Here are some pointers.......

1. Set the date & time & location with several others
2. Together decide on a program - this will be important to refer to in your  invitation to others so folks know what to expect
3. Plan to have some music and refreshments for your gathering.
4. Send out invitations and follow up with a phone call.
5. At the event have sign up sheets so interested attendees can be connected

PROJECTS  FOR WORKING GROUPS OR COMMITTEES 

• Energy / Climate Chaos / Technical Topics
• Economy / Local  Currencies / Barter / Financial Benefits
• Food / Animal Rights
• Water
• Arts
• Transportation
• Gardening / Trees / Eco-system / Landscape Design
• Building / Construction / Architecture / Community Design
• Health / Well being / The Psychology of Change / Spirituality
   
• News / Media
• Education / Reaching our Youth
   
• Heart & Soul / Putting the Fun in Fundraising / Making a Parade not a  Protest March / Spirituality  / Understanding Interdependence

MEETING  & AWARENESS  ACTIVITIES

• Give presentation on Peak Oil and Climate Change with power point  &  moderator  or open discussion
• Host a film nite on Peak Oil & Climate Change and solutions being offered around the globe using available movies
• Plan a reading, poetry or discussion group - use the Transition Handbook or any other good relevant  text  as a stimulus
• Find a local gathering - such as a neighborhood film nite, a block party, a concert  and give a 10 minute "awareness presentation"
• Host a knowledgeable speaker & hold a question / answer session
• Plan a swap party - recycling your things with each other - and sharing transition ideas or solutions with each swap
• Have a potluck theme party - make each dish reflective of a transition town idea or solution
• Meet at a local restaurant  that serves local food and have a "power" breakfast, lunch or dinner
• Host a "face off " with expert or just interested citizens of wind vs solar vs nuclear vs electric vs geothermal  etc
   

JOB BULLETIN BOARD
or CORE GROUP VOLUNTEERS  TO LAUNCH  a Transition Town
 

• venue finder - where can groups meet
• technical  contact - be or find a contact for latest info in each field (wind / solar / geothermal / peak oil / permaculture /  building design)
• statitician - compile useful statistics in very strict summary form for presenters to have at fingertips
• event ideas - make a list of events to create awareness, unity, education etc
• e-newsletter writer - put together something for public dissemination
• minutes keeper - write up each meeting to keep a history for the group
• grant writers - find opportunities for funding & write  proposals
• film critic  - find & review relevant videos  & tell where to get them 
• director of fun - list as many ideas as you can for meaningful fun / games to keep groups enlivened while simultaneously learning & sharing 
• fundraising fanatic - contact fundraisers and find as many ways for the group to fund its activities as possible
• contact &  connect people & groups to make them aware of  Transition Towns & ask them to join our initiative
• identify projects underway already in your area & make a list for awareness & for shared activities
• update web site with anything and everything helpful to the cause
• any other thing you can thing of that will help the group "go" !
   

 VISIONS OF COMMUNITY  - where might you fit in? add your own ideas...

• Community Meeting space for all local groups - indoors and out - all seasons
• Community Movie theatre for Transition Town movies or movies improving the town or awareness - encourage videographers
• Community Spaces - brainstorming sessions for imaginative use of community spaces involving local residents
• Community Bulletin board - permanently up in a central visible place
• Community Waste management - plan awareness, including composting & recycling - discuss new technologies
• Community Communication awareness - is media responsive - bulletin boards?  - how many other ways do you have to  reach people
• Community Politics - developing questions / actions / campaigning / legislation etc relating to specific projects and initiatives
• Community Housing & Land development - awareness / planning / mixed use  houses / craft /work / office / recreation / pedestrian friendly
• Community Energy awareness - find  decentralized energy generation off the grid - alternate energy generation - insulation - efficiency
• Community Financial aspects - awareness sessions
• Community Beautification groups - planting , painting, clean up - sweep-up
• Community Investment - bond issue - local currency for community investment - contest  each week- winner has highest number
• Community Help Center - computer help, household help
• Community  Exchange tools, clothes etc ( thrift shop)  / yard sales  / all forms of reuse and recycling 
• Community Work modifications - Skills Exchange - Reskilling sessions - barter board, flextime schedules, shared work schedules
• Community Monthly street or community center parties to dance, cook, eat, play, drink together
• Community Children and Games & Babysitting arrangement at events meetings or in general to facilitate free time for adults
• Community Bike trail explorations on regular basis
• Community Neighborhood share  meetings - representatives from each neighborhood invited
• Community Events & theme days with a "story collection" center to chronicle the fun like:
  • "Buy Nothing Day"
     
  • "How Far Can You Travel Without a Car Day Contest"
     
  • "Do Nothing Day"
• Community Senior involvement -
   
  • "Local History Day"
     
  • "Bygone Talents Show (such as spinning / churning)
• Community Special events -- "Powered down"  entertainment
   
  • battle of bands (no mics or electric)
     
  • singing competitions / concerts /talent shows / puppety by regular folks
• Community Games for awareness while  meeting  neighbors, involving families together, engage youth groups
• Community Diversity discussions - bring all together to pull as one - blending  cultures, class & colors
• Community Food - local - potluck events,  restaurant local showcases, wild food walks,  local market selections, neighborhood markets
• Community Aid for less affluent  - food bank, home repair, clothing, free ticket at community thrift shop / food bank
• Community Gardens - pretty veggie plants, composting , brightening  areas in need, tree planting, plant sharing, productive gardens
• Community Work projects - reskilling,  forgotten skills, working together skills, coaching, facilitation, project management, repair center
• Community Problem resolution - interfamily or interpersonal issues, peer counseling
• Community Shopping - support local businesses - encourage community of local artist & artisans - limited chain stores- provide venue
• Community Delivery service  - from stores to your home - avoid individual trips
• Community Drug & chemical awareness - trading chemically-laden products for safer alternatives & using local alternatives
• Community Creative Re-use Center and  classes - new way to use or re-enliven old stuff  - bicycles, clothes
• Community Carbon footprint measurements as well as individual, family and business carbon footprint measurements before & after
• Community Carbon Reduction Plan (Energy Descent Action Plan?)  as well. Free home audits etc.
• Community Open space plan - more  green space, parks, gardens - land owned and stewarded by local community, pavement to garden
• Community transportation - forge plan for adequate coverage of rail / bus / taxi / electric rent-a-car /  rent-a-bike
• Community education discussions - how can we implement in schools what we teach
   

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