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About This Website...

TRANSITION COLORADO is an informal networking site for those interested in exploring and/or implementing the Transition model in Colorado communities. This site is being created through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is a spontaneously arising effort to connect interested "transitioners" with each other and to encourage and support the development of local Transition Initiatives.

To find out more about the Transition movement in the US., or to arrange for a Transition speaker or training in your area, please see www.TransitionUS.org. To contact the Transition Network U.S., click here. If you are interested in starting a Transition Initiative in your Colorado community, please contact Michael Brownlee. To learn more about the Transition Movement worldwide, please see www.TransitionTowns.org and www.TransitionNetwork.org.

ABOUT TRANSITION

The Transition approach empowers communities to squarely face the challenges of peak oil and climate change, and to unleash the collective genius of their own people to find the answers to this momentous question:

For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how are we going to:
  • drastically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);
  • significantly rebuild resilience (in response to peak oil);
  • and greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?
The Transition Movement emerged in the UK from of the work of Rob Hopkins (see his blog at www.TransitionCulture.org), and is spreading virally to many nations. See the current list of official Transition Initiatives here, and "mullers" here (communities in communication with the Transition Network considering the possibility of kicking off their own Transition Initiative).

DISCLAIMERS

This is not an official website of the international Transition Network or the Transition Network U.S. Opinions expressed here are those of individual participants. Participation in this networking site is no substitute for active engagement in Transition in your community.

Members

  • Susan Irwin-Savage
  • Helena Karchere
  • Frank Hodge
  • Charlene Willey
  • shannon golightly
  • Linda Davies
  • Ethan Genauer
  • chuck saxton
  • Mickey Paulos
  • Jared Olesen
  • Michele Solano
  • Barbara Flocke
  • Dan Leftwich
  • jameson
  • Jon Krypton
  • wendy monroe
  • Linda Nowakowski
  • Bill Fickas
  • Jean Bernard
  • Ellin Todd
  • Shawn Wolverton
  • Jennifer Johnson
  • Susan Frank
  • Valerie Solheim
  • Deborah Phelan
  • Chris Hansen
  • Kathy Hollister

Specific Things You Can Do Today. . .

  • Register for the CRASH COURSE SEMINARS in Denver with Chris Martenson in Denver, July 18-19.
  • Check out Transition Colorado's new Twitter page, and connect!
  • Contact any Member above by clicking on a photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, particularly if you were the person who invited them.
  • TRANSITION ONLINE SEARCHES -- Top of Column Three -- Find what you need across all social networking sites, world-wide. Try "Container Garden", "party", or your name. Where in the world is Beau Horgan? Create your own custom search: Track changes specific to your interests.
  • CLICK HERE for a list of Transition Resources (books, films, websites).
  • HopeDance Film Library -- more than 500 films that deal with sustainability, spirituality, social justice, 911, peak oil, drama, farming, gardening, permaculture collected over 7 years
  • Hands! A Time and Place to Reflect -- Let's take a moment to reflect about our collective experiences so far as a new community. . . Record your reflections here. Come back often.
  • Visit Miltonics Video Collection -- 1200 item video library on every Transition subject. Thanks to Milton Dixon. If you don't see your favorite here, tell Milton!
  • Invite others to join Transition Colorado -- paste in emails one per line and a brief message why you would value their joining us.
  • Post Your Open Space Discussion Starters -- For any open space or similar event. This is the place for notes.
  • Upload your best photo -- ask the guy with the camera if you need assistance photoshopping. We can crop, fix, enhance!
  • Review Your Profile Questions -- Your answers comprise your Transition Resume. Your keywords make you findable on this site and in Google in general.
  • Install skype from http://skype.com/download -- conference calls, workgroups and tutorials. A centerpiece in our community building. Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts and he'll greet you at the door!
  • Private Skype Tutorials -- Schedule a private session specifically focused on improving communications in your group, local or international.
  • Google Analytics has been activated on this site. Contact Les if you want to track the statistics.

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Inbox -- To Be Categorized

All incoming new discussions are routed to this Inbox. Later, as categories emerge, items will be moved from the Inbox to the appropriate classification.

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Sample Brochures/Fliers -- Let's Share Our Polished Creations

Have you created email fliers, Constant Contact newsletter, brochures, or other publicity materials? Post them here and share the wealth! If you are needing to create a brochure, come here and steal the wealth!

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Transition US Newsletters

Periodic newsletters of interest to all transitioners.

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Open Space Discussion Starters

Pose a question, make a suggestion, or otherwise incite members to rally around your subject. Included here are items generated through Open Space activities.

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Local Green Business Directory

Local businesses supporting Transition values. Each business is invited to describe their business, including how their business aspires to embody Transition values. Customers and suppliers are welcome to record their own feedback by replying to the company, and to each other.

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Home Energy Efficiency

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Gardening

Best practices regarding building, planting and using local gardens.

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Facilitation Technologies

Resources and discussions to facilitate group processes.

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Journaling/Journals/Personal and Group Notes

Journaling is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to accelerate personal development and by journaling as a group, one of the most powerful ways to document "things Transition". Individually and groupwise, we gain insights we would most likely miss.

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Trade Local Opportunities

Offers people have. Needs people have. Trade = Reciprocity of Offers and Needs.

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Slow Down and Eat at Sunrise Ranch
August 22, 2009 from 10am to 8pm
EAT locally, slowly, organically LEARN about sustainable agriculture and create artisan food RELAX in a comfortable, retreat environment The Slow Down series of events at Sunrise Ranch is about taking time to connect with Source - the source of o...
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This event is arguably the most important in Transitions Colorado in 2009 - please attend and please pass the attached flyer on to your friends!! Economic turbulence...Resource depletion...Environmental concerns... How will your future be affect...
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Hey Ethan, Good to hear from you. I would like to second what Nisa has written below. If you do come to Boulder, please give us a ring. Don Hall Transition Colorado 303-494-1521 don@transitioncolorado.org
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Meet Olivier Hetzel, from Auroville India at 779 Nighthawk Circle, Louisville
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Les Squires is entertaining Olivier Hetzel, from Auroville India, this week. Did a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park yesterday. Talking endlessly about complementary currencies. Starting new social networking sites. Open house at 779 Nighthawk,...
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i agree with much of what you say, thanks for this. however as i started to type this another thought entered my mind; perhaps this public reaction is a sign of something else as well. people don't seem to get super worked up about species lost, w...
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We did several workshops here in Denver, and CH 4 came out and did this 2 & 1/2 minute segment - http://cbs4denver.com/recession/staw.bale.homes.2.1024986.html Presently, Sensibly Sustained is requesting ideas/proposals for sustainability museum ...
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Andrea, Thanks for the reply! We're typically on-site Thursday evenings 5:00-8:00 p.m., and that includes this upcoming Thursday. I assume you live in Denver, the garden is at 2621 W. Caithness Place (30th & Zuni) in Highlands. If you stop by, I ...
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