This workshop will run Friday evening from 6 - 9 pm and continue Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.  Bring your own mug and writing materials, plus a bag lunch for Saturday's session. Refreshments will be provided for other breaks.  Space is limited to 50 people.

The workshop is intended to introduce and support the development of the skills required to respond on the local level to the global challenges we currently face. It is based on the very successful “Transition Town” model. The presenter is Michelle Colussi, the first and lead Transition Trainer in Canada (since 2009) and co-founder of Transition Victoria, Canada's second transition town.  She has given workshops across the country and was the lead author on the Community Resilience Manual published in 2000.  She has worked in the field of economic development for over 20 years.

Learn how to: initiate a transition group within a local community; build awareness of climate change, economic instability and the importance of reducing our dependency on fossil fuels; engage citizens from all walks of life in neighbourhood or community projects; and network with existing community initiatives. This day and a half is full of learning - from the practical (organizing Open Space sessions and planning awareness raising activities) to the theoretical (principles of resilience and theories of change). You will leave better equipped to offer transition leadership or get involved in a transition initiative here in Kamloops or in the place you call home.

For more info, contact us at transitionkamloops@gmail.com.