York in Transition
Welcome to York in Transition's corner of the Transition Network web site.
You can send us an email by clicking on the green 'Contact initiative' button above-right. It will be great to hear form you!
Menu
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For reports about our latest skill sharing workshops and other events
You can find our events diary HERE
Will take you to lots of lovely links:
- Making good use of energy, people, inspiration, and more ...
- Where to find us
- Information pages on Permaculture, clear communications, and more ...
Home Page
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FACEBOOK
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WHAT IS YORK IN TRANSITION?
York in Transition is a diverse group of individuals who share a common interest: To encourage community-led action and build resilience to potential fuel shortages and increasingly hostile weather.
There is overwhelming scientific agreement about the changes that are happening. Here at York in Transition we don't have the solutions, but we are convinced that:
- change isn't easy, but it's necessary
- if we wait for the governments (national and local), it will be too little, too late
- if we act as individuals, it will be too little
- but if we work with our communities to solve our particular problems, it might be enough, it might be in time, and it might encourage the government to act.
We're following the Transition Network process (.pdf).
- We build awareness of the potential impacts of Peak Oil and Climate Change
- We encourage a community-led process to build our resilience, and to drastically reduce the city's carbon dioxide pollution
- We contact existing groups in the community for mutual support and encouragement.
- We build bridges to local government
- We nurture new initiatives in the city
- We form groups to foster community-led projects in all the key areas of life (food, energy, transport, health, housing, economics & livelihoods, etc.)
- We seed projects that nurture community engagement, and help people understand the issues
- Eventually, we will launch a community defined and community implemented, "Energy Descent Action Plan"
YORK IN TRANSITION - THE COMPANY
York in Transition will be supported by a company - directors, bank account, and everything!
We're in the process of getting ourselves organised, and details of who the directors are, the aims of the company, and a copy of the minutes from the latest meeting can be found in our Business Pages (when we've set them up!).
