[Scpg] Free talk: "Re-Coding Santa Barbara" next Tues May 19

[LBUZZELL at aol.com]

Please pass this press release along to any press or  friends who might be 
interested.
 
Thanks,
Linda
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Linda Buzzell (805) 563-2089
 
CHANGING LOCAL LAWS AND CODES THAT INHIBIT  THE SHIFT TO SUSTAINABILITY
 
On Tuesday evening, May 19th, Transition  Town Santa  Barbara will present “
Four Steps Towards  Transition,” an exploration of how local communities 
can change laws  and ordinances so they don't hinder but ease and encourage 
the shift to a  sustainable, resilient, locally-based way of life. The speaker 
is  best-selling author and public affairs consultant Paul Edwards, J.D. 
The  presentation will be held at the Karpeles Manuscript Library at 21 West 
Anapamu  from 7 pm – 9  pm.
Edwards'  presentation will cover four steps local communities need to make 
to recast  local policy towards sustainability.  The steps  are: 
1. What’s in  the Way of Transition? 
2. Where to  Start: Deciding What to Focus On 
3. Step  Three: Deciding Where to Invest Your Energy 
4. Step Four: What Methods Do You Use? 
Edwards will identify the major targets for reform and discuss  underlying 
strategic approaches and key resistances to overcome. He will also  describe 
tools such as strategic social marketing, ballot initiatives, and  
campaigns to elect slates of local officials.  
Paul Edwards  has worked with a wide range of corporate, governmental and 
non-profit  organizations throughout his career. During the past four  years, 
he has been instrumental in organizing and launching Let’s Live Local, a  
Transition Initiative in Pine Mountain Club, CA, now the 11th  official US 
Transition Initiative. He has also completed Training for  Transitions 
workshops as well as other sustainability training  programs. 
Paul’s consulting includes assistance with  ballot initiatives and 
campaigns for electing slates of local officials with the  vision to lead their 
community into a sustainable future. A  fuller description of his services and 
background is on his web site  at _www.publicaffairsservices.com_ 
(http://www.publicaffairsservices.com/)  He is co-author, with his  wife Sarah Edwards, 
of “Middle Class Lifeboat” and many other books. 
Transition Town Santa  Barbara was founded in the fall  of 2008 to empower 
our community to squarely face the  challenges of economic instability, 
climate change and resource depletion and to  unleash the collective genius of 
our own people to create ways of transitioning  to a thriving and resilient 
local community. Inspired by permaculture teacher  Rob Hopkins’ book “The 
Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local  Resilience,” there are now 
hundreds of Transition Initiatives around the world  in many countries. 
TTSB’s website  is _www.transitiontownsb.org_ 
(http://www.transitiontownsb.org)  
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