Reminder: Transition Town Santa Barbara is hosting the first collaborative Transition Town meeting of 2009.

This meeting is open to all who are interested in participating in helping Santa Barbara transition into a truly locally resilient and sustainable small city.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Faulkner Gallery, Downtown Santa Barbara Public Library
40 E Anapamu
7-9 PM
Donations welcome for room reservation

Please pass the word along to anyone that you feel might be interested. For those new to the concept of TT we are looking for people passionate and interested in the following areas, including but not limited to: land and nature stewardship, food, shelter, built environment, clothing, textiles, commerce and trade, local currency/LETS, microcredit, transportation, energy, science/technology, waste (reduce, reuse, recycle), communication technologies, law, politics, security – police, fire, disaster preparedness and remediation, family/community support systems, health care, dependent care - children, the elderly, the disabled, companion animals, education at all levels, including local history, practical survival skills, arts and entertainment, communications and media and most importantly- SPIRIT AND SOUL, engaging heart, mind, soul and spirit to meet the challenges of the future brought on by climate change and peak oil.

We are very excited to embark on this journey with you!

See you there!

To learn more about Transition Town, here is a wonderful 27 minute video/interview with Jennifer Gray, a pioneer in the Transition Initiative in the UK and cofounder of Transition US interviewed by Janaia on Peak Moment TV.

The Transition Movement Comes to America
http://www.wordpress.peakmoment.tv/conversations/?p=254#more-254

The Seed Committee
Transition Town Santa Barbara
Cat Henley
Larry Saltzman
Linda Buzzell
Sarah Grant
Eric Lohela
Dinorah Molina-Phillips
Mark Phillips