Special Gathering THIS Friday 8/5/11 - Local Economy Meets The Transition Town Movement

[Chuck Lynd]

Please forgive duplications - we are trying to do some last minute promoting and tempt you to spend Friday evening learning from these gifted leaders, followed by a good conversation on what we are doing locally to support our local economy and establish a Transition Town movement. ~ Chuck

Local Economy Meets Transition Town – Two Movements to Build Strong Communities

“Forum on Building Local Economies with David Korten, Tina Clarke and David Noonan”
Fri., Aug. 5, 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm, at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer: (with open discussion to follow)

Join us for a live streamed video from the NY Green Festival 2011

New York’s GreenFest is the place to be this weekend for the latest trends and information sharing related to building a green and local economy.  If you can’t be there in person, you can join others right here in Columbus this Friday evening (Aug 5) from 6:30 – 9:30 pm and participate via live video feed!  With special thanks to the First UU Church (93 W. Weisheimer Rd 43214) and Michael Greenman, you can hear and see David Korten, visionary leader of the Business Alliance for a Local Living Ecoomy (BALLE) and author of The Agenda for a New Economy” along with Tina Clarke and David Doonan of the international Transition Town movement.  Please join us and bring a friend!   We ask you to share this information as widely as possible to generate a diverse and engaged group discussion following the forum.

Use this link for a flier that includes more details on the program and background on the speakers (including pictures)

For additional information about the event in Columbus, contact Michael Greenman (614-898-5825) or mgre...@wowway.com

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Chuck Lynd
Simply Living Board Member & Interim Director
Support Our Local Economy Initiative
614-354-6172 (cell)