Training for Transition – Charlottesville, VA

Location:
City Space
100 5th St NE
Charlottesville , VA 22902
Date: 
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 11:00am - Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 9:00am
Registration: 

To register for this training, go to: http://www.regonline.com/T4TCharlottesville

Cost to attend this training is on a sliding scale basis depending on income.

Income
(individual or
organizational)

   Cost of Training
 Under $15,000    $150
 $15-$30,000    $200
 $30-$45,000    $250
 $45-$60,000    $300
 Over $60,000    $350

Registration includes a continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday with a group cooking dinner Saturday evening.

Partial scholarships are available. To apply for a scholarship, please answer the following questions and email your responses to transitioncvilleinfo@gmail.com with “T4T Scholarship Request” in the subject line.

1. Our scholarships are limited, so we are prioritizing people with low-income who are engaged in social change. Please describe yourself in light of this: who are you working or volunteering with and what is your group working to do?

2. Please let us know how much, if any, you can afford to pay.

Finally, to reserve your spot, please write a check to Healthy Food Coalition and mail to:
Transition Charlottesville/Albemarle
c/o The Healthy Food Coalition
609 E. Market St. #207
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Please make sure your check has your name on it! If you need to make other payment arrangements, please let us know.

Public intoductory talk to Transition on Friday night from 7:00 to 9:00 PM for those who cannot make it for the weekend. The full Training for Transition course starts at 9:00 AM Saturday. Donations for the Friday night talk are gratefully received.
Full event hours are Friday evening 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

This two-day course is an in-depth experiential introduction to Transition for those considering bringing Transition to their community or for existing Transition initiatives who are interested in deepening their understanding of Transition. It is recommended for local communities wishing to become an internationally-recognized Transition Initiative.

At the Training for Transition course, you will:

  • Explore how the Transition process increases community resilience.
  • Receive tools for community outreach, education and engagement.
  • Learn how to summarize the triple challenge of Peak Oil, climate change, and economic instability in ways that move people to positive action.
  • Understand and know how to work with obstacles that have prevented our communities from recognizing and positively responding to the challenge of energy transition.
  • Experience ways that local social and economic community can be created and strengthened.
  • Learn ways of creating a positive, shared vision for your community’s future.
  • Receive support for becoming a Transition catalyst in your community.
  • Connect with others who are helping your region transition to greater stability and security.
  • Become a part of a rapidly growing positive, inspirational, global movement!

Curriculum:
The course describes how to catalyze, build and facilitate a successful Transition initiative. It is packed with imaginative and inspiring ways to engage your community, and delves into both the theory and practice of Transition that has worked so well in hundreds of communities around the world.

Who should attend: 
People interested in learning about the Transition movement in greater depth and leaders already creating a Transition initiative in their community.

Preparation:
Participants are encouraged to do advance preparation as listed below:  

- Reading

  • The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, by Rob Hopkins
  • "Transition Primer" (free)

- Viewing

For more information please contact Joanie Freeman at freeman.joanie@gmail.com or Sarah Frazer at transitioncvilleinfo@gmail.com

http://transitioncville.org/

Trainers: 
Fred Brown
Trainers: 
Tina Clarke
Organizer: 
Organizer: 
Transition Charlottesville/Albemarle
email: 
transitioncvilleinfo@gmail.com

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