[Peakoil-announce] Transition Towns this weekend/Canberra Transport: 26 October
Alex Pollard
alex-po at trevbus.org
Wed Oct 7 11:57:57 UTC 2009
A couple of really great initiatives....
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Subject: Transition Towns this weekend/ Canberra Conversation on Canberra
Transport: 26 October
From: "Anne O'Brien" <anneobr at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, October 7, 2009 13:38
To: CAC-Announce at googlegroups.com
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*Training for Transition*
... to inspire, encourage, and inform people to plan to reduce our
community's addiction to oil and fossil fuels, and build community
resilience to oil shocks.
2 Day Course October 10-11 (there will also be a course on October 31-
November 1)
C A N B E R R A A C T
This course is for people looking for sustainable solutions and recognise
the environmental, social and economic benefits that occur when communities
work together to reach common goals.
On completing the course participants will:
have a clear understanding of the context for transition towns, and the
transformational possibilities that arise from the twin challenges of
climate change and peak oil .
know what the TT model is – including an in depth look at the key 12 steps,
from inspiration, setting up the initiating group, all the way to having
active and effective working groups and have experienced a joint visioning
process .
understand how to organise effective meetings such as public talks, open
space days and small theme working groups .
understand the purpose and principles of an Energy Descent Plan .
have formed useful contacts with other Transition initiatives.
have an initial plan of action for themselves and their locality .
VENUE: Canberra Environment and Sustainability Resource Centre
DATE: October 10th and 11th 2009
COST: introductory price of $180 per person for the course, concession is
available.
FOOD: Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided. Please inform
us of any dietary requirements. If you are interested in coming together for
a dinner on Saturday please say so – it is a great opportunity to network.
PLACES: Booking early is essential this course can take a maximum of 22
people.
CONTACT: The Canberra Environment Centre ph:62480885
info at ecoaction.com.au
TRAINERS: John Barlow, Derek Povel, and Ray Buckley from South East
Transition Towns, Bega http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html
The Transition Town “Training for Transition” course is recognised by the
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
The information in the attached flyer is reproduced below. Kindly distribute
through your networks as you see fit and note that RSVPs are required for
these events.
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Text from flyer starts here...
CANBERRA CONVERSATION
Monday 26 October 2009, 6 - 9pm, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre, London
Circuit
presented by A CHORUS OF WOMEN in collaboration with ANU CLIMATE CHANGE
INSTITUTE
Transport for the Canberra community: THINKING TOGETHER ABOUT WISE MOVES
RSVP by 22 October to hoffie at iinet.net.au
Transport is a significant contributor to Canberra’s greenhouse gas
emissions. With low urban density, Canberra has become highly car-dependent
with low uptake of public transport.
• What are the dimensions of Canberra’s transport systems in relation to
climate change?
• What role does urban design play and what room do we have to move here?
• How can the principles of ‘integrated transport’ best be realised?
• What can we do in the short term and how do we factor in longer term
needs and possibilities?
• How can policy makers, planners, developers, business people and the
community work together to improve our transport systems?
This Canberra Conversation will seek to unravel the complexities of this
topic and stimulate innovative ways forward.
WHO WILL BE THERE?
PROFESSOR WILL STEFFEN (Executive Director, ANU Climate Change Institute)
will bring a climate change and sustainability perspective to the
conversation, particularly in relation to integrated approaches to
transport.
A CHORUS OF WOMEN will provide artistic input relating to the conversation.
DR JANET SALISBURY (Director of the science communication consultancy
Biotext and a member of Chorus) will facilitate the discussion.
OTHER PARTICIPANTS will include business people, policy makers, members of
community and environmental groups, and concerned citizens of Canberra.
WILL YOU COME?
ABOUT CANBERRA CONVERSATIONS
Canberra Conversations are a series of citizen conversations on topics of
importance for our future. They include information sharing, small group and
facilitated larger group discussions, together with A Chorus of Women’s
artistic representation of the social and ethical challenges that these
subjects present to our community. The aim is to see how community
engagement and wise decision making could be helped by a more open dialogue
among citizens, scientists, technical specialists, artists, business people
and policy makers.
HOW DO CANBERRA CONVERSATIONS DIFFER FROM OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS?
Most public discussion is based on debate, which is inherently adversarial.
In Canberra Conversations we take a different approach which Dr Janet
Salisbury has developed in line with A Chorus of Women’s mission and
practice from the kind of dialogue proposed by physicist David Bohm in his
book On Dialogue (1996).
In a discussion (or debate) people usually hold fixed positions and try to
convince others to change. At best this may produce agreement or compromise,
but it rarely gives rise to creative solutions. If issues of fundamental
importance are involved, positions tend to become more entrenched and the
discussion may either become confrontational or turn into a polite avoidance
of the issues. In this process, benefits tend to be exaggerated, and risks
and uncertainties downplayed.
In a dialogue, participants listen to each other with sufficient interest
and empathy to understand the meaning and motivations of other positions
properly. Importantly, they bring an openness to changing or modifying their
initial position as a result of the process. In this type of discussion,
uncertainties and fears can be realistically acknowledged, while benefits
and risks can be examined honestly. This allows the proper analysis of
evidence that is needed for creative thinking and wise actions.
OTHER CANBERRA CONVERSATIONS
See www.chorusofwomen.org for details of A Chorus of Women’s previous
Canberra Conversations:
• CANBERRA’S ENERGY FUTURE: Thinking together about ways forward –
February 2009
• EMISSIONS TRADING: The way forward to greenhouse gas reduction? – May
2009
• SCIENCE AND THE CREATIVE ARTS: A potent collaboration for change? –
August 2009
CONTACTS FOR RSVP & FURTHER INFORMATION
TIME: Monday 26 October, 5.30 for 6-9pm (light refreshments provided)
PLACE: Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre Function Room, London Circuit
(across Civic Square from the Legislative Assembly)
RSVP: to Sue Hoffmann by COB, Thursday 22 October. EMAIL
hoffie at iinet.net.au
CONTACT: For further information contact Janet Salisbury:
janetsalisbury25 at gmail.com OR Sue Hoffmann: hoffie at iinet.net.au or phone
6262 7374.
WEBSITES www.chorusofwomen.org www.anu.edu.au/climatechange
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Training for Transition
... to inspire, encourage, and inform people to plan to reduce our
community's addiction to oil and fossil fuels, and build community
resilience to oil shocks.
2 Day Course October 10-11 (there will also be a course on October 31-
November 1)
C A N B E R R A A C T
This course is for people looking for sustainable solutions and
recognise the environmental, social and economic benefits that occur
when communities work together to reach common goals.
On completing the course participants will:
have a clear understanding of the context for transition towns, and
the transformational possibilities that arise from the twin challenges
of climate change and peak oil .
know what the TT model is including an in depth look at the key 12
steps, from inspiration, setting up the initiating group, all the way
to having active and effective working groups and have experienced a
joint visioning process .
understand how to organise effective meetings such as public talks,
open space days and small theme working groups .
understand the purpose and principles of an Energy Descent Plan .
have formed useful contacts with other Transition initiatives.
have an initial plan of action for themselves and their locality .
VENUE: Canberra Environment and Sustainability Resource Centre
DATE: October 10th and 11th 2009
COST: introductory price of $180 per person for the course, concession
is available.
FOOD: Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided. Please
inform us of any dietary requirements. If you are interested in coming
together for a dinner on Saturday please say so it is a great
opportunity to network.
PLACES: Booking early is essential this course can take a maximum of
22 people.
CONTACT: The Canberra Environment Centre ph:62480885
[1]info at ecoaction.com.au
TRAINERS: John Barlow, Derek Povel, and Ray Buckley from South East
Transition Towns, Bega [2]http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html
The Transition Town Training for Transition course is recognised by
the
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
The information in the attached flyer is reproduced below. Kindly
distribute through your networks as you see fit and note that RSVPs
are required for these events.
**********************************************************************
******************
Text from flyer starts here...
CANBERRA CONVERSATION
Monday 26 October 2009, 6 - 9pm, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre,
London Circuit
presented by A CHORUS OF WOMEN in collaboration with ANU CLIMATE
CHANGE INSTITUTE
Transport for the Canberra community: THINKING TOGETHER ABOUT WISE
MOVES
RSVP by 22 October to [3]hoffie at iinet.net.au
Transport is a significant contributor to Canberras greenhouse gas
emissions. With low urban density, Canberra has become highly
car-dependent with low uptake of public transport.
What are the dimensions of Canberras transport systems in relation to
climate change?
What role does urban design play and what room do we have to move
here?
How can the principles of integrated transport best be realised?
What can we do in the short term and how do we factor in longer term
needs and possibilities?
How can policy makers, planners, developers, business people and the
community work together to improve our transport systems?
This Canberra Conversation will seek to unravel the complexities of
this topic and stimulate innovative ways forward.
WHO WILL BE THERE?
PROFESSOR WILL STEFFEN (Executive Director, ANU Climate Change
Institute) will bring a climate change and sustainability perspective
to the conversation, particularly in relation to integrated approaches
to transport.
A CHORUS OF WOMEN will provide artistic input relating to the
conversation.
DR JANET SALISBURY (Director of the science communication consultancy
Biotext and a member of Chorus) will facilitate the discussion.
OTHER PARTICIPANTS will include business people, policy makers,
members of community and environmental groups, and concerned citizens
of Canberra.
WILL YOU COME?
ABOUT CANBERRA CONVERSATIONS
Canberra Conversations are a series of citizen conversations on topics
of importance for our future. They include information sharing, small
group and facilitated larger group discussions, together with A Chorus
of Womens artistic representation of the social and ethical challenges
that these subjects present to our community. The aim is to see how
community engagement and wise decision making could be helped by a
more open dialogue among citizens, scientists, technical specialists,
artists, business people and policy makers.
HOW DO CANBERRA CONVERSATIONS DIFFER FROM OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS?
Most public discussion is based on debate, which is inherently
adversarial. In Canberra Conversations we take a different approach
which Dr Janet Salisbury has developed in line with A Chorus of Womens
mission and practice from the kind of dialogue proposed by physicist
David Bohm in his book On Dialogue (1996).
In a discussion (or debate) people usually hold fixed positions and
try to convince others to change. At best this may produce agreement
or compromise, but it rarely gives rise to creative solutions. If
issues of fundamental importance are involved, positions tend to
become more entrenched and the discussion may either become
confrontational or turn into a polite avoidance of the issues. In this
process, benefits tend to be exaggerated, and risks and uncertainties
downplayed.
In a dialogue, participants listen to each other with sufficient
interest and empathy to understand the meaning and motivations of
other positions properly. Importantly, they bring an openness to
changing or modifying their initial position as a result of the
process. In this type of discussion, uncertainties and fears can be
realistically acknowledged, while benefits and risks can be examined
honestly. This allows the proper analysis of evidence that is needed
for creative thinking and wise actions.
OTHER CANBERRA CONVERSATIONS
See [4]www.chorusofwomen.org for details of A Chorus of Womens
previous Canberra Conversations:
CANBERRAS ENERGY FUTURE: Thinking together about ways forward
February 2009
EMISSIONS TRADING: The way forward to greenhouse gas reduction? May
2009
SCIENCE AND THE CREATIVE ARTS: A potent collaboration for change?
August 2009
CONTACTS FOR RSVP & FURTHER INFORMATION
TIME: Monday 26 October, 5.30 for 6-9pm (light refreshments provided)
PLACE: Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre Function Room, London Circuit
(across Civic Square from the Legislative Assembly)
RSVP: to Sue Hoffmann by COB, Thursday 22 October. EMAIL
[5]hoffie at iinet.net.au
CONTACT: For further information contact Janet Salisbury:
[6]janetsalisbury25 at gmail.com OR Sue Hoffmann: [7]hoffie at iinet.net.au
or phone 6262 7374.
WEBSITES [8]www.chorusofwomen.org
[9]www.anu.edu.au/climatechange
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References
1. mailto:info at ecoaction.com.au
2. http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html
3. mailto:hoffie at iinet.net.au
4. http://www.chorusofwomen.org/
5. mailto:hoffie at iinet.net.au
6. mailto:janetsalisbury25 at gmail.com
7. mailto:hoffie at iinet.net.au
8. http://www.chorusofwomen.org/
9. http://www.anu.edu.au/climatechange
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