffee, tea & snacks provided in the morning. On-site lunch served: 12-1. Feel free to bring and share a dish or snack.

Location:
St. Stephens Church, 500 Robinson Way, Sebastopol, CA

Directions:

Driving West on Highway 12 to Sebastopol
After passing a gas station on the right, and driving over the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed, you will come to the first of 4 signal lights, as you continue West on Bodega Avenue (Highway 12). The first one is at Morris Street. The second and third ones are at the central town intersections, which first cross one-way traffic heading North (to the right) on 116, and the second crossing one-way traffic heading South (to the left) on 116. Continue driving straight forward (West) passing all the lights and intersections. You will drive 3 blocks, High, Florence and Dutton. The final signal light is at Dutton, the street on your right. You will be in front of the fire station, on your left. There is another street just on your left (Jewell).

Continue driving forward (West). You will pass 1 street on your right (Washington), and the road will begin to the right. The next street is
Robinson. Robinson will be on your left.

Make a left at Robinson. St Stephens is at 500 Robinson, and will be on the right-hand side of the street. See you there. Call 477-4564, if you should have any problems with directions.

About the Program:
The Model of Transition for Sustainable Living (MTSL) program consists of twelve modules—one of which will be covered each month in 2011. Together they will provide an overall perspective on current thinking and technology, as well as practical skills for everyday sustainable living. The MTSL program includes a Workbook/Planner, a Reader, a Resource Directory, a Journal, and a series of Visual Aides.

The program has been designed to work in concert with local participating businesses and organizations. The mission of the program is to empower you to act; to transition you from wherever you are today, to a lifestyle that is highly sustainable, within the one-year time period of the course. Therefore, the program consists of 20% theory and 80% practical application.

The course, if completed, will:

· dramatically lower your carbon emissions
· save you money on utilities
· reduce your demand on resources
· assist you in becoming more socially responsible
· help you to become a steward of the environment.

2011 Schedule

August 20 Food Preparation and Preservation
September 10 & 11 Emergency Preparedness/CERT Training
October 8 & 9 Energy
November 12 Technology
December 10 Home Environment

Please Note August Change of Date
New Date: Saturday, August 20, from 9a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Theme for August – Food Preparation & Preservation

A casual community supported program for all Sebasta'souls willing to connect in silence, contemplation, and stillness.

Every Monday
6:00-6:45

6:00 - 1/2hr silent meditation 
6:30- inspirational reading/ Sharing

Free to all! (Small donation for room space appreciated, NOT REQUIRED)
Meditation is a resource for inner strength and resilience to enable us to respond wisely to challenges in our lives, including those facing us in the era of peak oil, climate change, and energy descent. This meditation evening creates space for shared silence and stillness within our community, honoring inspiration and insights from various spiritual traditions.

ALL ARE WELCOME

St. Stephens Church
500 Robinson Way
Sebastopol

for information: karmendraji@yahoo.com 

 Special Invitation to Transition Initiatives

A casual community supported program for all Sebasta'souls willing to connect in silence, contemplation, and stillness.

Every Monday
6:00-6:45

6:00 - 1/2hr silent meditation 
6:30- inspirational reading/ Sharing

Free to all! (Small donation for room space appreciated, NOT REQUIRED)
Meditation is a resource for inner strength and resilience to enable us to respond wisely to challenges in our lives, including those facing us in the era of peak oil, climate change, and energy descent. This meditation evening creates space for shared silence and stillness within our community, honoring inspiration and insights from various spiritual traditions.

ALL ARE WELCOME

St. Stephens Church
500 Robinson Way
Sebastopol

for information: karmendraji@yahoo.com 

with Suzie Gruber

In this class we will talk about common terms used to describe herbal actions and explore different forms of herbal medicine. Additionally, we will discuss specific plants you might want to include in a basic herbal medicine chest and how to grow them yourself. Learn how you can incorporate medicinal herbs into your family’s well-being toolkit.

When: Saturday, July 23, 10 a.m. to noon

Where:
Sonoma County Herb Exchange Barn at Laguna Farm
1764 Cooper Road, Sebastopol

COST: $10; No one turned away for lack of funds

Suzie Gruber, trained by Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes, practices energetic herbalism in Sebastopol. Additionally, she helps run the Sonoma County Herb Exchange, a local growers’ cooperative providing high quality organic medicinal herbs. For more information please call (707) 888-9646 or e-mail suzie@suziegruber.com

A casual community supported program for all Sebasta'souls willing to connect in silence, contemplation, and stillness.

Every Monday
6:00-6:45

6:00 - 1/2hr silent meditation 
6:30- inspirational reading/ Sharing

Free to all! (Small donation for room space appreciated, NOT REQUIRED)
Meditation is a resource for inner strength and resilience to enable us to respond wisely to challenges in our lives, including those facing us in the era of peak oil, climate change, and energy descent. This meditation evening creates space for shared silence and stillness within our community, honoring inspiration and insights from various spiritual traditions.

ALL ARE WELCOME

St. Stephens Church
500 Robinson Way
Sebastopol

for information: karmendraji@yahoo.com 

Please join Transition Sebastopol for our monthly Movie Night at the French Garden Restaurant! This month's movie is Carbon Nation and the Transition-featuring short film "Everything Is Going to be Fine".

free event/optional discussion following the screening

About the films: 

Everything Is Going to be Fine is a short 15 minute film by documentary film maker Ryan Malloy that features Transition Sebastopol and its members, especially those in our Energy group!

carbon nation is a documentary movie about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. You'll meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way.

•  carbon nation is an optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national & energy security and promotes health & a clean environment.
• Public opinion is sliding the wrong way - far fewer people are concerned about climate change than even a year ago. We’ve made carbon nation to give a majority of people an entertaining, informed and pragmatic primer about why it’s incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy: it’s good business.
• carbon nation's optimism and pragmatism are appealing across the political spectrum. While other good films have been about problems, blame and guilt,carbon nation is a film that celebrates solutions, inspiration and action.

FREE EVENT
~donations appreciated~

Come early and enjoy dinner!

Location:
The French Garden Restaurant
8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
Google map: http://tinyurl.com/frenchgardenmap

A Wisdom Council Discussion Group of Transition Sebastopol 

Calling All Elders, Earth Elders, Wannabe Elders, Soon-to-become Elders, or Interested Baby Boomers on up! 


The Elder Salon is a nonhierarchical circle of peers. We’ll introduce the discussion with some thoughts from an elder voice or thought-provoking instigator to kick off our own discovery of what it is WE think and believe about the topic; what WE want and need now and in our future; what WE think should be the course of action and attitudes as we progress into and through our older years

WHY: There are a lot of new ideas about aging, staying youthful in body and spirit, and our role in society and local life. What have our generational contributions been and what is left undone? What are our mistakes and triumphs?

The Elder Salon is a nonhierarchical circle of peers. We’ll introduce the discussion with some thoughts from an elder voice or thought-provoking instigator to kick off our own discovery of what it is WE think and believe about the topic; what WE want and need now and in our future; what WE think should be the course of action and attitudes as we progress into and through our older years

Reminder to all: the Elders Salon is regular and ongoing on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Location:

see more about this group here: http://transitionsebastopol.org/aboutelderssalon