[ShareTompkins] [sustainable_tompkins-l] Thursday: Share Tompkins Visioning Meeting

[Alex Colket]

any chance I can attend virtually?  no big deal if that's difficult, but if
there is internet and someone is already bringing their computer...

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Shira Golding <shiragolding at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hope to see you tomorrow evening...
>
> Share Tompkins Visioning Meeting
>
> Thursday, August 25, 6-8pm
> Owl Cafe above Autumn Leaves book store
> 115 The Commons
> Ithaca, New York
>
> RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.**php?eid=245494768815650<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245494768815650>
>
> Share Tompkins has been going strong now for over two years! During that
> time, we've had an event almost every month and we have really energized
> local sharing culture. More and more groups are organizing swaps both in
> partnership with and independently of Share Tompkins and now there is a new
> locally-produced website called Swidjit (http://swidjit.com/ithaca) that
> makes sharing and bartering online even easier for our community. Along the
> way, we've been featured in the New York Times, Yes! Magazine and Positive
> News and were recognized as a "Sign of Sustainability" by Sustainable
> Tompkins.
>
> So what's next? We could keep doing more of the same, but those of us who
> are core event organizers are getting a bit fatigued, so others would have
> to really step up to run these gatherings. Alternatively, we could focus
> more on promoting other groups' events and perhaps organize only one or two
> Really Really Free Markets and/or Swaps a year. Another thing that I'd like
> to offer is more "meta" events in which we discuss strategies for bartering
> effectively and attempt to ignite more sharing groups like toolshares,
> resilience circles, etc.
>
> There are, of course, lots of other things we could do. So we're having a
> meeting to see where people's energy is and move forward with a collective
> vision!
>
> Please feel welcome to come and participate even if you have never been to
> an organizers' meeting before!
>
> - Shira :)
>
> Share Tompkins: http://sharetompkins.**wordpress.com<http://sharetompkins.wordpress.com>
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Alex Colket
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