Niagara At Large is posting the following media release from the not-for-profit citizens group Climate Action Niagara for your information. The release invites you to attend presentations and an open discussion at 7 p.m. this November 7 at 111 Church St. in St. Catharines on what communities across Niagara can do to respond to the global challenges of climate change, weakened economies and diminishing supplies of cheap energy.
Transition Towns are coming to Niagara! – How might our response to peak oil and climate change look more like a party than a protest march?
The fourth workshop of the SUSTAINABILITY SERIES, (eco films and speaker panels, and excursions) Climate Action Niagara is pleased to host representatives from Transition Toronto, Transition Guelph and Transition Oakville.
Niagara’s own Anthony Barrett, Daniel Bida, Sally Ludwig and Chris Mills will share the successes and challenges of Ontario communities and the many manifestations of the model of Transition Towns, followed by an open discussion on opportunities for Niagara.
Date Time Venue Area
Monday, Nov, 7th 7 pm, 111 Church St, St Catharines Niagara
RSVP at 289 434 0474
It’s a place where there’s a community-led process that helps that own/village/city/neighbourhood become stronger and happier.
It’s happening in well over a thousand highly diverse communities across the world – from towns in Australia to neighbourhoods in Portugal, from cities in Brazil to rural communities in Slovenia, from urban locations in Britain to islands off the coast of Canada.
These communities have started projects in areas of food, transport, energy, education, housing, waste, arts etc. as small-scale local responses to the global challenges of climate change, economic hardship and shrinking supplies of cheap energy. Together, these small-scale responses make up something much bigger, and help show the way forward for governments, business and the rest of us.
Of the founder: “Rob Hopkins brings humour, imagination and vision to the great challenges of our time, and argues that what is needed above all else, at this time in history, is “engaged optimism”. The rapidly-spreading Transition movement which he was pivotal in establishing, is an embodiment of that. Nicholas Crane, presenter of BBC2’s recent ‘Town’ series, recently referred to Transition as “the biggest urban brainwave of the century”.
Climate Action Niagara(CAN) is a non-profit organization that provides education and opportunities for actions on issues relating to climate change, increasing resilience in Niagara.
For more information contact info@climateactionniagara.ca or visit www.climateactionniagara.ca
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