Welcome, Everyone!
Meet other people who are interested in learning about the twin challenges of Peak Oil and Climate Change, and how they can be effectively and positively addressed in your community by the Transition Town concept.
While this meetup will provide information on awareness raising and sanctioned training events happening in Portland, anyone from any community is welcome!
The Transition Town concept is unusual in that it is based on permaculture principles; and is bottom up and adaptive, rather than top down and prescriptive. It recognizes our need to envision a positive future, and enables us to act on that vision by unleashing our collective genius.
There are now 15 official Transition Initiatives in the US, including Montpelier VT and Portland ME. A good local news article on the Sandpoint, ID Initiative can be found at:
http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/articles/2008/06/08/n...
A brief video of Rob Hopkins’ (founder of Transition Towns) presentation
to the International Forum on Globalization can be viewed at:
http://www.ifg.org/programs/Energy/triple_crisis_av/panel...
More upcoming Meetups
This group doesn't have any additional upcoming Meetups scheduled.
Past Meetups
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What's new?
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Nov 7
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New member
“Hope to meet folks with similar world views. Have experience in organic gardening, systems thinking, and down to earth philosophy.”
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Nov 5
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Nov 1
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New member
“i run an online news service called sustainablefoodnews.com, a daily e-newsletter for the food industry. Content includes developing urban ag, food systems and sustainabe food issues. I wanted to connect with like-minded people.”
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Oct 1
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New discussionStarted by Adam Burk.
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Sep 23
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New member
“I want to be part of the solution, not the problem.”
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Aug 5
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Aug 4
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New Greeting for“I came to Maine (back to) with the same idea. We should connect.”posted by Rachel Lyn
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Aug 1
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New member
“Taking time this year to ponder the great changes taking place in our world, and how to respond to them as a community--looking for others who share that concern.”
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Jul 13
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New discussionStarted by Seamus Rodman.
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Jul 8
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New member
“To help know the way from point A to point B.”
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Jun 11
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What members are saying
“ It's a great way to get involved in a positive way to help our community address the most significant problems facing the globe. ”
“ Our goal is to provide a framework for creating even more connections between those already working toward a resilient Greater Portland Area. ...
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