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Transition Towns are part of the antichrist system?
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...or something. In case you missed this gem:If we say that the Earth is perishing, we also say that God didn't provide a planet that would support His creation, and that He didn't provide what we…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Burden Apr 8, 2012.
Looking to start a Transition group in Riverdale/Leslieville
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Hi all,First, I'm new to Transitions Toronto but the ideas interest me a lot.Second, I'm new to the Riverside neighbourhood and looking to get involved in some kind of eco-minded group.Third, I…Continue
Tags: leslieville, riverside, riverdale
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Burden Mar 3, 2012.
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What will banks of the 21st century look like? Well not like you think! According to Jem Bendell Rebuild21 speaker we need to rethink the concept of banks an...
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Jeff Rubin discusses The End of Growth at Toronto Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
May 14, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm
In an urgent follow-up to his bestselling book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, economist Jeff Rubin discusses why the end of cheap oil means the end of growth, and what it will be like to live in a world where growth is over. With Metro Morning Business Columnist Michael Hlinka. Rubin's 2011 book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Lot Smaller, was a number one national bestseller and the Canadian Business Book of the Year. Rubin was the Chief Economist and Chief Strategist…See More
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Celebration of Transition in Toronto: A Summer International Pot Luck and Free Market at Grange Park at Grange Park
June 9, 2012 from 12pm to 2pm
"The Transition model uses...as many opportunities to celebrate successes as possible"* and this year we have plenty to celebrate! We've started the Transition Skills Forum, have run several successful events already this year, are seeing neighbourhood groups and working groups start up, and have become an officially recognized Transition Town! Let's celebrate this summer! Let's meet at Grange Park (behind the AGO on College St. and OCAD University) on June 9th, between 12 pm and 2pm for an…See More
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The Plant: My Beer Feeds Your Fish!
"This is cool, because I like tea, beer, plants and fish. And meat processing....not so much."
Tim Burden posted a videoThe Plant: My Beer Feeds Your Fish!
A remarkable food production plant is being assembled in a former meat processing facility in Chicago. It's remarkable because the waste from one type of foo...
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Taste the Waste Screening - OISE Toronto at OISE Auditorium - 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto
April 25, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm
The Zeitgeist Toronto chapter announces the screening of the documentary Taste the Waste by Valentin Thurn .A documentary about the worldwide destruction of food. Why do we throw away so much? And how can we stop this kind of waste? Amazing but true: On the way from the farm to the dining-room table, more than half the food lands on the dump. Most of it before it ever reaches consumers. For instance every other head of lettuce or potato. We are talking about perfectly edible food that gets…See More
Tim Burden posted an eventJeff Rubin discusses The End of Growth at Toronto Reference Library, Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
May 14, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm
In an urgent follow-up to his bestselling book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, economist Jeff Rubin discusses why the end of cheap oil means the end of growth, and what it will be like to live in a world where growth is over. With Metro Morning Business Columnist Michael Hlinka. Rubin's 2011 book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Lot Smaller, was a number one national bestseller and the Canadian Business Book of the Year. Rubin was the Chief Economist and Chief Strategist…See More
Tim Burden replied to YP Leung's discussion Sustainable Live/Work/Meet Co-operative"YP there was someone at the Crash Course tonight who was interested in something very similar to this. She called it Activist House and passed around a signup sheet. Will post more when I know more.
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Tim Burden replied to Tim Burden's discussion Transition Towns are part of the antichrist system?"Ha! Never. Your addition of the question mark makes that clearer though, so thanks!
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Martina Rowley replied to Tim Burden's discussion Transition Towns are part of the antichrist system"Tim,
When I read the header of your tongue-in-cheek comment, I first thought, "What the #$@!". Then I followed your link and read that whole fanatical blog post by Donna Martin. I have plenty to say about such ill-spirited writings such as…"
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The Evolution of Community Currency - A local currency workshop at The Galbraith Building, GB117
April 30, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm
Last year the Toronto Dollar and Transition Toronto hosted a talk by Thomas H. Greco on his vision for community currencies. Greco demonstrated that alternative currencies not only improve community resilience and self-determination, but can also ameliorate the negative impacts that government and bank policies are having on people, communities and the environment. We were inspired. The Toronto Dollar, founded in 1998, is one of the more established community currencies in North America. To…See More
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Enbridge Pipeline Protest and Hunger Strike at Queen's Park
April 1, 2012 at 4pm to April 3, 2012 at 4pm
The students and staff of Bella Bella Community School (in British Columbia) are standing together in opposition to the proposed Enbridge Pipeline that would bring supertankers filled with oil along the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest, jeopardizing the environment upon which we rely for sustenance, both physical and spiritual. They are asking that we join them in 48-hour hunger strike from April 1st at 4 pm to April 3rd at 4 pm. This strike coincides with the Enbridge hearings in their…See More
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The Third Industrial Revolution
"It certainly is. I worry a lot about how to wake them up, or rather, why they are so hard to wake up.
Some clues maybe: this piece from This Magazine talks about the failure of Canadian environmentalists to "organize themselves in a…"
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- What area of the city do you live in (neighbourhood or nearest intersection)?
- Riverside
- What aspects of Transition are you most passionate about?
- Food, Energy, Community, Climate, Environment, Quality of life, Local Economy, Permaculture, Art, Other
- What are your skills that could help with Transition?
- Web programming/design/webmastering/editorial/writing/analysis
- If you could design your own role in Transition Toronto, what would it involve?
- writing
- How many hours per month would you realistically spend on Transition Toronto?
- 10
- Are you affiliated with any other organizations in the City?
- Green Party of Ontario, especially in the Annex
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