The Power of Just Doing Stuff. That's the title of Rob Hopkins' latest book, available at our local library. Hopkins is the founder of the global Transition Movement, which is a community-level approach to issues around climate change, resource scarcity and economic turmoil. Bowen in Transition (BIT) has been following Hopkins' example, acting now to mitigate impacts and adapt to the realities of a changing biosphere, economic pressures and other challenges.
BIT is inviting islanders to join this broad based organization and are pleased to announce a Transition training workshop, Building Community Resilience on Sunday, Oct. 20.
Participants in the full-day free program will be invited to co-create a vision and action plan aimed at increasing the island's economic diversity, health and sustainability. The training includes an overview on the Transition movement and why it is relevant to Bowen Island plus interactive exercises and games to stimulate discussion and develop strategies that will create a more vibrant, self-sufficient, sharing and connected community.
Over the past three years, BIT has organized three sustainability tours, held canning workshops, organized the group purchase of fruit trees and presented two documentary film series. It is currently exploring options for community currency, offering a talk and workshop with Carolyn Baker in November, developing a green guide, and will be presenting various other workshops in the new year.Members of BIT are diverse in backgrounds and interests, including waste, local food, green building, energy, permaculture design, recycling, transportation, wellness and local livelihoods.
For more information, please visit our website at www.bowenintransition.com. To register for the training workshop, contact Shasta Martinuk at [email protected] or 604.947.2283. Space is limited so please register as soon as possible.
