Upcoming Events
Transition Sebastopol Communications Group
UPCOMING EVENTS
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~Transition
Sebastopol's mission is to promote and inspire an abundant, local
and resilient community.~
http://www.transitionsebastopol.org
In this issue:
Transition Sebastopol Events & Workshops
THIS WEEKEND!
April 28 – Model of Transition for Sustainable Living Course—Introductory Presentation (with Angel Rodriguez)
May 10 – Growing an Elder Culture (Live on KOWS radio)
May 12 – 350 Home and Garden Challenge Community Event at the Ceres Garden
May 12, 13 – 350 Home and Garden Challenge
May 15 – Skill Share and Trade Fair
May 24 – Elders Salon
June 2 – Becoming Change in a Changing World (Elders Salon)
Transition Sebastopol Weekly Events
Fridays - Insurgent Elders
Gatherings
Other Community Events
May 5, June 19 – “Map Your Neighborhood” Trainings
May 14 – Heart of Resilience: Cultivating Inner Strength and Purpose
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Transition Sebastopol Events and Workshops
A Model
of Transition for Sustainable Living Course—Introductory Presentation
When: Saturday, April 28,
9-11 a.m.
Where: St. Stephens Church Parish Hall, 500 Robinson Way, Sebastopol
Transition Sebastopol Community Education
& The Sustainable Living Institute Present:
A Short Introductory Presentation for
A Model of Transition for Sustainable Living Course
The April 28th event is a free short introductory presentation/overview to the Model of Transition for Sustainable Living Course (MTSL). This community course program consists of twelve monthly and seasonal subject modules taught by myself and by numerous local speakers/trainers with the particular subject module expertise. The modules are designed to provide an overall perspective on current thinking and technology, but more importantly, teach practical skills and technologies for everyday sustainable living, and provide support and assistance for their implementation.
A different course will be offered each month and is open to the community. There will be a variety of classes offered throughout the month supporting each particular module. Any of these classes may be taken individually as offered, or you may apply for the yearlong program, which provides comprehensive one on one support. Applications for the yearlong program will be available Saturday at the presentation.
The MTSL yearlong program includes a Workbook, a Reader, a Resource Directory, a Journal, and a series of Visual Aides. In addition, the program will include personal and healthy home evaluations, private coaching, group fitness classes, and weekly teleconferences. The program has been designed to work in concert with local participating businesses, organizations and the Transition Sebastopol working group events.
The mission of the program is to empower you to act; to transition you from wherever you are today, to a lifestyle that is highly sustainable, within the one-year time period of the course. Therefore, the program consists of 20% theory and 80% practical application. This is a hands on course, filled with activities and projects that will be implemented by its participants!
The course, if completed, will:
· change your personal habits to live more sustainably
· raise your level of health and fitness
· optimize the health of your home environment
· dramatically lower your carbon emissions
· reduce your demand on resources
· assist you in becoming more socially responsible
· help you to become a steward of the environment.
Modules
Adaptations
Health and Fitness
Food Production
Waste
Water
Transportation
Tools
Food Preparation
Emergency Preparedness
Energy
Appropriate Technology
Healthy Home Environment
For more information, please contact Angel Rodriguez: wegre...@yahoo.com or 707-477-4564
St Stephen’s Church Directions:
Driving West on Highway 12 to Sebastopol
After passing a gas station on the right, and driving over the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed, you will come to the first of 4 signal lights as you continue
West on Bodega Avenue (Highway 12). The first one is at Morris Street. The second and third ones are at the central town intersections, which first cross
one-way traffic heading North (to the right) on 116, and the second crossing one-way traffic heading South (to the left) on 116. Continue driving straight
forward (West) passing all the lights and intersections. You will drive 3 blocks; High, Florence and Dutton. The final signal light is at Dutton, the
street on your right. You will be in front of the fire station, on your left. There is another street just on your left (Jewell), to the right of the fire station.
Continue driving forward (West). You will pass 1 street on your right (Washington), and the road will begin to meander right. The next street is
Robinson. Robinson will be on your left.
Make a left at Robinson. St Stephens is at 500 Robinson, on your right. See you there.
If you should have any problems with directions call Angel at 707-477-4564
Growing an Elder Culture: Live on KOWS Radio
When: Thursday, May 10, 2 to 4 p.m.
Where: KOWS-FM: http://kows.fm or 107.3 on the FM dial
Listen to a discussion about the Transition Sebastopol Elders Salon and Elder Culture
live on Occidental’s community radio station, KOWS!
Topic: Self-Initiation Into Elderhood
Since the KOWS signal is not strong, most listeners will have to stream the show from the KOWS website: www.kows.fm
Hit the "CLICK HERE TO LISTEN" button on the website.
350
Home and Garden Challenge Sebastopol Community
Event
When:
Saturday, May 12, 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Ceres Community Garden,
1005 North Gravenstein Highway
(behind O’Reilly Media)
Presented by Transition Sebastopol
with Daily Acts and the Ceres Community Project
Across Sonoma County, May 12th & 13th, thousands will be uniting to grow food, save water, conserve energy and build community as a part the 350 Home & Garden Challenge.
Join the West County community and install a habitat border at the Ceres garden .The Ceres Project serves nourishing meals to individuals with life threatening diseases while providing food, healing and wellness education to the larger community.
· Sheet Mulch Demo and Install
· Drip Irrigation Primer
· Basics of creating habitat in your garden
· Bring your extra seeds and plants for a community plant swap!
In vibrant togetherness, let's grow our
relationships and skills for a resilient community!
For more 350 Home & Garden Challenge action ideas, educational resources,
local business incentives and registration, please visit: dailyacts.org/350-challenge/
For more information about the day contact Sara at sar...@emeraldearth.org
350
Home and Garden Challenge
When:
Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13.
Where: In homes and gardens everywhere! (How about your place?)
In one weekend, the 350 Home and Garden Challenge mobilizes thousands of
citizens around Sonoma
County to take small
actions that have a big impact on our environment
This is the annual challenge to inspire you do one more thing that makes a difference! Our goal is 2012 actions in one weekend- please make sure what you do is counted- it tells the world that we are not just sitting back and doing nothing- we are doing things every day to make a difference!
Grow food, conserve water, save energy, build community- get involved, register your action or actions!
go to www.dailyacts.org
Skill Share and Trade Fair
When: Tuesday, May 15, 6:30-9 p.m.
Where: Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Ave./Hwy 12, Sebastopol
COST: $10=$20 donation requested
Featuring
Skill Share with Meryl Juniper: Intro to Paper Making
Trade Fair: All are welcome to bring their handmade items to sell or barter.
Set up between 6-6:30 pm. Items related to handmade paper are strongly encouraged!
For more information visit our website or email Rachel Adair Dawson at radian...@gmail.com
Papermaking: Ancient Craft ~ Contemporary Wisdom ~ Playful Medium
with Meryl Juniper
All Levels….Children welcome 8 and under accompanied by an adult. In this exploration of paper-making from scratch we will delight in the many aspects of this ancient craft. We will cook and beat fibers, use cambium fibers form Asia and explore combinations of recycled fibers, ancient and contemporary sheet formations techniques, wet collage and express our creativity within this extensive tactile medium, plan to get wet and swim in the fibers of this experience.
Meryl Juniper is a visual and performing artist, community arts activist/advocate and the prime instigator of collective multi-media art experiences, dance theater projects and large scale ceramic installation pieces. Her 30 years of experience in arts education allows Meryl to delicately encourage the full spectrum of human expression to come forth, supporting the virtues and wisdoms that dwell within the expressive arts experience. She brings a core of experience from her trainings in the somatic arts, ethnic, modern and classical dance, Contact Improvisation, Motion Theater, vocal improvisation, text and a lifetime immersed in visual arts and earth based mediums such as ceramics and gardening. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from San Francisco Art Institute. Meryl teaches and performs locally as she promotes the safety of diving deep into the soul of creative expression.
Elders
Salon
When: Thursday, May 24,
6:30 p.m. and the fourth Thursday of each month.
Where: Sequoia Village Cohousing Common House, 459 Sequoia Lane, Sebastopol— off Covert Lane, opposite to the south of Pacific Market (Fiesta) and west a little, before Pleasant Hill. Look for the sequoia trees beyond the church. PARK ON THE STREET!
A
Wisdom Council Discussion Group of Transition Sebastopol
Calling All Elders, Earth Elders, Wannabe Elders, Soon-to-become Elders, or
Interested Baby Boomers on up!
The Elder Salon is a nonhierarchical
circle of peers. We’ll introduce the discussion with some thoughts from an
elder voice or thought-provoking instigator to kick off our own discovery of what
it is WE think and believe about the topic; what WE want and need now and in
our future; what WE think should be the course of action and attitudes as we
progress into and through our older years
WHY: There are a lot of new ideas about aging, staying youthful in body
and spirit, and our role in society and local life. What have our generational
contributions been and what is left undone? What are our mistakes and triumphs?
If we don’t want others to determine what becomes of us in very old age, we need
to be proactive and begin making conscious, thoughtful choices about our
future, how we want to live and be regarded. What role do elders want to play
in the coming changes; what wisdom can we offer?
Reminder to all: the Elders Salon is regular and ongoing.
Becoming Change in a Changing World (Elders Salon)
When: June 12, and THE 2nd AND 4th TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM THEN ON
Where: The Common House of Sequoia Village, 429 Sequoia Lane, Sebastopol (Please park on the street)
FREE
A venue for psycho-spiritual change designed to cultivate
community and inner development. This will be a facilitated learning
community exploring the forms of consciousness which best serve in these
times.
Contact Persons: David "Lucky" Goff, phone: 291-0438, or Sandra
"Sandy" Scotchler, phone: 829-4729
Transition Sebastopol Weekly Events
Insurgent
Elders Gatherings
When:
Friday afternoons, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Coffee Catz, 6761
Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol
Friday afternoons at 3:30 at Coffee Catz, an informal gathering, usually
outdoors, weather permitting. There has been a different assortment of folks at
each one, usually 4 to 5 of us. We encourage you to try it some week.
Drop in—arrival and departure times are loose.
First person there asks at the counter for the “Insurgent Elders” sign to put on the chosen table area so others can find you. You might check the far back room if the weather’s cold or wet and choose some shade if it’s warm outside. It’s possible no one would show up, but it hasn’t happened yet!
-- Alexandra & Lucky
Other Community Events
“Map Your Neighborhood” Training
When:
Tuesday, May 15 and June 19 (These are all third Tuesdays of the month), 7 p.m.
Where: Sebastopol Fire Station, 7 p.m.
Tui Wilschinsky will be holding 2 more "Map Your
Neighborhood" trainings, on May 15 and June 19. These are the 3rd Tuesdays
of the month.
Map Your Neighborhood is a program for organizing your neighborhood to prepare
for an earthquake or other disaster. It has been adopted by Sebastopol CERT
& the Sebastopol Fire Department for use in our town and in West County.
The trainings will be held at the Fire Station at 7 pm. Please bring a
neighbor or a family member if you can - it is easier and more fun to do this
process with someone else.
Also, please spread the word - one does not have to be a CERT graduate to run
this program.
Please RSVP if you can to Tui at is...@sbcglobal.net but if it
turns out you can come at the last minute, come anyway even if you didn't RSVP.
Tui will have brochures & DVDs and will run through the program.
Questions? Call or email me or Tui
Denise Meier
admi...@sonic.net
853-1362
Heart of Resilience:
A Monthly Gathering Where We Cultivate Inner
Strength and Purpose
When:
Monday, May 14, 7-9 p.m. and the SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH
Where: St. Stephens Church, 500
Robinson Way, Sebastopol
Cost: $10
With Jerry Allen and Suzie Gruber
As our outside world becomes increasingly unpredictable, we are inspired to
cultivate deeper inner strength to ride this winding, sometimes rough river
with grace & ease. As things move faster & faster out there, within us
we have the capacity to ground & orient, listen to the wisdom of our
bodies, reset our nervous system, reach out to each other, & feel the
beauty of the natural world. We can nurture that innate resilience inside
ourselves & in each other.
Suzie Gruber & Jerry Allen host this monthly gathering where we practice tools designed to foster our ability to respond rather than react, learning to stay present in the face of difficulty. We offer a safe place to express feelings, settle & share in community. Using guided somatic exercises, spoken word, & live music, we deepen our sense of confidence, choice & presence, preparing us to engage with whatever the future brings.
“Resilience is the capacity we all possess to rebound from stress & feelings of fear, helplessness & overwhelm.” - Peter Levine
Jerry Allen, MFT, MPH is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a master’s degree in public health education. He has spent the past 22 years in public child protective services helping families undergoing abuse, stress, violence and addiction. He holds three black belts in Aikido, and has a lifelong interest in the peaceful resolution of stress and confl ict and the development of healthy families and communities.
Suzie Gruber M.A., SEP. spent 15 years working in the biotechnology industry before waking up to the reality of peak oil, climate change and economic instability. In response she completely rebuilt her career, becoming an energetic herbalist, a Somatic Experiencing® practitioner and a 5Rhythms® moving meditation teacher.
For questions about this gathering, please call (707) 888-9646 or e-mail su...@suziegruber.com.