"Life After Oil" series
Come
join the Environmental Change-Makers
as we explore the twin opportunities of
peak oil and climate change.
Sunday, Sept 14, 6pm: Movie "The End
of Suburbia" followed by
community discussion to address what has been wryly
called "post
petroleum stress syndrome"
Saturday, Sept 20, 9am-5pm:
"Life After Oil" - a full day session
exploring the "Transition Town"
concept mapped by UK community
organizer, Rob Hopkins. The Transition
Town concept coordinates
grassroots responses to peak oil and climate change,
cultivating a
"Transition" to a lower carbon, lower energy society. Our
day will
include a presentation on global warming impacts on California by
Dr.
John Dorsey, Chair of the Natural Science Department at
Loyola
Marymount University, and video presentations by Transition
Towns
founder, Rob Hopkins. We'll hold working sessions to begin
the
Transition Town process here in Los Angeles. Agenda details
and
registration information are at http://envirochangemakers.org/TTLA.htm
Thursday,
Sept 25, 7pm: Peak Oil Community Discussion, the first
followup event
to the "Life After Oil" session. We'll use the "world
cafe" style of
discussion to explore application of Transition Towns
ideas here in Los
Angeles. We'll discuss practical steps about
community-based solutions
to peak oil and climate change.
Our October meeting, "Power Down," will
also focus on peak oil and
climate change solutions (Oct 23, 7pm).
"Power Down" is the term for
lifestyles which demand less energy
overall, than the current energy-
intense habits we have become accustomed
to. We'll discuss practical
steps about what you can do in your own
lifestyle to prepare for a
lower carbon, lower energy future.
All
sessions will take place at the Community Hall of Holy Nativity,
6700 W.
83rd, Westchester (LA 90045).See more about our "Life After
Oil" conference
online at www.envirochangemakers.org
We hope you can join us for
this exciting leap into our very real
future.
Peak Oil resources http://www.energybulletin.net/primer.php
Climate
Change resources for California
http://www.climatechoices.org/ca/site/our-changing-climate.html
a
much longer list of resources is available at http://envirochangemakers.org/TTLA.htm