Resilient Communities Forum Harrison Hot Springs, BC – March 26, 2010

1. Transition Town Initiatives Resilient Communities ForumHarrison Hot Springs, BC – March 26, 2010

2. the beginnings of Transition • the nuts and bolts of Transition Initiatives • what has been achieved so far • next steps • how we can support one another

3. What is Transition all about?

4. Relocalization • food • energy • transportation • building • currency • governance • culture Photo: TT Totnes bike maintenance workshop, cherry picking

5. Local economies • Sustainable jobs • Community-led initiatives • Renewable energy • Sustainable agriculture • Local manufacturing • Livable, walkable and bikeable streets • Well-integrated public transportation • Community-owned finance • Local currencies • More… Photo: Planting a Garden, Transition Los Angeles, CA

6. Transition towards resilience • From global > local • From centralized > dispersed and connected • From growth > steady state • From consumption > self-reliance • From depletion > stewardship (re-use, repair, borrow, grow, make, share) • From individual > collective … Photos: (top) TT Totnes event, (centre) Hands in the dirt Transition Whatcom activity for the Perennial Project, (bottom) Transition Town Ashland Celebration Parade

7. “…instead of more, we must strive for better; rather than promoting increased economic activity for its own sake, we must emphasize whatever increases quality of life without stoking consumption.” – Richard Heinberg Photo: 350 rally, Transition Carrboro-Chapel Hill, NC

8. The Beginnings

9. Transition Town Totnes • Rob Hopkins, Kinsale Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) • Cooperative, phased process of transition from fossil fuels • 2006 Great Unleashing • Working groups launched projects • Collaboration with town council Photo: Planting Nut Trees, Totnes Pound, David Pearson/Rex Features, Guardian UK

10. Around the world England Totnes, England Penwith, England Ivybridge, England Falmouth, England Moretonhampstead, England Lewes, England Stroud, England Ashburton, England Ottery St. Mary, England Bristol, England Brixton, England Forest Row, England Mayfield, England Glastonbury, England Lostwithiel, England Forest of Dean, England Buxton Tynedale Dorchester New Forest Stafford Chester Cambridge Hereford Buxton Kingston-upon-Thames Taunton Langport Sidmouth York Louth Ely Sampford Peverell Tunbridge Wells Hastings Newton Abbot Belsize, London High Wycombe Lancaster Bassingbourn, England Leamington Spa, England Sevenoaks, England Chesterfield, England Sheffield, England Woodbridge, England South Petherton Chichester Berkhamsted Coventry Bungay Mersea Island Maidenhead Ladock & Grampound Road Leek Horsham Exmouth Diss, England Wigan, England Ashtead, England Helston and District, England Downton, England Wivenhoe, Essex Malvern Hills, Worcs, England Andover, England Finsbury Park, London, England Liskeard, England St Albans, England Weymouth and Portland, England Horncastle, England Thorncombe, England Marlow, England Sherborne, England Letchworth, England Lavenham, England Haywards Heath, England Eynsham Area, England Stamford, England Stratford Upon Avon, England Ipswich, England Evesham Vale, England Southwell Area, Notts, England Matlock, England Transition BH hub, England - (for BH postcode) Transition Town Tooting, England Hertford, England Henley on Thames, England Worthing, England Minehead and Alcombe, England Hull, England Hemel Hempstead, England Tavistock, England Clitheroe, England Derby, England Shoreham-by-Sea, England Nayland, England Faversham, England Stoke Newington, London, England Richmond, Yorkshire, England Highbury, London, England Saltash, Cornwall, England Kendal and South Lakes, Cumbria, England Haslemere, Surrey, England Kensal to Kilburn, London, England Wandsworth, London, England Kirkbymoorside, England Downham Market, England Dorking, England Castle Ward, Bedford, England Redland, Bristol England Newent, England Oxford, England Thornbury, England Farnham, England Nottingham, England Wrington, England Brighton&Hove, England Market Harborough, England West Kirby, England Whitstable, England Marsden & Slaithwaite, England Frome, England Brampton, England Isle of Wight, England Seaton, England Bath, England Exeter, England Isle of Man Canterbury, England Wolverton Leicester Westcliff-on-Sea Isles of Scilly Liverpool South Norwich, England Tring Crediton Scotland Portobello, Scotland Dunbar, Scotland Carbon Neutral Biggar, a Transition Town North Howe Forres Arran & Holy Isle Hawick, Scotland Tayport, Scotland Melrose, Scotland Moffat, Scotland North Queensferry, Scotland Black Isle, Scotland West Kilbride, Scotland Wales Llandeilo, Wales Bro Ddyfi, Wales Rhayader, Wales Presteigne Lampeter Chepstow Monmouth Bro Ffestiniog, Wales Bro Gwaun, Wales Llantwit Major, Wales Trawsnewid Bangor Transition, Wales Trawsnewid Calon Teifi, Wales Denmark Syltemae, Denmark Finland Siirtymäliike Hämeenkyrö, Finland Australia Sunshine Coast, Australia Armidale, NSW Bell, VIC Bellingen, NSW Newcastle, NSW Hervey Bay, QLD Eudlo, QLD Sydney, NSW Transition Blue Mountains, NSW Wingecarribee, NSW Kenmore, QLD Cooran, QLD Barraba, NSW Maleny, QLD, Australia Kurilpa, QLD, Australia Anglesea, VIC, Australia Torquay, VIC, Australia Brisbane East, QLD, Australia Darebin, Melbourne, VIC, Australia Epping, Sydney, NSW, Australia Far North Queensland, Australia Sydney North, NSW, Australia Eumundi Markets, QLD, Australia Denmark, WA, Australia South Barwon, VIC, Australia Parramatta, NSW, Australia Tamborine Mountain, QLD, Australia Adelaide West, SA, Australia Chile El Manzano, Chile Ireland Kinsale Kildare Kilkenny Northern Ireland Holywood Omagh, Northern Ireland Japan Fujino Hayama, Japan Netherlands Deventer, Netherlands Groningen, Netherlands New Zealand Waiheke Island, New Zealand Orewa, New Zealand Kapiti District, New Zealand Opotiki Coast, New Zealand Nelson, New Zealand Whanganui, New Zealand Brooklyn, New Zealand Timaru, New Zealand Media, PA, USA Carrboro/Chapel Hill, NC, USA Houston, TX, USA Olympia, WA, USA Chelsea, MI, USA Anderson, OH USA Austin, TX USA Monterey, CA USA Northfield, MN USA Louisville, KY USA Shelburne, VT USA Van Buren-Allegan, MI USA Reno, NV USA Manchester, VT USA Prairie Farm, WI USA Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield, CO USA Canada Peterborough, ON, Canada Guelph, ON, Canada Dundas, ON, Canada Victoria, BC, Canada Nelson, BC, Canada Ottawa, ON, Canada Cocagne, NB, Canada Powell River, BC, Canada London, ON, Canada Poplar Hill/Coldstream, ON, Canada Vancouver, BC, Canada Barrie, ON, Canada Salt Spring Island BC, Canada Germany Berlin, Friedrichshain Kreuzberg Bielefeld, Germany Witzenhausen, Germany Monteveglio, Italy USA Boulder County, CO, USA Sandpoint, ID, USA Ketchum, ID, USA Cotati, CA, USA Lyons, CO USA Santa Cruz, CA, USA Montpelier, VT, USA Portland, ME, USA Sebastopol, CA, USA Laguna Beach, CA, USA Pine Mountain, CA, USA Ashland, OR, USA Berea, KY, USA Pima, AZ, USA Los Angeles, CA, USA Denver, CO, USA Whatcom, WA, USA Mount Shasta, CA, USA NE Seattle, WA, USA Louisville, CO, USA Newburyport, MA, USA Paso Robles, CA, USA Portland (PDX), OR, USA San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Hohenwald, TN, USA Ann Arbor, MI, USA Oklahoma City, OK, USA West Marin, CA, USA Tuscon, AZ, USA Greater New Haven, CT, USA Santa Barbara, CA, USA Stelle, IL, USA Hancock County, ME, USA Hardwick Area, VT, USA Whidbey, WA, USA Culver City, CA, USA Sunnyside Neighborhood, Portland, OR, USA Image: Transition Together project

12. How it appears to be evolving • Open Source • Self organising • Solutions focused • Iterative • Sensitive to place and scale • Historic • Joyful Photo: Brixton Pound, Local Currency, Transition Town Brixton, UK

13. Coming together …how can our community respond to the challenges and opportunities of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis? • Initiating group • Transition model Photos: (top) David Johnson presenting at Vancouver T4T, BC, (centre) Ann Arbor, MI T4T, (bottom) Transition Sebastopol, CA film night

14. Transition Model • Form an Initiating Group • Raise awareness & lay the foundations • Form working groups • Use Open Space • Develop visible practical manifestations • Facilitate the Great Reskilling • Honour the Elders • Build a bridge with local government • Establish a Core Group • Energy Descent Plan Photos: (top) Transition Whatcom feet! (centre) Transition Sandpoint’s Great Unleashing (bottom) Sonya Wallace and Janet Millington, Transition Sunshine Coast EDAP

15. Basic principles • Build & Hold Positive Visions for the Future • Make it real! • Work collaboratively and build partnerships • Building a bridge with local government • Attend to inner transition as well as outer • Heart and Soul Groups • Let it go where it wants to go… Photo: (Centre): Sandpoint Great Unleashing, (bottom) Sonya Wallace and Janet Millington, Transition Sunshine Coast EDAP

16. In Canada • Transition Initiatives in BC: Victoria Vancouver Nelson Powell River Salt Spring Island • In Ontario • Peterborough • Guelph • Dundas • Ottawa • London • Poplar Hill/Coldstream • Barrie • New Brunswick: Cocagne Photo: Transition Victoria event, ‘The Capital” Newspaper article, Sharing Circle at T4T Vancouver

17. Next steps Training for Transition (T4T) • Powell River, B.C.: April 9-10. • Red Deer, Alberta: April 16-17. • Truro, NS: May 1-2, 2010. • Guelph, ON: May 15-16. • Saskatoon, Sask.: May 15-16, 2010. • Vancouver, B.C.: Spring 2010. • Stratford, ON: July 2-5, 2010. A Training Trainers workshop is for those who would like to deliver the 2-day Training for Transition workshop. www.cedworks.com//transition.htmlwww.transitionus.org/training/calendar Photo: Transition Town Totnes Graveyard Orchard, community garden share

18. Where do we go from here?

19. Thankyou! Photo: Transition Louisville, Colorado & Transition Network Conference 2009 UK

20. Resources Stay in touch & learn more: • Transition Guides • Webinars • Newsletters • ‘In Transition’ Film • List serve & Forums transitionnetwork.org transitionculture.org transitionus.org shelby@transitionus.org Photo: Transition LA planting, T4T Nelson