The Centre for Applied Renewable Energy in Brussels Ontario is pleased to announce the presentation of the first in a two part series of training workshops on Transition Towns. Canada's only fully trained Transition Town Trainer, Michele Colussi (British Columbia), together with founder of Transition Initiative Portland (Maine), Alastair Lough PhD, will be presenting the first of two sessions in Clinton, Ontario September 19th and 20th, 2009.

The cost of the workshop will be around $250.00 CAN (travel, lodging and meals outside of the day's events are additional).

If you are interested in obtaining a Train the Trainer certificate for the Transition Town movement, this course is a prerequisite. This opportunity is the first of its kind in Ontario and Eastern Canada and will be instrumental in the development of a Canadian Transition network.

If you are interested, please send us an email and we will follow up with a registration package.

Sincerely,
Lynne Taylor
Environmental Lead
Centre for Applied Renewable Energy
PO Box 29
437 Turnberry Street - Upper Suite
Brussels, ON N0G 1H0
519-887-2694 x 205
www.cfarhuron.ca
email: lynnet@cfarhuron.ca

Click here for the Organizers event web page.

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This training will follow the transition model in paying attention to both the outer work and the inner work necessary for a successful transition process.  This will be a participatory process, with participants invited to share their own experience and learn from the many different transition initiatives represented at the course.

At the end of the course, participants will:

• Have a clear understanding of the context for Transition Initiatives, the current global situation and the transformational possibilities that arise from climate change, peak oil prices and the economic crisis.
• Know what the Transition model is–including an in-depth look at the 12 steps, from inspiration, setting up the initiating group, all the way to having active and effective working groups.
• Have experienced a joint visioning process.
• Understand how to organize effective meetings such as public talks, open space days, and small theme working groups.
• Understand the purpose and principles of an Energy Descent Action Plan.
• Have the outline of an effective and inspiring talk on the Transition movement.
• Have formed useful contacts with other Transition initiatives and individuals interested in the Transition model.
• Have a plan of action for themselves and their locality.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Transition initiative leaders, steering group members, working group members and those considering Transition in their communities.

REQUIRED READING: The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins; Transition Primer, free here.