[Peakoil] [Peakoil-announce] Fwd: Canberra relocalisation

[Keith Thomas]

Can you ask Andi to contact me at work, please? (office at natsoc.org.au)

Our six SEE-Change groups (Kippax, Jamison, Gunghalin, Weston, Hackett, 
Lyneham) could be just the base for relocalization here in Canberra.

For more about SEE-Change, see the temporary web pages:

http://www.natsoc.org.au/html/SEE.htm

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Keith Thomas
www.evfit.com
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On 22/11/2006, at 1:21 PM, Alex P wrote:

> I got an email message from the Post Carbon Institute Australiasian
> coordinator, see below.
>
> Who's in interested in getting started with a Canberra-region
> relocalisation project? Some of you are well on your way to PowerDown, 
> what
> can we do to link these efforts?
>
>
> Alex
> O4O4873828
>
> ACT Peak Oil
> http://act-peakoil.org
>
>
>
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>
> Hi Alex,
>
> My name is Andi Hazelwood, I'm the Australasian Regional Coordinator 
> for
> Post Carbon Institute's Relocalization Network. The network consists of
> 130 groups in 11 different countries, all working towards relocalising
> their communities in response to peak oil and climate change.
>
> The strategy of relocalisation is to move towards producing food,
> energy, water and goods and services locally- and for consumers to
> source those things locally. Obviously this reduces the community's
> reliance on fossil fuels and strengthens the local economy, making the
> community better equipped to deal with the varying effects of oil
> depletion. Cuba began relocalising when they had no other choice. The
> goal of the Relocalization Network is to begin relocalising now, so 
> that
> the projects and systems are already mature and vital when they're
> needed- be that in 5 years or 20. You can learn more here:
> http://www.relocalize.net/about/relocalization
>
> Would ACT Peak Oil be interested in joining the Relocalization Network
> and starting some on-the-ground relocalisation projects? Or do you know
> people who would have the ambition to take on these kinds of projects?
> I've been contacted by a Canberra resident who is interested in 
> starting
> a Canberra relocalisation group but doesn't know any likeminded
> commuinty members that can work together to facilitate change. As such,
> he's feeling a bit helpless and alone in the matter. I'm going to send
> him links to act-peakoil.org and your discussion list. I hope that
> together you'll be able to get things happening in Canberra.
>
> For more information about the Relocalization Network, please see our
> website: www.relocalize.net You can learn more about how to start a
> group here: http://www.relocalize.net/join It's entirely free, the
> website is just a tool to help groups to relocalise.
>
> My own relocalisation group is called Relocalisation Works in the
> Burnett Inland (RWBI). We've just gotten started and are working on
> community education about peak oil and relocalisation, and raising our
> membership numbers. Our near term goals are to initiate local
> trade/barter systems, permaculture community gardens, and a community
> supported transport system. In the long term we'd like to see
> region-wide adoption of the Oil Depletion Protocol, energy dependence
> and security for our critical services and public works, and even
> revitalisation of regional rail for transport. We're online here:
> www.rwbi.org
>
> I hope to hear from you soon, Alex- thanks for your time!
>
> Andi Hazelwood
> Relocalization Network Australasian Regional Coordinator
> Post Carbon Institute
>
> (07) 4126 0226
>
> www.relocalize.net
>
> www.postcarbon.org
>
> Local Communities.   Global Connections.
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