Transition NewYork - Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation

Community Resilience, Self-Reliance, Renewable Energy & Cooperation

A networking coalition providing Transition Initiatives based on local production, renewable energy, efficiency & resilient communities.

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Transition Rochester

2 members
GROFUN

2 members

Local Action Columbia

2 members
Potsdam and Canton Trans…

5 members

Transition Cortland

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Transition Town New York Times Article

Greetings,

here is the link for the Sunday April 19 NY Times article on the Transition Movement:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19town-t.html?_r=2&ref=magazine

Posted by Ariane Burgess on April 20, 2009 at 3:36pm

Who We Are...

TRANSITION NEW YORK is a networking site for those who seek local-scale green-oriented implementation of Transition models for local communities.

This site, and many like it, are being developed through grassroots participation, and is continually evolving. It is a spontaneously arising effort to synergistically connect transition workers with each other and to identify and nurture the development of useful and necessary local Transition Initiatives, solutions, and practices.

The Transition Movement embraces several other familiar monikers: Local Self Reliance, Appropriate Technology, Decentralization, Localization, Relocalization, Post Carbon, Post Petroleum, Beyond Oil.

This emerging Transition Culture will empower communities to squarely face the issues surrounding peak oil and climate change, and unleash the collective genius of their own citizens to find innovative solutions to these momentous challenges:

For all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how are we going to:

drastically reduce carbon emissions (in response to climate change);

significantly rebuild resilience (in response to peak oil);

and greatly strengthen our local economy (in response to economic instability)?

Transition Initiatives make no claim to have all the answers, but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, the solutions can readily emerge. Now is the time for us to take stock and start re-creating our future in ways that are not based on cheap, plentiful and polluting oil but on localized food, sustainable energy sources, resilient local economies and an enlivened sense of community well-being.

PLANS FOR TRANSITION SOCIAL NETWORK IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK

Greetings members from New York,

Transition New York has moved to a new location: If you desire to continue your membership in the Transition movement, please join http://transitionus.ning.com When you join, I will greet you and direct you to the new location.

If you created a local GROUP on this site, you will need to re-create your local group using this link:
http://transitionindia.ning.com/groups/group/new

It is important that you do this right away. This site will be deleted any day now.

Let me know when you have questions.

Les Squires
http://transitionus.ning.com
LSquiresSkype

Latest Activity

Karl Klein replied to Danny Disidoro's discussion 'Still active?' in the group Transition Cortland

Dan - Thanks for your interest. Kathy is right. The folks spearheading this effort have been busy with other things (like the local farmer's market) and the more formal Transition effort has lagged. It's still simmering and hopefully we…

Aug 11, 2010

Les Squires replied to Danny Disidoro's discussion 'Still active?' in the group Transition Cortland

Danny, this group is being moved to http://transitionus.ning.com/group/linktransitionnewyorkusa -- this site will be deleted on August 20th. Come join http://transitionus.ning.com and then other new yorkers at the link above.

Aug 10, 2010

Kathie Arnold replied to Danny Disidoro's discussion 'Still active?' in the group Transition Cortland

Hi Dan, I know there are those of us still interested but I think most of us are currently overwhelmed with other tasks and responsibilities. The main drivers of our group are Beth and Karl Klein. Kathie Arnold

Aug 10, 2010

Still active?

Is this group still active? I'm in Ithaca and my partner and I would really like to find others with these very interests. I'm reading between the lines but it seems like the NY network as a whole is not very active. More and more this is gaining in importance but I know I am speaking to people who already understand this.ThanksDanSee More

Danny Disidoro added a discussion to the group Transition Cortland Aug 10, 2010

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Transition Cortland

Working toward a sustainable future for Cortland County.

Danny Disidoro joined Beth Klein's group Aug 10, 2010

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Strawberry Moon Training for Transition at University of New Hampshire, Nesmith Hall

August 14, 2010 to August 15, 2010

The Strawberry Moon Training for Transition, August 14-15University of New Hampshire, Durham NHNote: This is a Pay-As-You-Can event.In addition, UNH can be reached by train or bus, and is handicapped accessible.Training for Transition is a two-day course offering an experiential introduction to the fundamentals of Transition. Whether you are interested in bringing Transition to your community, a member of a local initiative, or a resident of an official Transition Town; this course can provide…See More

Event posted by Emily Reinholt Aug 3, 2010

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Emily Reinholt is now a member of Transition NewYork Aug 3, 2010

Welcome Them!

Angela M. Oddone is now a member of Transition NewYork Jul 18, 2010

Welcome Them!

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Things You Can Do Today

Contact Members above by clicking on their photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, remembering that each person and each group carries a unique spark capable of warming and enhancing our whole community.
Greet each other! -- Click periodically on MEMBERS on the menu above to make sure every newcomer is properly greeted. Volunteer to show them around and answer their questions.

Register Your Local Transition Networking Group -- Let us know who you are and what you're doing that you consider Transition.
HopeDance Film Library -- more than 500 films that deal with sustainability, spirituality, social justice, 911, peak oil, drama, farming, gardening, permaculture collected over 7 years
Browse Miltonics Video Collection -- 1200 item video library on everything Transition. Thanks Milton Dixon/Transition Illinois. If you don't see your favorite here, tell Dixon!
Drop in for a visit to Colorado US -- prototype for all 50 U.S. States -- demonstrates what TRANSITION NEW YORK will soon become.
Invite others to join. -- paste in their emails one per line and a brief message encouraging them to join.
Update your Transition Resume -- Keep your Resume up-to-date. It's your way to make yourself findable when people are searching.
Upload your best photo -- click on the guy with the camera if you need assistance photoshopping your photo. We can crop, fix, enhance!
Install skype from http://skype.com/download -- conference calls, workgroups and tutorials. A centerpiece in our community building. Add LSquiresSkype to your Contacts and he'll greet you at the door!