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Brad Jarvis

Invasive Species

Posted by Brad Jarvis on November 8, 2009 at 5:00pm

Anthony Vail

Denver Metro Neighborhood CSA

Posted by Anthony Vail on November 8, 2009 at 1:33pm

forrest craver

THE BIG PICTURE: ALL IS ONE -- BEST WEBSITE LISTINGS

Posted by forrest craver on November 8, 2009 at 5:00am

forrest craver

TRANSFORMATIONAL RITUAL PROCESS FOR TRANSITION LEADERS

Posted by forrest craver on November 5, 2009 at 5:00pm

Ron Zwerin

The Greater Good Program Launches November 12th Featuring Key Colorado Sustainability Leadership

Posted by Ron Zwerin on November 4, 2009 at 11:01am

james mccutchan

Turning a war zone into a food zone

Posted by james mccutchan on November 3, 2009 at 6:09pm

David Braden

How Humans Came to Live in Peace and Plenty

Posted by David Braden on November 3, 2009 at 9:52am

forrest craver

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Posted by forrest craver on November 3, 2009 at 8:00am

forrest craver

THE DARK GREEN VAN -- AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME?

Posted by forrest craver on November 2, 2009 at 9:30am

David Herron

TechnoSanity #30: Peak Oil and the UKERC Peak Oil report

Posted by David Herron on November 1, 2009 at 9:13pm

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY TRANSITION HEADLINES **Draft**

Eating Recovery Center Offers Insurance Guidance as U.S. Mental Health Parity Law Takes Effect

Black Eyed Peas “Youth Voices” PSA Empowers Youth Through Digital Arts

Demand for Treatment of Severe Eating Disorders on the Rise

Aerobics Flash Mobs Energize Colorado

“Share Your Heart” in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Stand Up To Cancer - Manage Your Treatment

Innovative Solar Group Purchase Program Comes to Denver Metro Region

Van Duzer and his Cruiser off to D.C. to Raise Awareness about the Vast Benefits of Bicycling

“CleanLaunch” Ignites Early-Stage Clean Tech Companies

SRI in the Rockies Conference Announces 2009 Sponsors

Local Transition Starts with Financial Institutions

Clean Tech Open Announces Semi-Finalists in Rocky Mountain Region

New York Times Magazine THE GREEN ISSUE -- The End Is Near! (Yah!)

Media: Peakmoment.tv

Community: Local Farmer and Business Registry

Community: TransitioNING -- The First 180 Days

Orgs: Post Carbon Rhode Island

Speech: Alexis Ziegler - Culture Change and Peak Oil

Video: TRANSITION IS FOR THE BIRDS!

Speaker: Richard Heinberg speaks March 4 in Sebastopol CA USA

 

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

  • Amy D Crawford
  • Jim Worthy
  • Liz Tanner
  • Linda
  • Phillip Rish
  • Julie Nutter
  • Leslie Madsen
  • tommy knoll
  • Tracie Olsen
  • julie zahniser
  • katy diver
  • Ben Brangwyn
  • Nelson Bock
  • Annie Davidson
  • RamonandMichelle Gabrieloff-Pari
  • Amy Hutton
  • kathy escobar
  • Brad Klafehn
  • Marijke Swierstra
  • Pam Tanner
  • Steven Reeves
  • Straw & Timber Craftsmen Inc
  • Linda Grose
  • Anthony Vail
  • Pike Research
  • Colin Argys
  • Rebecca L. Strong

Specific Things You Can Do Today. . .

  • 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.

107 discussions

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!

4 discussions

Grant Writing

Discussions focused on who and what types of grants members are interested in writing.

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Transition US Newsletters

Periodic newsletters of interest to all transitioners.

1 discussions

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.

32 discussions

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.

7 discussions

Home Energy Efficiency

7 discussions

Gardening

Best practices regarding building, planting and using local gardens.

14 discussions

Facilitation Technologies

Resources and discussions to facilitate group processes.

4 discussions

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.

6 discussions

Trade Local Opportunities

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

6 discussions

Website Considerations

Design, flow, user interface, suggestions, questions, and praise -- they're all appropriate for Website Considerations.

6 discussions

Media

Media links, materials and resources -- mentioned in newspapers, local publications, television, CNN.

19 discussions

 
 

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Nushin Farjadi commented on Margaret Emerson's group 'Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield'
BPA in Can foods since the subject came up at the discussion at the Grange: http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/blogs/healthy-food/bpa-canned-food-50110509?src=nl&mag=tdg&list=dgr&kw=ist
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roslyn weiss and Ben Waldman are now friends
4 hours ago
Adam Brock and Steven Reeves are now friends
5 hours ago
Ben Waldman joined Todd Siegel's group
Front Range Gardeners
Calling all gardeners on the Front Range! This is the place to ask questions and exchange ideas.
5 hours ago
Nushin Farjadi joined Phillip Rish's group
LIVIN'
Focused on cultivating lifestyles which synergistically improve the holistic health/vitality for people and the environment.
6 hours ago
Linda Nowakowski commented on Donald Studinski's event 'Garden Pot Luck Celebration'
Man, I wish I could have been there. I just know I would have won the massage - hahahahha Miss all of you!
7 hours ago
Ashley Doriss is attending Donald Studinski's event
November 10, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Come out to see the documentary Transition 1.0 and enjoy a lively discussion about the film content and upcoming events for the Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield group.
7 hours ago
Donald Studinski commented on Margaret Emerson's group 'Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield'
I've just posted the notes taken during the November 5 pot-luck. If you want to read through them here's how: go to Events click on November 5 the pot-luck will be one of the events listed for that day. The notes are posted on the event discussion...
7 hours ago
Donald Studinski commented on Donald Studinski's event 'Garden Pot Luck Celebration'
During our pot-luck celebration of our 2009 gardening season, something unexpected happened. Pot-luck attendee, Forrest Craver, offered to lead us in a discussion that would help us build community. We went for it. Here’s the notes (thank you Susa...
8 hours ago
Teresa Foster commented on Donald Studinski's event 'Transition 1.0 Film and Discussion'
This is the same night as the Clean Energy Action meeting in Boulder - not sure which meeting I'll attend yet.
11 hours ago
Teresa Foster might attend Donald Studinski's event
November 10, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Come out to see the documentary Transition 1.0 and enjoy a lively discussion about the film content and upcoming events for the Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield group.
11 hours ago
Brad Jarvis added a blog post
In ecology, “invasive species” are species that evolve in one type of ecosystem and either move, or are moved, into another type of ecosystem. Once there, they typically wreak havoc by outcompeting native species. Humans are arguably the most succ...
12 hours ago
forrest craver add to blog post
13 hours ago
Michele Melio commented on Donald Studinski's event 'Transition 1.0 Film and Discussion'
Michele is attenting the WISE (Women in Sustainable Energy) meeting at the GEO and doing a cover story on the group. Sorry I can't be there, but I will spread the word.
15 hours ago
Anthony Vail added a blog post
Hello and Good Day! My name is Anthony Vail, and i am the current opperator of the Welshire East Neighborhood CSA. We began in April of 2009 as a small group of neighbors commited to creating a sustainable local source of fresh seasonal produce. ...
15 hours ago
David E Greenwald commented on Donald Studinski's event 'Transition 1.0 Film and Discussion'
Great to see you setting this up Don Hope all is well w you I have a class Nov 10 so cannot attend
17 hours ago
Donald Studinski added an event
November 10, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Come out to see the documentary Transition 1.0 and enjoy a lively discussion about the film content and upcoming events for the Transition Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield group.
17 hours ago
Cat Stone is attending Dana Miller's event
November 19, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9pm
Transition Denver and 910 Arts are thrilled to bring you a most delightful film about food, cooking and mindfulness – “HOW TO COOK YOUR LIFE” Find Nirvana in the Kitchen with Zen Chef Edward Espe Brown
17 hours ago
Dana Miller added an event
November 19, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9pm
Transition Denver and 910 Arts are thrilled to bring you a most delightful film about food, cooking and mindfulness – “HOW TO COOK YOUR LIFE” Find Nirvana in the Kitchen with Zen Chef Edward Espe Brown
18 hours ago
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