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Training for Transition

Date: 
Saturday, February 27, 2010 (All day) – Sunday, February 28, 2010 (All day)

This is a transition town training to better educate people about how to ease through the challenges facing communities today such as peak oil, climate change, and the economic crisis.  It is a positive approach of focusing on solutions that lead to a more satisfying life.

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: Transition Primer, free here.
Recommended Reading: The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins


Schedule:  
Saturday, Feb. 27, 9:00 AM registration; workshop runs 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM with a 1-hour lunch break 
Sunday,  Feb. 28, workshop runs 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with a 1-hour lunch break

ALL WELCOME to join in the Friday, Feb. 26 evening Potluck, Socializing & Film Potluck at 6:30 p.m., Film at 7:30 p.m.

Trainers: 
Shaktari Belew
Trainers: 
Tina Clarke
Location:
Woolman Hill Retreat CenterDeerfield, MA, 01342
United States
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Organizer: 
Organizer: 
Catherine Ratte
Phone: 
(413) 781-6045
email: 
cratte@pvpc.org
Cost: 
$190.00
Registration: 

Cost:
$180 per person by Feb. 19, and $200 after Feb. 19. A $100 deposit will hold your place. Lunch, refreshments and materials included. Lodging not included (see below for options). Some partial scholarships may be available for people with low incomes or for work exchange. If you can give extra money for scholarships, your generosity will enable those with low incomes to attend.

Send a note and your registration fee ($180) or deposit ($100—with the remaining $80 due on the first day of the workshop), plus scholarship donations (if you can) to: Catherine Ratte, c/o PVPC 60 Congress Street, First Floor, Springfield, MA 01104-3419, with a check made out to Pioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center. OR: Contact Catherine at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission to reserve a space and then send your check. Email: cratte@pvpc.org Phone: 413-781-6045.

Location:
Woolman Hill is a charming, rustic Quaker retreat center above the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers in western Massachusetts. www.woolmanhill.org Come early and relax! Historic Old Deerfield is two minutes away: www.historic-deerfield.org

Public Transportation:
Amtrak (www.amtrak.com) serves Springfield, MA from Boston and NYC. Peter Pan Bus (www.peterpanbus.com) and Greyhound provide connections to Greenfield, MA. Woolman Hill is only 5 minutes from Greenfield, and we will pick you up.

Sleeping Accommodations:
Some overnight accommodations are available. Bedrooms in the retreat center sleep from two to six people, dormitory style (bunks, twins, and three doubles). Two rustic cabins may also be available. Guests generally bring their own bedding and bath towels, unless other arrangements are made in advance. Cost is $85 per bed for the weekend (Friday 5:00 to Sunday afternoon)