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Monthly archive for September 2012
Showing results 26 - 30 of 33 for the month of September, 2012.
5 Sep 2012
On the Monday following the 2012 Transition Network conference (September 17th), Hal Gillmore of Big Green Canoe will be leading ‘The Brixton/Belsize Tour’, which visits those two London Transition initiatives. You’ll experience the Brixton Pound (arguably the coolest bank notes in circulation, anywhere), the Remakery (formerly Brixton Reuse Centre), Community Draught Busters and Brixton Energy, as well as a range of Belsize Transition happenings, including some great urban permaculture plots, such as a food garden in the carpark of a Premiere Inn. You will need a Zone 1 and 2 Travel Card, and the whole thing is being run on a donations basis. A fantastic and inspiring way to wind down after the conference. Everything you need to know is here. We asked Hal to tell us more about the tour, where it will be visiting, and what you should hope to get out of going on it:
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5 Sep 2012
Fiona Ward (far right) with members of Transition Town Lewes’ Enterprise group and a few visitors from Brighton.
Fiona Ward of the REconomy Project recently visited a number of Transition initiatives to find out how their work creating a new economy for their community is going. As the REconomy Day (on the Friday before the Transition Network conference) continues to fill up (over 100 people at last count), I spoke to her, and asked her about her trip:
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5 Sep 2012
One of the highlights of the 2012 Transition Network conference will be the Transition Cabaret on the Saturday night. It will feature James Marriott of Platform, actor and performer Ben Mellor, the social arts project In Your Own Skin with live vocals from Juliette Russell, performer poet Kate Tempest, live music and dancing from Holly Molly and the Crackers, as well as other treats yet to be confirmed. It will all be hosted by the “not only funny, but tender and true” (The Guardian) Matt Harvey. We asked him to tell us more about the evening and what people can expect from it. For those not attending the conference, tickets for the Cabaret are available from the Battersea Arts Centre box office.
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4 Sep 2012
We wrote recently about the 384 small blackboards that have been created for the closely-guarded workshop/happening/event that will be the focus of Sunday morning at the Transition Network conference. Mystery has surrounded the event, people wondering what possible use we could have for all those blackboards. Suggestions have included “ineffective Jenga” and a rather dangerous and useless substitute frisbee. Here though, Ruth Ben-Tovim, one of the conference organisers, gives a few teasers as to what it’s all about and what you might be able to expect.
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4 Sep 2012
Paul Birch of Taunton Transition Town will be running one of the most intimate workshops, with an audience of 8 people, one that offers the potential for some focusing on and fine-tuning of your public speaking skills, entitled ‘Standing up to Speak’. We asked Paul what people can expect from the workshop, and what it is that he looks forward to about Transition Network conferences:
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