[Peace] The Transition Movement and Transition Champaign County - Monday at 7:30

[Mark Mallon]

*The Transition Movement and Transition Champaign County

Presentation and Discussion with Gary Cziko*
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When: Monday, April 20th, 7:30pm
Where: Urbana Free Library Auditorium (in the basement)*

Sponsored by Prairie Greens

The Transition Movement began in Totnes, England in 2005 as a community 
response to the challenges and opportunities provided by Peak Oil and 
Climate Change. With the goal of reducing dependence on fossil fuels and 
enhacing local resilience, the movement has since spread worldwide with 
Transition efforts now in all 50 United States. 
TransitionChampaignCounty.org, a social network created to facilitate 
and coordinate community efforts in sustainability, was begun in 
December 2008 and now has over 160 members.

This informal presentation/discussion will consist of three parts. First 
a brief historical overview of the Transition Movement will be provided. 
Second, a tour of the TransitionChampaignCounty.org 
<http://TransitionChampaignCounty.org> website will be presented, 
including many of its resources and tools that can help coordinate 
sustainability efforts in the county. Finally, we will discuss ways in 
which we can better use and coordinate our considerable human, natural, 
and technological resources to meet the challenges and opportunities of 
Peak Oil and Climate Change and improve the sustainability, resilience 
and security of Champaign County for present and future generations.

Gary Cziko is Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology and is 
involved with several local sustainability efforts. He is a member of 
both Urbana's Sustainability Advisory Commission and Urbana's Bicycle 
and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, secretary of Champaign County Bikes, 
and creator and administration of TransitionChampaignCounty.org.

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