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Transition Trainer Don Hall is offering 3 upcoming webinars
Sign up for all three here Theory U: The Pattern of Emergence
Need help now? Check out our How-to Guides List of Films to Screen & Books Join our online discussion list-serve See online trainings archive for recordings of past webinars National Hanging Out Day Every year, on April 19th, Project Laundry List joins together with hundreds of organizations from around the country to educate communities about energy consumption. National Hanging Out Day was created to demonstrate how it is possible to save money and energy by using a clothesline. Info: www.laundrylist.org Help spread the word! Add this banner to your website  Social Media Follow us on Twitter Become a fan Facebook Watch our Youtube Channel    |
 Transition US :: March 2011 e-newsletter
We’re thrilled at how this challenge is spreading across the country and internationally. With just over six weeks to go, the response to this 350 Home & Garden Challenge has been wonderful with well over 30 organizers (that would be you) stepping up.
 The actions people are taking range fromplanting a fruit tree, torepairing a leaky faucet, to organizing 20 volunteers to create a school gardenor installing an array of solar panels at city hall. The important thing is that we all stand up and be counted.Visit our website to learn more -- We are also looking to expand our growing list of media sponsors, with 350.org, 4YearsGo!, Bioneers, Post Carbon Institute, and more already on board. Transition Initiative ProjectsThis month we welcome the first official Transition Initiative in South Dakota and the 85th Transition Initiative in the US! Browse the initiatives map and learn more about becoming an Official Transition Initiative.
 Community Skillsharing + Dance - Sustainable NE Seattle organized a day-long 'Hands ON: community skills fair' featuring an array of workshops - all with the goals of reducing waste, building resilience and growing community (read more) Snapshot: Transition across the Country - Building the "February Roundup of What's Happening in the World of Transiton" pulled together by Helen and Rob over at Transition Culture, here are some highlights of what's keeping Transition Initiatives busy across the US...(read more)
Books & Films (that Transition folk are reading and screening)  The New Normal: An Agenda for Responsible LivingSynopsis: This is the most recent book in the trilogy with Affluenza and Simple Prosperity. The New Normal predicts that in the emerging era, production and consumption will no longer be the defining characteristics of civilization – cultural richness, efficiency, cooperation...(Read an interview with David Wann by Carolyn Baker on EnergyBulletin)  Fixing the Future | PBS SeriesSynopsis: In a one-hour PBS special, Host David Brancaccio visits communities across America using innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity in our new economy. (watch trailer) Transition Network News Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis visit Totnes - community members convened over a weekend to listen to a presentation by Naomi Klein. Watch the video recaphere + Rob interviewing Naomi here. Transition Network 2011 UK conference: Dates have been set for 8 to 11-July in Liverpool - details here.
 Richard Heinberg presents on 'The End of Growth' - though we couldn't all be there in Totnes for Richard's presentation, it is online here thanks to the nuproject folk. Hooray for saavy documentation!
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