[ShareTompkins] Fwd: [Transition Tompkins] Upcoming Event (11/18)! Greater Ithaca Skill Share

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Transition Tompkins <transitiontompkins at gmail.com>
> Date: November 7, 2012 3:27:55 PM EST
> To: transition-tompkins at googlegroups.com
> Subject: [Transition Tompkins] Upcoming Event (11/18)! Greater  
> Ithaca Skill Share
> Reply-To: transition-tompkins at googlegroups.com
>
> Hello Transition community,
>
> Its been a long time since we've last gotten together (just about a  
> year!), as many of you know Simone and I were on an "event  
> organizing hiatus" while farming in Hector for much of the year.  
> However, we're now living in Caroline and are feeling inspired to  
> give this project new energy, knowing that in many ways we are all  
> 'transitioning' in every choice we make.
>
> This year has a been a powerful testament to the devastation and  
> reach of extreme weather events due to the changing climate. Much of  
> my family resides in the NYC/NJ area and felt the near-full force  
> last week's superstorm. From talking to them, they definitely felt  
> the not-oft-apparent vulnerability of a fossil fuel reliant, grid- 
> dependent lifestyle. Knowing that storms like this (and droughts  
> like this winter/spring/summer's) are becoming a new normal I think  
> is inspiring them and others around the region to rethink about our  
> relationship to the climate, to our sources of energy, and to our  
> resilience as communities (link is to an article about Occupy Sandy  
> Relief in Red Hook, NY).
>
> In late September, when Simone and I returned from a transformative  
> week-long event in Vermont called the "Art of Mentoring" (which was  
> also our honeymoon) we felt reinvigorated to nurture and grow a  
> culture embodied in Transition. We wanted to complete our 3-part  
> series with the "Hands" portion (action-based, tangible steps), but  
> didn't want carry the entire event planning process all ourselves  
> (but rather have many helping hands), and felt like the Universe was  
> listening as a friend of ours at White Hawk Ecovillage was saying  
> that they were interested in organizing a Reskilling, or Skill  
> Share, event, and a perfect collaboration bloomed.
>
> So, in the spirit of increasing community resilience White Hawk  
> Ecovillage is hosting the "Greater Ithaca Skill Share" on Sunday,  
> Nov. 18th!
>
> The event is free and activities for children will be available and  
> supported.
>
> It will be semi-structured and will offer a morning session of  
> predetermined skills and an open-space afternoon session to let our  
> community members share a skill they love. So come prepared to learn  
> and if you've got a skill to share come prepared to teach! More  
> details on the flow of day can be found on the attached flier.
>
> If you do come please make sure to bring:
> weather appropriate clothing (some activities will be outdoors)
> a water bottle
> a dish to pass
> eating ware and utensils
> cloth or clothing of natural fabric to dye (if you're interested)
> a skill to share, if you're feeling inspired
> There is a hope to make this a recurrent event (seasonally, semi- 
> annually or annually) and if you're interested in seeing some other  
> skills represented that weren't or want to help organize future  
> Skill Share events we'll be gathering names and ideas for the future.
>
> Please feel free the forward on the poster to other friends, family  
> and listservs, there are paper copies posted around Ithaca, Danby,  
> and Brooktondale/Caroline, also our website www.transitiontompkins.wordpress.com 
>  is updated with the event
>
> We hope to see you for all or part of the day and if not, sometime  
> soon down the road!
>
> Best wishes, "Skill On, Wayne". "Skill on, Garth"
> Sam and Simone
>
> -- 
> Working to support community-led responses to climate change,  
> inequality and shrinking supplies of cheap energy, building  
> resilience and happiness
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