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Doug Close is now a member of Transition Illinois
21 hours ago
C. Milton Dixon added an event
Training for Transition at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
November 20, 2009 at 7pm to November 22, 2009 at 5pm
Local Future is pleased to announce the acclaimed "Training for Transition" workshop for the weekend of November 20 at the beautiful Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, featuring expert facilitators Bill and Becky Wilson of Stelle, Illinois. Pierce Ceda...
November 12
Ed Fuhrmann updated their profile
November 11
Ed Fuhrmann is now a member of Transition Illinois
November 11
Rick Langlois and Jen Thomas are now friends
November 3
Ryan Choyeski is now a member of Transition Illinois
November 1
new to this. food a key interest
October 16
Food production, distribution, marketing & consumption in Illinois.
October 16
Phyllis A. Natanek is now a member of Transition Illinois
October 11
Food production, distribution, marketing & consumption in Illinois.
October 8
Michael Kramer Local Foods, y'all! : )
October 8
October 5
 

Members

  • C. Milton Dixon
  • Jarett S
  • Melissa Campbell
  • Doug Close
  • Karen Snyder
  • Robert Rhoades
  • Ramesh Gulatee
  • Tari Follett
  • Lee Bouchard
  • Mary Baker
  • Ryan Choyeski
  • Ryan Edwards
  • Stephanie East
  • Jim Colbert
  • Bill Wilson
  • Kevin Walsh
  • Michael Lescher
  • Philip Brewer
  • Zach Ferdinand
  • Cory
  • Pam Richart
  • Phyllis A. Natanek
  • Maria Pittman
  • Brandon Bowersox
  • Rick Langlois
  • Lan Richart
  • Justin Boland

Who we are...

TRANSITION ILLINOIS is a networking site supporting the TRANSITION MOVEMENT. 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 and practices.

The Transition Movement is a campaign that houses several other familiar slogans: 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 communities in Champaign County need in order to sustain themselves 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.

Things You Can Do Right Away

  • Contact any Member above by clicking on a photo. Every photo is one-click access to any person you want to contact anywhere in our community. Welcome them, particularly if you were the person who invited them.
  • Invite others to join Transition Illinois -- paste in emails one per line and a brief message why you would value their joining us.
  • Post Your Discussion Starters -- Any topic related to Transition -- questions, observations, opinions, suggestions, needs, offers, etc.
  • Upload your best photo -- ask the guy with the camera if you need assistance photoshopping. We can crop, fix, enhance! Upload to Profile Photo.
  • Update your Transition Resume -- Your answers comprise your Transition Resume. Your keywords make you findable on this site and in Google in general.
  • Install skype from /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!

Forum

Northwest Earth Institute

Join the EcoChallenge!!

Started by Northwest Earth Institute in Inbox Jul 22.

Northwest Earth Institute

Programs for Transformative Dialogue - Learn How to Be the Change

Started by Northwest Earth Institute in Inbox Jun 17.

Jarett S

The Next Step Podcast.

Started by Jarett S in Inbox May 14.

Blog Posts

Maria Pittman

How To Start a Graduate School Essay?

?Do you commence with a story?

?Do you begin with a reflection on the focus of your forthcoming graduate studies?

?Do you start at the beginning? And where exactly is that?

If you want your graduate essay to grab the attention of the graduate admission representative, then keep reading this article…

The graduate admissions committee is looking for a snapshot of you –
?Where you've been,
?Where you want to go, and
?what you w… Continue

Posted by Maria Pittman on November 11, 2009 at 11:46pm

Jarett S

The Next Step Podcast

Hey all, I don't have as much time as I'd like to devote to Transition work, but I am now putting out a podcast that is intended to spread these memes around and feature some interesting guests who could use a bit more attention. Feel free to feedback to me what you think about the show, and please feel free to spread the word!

http://thenextstep.podomatic.com

Posted by Jarett S on May 14, 2009 at 3:53am

 
 

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