In the final days of the move toward a new Administration, I'm turning my sights to the next political frontier. I believe that together, the economic crisis and the coming election in the US are going to create an opportunity for a new conversation in our political planning. The most inspiring thing I've come across yet is the Transition Town movement. Started by a former permaculture designer in the UK, the concept behind the movement is for communities to create energy decent plans incorporating transportation, food system, and civic planning- any city variable dependent on fossil fuels. Santa Cruz just started a chapter and I'm going to participate. The movement is inclusively designed, using Open-Space technology and wiki based websites. Looking forward to participating in the design of a new American social structure; one that is locally based, self-reliant, non- exploitive and above all- Resilient.
http://www.transitionnetwork.org
http://transitionsc.org/
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