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Comment by Nushin Farjadi 15 hours ago

Thank you for the great film and discussion last night.

I went in to the City of Broomfield enviro. link. They are doing some positive things except the recycled rubber turf and mulch which has been conected to more lead toxicity.
I emailed the lady incharge of the division to see how a local group of passionate eco people can collaborate with the city and vise versa.

They do mention protecting the land, water system, conservation, cost reduction and limiting turf which can all be "common points" for framing our pitch and to get them envolved with Transition. So, having a "transition authority" within the city as mentioned in the film would be helpful.
There are videos you can see.
ttp://www.broomfield.org/environment/

In the education realm or with children, are there any preset presentation points, curriculum, field trip suggestions or anything to use to not re invent the wheel?

Another thought I had was to add to the British model by engaging conscious corporations in the area. "When in the U.S. do as ...." :-)

In Broomfileld there is New Wave Foods with lots of sustainable programs for employees including a lunch area and reference library ...
it's good PR for them and our Transition can use their resources and sponsorship.
Are there any proposals of people having done this anywhere?

P.S. coming from the land of oil, I am actually gald we are running out of it!
Thanks.

Comment by Margaret Emerson 17 hours ago

Check out this mind-blowing article on Chris Martenson's website:

http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/its-really-bad-oil-reserves-intentionally-overstated/31155

Chris offers a synopsis:

"The Guardian published an explosive article today. If true, it means that governments have been intentionally overstating the amount of oil that we have and could pump out of the ground. The implications are enormous."

Apparently a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency says that in order to prevent widespread panic, the US government has been complicit in understating oil supply and overstating future oil discoveries.

A nice WAKE UP CALL for any of us who have started getting lulled into a false sense of security about the impact of peak oil on our futures.

Comment by Nushin Farjadi on November 9, 2009 at 1:00am

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

Comment by Donald Studinski on November 8, 2009 at 9:28pm

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 wall (like this post is on our main wall).
Hope to see you all again Tuesday night for the Transition 1.0 film at the Grange.
Hugs to you all ... dons

Comment by Margaret Emerson on November 7, 2009 at 11:40am

HAND MADE COMPOST BIN FOR SALE!

See the attached PDF. This is a brand-new bin, size approx. 3x3x3. No bottom, no top, and the sides come apart with a hook and eye for easy access to compost or for easy transport in your vehicle or across your yard.

Asking $50 to cover just the materials cost (lumber, hardware, hardware cloth). Call Margaret or Dave at 303.596.7230

PrtWoodWireCompFlyer.pdf

Comment by Donald Studinski on November 7, 2009 at 8:09am

Community Dance at the Westminster Grange (that's not the same as the Crescent Grange in Broomfield)
11/7/2009 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CFOOTMAD Westminster Old-Time Community Dance. TBA — TBA. Westminster Grange. $8/$6, kids $2
Live band, snacks on the break.

dance description and directions

map

Comment by Donald Studinski on November 7, 2009 at 7:57am

Late notice, but here you go:
Composting workshop
John "The Worm Man" Anderson, an expert in the art of vermicomposting, will present a workshop on the basics o fusing worms to compost kitchen and yard waste from 9-11AM Saturday, Nov 7, in the Lakeshore Room of the Broomfield Community Center at 280 Lamar St. Cost: $10. Sponsored by Broomfield master gardeners. Registration required: 720-887-2286.

Comment by Margaret Emerson on November 6, 2009 at 9:13am

Hello all,
Here's an event being offered by fellow W/A/B member Forrest Craver. See his blog on this site for more background.

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TRANSFORMATIONAL RITUAL PROCESS
FOR TRANSITION MOVEMENT LEADERS

Saturdays only: November 21st, December 12th, January 9th
From 9:00 am to 12:00 noon For women and men,


Content Focus
Session One: Creation of sacred space through Invocation, Basic rubrics and tools of ritual process
The Self as a pure vessel for creation of the ritual container. Context, demonstration and modeling following by question and answer sessions

Session Two: Ritual and the New Story of the Earth, Seasons of the year and appropriate use of ritual process. Role of the elder. Gender energies. Group size and dynamics for ritual process. Best practices Caveats on use of energies

Session Three: Theory and application. Condensed review of history of ritual process and breakthrough learnings from brain neurology discoveries. Chants, drumming, vocables. Color, directional energy invocation. Mother Earth, Father Sky and Sacred Inner Axis Invocation Process. Q and A. Practical application within your transition community

Fee: $20 per session. Participant can choose one, two or all three sessions. There is a sequential building block knowledge base so you get more value if you attend all three sessions.

This is a “give away” to empower the transition movement. Make check payable to Transition Colorado and present to me at time of each session. No credit cards or cash accepted.

Pre-registration confirmation required: Send email to forrestecraver@gmail.com with your email address and phone number. Enrollment limited to eight people. Free offstreet parking. All events at my home – Apt 105, 7845 Allison Way, Arvada 80005. Questions: 303-834-2129.

About Forrest Craver. Forrest Craver is a social justice attorney, author, professional fundraising consultant, poet and retreat leader. Over the last 22 years, he has led or co-led more than 50 weekend residential retreats on spirituality, initiation, ritual process and the formation of personal myths for empowered living. He has led retreats for the United Methodist church clergy and Lutheran clergy in Virginia.

He was a Keynote Speaker for Chicago Theological Seminary in 1986 and led workshops on masculine spirituality and the future of the church. A student of mythology, he has read and studied all of Carl Jung’s Collected Works, as well the writings of Joseph Campbell, Mirace Eliade, Jean Houston and other scholars. He was trained in aspects of Lakota spirituality and has led sweat lodge ceremonies. For several years he was a certified leader of The Mankind Project, a global male initiation, training and service to the world organization.

Forrest is 65, has two grown sons living and working in the Denver area. Over the last 40 years he has participated both as a volunteer and a professional consultant to the civil rights movement, the environmental movement, the women’s rights movement, the men’s movement and the Nuclear Freeze movement. He has written fundraising material and campaign speeches for the national Democratic Party leaders and has done extensive fundraising for the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder and for Lakota sacred lands issues. assisting with the publication and marketing of A Song from Sacred Mountain.

He is a monthly columnist for www.menstuff.org, the largest men’s website in the world and is a pro bono advisor to leaders of The Mankind Project as well as Denver/Boulder area dark green nonprofit groups. As senior interviewer for Wingspan: Journal of the Male Spirit he has conducted in depth interviews for publication with Robert Bly, James Hillman, Michael Meade, Sam Keen, Dr. Robert Moore, Tom Daly and many others. He is completing an on-line book for publication this year: IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME: MEN AT THE TURNING POINT OF HISTORY. You can learn more about Forrest at these two websites: www.cravercreativeservices.com.and transitioncolorado.ning.com

Recommend reading of one these books as context: Search for the Beloved by Jean Houston, Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure by Victor Turner, The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell, or The Sacred and the Profane by Mirace Eliade.

Comment by David Braden on November 4, 2009 at 10:54am

Good call Linda. Here is the 2nd version:

Comment by Linda Nowakowski on November 2, 2009 at 12:51pm

Nice schedule! How about when to green house seeds for May planting?

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