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November Transition Core Group Meeting at Center for Sustainable Living 323 S. Walnut St. Bloomington

October 20, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Monthly meeting of Transition Core Group will be held November 15, 7:00 PM at the Center for Sustainable Living 323 S Walnut St.Please see Ann's email from Monday Nov 8 and the replies to get up to date on current discussions.See More

Nov 9, 2010

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November Transition Core Group Meeting at Cener for Sustainable Living 323 S. Walnut St. Bloomington

October 20, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Oct 29, 2010

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November Transition Core Group Meeting at Cener for Sustainable Living 323 S. Walnut St. Bloomington

October 20, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Oct 20, 2010

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Transition Core Group October Meeting Minutes

Transition Core Group Meeting at the Center for Sustainable Living/EcoCenter at 7:00 pm October 18thKay BullDave ParsonsMylo RozeAnn KreilkampFrom our conversation:Dave: Summarized the topics we had brought up in the September meeting from the meeting minutes.Ann: Would like to have a web site easier to use, less confusing. Wants to clarify the working groups.Kay: People in Transition need to just never shut up. Maybe we need workshops to teach people how to keep Transition alive. There are…See More

Oct 20, 2010

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Transition Core Group Meeting at Center for Sustainable Living/Eco-Center

October 18, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Monthly meeting of working group facilitators and others interested in focusing and energizing the Transition movement in Bloomington

Oct 6, 2010

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2 Parter - IU's Sustainablilty themester calendar and the 'Solutions' journal

IU is having a series of talks and presentations about sustainability, the calendar is found at the link below.http://themester.indiana.edu/calendar.shtmlAt a talk yesterday the speaker, Robert Costanza, mentioned a journal he has co-founded called 'Solutions'. Their self description is "Solutions is a nonprofit print and online publication devoted to showcasing bold and innovative ideas for solving the world's integrated ecological,…See More

Oct 5, 2010

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Transition Core Group Meetng Notes from September 2010

Transition Bloomington Core Group MeetingNotesMCPL Rm 1ASept 27, 2010Attending:Keith JohnsonScott RoutenDave ParsonsMylo RozeChristine CarverMy personal note -- The meeting was somewhat informal and ‘loose’ but it felt good to be kicking ideas around and looking at the ways we can go forward. Dave PKeith requests that we look at reimbursing him for the $200 he paid for the Ning site access. He will check to see if we have money left in the account.What is Transition doing in Bloomington?Keith…See More

Sep 29, 2010

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Transition Core Group Meeting at Center for Sustainable Living/Eco-Center

October 18, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Monthly meeting of working group facilitators and others interested in focusing and energizing the Transition movement in Bloomington

Sep 27, 2010

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Core Group Meeting, Transition Bloomington at Monroe Co Public Library Rm 1A

September 27, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Core Group Meeting to discuss: 1) Ways to coordinate with the existing organizations in Bloomington and 2) Steps to produce an Energy Descent Action Plan. Other topics may also be discussed.

Sep 8, 2010

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anne patterson left a comment for David Parsons

"Hi David. Alex is indeed the one! I've been very busy of late, but I'll get in contact with you eventually. Or, one of my sprouts (student garden) members will."

Jul 18, 2010

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"Hi Anne, Is your friend Alex? He has been great and I should see him tomorrow when we meet with the interns again. May Creek has decided to explore partnering with like minded people or groups who would be interested in utilizing some of the…"

Jul 11, 2010

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"ps, I'm assuming that you're the one to contact seeing as your name is listed on FIC contact page for may creek! excuse me if I got this wrong."

Jul 8, 2010

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"Hi David. A friend of mine is working with may creek farm on the community center project I believe, and he mentioned to me that may creek has a good amount of open land looking to be staffed and farmed. Is this true? If so, I could set up a…"

Jul 8, 2010

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Working Group Conveners' June Meeting at Monroe Co Public Library, Room 1C

June 21, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

Monthly Meeting for the Leaders of Working Groups and interested participants.

Jun 13, 2010

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Waste and Compost Working Group Monthly Meeting
June 29, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
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June 21, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

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How are you currently involved in Transition to a post-petroleum lifestlyle?: Part of the Bloomington Transition Initiating Group working to make people in this area aware of the possible impact of peak oil, climate change and the resulting economic turbulence so they can begin to plan and take steps to make the community more resilient in the face of these challenges.

How do you identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?: I love the people aspect of Transition. We say, yes there may be a problem,,,,lets get together and work out a way to handle it! I also like the way it recognizes that almost everyone has a skill, wisdom, talent, knowledge....something that is helpful. And it emphasizes community as a plus when dealing with problems rather than painting the 'others' as scary bogey men. It's a wonderful thing, you know??

How can you help the growth / acceptance / vitality of local Transition efforts? What can YOU teach us? What can your Group teach us?: I plan to keep on spreading the word and being part of a growing, responsible and responsive community of people.

Your Personal Website / blog / Facebook page (if you have one): http://www.indianaholistichealth.net/realcompost.htm

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Transition Core Group October Meeting Minutes

Transition Core Group Meeting at the Center for Sustainable Living/EcoCenter at 7:00 pm October 18th

Kay Bull

Dave Parsons

Mylo Roze

Ann Kreilkamp

From our conversation:

Dave: Summarized the topics we had brought up in the September meeting from the meeting minutes.

Ann: Would like to have a web site easier to use, less confusing. Wants to clarify the working groups.

Kay: People in Transition need to just never shut up. Maybe we… Continue

Posted on October 20, 2010 at 8:42pm

2 Parter - IU's Sustainablilty themester calendar and the 'Solutions' journal

IU is having a series of talks and presentations about sustainability, the calendar is found at the link below.

http://themester.indiana.edu/calendar.shtml

At a talk yesterday the speaker, Robert Costanza, mentioned a journal he has co-founded called 'Solutions'. Their self description is "Solutions is a nonprofit print and online…

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Posted on October 5, 2010 at 10:24am

Transition Core Group Meetng Notes from September 2010

Transition Bloomington Core Group MeetingNotes

MCPL Rm 1A

Sept 27, 2010

Attending:

Keith Johnson

Scott Routen

Dave Parsons

Mylo Roze

Christine Carver…

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Posted on September 29, 2010 at 11:53pm — 2 Comments

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At 4:23pm on July 18, 2010, anne patterson said…: Hi David. Alex is indeed the one! I've been very busy of late, but I'll get in contact with you eventually. Or, one of my sprouts (student garden) members will.

At 1:59pm on July 8, 2010, anne patterson said…: ps, I'm assuming that you're the one to contact seeing as your name is listed on FIC contact page for may creek! excuse me if I got this wrong.

At 1:56pm on July 8, 2010, anne patterson said…: Hi David. A friend of mine is working with may creek farm on the community center project I believe, and he mentioned to me that may creek has a good amount of open land looking to be staffed and farmed. Is this true? If so, I could set up a partnership to get some workers on the land. I help run a student community garden on the IU campus, and we're growing in membership, and could use some more land. Do you think we could make an arrangement to bring students out to may creek's land to farm? let me know!

At 8:12am on April 28, 2010, Margaret F. Squires said…: David, that is rather the role that I had in mind. I have some familiarity with Prochaska and DiClemente's work, but I'd love to see a copy of the chapter that you mentioned. I'm going to be hitting the books to come up with relevant psychological findings.

At 10:49pm on April 27, 2010, Andrea Golden said…: Thanks for the welcome, David. I look forward to helping with this effort, where I can. I also agree that change begins at home, but I sure am grateful to those outside experts/advocates in our community who educate and inspire me.

At 5:24am on April 27, 2010, Craig Harvey said…: My preference is to use solar. We could place solar panels all along our roads and set up fueling areas for vehicles. I have an article about a new "fueling" method for electric vehicles that can be put in the road bed. When a vehicle stops over it the energy is transferred.

At 2:08pm on April 26, 2010, Brandon Pitcher said…: I sure would. I have researched and lectured all over the world on systems thinking and design for sustainability. I am including my bio and a current presentation flyer for your use. Let me know how I can help?

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At 12:32pm on April 26, 2010, anne patterson said…: Hi david, if you have time, you should come out to the charrette meetings this week at city hall. We're advocating for an alternative plan for the bypass expansion project. It's suuppeeerrr important that we get as many people to come as possible. The city is planning to widen the bypass at 10th street and 3rd street, which is going to make it harder for all of us to walk and bike through this intersection. Please spread the word! The meetings are at 5:30 on the 27th, 29th and 3rd. If you want to read more about it, I posted some info in the forum section.

At 7:26pm on April 25, 2010, Gail Gayer Hale said…: Thanks for the moral support. I enjoyed playing a part in the "Great Unleashing" and am happy that the banner will be useful for other events.

At 6:56pm on April 25, 2010, anne patterson said…: Thanks David! I'm sure we will. What groups are you a part of?