Zero carbon clothes drying solution!

York In Transition Events  Sept/Oct 08

or http://transitiontowns.org/York/York

Sat 6 Sep 08 4-6pm          20's plenty Grange Street, off Fulford Rd Speed reduction BBQ, 24 Grange St (no cars please) Transition Talk with Edward Harland plus DVD Power of Community (free) Speed pledges, circus skills, face painting, chalk art, hair wraps.

Sun 14 Sep 8.30-10pm            Ladies clothes swap. Bring swapable, clean stuff to 24 Grange St, RSVP Anna 01904 654355 (free/donations)

Evenings of 18 & 19 Sep          Transition Training for Potential Awareness Talk Presenters at York Environment Centre, St Nicholas Fields - call Edward Harland 651323 £10 includes a copy of Carbon Detox by George Marshall

Fri 19 September 7-8pm          Transition Quiz and talk at the Friends Meeting House with Anna Semlyen and John Cossham (free/donations) Prizes to top team of 3

Sat 27 September 6.30pm        Games Night and Glut share. Come with an empty tummy and bring games, drink and food  - at least one ingredient of which was grown in York. Traditional card & board games plus any more unusual ones you can think of. From 6.30pm at 53 Hartoft St. All welcome. Free. RSVP Caroline Boreham on 670024

Sun 5 Oct 7.45pm-9.15film     DVD End of Suburbia and social at the Winning Post pub back room Bishopthorpe Rd. 50p min donation to projector hire.

Sun 12 October 8-10pm          Transition pub social at Lighthorseman pub Fishergate with Anna Semlyen  - come and chat about Transition

Sun 19 October 12.15-1.30     DVD Power of Community, How Cuba Survived Peak Oil plus short talk with Anna Semlyen, Friargate Friends Meeting House (free/donations)

Invite us to come to your group to give a talk - email us on yorkintransition@talktalk.net

The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins.... from Anna 01904 654355

And more to come!!!

Yes, York is on the way to following the model of responding to the 'Peak oil' challenge. A steering group is running training sessions for speakers, organising slide shows, talks, socials and reading up on the issues. Cynics might say we have been here before in the early 90's when 'Agenda 21' groups sprung up around the country in response to the Rio summit (remember that was before Kyoto!) But this time is different - people no longer believe that the UN or governments can be trusted to take the lead - people themselves are taking the initiative, debating renewable options, personal actions that create resiliance to climate change and the end of cheap energy. The concept began less than 10 years ago in Kinsale in Ireland, then  in September 2005 Rob Hopkins moved to Totnes in Devon, to begin a PhD at Plymouth University looking at Energy Descent Action Plans, refining the model in such a way that they can be done anywhere. This involves looking at what he calls the Head, the Heart and the Hands of Energy Descent.

To quote Rob, "By the Head I mean the concepts of peak oil, arguments for and against localisation as well as any historical examples that we can learn from. The Heart refers to exploring how to actually engage communities in a positive and dynamic way, how to use peak oil as a tool for empowerment rather than leaving people feeling helpless. This part of the exploration is about how to actually facilitate change, and the dynamics of cultural transformation. The Hands refers to the practical aspects, could the UK become self sufficient in food and how? How much well managed woodland would it take to heat a town with efficient CHPs? Can local materials be used to retrofit houses?"

http://www.transitionculture.org/ website is designed in such a way as to allow the sharing of thoughts, insights and resources that he comes across during his research. He is designing an Energy Descent Action Planning process for Totnes which will begin in the summer, once the first year of research is out of the way.

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