EXPLORING THE TRANSITION MOVEMENT

A two day workshop Saturday & Sunday Feb 28 & March 1

The Transition Town model started in Totnes, UK, and is now an international movement of communities in the process of imagining and creating their future as they address the global challenges of our day. In response to the challenges peak oil and climate change, the Transition Movement seizes the great opportunity of our time for rethinking the way we live. Rooted in the principles of permaculture, communities are making conscious choices about what kind of world we would like to live in. Change is coming whether we like it or not – and a planned response to the change will leave us in a much stronger position than if we wait until change is upon us.

Hosted by MAINSTREET MOMS with the support NEW SCHOOL COMMONWEAL, RDI.

SPACE IS LIMITED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
TO REGISTER: CAll Gail at 415-868-0182.

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LET'S MAKE THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS A HUMDINGER

The MMOB's 100 Days PledgeCampaign

As Naomi Klein's jawdropping book Shock Doctrine illustrates: in tough times, for bad and for good, crisis means change; hope starts in community; and it's no time to wait on answers from up top. So how about joining a bunch of us moms and honorary moms in figuring out "What will MY first hundred days deliver?" Be it a tiny thing or an audacious one, give yourself a moment to reflect. Is it someone you've been meaning to help? Is it a complicated issue you've been meaning to understand? Whether it's food to give, a fight to wage, a discussion to host, a truth to tell, or a simple willingness to say yes when good calls, email with your 100 Days Pledge by January 20th and we'll post it here to rally others. Together we have until May 1st (100 days) to make it so.

Send your 100 Days pledge to .

I pledge to start a compost pile.
Felicity, MMOB member

I will look for more opportunities to carpool, to offer rides.
Rae, MMOB member

I will consider politics polite & fun dinner table conversation.
Kris, MMOB member

I will do more artwork in support of causes I believe in.
Kathy, MMOB member

I will do more writing to encourage political and civic participation.

I will work harder to confront corporate interference in our local, democratic decision-making.

I will eat more local food, and I will purchase more locally for my family.

I will help get food trees planted in my town.
Megan, MMOB member

I pledge to collect stream water quality data for my local watershed protection group.
Lisa, MMOB member

I pledge to buy an up-to-date computer and become proficient on line.
Ewell, MMOB member

I want to re-commit myself to picker up litter on Mesa Road behind the businesses.

I will continue to carry a bag to the beach to pick up litter also to the parks when I walk my dog and pick up my poodles poop.

I will pledge to say "Good Morning" to strangers on the street.
I pledge to save grey water from my bowl or tub in a bucket to flush the toilet.

I pledge to help build our local community and buy locally.

I pledge to call or write to all the people who are far away, to count my blessings every day and remember to smile.

I will cut down using my car.
Lottie Stein, MMOB member

I want to be honest and live simply.

I will be more conscious about where my food comes from & try to buy local food.
Barbara, MMOB member

I pledge to add more honeybees to the population to make sure our pollination population is increased! It's THAT important! 3 hives--soon to be 5 this Spring!
And I pledge to compost EVERYTHING that should be composted from this household.
Nancy

I pledge to shop local FIRST for my business and my personal buying.

I pledge to speak and act in a positive way about conditions in the world. No apologies, no doubts, no referring to 'the current situation": I will speak with hope, and generate good will in all my dealings. This is how to avoid depression, both in ourselves and in the world (REALLY!).

I pledge to increase my contributions to my favorite not for profit organizations by 10% over last year.

Rachael

I pledge to continue to see my mom in the facility where she is, every day I can, until she no longer needs me.

Sarah, MMOB Organizer