Scottish
Transition Network Gathering
10
- 4.30 on Friday the 25th July 2008
The Stables Workshop, Falkland, Fife
You
are invited to book a place at the first ever Scottish
Transition Network Gathering. It will be a great
opportunity to meet other people who're involved with Transition
initiatives around the country, to share experiences, inspiration
and take some time out to think strategically about your group
and about how this movement could develop within Scotland.
Places
are limited, so please book early. Please also let me know
if you need any crèche places.
The
Stables Workshop is a bright, spacious hall, with a kitchen
attached where we can make lunch (keeping our costs down).
The Centre for Stewardship are only asking for donations to
cover their costs.
It's
up to us how we use the day. Here are some suggestions, but
it would be great to hear from you. What would make
this a day you wouldn't want to miss?
- The
Primer in depth – take a closer look at the guidebook!
-
Peak oil and climate change talks/films
-
'Special cases': How are different groups working with cities/spread
out populations/islands?
-
Subgroup 'huddles': get together with other food/energy
/waste fanatics and swap ideas.
-
Representatives from specialist organisations e.g. The Soil
Association; the Community Recycling Network to hear from,
talk with, or to run workshops on subgroup themes.
-
Trouble-shooting – talk about the difficulties that
have come up and get insights from others.
-
Vision for Scotland – start thinking about how we
can grow the Network, and what we might achieve working
on a national level.
The
Gathering is taking place the day before the Big Tent festival
in Falkland. So why not make the most of your trip and check
out the huge range of interesting and enjoyable events they
have on offer this year? The organisers have offered a special
deal on tickets for people attending the Transition Network
gathering.
The Big Tent Festival,
26th and 27th of July
The Big Tent is a weekend of celebration, music and creativity
which champions the work of the environmental movement. A
diverse cast of artisans, musicians and performers from all
over the world come together against the beautiful backdrop
of Falkland Palace. An Eco Campsite is added this year as
well as a Food Village featuring local and organic food and
a folk music tent. There will also be zones featuring environmental
lifestyle, renewable energy, holistic therapies and treatments
as well as a fantastic children's area.
The
costs for the Gathering are as follows:
Lunch ingredients, Tea & Coffee: £5.00
crèche: will depend on take-up: about £20 per
child
special
rate tickets to the Big Tent: £6 per day
camping: £20 for 3 nights
To
book a place, make enquiries, and feed in ideas for how to
use the day, please get in touch with Eva Schonveld evaschonveld@yahoo.co.uk
or by phone on 0131 657 2555, or click
here to download the form, fill it in, and return to Eva
Schonveld, Scottish Transition Gathering, 8/2 Marlborough
Street, Edinburgh EH15 2BG.
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