Transition New England Network
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An online meeting place for discussion about working collaboratively to promote Transition and local resilience efforts around New England.
Members: 19
Latest Activity: Mar 25
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Discussion Forum
Transition Gathering at the Slow Living Summit - Register by March 31 for Discounts!
Hi everyone,This year there will be a "Transition Track" at the Slow Living Summit in Brattleboro, VT, June 5 - 8. This will be a great opportunity to continue our conversations begun last October, share stories, lessons learned, and updates about…Continue
Started by Sarah Byrnes Mar 25.
Hope workshop on February 10 in Framingham
Hi everyone, One of my pledges at the meeting was to organize a workshop about hope. I did something even better: I contacted my friend and Transition Wayland colleague Katy Allen (rabbi of Ma’yan Tikvah and chaplain at the Brigham and Women’s),…Continue
Started by Katrien Vander Straeten Dec 21, 2012.
TimeBanking 1 Reply
A number of people at the Regional meeting brought up the topic of time banking. We in the Newburyport area are in the process of setting up a new time bank. We have been looking at the TImeBanksUSA model and reviewing the information resources on…Continue
Started by Elizabeth Marcus. Last reply by Jennifer Hill Oct 25, 2012.
Growing our network
We all know that the real work of building local resilience happens at the local level. One important role for this New England-wide network will be to share ideas and experience among local practitioners, because everyone benefits from greater…Continue
Started by Conrad Willeman Oct 21, 2012.
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on December 10, 2012 at 8:26pm -
Thanks, Lisa! Meanwhile, we're posting on the Maine page. Come look at our lastest "Notes from the BATI Cafe" at http://transitiontownsinnewengland.weebly.com/maine.html - and let me know if you want to become an editor for your state - I'll add you to the access.
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Comment by Lisa Fernandes on December 4, 2012 at 1:06pm -
I finally went out and grabbed the notes from the regional gathering re: desired web site functionality. This is what the group came up with:
Website for the region (20 ppl interested)
o Cross-state Solidarity Network
o Idea Sharing
o Clearing House for…
§ Best Practices
§ Events
§ Resources
§ Links
o New England version of VT Ning
o Personal Profiles of organizers
o Social Networking
o Discussion Forum
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on December 3, 2012 at 7:34pm
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http://transitiontownsinnewengland.weebly.com/ - check out the additions to our Maine page and let me know if you'd like to be added to our editors list for your state
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on December 3, 2012 at 7:33pm
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http://transitiontownsinnewengland.weebly.com/ - check out the additions to our Maine page!
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on November 29, 2012 at 7:15am
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check out the new blog on the Maine site!
hover over "Maine" and choose the blog - I'll be posting new blogs every week, for folks in New England to see what we're up to - http://transitiontownsinnewengland.weebly.com/
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on November 27, 2012 at 10:57am
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Thanks, Alex - In fact, websites are really easy to put up. They're like bulletin boards where we can post stuff of interest to others. Check out the Maine site, where we have posted a big thing happening up here, a huge LPG tank threatening the Maine coast.
It seems to me that the New England Transition group is nothing more than a networking group, sharing information that is happening on the local level. Transition is amazingly local, and the website for the New England group doesn't have to be anything fancy. We can add to it as we want, or completely revamp the thing, if we want.
Emphasis here: simpleLet me know if you'd like to post stuff from your state to the site. I'll add you as administrator and we can get started.
Suggestion: let's make it fun, so we'll be more likely to do it!
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Comment by Alex on November 25, 2012 at 7:31pm -
@Jen, I think Conrad's comment comes out of a concern for duplicated or wasted effort. Planning does have its advantages.
That said, if this lesson as not yet been learned, there is always time for another lesson. Go for it :)
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on November 25, 2012 at 7:22pm
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ok, we have 2 editors working on this website now - let me know if you want to be added to the editor list, so you can get in and start designing
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Comment by Jennifer Hill on November 25, 2012 at 8:09am
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Conrad - I couldn't disagree more. Move is what we need to do now. Waiting for holidays to be over is just creating unnecessary road blocks. People who are ready to move should be encouraged. Let us get out of the way of the work of the great turning! Perfection is a low goal!
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Comment by Conrad Willeman on November 21, 2012 at 11:25am
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Thanks to all who have joined this site and group following our gathering one month ago. I understand and value everyone's eagerness to get started, but it feels to me that building a new site now is premature. My understanding is that those interested in the web component of what was to follow our first gathering would engage in online discussions about how such a site would work, who the target audience would be, what the purpose would be, etc. Once those questions had been answered we would have a framework for the next steps.
The purpose of using this site and group is to provide the platform for supporting those discussions. As soon as possible the organizers of the first gathering will send another message to all participants, encouraging others to convene here so that those discussions can begin in earnest. It is important to recognize that the onset of the holiday season will likely diffuse the energy we all felt on October 20.
In the meantime, I encourage those already here (some 30 have joined this site, but only 16 have also joined this group) to explore the excellent tools for focused, organized conversations offered by the Discussion Forum area, easily accessible immediately above the most recent Wall post. Please begin discussion topics there about the general issue raised above. I am confident that any work on a new website, if that becomes the focus, will benefit from clear consensus about what is needed. For now, think the tools this platform offers to support good discussions provide what we most need.
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