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Transition Training - Raising Awareness

First Notes from BedZED Transition Training weekend (thanks to the pioneering Totnes team).
This page is here, first for fellow participants, second as a possible start of a future "training" page

Here is the list of "where we are" (where each participant's group is at)

Here are three mind maps from our Open Space sessions:
How do we engage people? ¦ How can we support Transition in a city? ¦ Sustainability Research: how to engage universities?

Awareness Raising - CC + PO = TT

Your audience

Schools
Parents
Businesses
Leaders to be
Local government
Central government
Artists

Sport clubs etc
Connectors
Word of mouth
KNI – key neighbourhood influencers
Green/eco groups
Allotment groups

Food groups
Faith groups
Church groups
Therapists
Community groups
Local History groups

Volunteer groups
Police
University
College
Students and staff
Food groups

and none of the above!

How is Permaculture relevant to TT?

Permaculture is a design for sustainable living!

Earth care )
People care ) ethical principles of permaculture
Fair share )

Zoning principle
Zone 1 – inner self – things ‘closest’ to you/most important/most relevent/used most often
(crops/people/places/resources)

Zone 5 – furthest away in terms of distance, importance, relevance, frequency etc

Ergonomics

Sufficiency/efficiency dialectic – Thomas Princen

Permaculture promotes self reliance/resilience – echoes of TT

A driver for relocalization of resources

Input – output connection - circular system

The importance of edges – dynamic meeting point. Diversity of habitat found at the edges

Value diversity – linked to resilience. Anti mono-culture

An observatory approach:

SURVEY ASSESS DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION MAINTAIN

What we will eat when the oil runs out - Richard Heinberg

Our Societal Beliefs Core Beliefs
FEAR		ISOLATION	Separation From self and from feelings From spirit From each other Create stress Spiritually impoverished - God? RelIgion?
WORTHLESSNESS	Anthropocentrism Racism Monocultural outlook Individualism vs collectivism Advanced vs primitive Advanced society – puts individualism first What has value? £ Value only recognised in material terms Status is important Bigger better stuff – give more value/status Consuming for consuming sake	POWERLESSNESS	Lack of integrity Dog eat dog world Competition Dualistic thinking Defer to authority Few control the many They are to blame Cynicism in politics Market will solve Absence of accountability Lack of personal responsibility Fear of difference Pressure to conform, fashion etc Identity = what you consume
HUNGER	/ scarcity/ lack Addictive consuming – to try and fill the lack Bigger is better Immediate gratification – compulsive Short term gain Selfishness ) belief both are Greed is good ) inevitable - innately human Material better than dreams	AVOIDANCE	Don’t look for answers inside Science will find answer Science will improve things Impossible to deal with everything Belief/illusion that we can transcend natural limits Unlimited resources Death wish Denial of mortality – ours and the earth

COLLECTIVE PTSD (POST-TRAUMA-STRESS DISORDER)

Events Ideas

EVENTS - to participate in or promote TT

Farmers markets
Local food feast
Slow food
Music
Nature events

Eco events
Local festivals
Celebrations
Schools
PTA

Green fair
Environment Sunday – Church of England
Interfaith evening
Speakers/debates
Vision sharing

Networking opportunities
Make a film
Open space technology
Car boot sale
Freecycle
Give/take days

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