apologies if you have received multiple copies of this reminder.
From: Jim Cole <jim.cole@charter.net>Subject: Registration: January 17-18 Transition Towns Training WorkshopDear Friends of Transition Towns,
This message contains information about the Transition Towns Training Workshop scheduled for January 17 and 18, 2009 Dancing Deer Farm, 2975 Vineyard Drive in Templeton, CA.
More information about Transition Towns and the Training for Transition workshop is available at the following websites: http://www.transitiontowns.org/ and http://transitioncalifornia.ning.com/ or (http://www.hopedance.org/cms/content/view/535/1)
A Registration Form is attached as both a PDF file and a Word document, for your convenience in registering for this workshop.
Unless you have already sent your registration payment to me, please RSVP for the workshop by email reply so we can make the necessary preparations at Dancing Deer Farm.
Also, please send me your workshop reservation check to me made out to The Institute for Sustainable Living. My mailing address is Jim Cole, 647 Nicklaus Drive; Paso Robles, CA 93446
Advance registration is $200 (if received by January 6, 2009); registration is $225 if payment received after January 6.
Lunch and Dinner meals at Dancing Deer Farm are available on January 17 and 18, as described further in the attached registration form.
If desired, lodging (and a continental breakfast on the following day) is available at Dancing Deer for the arrival dates of January 16, 17 and 18 as described in the registration form.
Sincerely,
Jim Cole
805-239-0147
P.S. I apologize if you receive multiple copies of this registration information through various internet pathways
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TRANSITION TRAINING WORKSHOP
January 17-18, 2009
Dancing Deer Farm
Templeton, CA
Transition is now landing in North America!
In order to provide an in-depth experiential introduction to Transition for those considering bringing Transition to their community, and to meet the training requirement for local initiating groups, Transition San Luis Obispo County, The Institute for Sustainable Living, Hope Dance Films and Dancing Deer Farm is now offering a two-day Transition Training Workshop based on the Training for Transition course developed by Naresh Giangrande and Sophy Banks in Totnes, England.
What you can expect at the Transition Training Workshop:
· A deep and profound experience of Transition;
· An intimate encounter with the emerging future;
· A doorway to the power of engaged optimism;
· An inspirational/energetic boost that will empower and propel you as a powerful Transition catalyst in your community;
· Connection with others who are responding to the call for Transition;
· Connection with the heart of what may be the most important, most inspirational movement in the world!
Curriculum: The course includes the "fundamentals" for those wishing to know how to set up, run, and maintain a successful Transition Initiative. It is packed with imaginative and inspiring ways to delve into both the theory and practice of Transition, providing training in the basics of Transition for new communities coming on board, as well as other skills necessary to successfully set up and run a Transition Initiative.
Who should attend: Transition Initiative leaders, steering group members, working group members, and those considering Transition in their communities (whether in San Luis Obispo County or beyond!). We would also like to extend a special invitation to those involved in Post Carbon Institute's Relocalization Network, for in our experience, Transition can be an inspiring and transformative addition to the work of local relocalization groups.
Instructors: The Transition Training Workshop will be taught by Michael Brownlee and Lynette Marie Hanthorn, co-founders of Boulder County Going Local (the first official Transition Initiative in North America, now renamed Transition Boulder County). They each bring more than three years of on-the-ground relocalization experience to the Transition Training, as well as long-time practice in organizational development, group process technologies, and psychospiritual processes.
Schedule: Saturday, January 17, 8:30 registration; workshop runs from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with breaks for lunch and dinner. Sunday, January 18; the workshop runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with lunch break.
Location: Dancing Deer Farm, 2975 Vineyard Drive@ Route 46 West, Templeton, CA 93465.
Registration: Call 805-239-0147 or email jim.cole@charter.net now to reserve your space and receive additional reservation information.
Advance registration is $200 (if received by January 6, 2009); registration is $225 if payment received after January 6.
Lunch and dinner meals at Dancing Deer Farm are available at an additional cost of $25 per day on January 17 and 18, if payment is received by January 12 as part of the registration process. We are sorry that it is not possible to accept individual reservations for lunch or dinner meals on January 17 and 18.
Lodging is also available at Dancing Deer Farm on the arrival days of January 16, 17 and 18 at a cost of $65 per night, including a continental breakfast the following morning. Reservations and payment for lodging is requested by January 9 as part of the registration process.
Make checks out to The Institute for Sustainable Living and send to Jim Cole, 647 Nicklaus Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446.
Prerequisites: For this introduction to Transition to be effective, participants are asked to do advance preparation work, including having completed essential reading and DVD viewing:
Reading
· The Transition Handbook: From oil dependency to local self-reliance (Rob Hopkins)
· Transition Primer (http://transitiontowns.org/TransitionNetwork/TransitionPrimer)
· The Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century (James Howard Kunstler) or Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (Richard Heinberg)
Viewing
Crude Impact or A Crude Awakening; The Oil Crash; The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil; Sustainability 101 (Dr. Albert Bartlett)