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Transition Los Angeles

Guiding our communities from oil dependency to local resilience

"LIFE AFTER OIL"

a one-day mini-conference

Sat. Sept. 25, 2010

8am to 5pm

Westchester area of Los Angeles

What could life in Los Angeles possibly be like in the era beyond oil? More importantly, how do we help that vision blossom into reality?

The Transition movement is a worldwide grassroots movement of local groups like ours which are helping their local communities to prepare for peak oil, climate change, and economic contraction, combined. In this one-day mini-conference, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of the Transition movement, and in particular, how you can participate as we implement these ideas here in Los Angeles.

While the Transition movement came into being in order to address some pretty grim realities about the current course of society, the movement itself is filled with hope and creativity. The focus is on bringing a better world into being, starting with our own local communities.

Transition initiatives worldwide focus on creating a low carbon, powerdown, more resilient, socially just future. Transition groups do such things as raising citizen awareness of the need to act, hosting reskilling classes to learn the ways of the new future, creating physical projects which grow local resilience, networking with other local organizations who are doing similar work, and setting up working groups to envision and plan how we will get to that better future from where we are now.

Come join us!

COURSE CONTENT
The "Life After Oil" mini-conference will include:

an in-depth examination of The Problems: peak oil, climate change, economic contraction, and their combined effect.
the Transition movement - what it is; its history in the UK, the US, and LA; how the Transition approach works; how you can help enrich an existing Transition group in your neighborhood, or how get a Transition group started in your local neighborhood
inner Transition - the change in conscousness we all go through as we embrace the realities of this Transition era
establishing connections with other solutions-minded individuals from throughout Southern California
action - live working sessions to begin planning with people in your local geography

The "Life After Oil" mini-conference will include plenty of experiential sessions as well as lecture/information sessions. You will participate in exercises you can then turn around and use within your local neighborhood group.

FACILITATORS
The "Life After Oil" mini-conference will be presented / facilitated by members of the Transition Los Angeles city hub, including Vidya Chaitanya (Transition Mar Vista), Joanne Poyourow (Environmental Change-Makers, Westchester), Peter Rood,
John Tikotsky (West LA), Dan Wang (Transition South Bay LA), Michelle Weiner (Transition Culver City), Bruce Woodside (Transition San Fernando Valley), and more.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
We welcome people who are new to the ideas of Transition, people who wish to lead Transition initiatives in their local neighborhood, people who have had some contact with their local Transition group but want to get to know a lot more about it, people who are involved with other solutions-oriented groups in the area who would like to get to know about Transition ... people like you!

I want to register!

Preregistration is necessary - we will not be accepting walk-ins.

Jump to the registration page here.

If you are "seriously thinking about" attending, go ahead and complete the form and check the appropriate registration status.

QUESTIONS
You may direct questions to Transition Los Angeles





	Life After Oil mini-conference, Los Angeles, Sept 2008


	Life After Oil mini-conference, Los Angeles, Sept 2008

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	The Fine Print

	SITE The Sept 25 "Life After Oil" mini-conference will be held at the Community Hall of Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 6700 West 83rd, Westchester (LA 90045). MAP This intimate site includes an edible landscape, rainwater harvesting, and paintings by local artists. Real china, cloth napkins, natural ventilation, and full composting facilities are among its additional future-oriented features. The facility has been used by the Environmental Change-Makers community group for nearly 5 years.

	TUITION Tuition for the event is $35. This minimal amount helps to cover expenses. Tuition includes a homemade, vegetarian, mostly locally-sourced salad buffet lunch. If the fee is a significant hardship to you, a very limited number of work-study scholarships are available. (And if you feel the course is worth more than $35, your additional donations are very welcome in supporting the mini-conference and this work.)

	HOW TO REGISTER Submit registration form, together with tuition check for $35. Checks should be made payable to Holy Nativity with memo "Transition Los Angeles" . Sorry, we are not set up to accept credit cards. You may complete the registration form online here, or print it and mail it with your check, or copy the registration form into email. Mail your payment to: Transition Los Angeles c/o 6700 West 83rd Los Angeles, CA 90045 Note: Completed registrations hold your space. A completed registration is both registration form and fully-paid tuition. Tuition is due on September 15. Any training spots which are not paid in full by Sept 16 will be released to people on the waiting list.

	LOGISTICS Lunch will be provided on-site. Transition LA is providing a vegetarian salad buffet for participants. There is no additional charge for lunch. Coffee, tea, and water will be available at the site. Please bring your own travel mugs to eliminate the need for disposable items. At present, there is no child care provided. If you are interested in shared child care arrangements (at additional cost), please contact us and we'll see what can be arranged.

	INCLUSIVE Transition Los Angeles is an inclusive group. We welcome people of all colors, cultures, creeds, ages, backgrounds, and belief systems because we understand that all are part of the solution. We are very grateful to Holy Nativity Episcopal Parish for donating their meeting space so that we can do this work.

	DONATIONS Can't attend but wish to help further this work? Send a donation to support the conference and fund scholarships for other leaders. Your contribution is valued, in any amount. Checks should be made payable to Holy Nativity with memo "Transition Los Angeles". Sorry, we are not set up to accept credit cards. (Why Holy Nativity? They are serving as an informal "fiscal sponsor" for Transition Los Angeles) Please mail donations to: Transition Los Angeles 6700 W. 83rd Los Angeles, CA 90045