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Doug Cooley
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Members interested in initiating transition in the Denver/Boulder suburbs of Westminster, Arvada or Broomfield, Colorado.
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- How are you currently involved in the Transition movement?
- I have been involved in the early stage meetings of Boulders (Boulder Valley Relocalization) movement and Fort Collins Relocalization efforts. I have attended Great Turning Ohio, the first national Great Turning conference, as well as BALLE in Berkeley last year (Business alliance for local living economies). Since I am a psychotherapist and social worker I took particular interest in last years Ecology, Psychology, and Sustainability conference in Portland, OR.
I bought a OLD house in Frederick with the intention of building a straw bale addition to my vast southern exposure as well as expanding the garden I got in this year and may try to experiement with my first green house this winter.
I want to work with Transition teams in Boulder, Denver and Longmont and bring those skills back to transform Frederick in a Transition town.
PS I also have designed and built prototypes for a solar air heater that can be used for space heating or to dehydrate food. I have shot my "how to" video and hope to get it up on E-bay or my own web site!!
- In what ways do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?
- As a citizen of the planet I know we are killing HER.
As a Psychotherapist I know people are dying for intimacy and REAL connection with other humans, animals and the planet!!
I have worked in addictions for years, and increasingly people are succumbing to compulsions, I believe this is because there isn't much else offered up by the culture, as money and power has been most people's GOD!
- What background and skills do you bring to this community?
- Solar energy
Wind energy
Hybrid cars
Biking
Social Justice
Traveling
- How can you help the growth/acceptance/vitality of the Transition movement?
- Calm imput, professional feedback, informed speaker, non-judgementalness, good listener.
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- Books:
The Great Turning
Cultural Creatives
End Game
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I don't quite know where to put this but wanted to offer it for discussion.
There's interesting Frontline video [Oct 27, 2009] available at: http://www.grabtheapple.com/ regarding the economy/jobs and how people (in this instance in New York) are...
I don't quite know where to put this but wanted to offer it for discussion.
There's interesting Frontline video [Oct 27, 2009] available at: http://www.grabtheapple.com/ regarding the economy/jobs and how people (in this instance in New York) are...
There's interesting Frontline video [Oct 27, 2009] available at: http://www.grabtheapple.com/ regarding the economy/jobs and how people (in this instance in New York) are coping with the CRASH we're in, that we're living right now. The blog post i...
Power of Community / Transition W/A/B Meeting at Crescent Grange
December 8, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm
Come one Come all. Power of Community - The Story of How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, 53 minutes.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people ...
Nushin, all your ideas are great. I appreciate your initiative. Although I don't have answers to your questions, I encourage you to pick the ones you are passionate about and follow the path where it leads you. We will all be the better for it.
Th...
Sorry for the short notice, but if any of you are free tomorrow (today actually), the MoveOn Denver Council is meeting to start formulating a charter. We've found that the national organization's ambitions do not precisely match the local Council'...
Fellow Transitioners,
I am curious. What do you think about bike commuting? What should we be focusing on to make bike commuting a better option for all of us?
I've put together a quick (just ten questions!) survey to find out what you think. Pl...
Awakening the Dreamer - Changing the Dream Symposium at Crescent Grange in Broomfield
December 6, 2009 from 3pm to 7pm
At the heart of the initiative is the Awakening the Dreamer Changing the Dream Symposium.
Through dynamic group interactions, leading edge information, and inspiring multimedia, participants of this half-day event are inspired to reconnect with t...
Transition Denver Potlucks Continue! Nov. 30 at 700 Kalamath at The lovely building at the northeast corner of 7th and Kalamath
November 30, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm
Our ZERO WASTE potlucks continue.....bring something yummy to drink and/or eat, and your own plate, silverware, napkin.
This potluck will be hosted by our newest Transition Denver initiating committee member, Michele Hart. She works for the Redire...
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Thanks. There's a plan afoot and it isn't mine alone. We'll have to see if we can get traction with the poop project here. I've got a couple of other ideas that we can plant here and see if they germinate.
Your Men's Conference sounds great. Cool. Wonderful you're going to spread the word there. Yahoo. Sounds the trumpets!
I'm going to present on Direct Communication with Nature at Jerome Osentowski's place, Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture, in Basalt. I was part of the teaching team for a few years when I first returned from Africa in '09. I did an AgroForestry project there--a Peace Corps gig.
I've leaving soon for a teaching trip in Mexico, followed by the Mexika Moon Dance, a wonderful womens' event. Mostly women from Mexico city--which is supported by men in the community in a very inspiring way. Anyway, I'll get back on the 15th. I guess the Willow Way tour will have to wait until then.
Re: simple low-budget extending the season thoughts, did you see my discussion notes on this? Strawbales surrounding your growing bed, covered by a sliding glass door, then weighting it down somehow( I'm sure you're quite familiar with how powerful the wind can be here--which Solar Glass in Boulder has stacked up for give-away or Resource Recycle Building materials has for very cheap--or likely you could get one closer. This would be a good start, or I think you were suggesting using hose or PVC pipe to create the quonset hut type curved-wall deal--these can go a long way to giving you greens in winter--especially if you have greens started and growing well as we go into the shorter days.
So, I hope to see you on the flip side of this trip. I think I'm going to organize a sheet-mulch event here for a large garden I want to start here next spring. Maybe that would fit your schedule.
Ciao, Zia
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Z.
How's it going with this Transition concept in Frederick?
I'm excited to get to present at the upcoming Permaculture Design course, after a long hiatus from teaching PC.
Come by to see my place, "Willow Way', if you like.
What's up with you?
Zia 303-530-1415, c. 303-332-3359