When: Saturday April 27, 2013 from 10am-12pm OR Thursday May 2, 2013 from 6pm-8pm 

Where: Grassroots Solutions, 57239 N. Main Ave #4 (Entrance in rear), Three Rivers, MI 49093

Contact Matthew Mosher for more information, rivercountryresiliencecircle@gmail.com

Sponsored by Grassroots Solutions

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During the month of May, join thousands of people across the US taking action to rise to the challenge of food, water, and energy independence.

Thousands of landscapes and homes will be transformed, retrofitted and revitalized as part of the Transition Challenge. Thousands of us will take to the streets, the garden, schoolyard, home, apartment and city hall to take actions big and small. We will grow food, conserve water, save energy and build community. Amidst a dizzying array of crises and mounting despair, together we will bring the hope of transition and show what we are capable of with our heads, hearts and hands aligned in action. It’s time for action, rooted in a shared vision and voice.

Read more and Register Your Action here!

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One of the hardest lessons, says Damon, was asking for help. “The mutual aid session [Session 5] was the heart of the experience for many of us,” he says. “But even then, a few members had trouble admitting what they needed help with. It was hard for me too.”

Since then, Damon has had to get used to asking for help. On December 10, 2012, he underwent open-heart triple bypass surgery following his third heart attack. During his recovery at home, “the community has been more than generous,” he says.

Following the surgery, Damon has been working on a project basis, but this work does not come close to paying the bills. Recovering from open-heart surgery is painfully slow, and he finds that he urgently needs financial assistance. “I’d been battling heart disease for ten years when I had that third heart attack in December,” he says. “When I drove myself to the hospital, I had 19 cents in the bank.”

How did it come to this? Damon lost a very good job due to his first heart attack in 2002. He has been struggling to make ends meet ever since, and has relied on community support. In January, a friend encouraged him to make giving easier by creating a website. “So I swallowed my pride and did it,” he says.

Once again, the community has been generous. Damon has especially found support from networks of job-seekers. He is an expert at writing resumes and cover letters. “I enjoy doing this, because I’m a writer and editor by occupation, and it’s quite rewarding to assist people with a job application, and then learn they got an interview, and got hired for the job. ‘Paying it forward’ is always a good thing to do.”

Damon has been generous in his gifts to the community, and it’s wonderful to see aid being given back to him in his time of need. Exchanges like this are at the heart of the Resilience Circle curriculum, and the new economy we hope to build. You can visit Damon’s Fundraising Site at http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/Open-Heart-Surgery-Financial-Assistance/38483.

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Next Sustainable Living Discussion Group - The next Discussion Group will include watching  a documentary  video, either ‘No Impact Man’ or ‘Planet Earth’ (depending which one is available from the Library).   We will meet on  Mar 20th at the home of Carrie Sonneborn. We will discuss the video and apply the ‘iceberg systems model’ from the first chapter of our book and think about what we can do in our own lives. Bring a friend and (optional) some snacks to share!

Next Resilience Circle Pot Luck  - The next Resilience Circle Pot Luck will be Monday, April 1 from 6.30 – 8pm  at  the home of Jen Loyd. Surprise guest speaker  to be announced! Bring your ideas, an interested buddy and some food to share.

Light Rail Opening Celebrations -  Get involved! As you are no doubt are aware, the Light Rail ‘W’ Line will start running on Friday, Apr 26 and  on Satruday, Apr 27 there will be Opening Celebrations at most of the  light  rail  stations along the way. At Wadsworth and Garrison Stations the Eiber Neighborhood Association and the Sustainability Group (that’s us) will have an information booth about our many activities.  We need folks to staff the booths at  both Garrison and Wadsworth Stations. You don’t need to stay the whole day – even just an hour or two would be a great help! Please contact Carrie re. Wadsworth Station and Ed  re. Garrison Station  volunteering. Thanks for all you do!

Who knew?
Harvest Mountain Farm  is an example of  local, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and it is very near to Eiber! At 1875 Wadsworth Blvd (just past the Walmart on the west side) Harvest Mountain runs an organic farm that you can buy a ‘share’ in, get locally grown organic veggies all season long  and even volunteer and  get your hands in the soil.  In fact, at the moment they need some volunteers to help prepare the farm for planting. Contact: Katya Thronweber (kthronweber@gmail.com) to volunteer. If you would like to purchase a CSA ‘share’  sign up on their website www.harvestmountainfarmgardens.org.

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12pm – 4pm
Brattleboro, Vermont
RSVP to sarah@localcircles.org

Come share stories, lessons, and strategies with other Transitioners from around New England! We’ll meet following the annual Slow Living Conference in Brattleboro taking place June 5 – 7. If you’re coming to the Summit, please stay for the meeting; or simply join us on Saturday (it’s free!). Saturday morning is also the annual “Strolling of the Heifers” parade, so it promises to be a great day in Brattleboro. Camping, inexpensive hotels, and some in-home hospitality are available. Email Sarah (sarah@localcircles.org) for details.

The emerging New England Hub had a successful gathering back in October in Boston, when we shared stories, assessed needs, and considered how our region can become more resilient. There was great enthusiasm for another gathering, and we hope as many transition communities as possible can join us in Brattleboro to continue the dialogue. (Read this blog post about the October gathering.)

We’ll consider the state of the New England network and envision what our next steps should be as a hub. Other topics include Inner Transition, a regional online communications platform, future gatherings, and training needs. The agenda will be formed based on your input, so please email me with ideas.

Read more below about other exciting Transition events taking place in conjunction with the Slow Living Summit. See more info on Facebook.

Transition at the Slow Living Summit

The Slow Living Summit is a fantastic annual event covering many topics near and dear to Transition. This year, there is also a “Transition Track” of workshops and a Transition plenary. To register for the Summit, click here. There are several discounted rates, and you can register with our special code to get 20% off (Transitioner2013). To attend the Transition Plenary on the morning of Friday June 7, featuring Tina Clarke, Gus Speth, and Chuck Collins, you can show up at the door and pay a small donation without registering for the Summit. Camping, inexpensive hotels, and some in-home hospitality are available. Email info@localcircles.org for details.

SUMMIT SPEAKERS: Frances Moore Lappe, Judy Wicks, Steve Chase, Carlos Espinoza-Toro, Claire Wheeler and many more.

PLENARY: “Transition to a New Economy” Plenary Session (Friday morning 6/7 at 8:30 am): “Transitioning to a New Economy,” with Gus Speth, Tina Clarke and Chuck Collins

WORKSHOPS: There are many fabulous workshops planned for the Slow Living Summit on local food systems, permaculture, local business, and other topics relevant to what you care about. In addition, we will have our own track of “transition/community resilience building” workshops including:

• Introduction to Transition Movement
• Community Transition Initiatives Across the Race and Economic Divides
• Transition Visioning Game
• Emergency Preparedness and Regional Thinking for Transition Organizing

SLOW LIVING SUMMIT – SEE DETAILS

Schedule at a glance
Detailed schedule
Speaker bios

REGISTER HERE - Then email info@localcircles.org to let us know you plan to attend

DISCOUNT CODE FOR TRANSITION NETWORK MEMBERS (20%): Transitioner2013
REGISTER HERE - Then email info@localcircles.org to let us know you plan to attend.

BACKGROUND

In October 2012, representatives of over 24 New England “community resilience building” efforts came together in Boston to share stories, learn skills and talk about ways to strengthen our regional work. These included transition towns, local environmental justice projects, and alternative business networks.

Participants were excited to gather again – and a steering committee was formed to take next steps. We formed an ad hoc “Transition & Community Resilience HUB” (aka, “Transition HUB”).  We agreed to piggy-back on several existing events including the Slow Living Summit and a week-long family summer camp – “Camp Commons” – at World Fellowship.

The 3^rd annual Slow Living Summit is a regional gathering taking place in Brattleboro VT from Wednesday, June 5 through Friday June 7, 2013. The organizers invited us to mesh our events and create a number of concurrent Transition events as part of the Summit. The Strolling of the Heifers is a community festival happening Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th in Brattleboro.

Our Goals:

1) Relationships: to reunite Transition Communities from across New England, to share stories, catch-up, celebrate, and learn together in the context of music, food, and workshops.

2) Regionalism: to discuss NE Transition & Resilience – ongoing projects and plans for future gatherings.

3) Outreach: to share Transition topics and strategies for launching Transition Initiatives.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Introduction to Transition Movement

How do we increase our own resilience and strengthen our communities as energy costs rise, and economic and environmental problems deepen? Transition is a global movement in 34 countries, inspiring community projects on local food, buildings, energy, economy and culture that bring people together for positive, creative action and fun. How does the process work? How does it support existing local groups and leaders and help everyone collaborate? We’ll share experiences and successful models, and explore how communities can come together to thrive in changing times. Learn about the origins and key principles of this model for cultivating resilient communities through grass-roots, neighbor-to-neighbor initiatives. Information will be offered on regional and national resources to support starting up a new Transition Town.

Tina Clarke, trainer, Transition Massachusetts, Montague MA
Paul LeVasseur, Transition Putney, Putney VT

Community Transition Initiatives Across the Race and Economic Divides

Many transition initiatives are formed by people with a deep environmental concern about peak oil and climate change. But to build broadly participatory initiatives, we need to speak to local concerns about inequality, jobs, the cost of energy, youth opportunity, violence, food security and more. Come hear stories about community resilience building efforts that bridge class and race divides in our communities.

Carlos Espinoza, Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition
OTHER Speakers TBA

Transition Visioning Game

Join this engaging activity to plan in small groups around six key content areas. Participants will then creatively report back to the whole break-out session.

Steve Chase, Antioch New England and the Transition Keene Task Force
Katy Locke, Transition Keene Task Force
Sarah Harpster, Transition Keene Task Force

Emergency Preparedness and Regional Thinking for Transition Organizing

Food, energy and transit are part of regional systems. Similarly, when disaster strikes, we depend on regional response systems. Can emergency preparedness and regional planning be a way to engage people in organizing for community resilience and transition?

Conrad Willeman, Transition Newburyport
Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies

REGISTER HERE - Then email info@localcircles.org to let us know you plan to attend

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TELLING THE NEW STORY
Facing the Future, Building Hope: Concrete Tools for Community Resilience

Sunday July 7 through Sunday July 14, 2013
World Fellowship Conference Center
White Mountains near Conway, New Hampshire

Come for the week! Or come for a couple of days!

Join a group of fun and engaged activists for the joy of exploration, singing, rethinking, dancing, laughter, eating, sharing skills and organizing strategies, and more singing, storytelling and game playing.

A multi-generational week-long summer camp for community resilience activists working on economic, ecological and social justice, strengthening the commons, community resilience and the transition to the new economy.

Register now!
Click here to book your accommodations directly with World Fellowship, then email the dates of your stay to info@localcircles.org.

• To build community among activists and cultural workers from different areas, bringing our whole families together
• To learn from one another in a relaxed and natural setting
• To celebrate our work and tap into our creativity and humor to strengthen our morale for the struggles ahead

ORGANIZED by the New England Community Resilience Building Network, with help from the Institute for Policy Studies and World Fellowship

Location

World Fellowship Center, Near Conway New Hampshire and the White Mountain National Forest. Founded in 1941, during the war, with motto: “In a time of war, prepare for peace.” World Fellowship has a rich history of political and cultural resistance, the “Highlander Center” of the Northeast.

Basics

• Sunday through Sunday, including full weekend for those who can’t come for whole week. Come when you can, leave when you must.
• Activities for children and young people during the day
• Morning Workshops (political discussions, presentations)
• Afternoon Recreation, Creativity and Open Space (Hiking, Games, Craft projects, Napping, Excursions, Swimming)
• Evening Programs – Speakers/Presentations/Discussion, Fun night, Story telling slam)
• Mealtimes – self organized topic tables
• Late Night: Dancing, games, celebration, sleep.

Questions? For questions about logistics and lodging, contact World Fellowship directly at (603) 447-2280 or reservations@worldfellowship.org. For questions about the workshops and program, contact info@localcircles.org.

ABOUT WORLD FELLOWSHIP

• Participants book lodging & logistics directly with WFC – book here
• There is a craft/arts programming for young people
• All meals healthy and on site, BYOB
• Outdoor activities, including bicycle trips, hikes, swimming

• 2 and half hours from Boston
• 90 min from Portland, ME (Jet Blue)
• 2 hours from Manchester, NH (Southwest)
• WFC can help provide airport transportation

COST & REGISTRATION

Diverse accommodation options: from camping to nice private guest rooms ($46 – $80 a day, per adult, including 3 meals, meeting rooms, facilities, etc.).

See rate information here.

Book your accommodations directly through WFC here. After you have booked, please email the dates of your stay to info@localcircles.org.

PROGRAM

Evening Programs and Workshops

• Leaders from the Campaign for Climate change; Campaign to Divest from Fossil Fuels (Janet Redman, Institute for Policy Studies, a Representative from 350.org)
• Stories from Community Resilience  & Transition efforts (Carlos Espinoza-Toro, Boston, and representatives of local community resilience building efforts)
• Introduction to Transition movement (Steve Chase and Dakota Butterfield)
•  “Walk Out, Walk On: Daring to Live the New Future Now” (Deborah Frieze, co-author with Margaret Wheatley of Walk Out, Walk On:  A Learning Journey Into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now)
• The Art of Storytelling & Activism (Norah Dooley)
• Wealth Inequality & the New Economy (Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies, author of 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It)

Daytime and Fun Programing Workshops – Follow-up Discussions, Creativity, Fun and Entertainment

• “Personal Resilience: Hope in the face of despair” (Dakota Butterfield)
• Organizing Resilience Circles (Sarah Byrnes, Saturday workshop 10 am-4 pm)
• Introduction to Transition Towns
• Games and Upcycled Arts & Crafts
• Evening Storytelling Slam (Mary Hannon, MC)
• Fun Night Talent Show (Stories, Music, Skits)

DETAILED AGENDA
Subject to Change, Check Back for Updates

Sunday 7/7 Evening
Movement for Climate Justice
Janet Redman & Friends

What is the current science of climate change? What is the state of the movements responding to the climate crisis and what can we expect in the coming year?

Janet Redman is co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, where she provides analysis of international financial institutions’ energy investment and carbon finance activities.

Monday 7/8 Evening
Walk Out Walk On: Daring to Live the Future Now
Deborah Frieze

In this era of increasingly complex problems and shrinking resources, can we find meaningful and enduring solutions to the challenges we face today as individuals, communities and nations? Walk Outs are people who bravely choose to leave behind a world of unsolvable problems, scarce resources and destructive individualism. They walk on to the ideas, beliefs and practices that enable them to discover new potential, new gifts, new possibilities. Through sharing stories, we’ll explore what becomes possible when we walk out of limiting beliefs and walk on to build healthy and resilient communities.

Deborah Frieze is a leading thinker and activist in the movement to build a new economy. She is co-author, with Meg Wheatley, of Walk Out, Walk On: A Learning Journey Into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now.

Tuesday 7/9 Evening
Introduction to Transition Movement
Steve Chase & Dakota Butterfield

Across the U.S. and the U.K., communities are coming together to face climate change and peak oil. Learn about this dynamic movement of local activists building new food systems, transportation, businesses and futures.

Steve Chase is the Director of the Environmental Advocacy And Organizing Program at Antioch University New England in Keene, NH. He is author of Letters To A Fellow Seeker: A Short Introduction To The Quaker Way. Dakota Butterfield is a long-time activist and nonviolence trainer from Boston. They are both certified trainers connected to Transition U.S.

Wednesday 7/10 Evening
Art of Storytelling for Activists
Norah Dooley

How can we integrate the art of storytelling and our personal stories into movements for social change? Norah Dooley is a storyteller, critically acclaimed children’ s author and educator, and co-founder of massmouth.com, an organization devoted to promoting the art of storytelling.

Thursday 7/11 Evening
Stories of Community Resilience
Carlos Espinoza & Friends

How do we prepare our communities for the dramatic changes in climate and economy that lay ahead? New England activists talk about their local community resilience building activities.

Carlos Espinoza is coordinator of the Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition program in Boston (www.jptransition.org).

Friday 7/12 Morning
Wealth Inequality & the Transition to a New Economy
Chuck Collins

The extreme inequalities of wealth and income are thwarting our transition to a new, green and durable economy. How do we make a transition to a new economy that is ecologically sustainable and economically just?

Chuck Collins is senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-editor of www.inequality.org. His most recent book is 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It.

Friday 7/12 Evening
Fun Night Variety Show

Saturday 7/13 workshop 10 am – 4 pm
Organizing A Resilience Circle
Sarah Byrnes & Friends

Resilience Circles are small groups where people come together to increase their personal security through learning, mutual aid, social action, and community support. This is a workshop for people interested in starting a circle in their community.

Sarah Byrnes is the coordinator of the Resilience Circle network. See www.localcircles.org.

Photo Source: World Fellowship Center.

Saturday 7/13 Evening Story Slam

An evening of stories from participants, MC’d by Boston storytellers and activists Mary Hannon & Chuck Collins.

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It was so great to have so many enthusiastic, high energy neighbors coming together last Thursday night!  I didn’t do a headcount but I’d say there was at least 20 people present. We enjoyed  and appreciated our guest Speaker, Dana Miller , sharing with us about her activities in the local, healthy food movement.  She has certainly  stoked our enthusiasm for the ground-breaking of our community garden at Eiber Elementary  this spring as well as the recently established garden  at the Open School on 10th Ave.  And there was also LOTS of good, healthy,  home-cooked food!!

Meeting place   for December Circle -   It seems that the  first  Thursday of the month has become the ‘regular’ time for our meetings. Please let me know if you would like to host the next Resilience Circle on Thursday, December 6th from 6.30 – 8pm ish.  OR if you would like to host one on the first Thursday of any upcoming month , also let me know. My plan is to try to get a schedule in place a few months in advance.

Speaker suggestions? Do you know someone who would make a great speaker for our group meetings? Please let me know your suggestion and we can discuss inviting them for a particular monthly meeting

Sustainable Living Discussion Group -  At the last meeting, a number of folks expressed interest in starting  a Sustainable Living Discussion Group. As well as being a fun and  educational way to socialize with like-minded individuals this discussion group could also serve as an ‘incubator’ for new  activities that the Circle may want to take up.  I’ve chosen a few possible meeting days / times and made a Doodle poll so you can tell me the best day(s) for  you to meet.  you should receive the email soon from Doodle – all you need to do is go to the link, add your name and indicate ‘yes’ or ‘no’ for the times listed.

Volunteers welcome for Literacy Project at Eiber Elementary! Contact Lois Witte,  loiswitte@comcast.net

Wildscape tours still available by appointment - contact Tom Slabe, intjsci@live.com

Bike Eiber Contact Bill Spriggs, wspriggs2001@yahoo.com. Thought:  ‘Our’ Light Rail Line  will be opening on April 26, 2013.  It would be wonderful to have some kind of   a community celebration (and train ride!) on the day.   If anyone has any ideas or energy for this, please let Bill know!

Dana Miller, our speaker  at last week’s Circle, sent me an email saying,

“Thanks to all for allowing me to join your group last night!  You are all amazing and to be hugely commended for the work you are doing! Just for the fun of it, here’s a link to a short video of a recent project we did with Slow Food Denver and Healthy Realities – Pop Up Picnic Denver…..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf7rkib6OWk

Most sincerely, and gratefully,  Dana Miller

THANKS ~ HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  Don’t forget to check out and ‘like’ our Facebook page.

All the best, Carrie Sonneborn
Eiberhood Sustainability Contact

Update from Sustainable Eiber is a post on Resilience Circles

Saturday, January 5
9 am – 3pm
Exact Location TBA 

Register here!

Are you interested in banding together with other people in your community to build resilience during challenging times? Are you concerned about economic instability, energy uncertainty and climate change? Do you have the sense that it’s better to build resilience with others rather than trying to “go it alone?”

This one-day training in Pittsburgh PA is open to anyone who would like to gain facilitation skills around creating and supporting a Resilience Circle.

A Resilience Circle is a small group of 10 – 20 people that works together to increase resilience during these challenging times. Circles have three purposes: learning, mutual aid, and social action.  Formerly known as “Common Security Clubs,” these circles promise to move us beyond the good work we’re doing in our own backyards and into effective group actions that help us all navigate the future more successfully.

In this one-day session, Resilience Circle trainers will lead us through the basics of creating and supporting a group, the available materials for working with a group and ideas for moving forward. Attendees will go home with greater confidence in their ability to convene and “hold space” for a small local group to work together on mutual support and resilience-building.

Cost is $15 per person for the day and helps to cover the cost of the facilitators’ time/travel, printed materials and refreshments.  No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Register here!

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Register here!

Co-sponsored by the Resilience Hub of Portland ME and
Permaculture Meet-Up

Are you interested in banding together with other people in your community to build resilience during challenging times?  Are you concerned about economic volatility, energy uncertainty and climate change? Do you have the sense that it’s better to build resilience with others rather than trying to “go it alone?”

This one-day training in Portland, facilitated by Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies, is open to anyone who would like to gain facilitation skills around creating and supporting a Resilience Circle.

A Resilience Circle is a small group of 10 – 20 people that works together to increase resilience during these challenging times. Circles have three purposes: learning, mutual aid, and social action.  Formerly known as “Common Security Clubs,” these circles promise to move us beyond the good work we’re doing in our own backyards and into effective group actions that help us all navigate the future more successfully.

We expect this session to be fully booked so please reserve your space as soon as you think you can commit.

In this one-day session, Resilience Circle trainers will lead us through the basics of creating and supporting a group, the available materials for working with a group and ideas for moving forward. Attendees will go home with greater confidence in their ability to convene and “hold space” for a small local group to work together on mutual support and resilience-building.

Cost is $19 per person for the day and helps to cover the cost of the training venue, the facilitators’ time/travel, printed materials and refreshments.  No one is turned away for lack of funds; contact organizer if this fee is a hardship.

Register here!

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Our next Resilience Circle pot luck which will be on Thursday, Nov 8th at a private home (contact sustainableeiber@gmail.com for details), from 6.30 – 8pm. Please bring a dish to contribute to the Pot Luck supper. Feel free to bring a friend, neighbor or family member(s) interested in learning about  living local and sustainability.

ALSO, we will have an exciting guest speaker, Dana Miller of ‘Produce for Pantries’.  Dana is also a member of the ‘Denver Sustainable Food Policy Council’ and Co-Director of ‘Grow Local Colorado’. You can learn more about Grow Local at:www.growlocalcolorado.org   Dana  has just returned from Italy where she attended the  Slow Food Terra Madre Conference. I’m sure she will have lots of interest to share with us!

Update: October 7, 2012

Our latest Resilience Circle was a great success with about 14 people in attendance. Conversation, good food, drinks and community updates were enjoyed by all. Thanks to Kazuko and Ric for hosting. We had several new members in attendance – Welcome!

Wildscape tour - Creating wildlife habitat is important in an era where habitat and species diversity is shrinking. Do you want to  create wildlife habitat in your own yard? It is easier than you think! Tom Slabe, has invited  you to one of Eiber Neighborhood’s existing wildlife habitats. The habitat, located at 8860 W. 13^thAvenue, will be open for viewing on Saturdays throughout this October from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Alternatively, should you like a personal tour, you may contact Tom to make an appointment at 216-403-2600 or at intjsci@live.com. For more information on wildlife habitats, please visit The National Wildlife Foundation website at http://www.nwf.org/get-outside/outdoor-activities/garden-for-wildlife.aspx

STUDY GUIDE: One of the other things we discussed was adopting a study guide ‘Choices for Sustainable Living’ put out by the Northwest Earth Institute. This has short readings to help focus thought and stimulate discussion. It is also a great way to explore and define our identity and direction as a group. NOTE: Buying a copy is entirely optional.  If you do want to get one here is the link:

http://www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/course-offerings/choices-for-sustainable-living
Price: Hard copy for $25 + $6 shipping  OR a digital copy for $25 (save shipping).

START A CIRCLE
Do you know of another group / organization that is interested in starting their own Resilience Circle?  I’m happy to help facilitate!

Thanks for your enthusiasm and involvement!

Update: June 7, 2012

The first meeting of the Eiber Resilience Circle (‘the Circle’) was on June 6th, 2012. We shared our ideas about the goals of the Circle (build community), how often it will meet (about once a month), the format of meetings (pot luck supper and discussion) and how it will grow and organize itself (very organically!).

Our initial community building project is a ‘skill share database’. I’ve created a spreadsheet with the initial members ‘Skills’ and ‘Needs / Wants’. Everyone is free to contact each other to arrange a swap!

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