Announced the next movie screening
Discussion of transition Philadelphia mission statement and goals initiated
Suggestions included
1. Developing a handout with sustainability organizations for each neighborhood
2. Educating about energy – ie using simple fans for energy savings at home.
3. Working with community gardens?
4. Working to encourange alternative transportation
5. Staying together!!! We are headed into challenging times and this group is really important. We should build consensus on fewer rather than more goals.
6. Raising awareness
7. Networking with other groups – should this be done now or in a year or so when we are more established?
8. Connecting with the sustainable business network – how can a connection be made.
9. Forming a community which can respond to the challenges ahead of us with calmness.
Video of steps 1-6 of transition viewed by group.
We discussed working with area grouwheel raise awareness of transitionLay foundations – so when we show a bike movie – invite bike coalition and have them bring a friend
We discussed transition LA as a model for an urban transition initiative. They have a google map with people and neighborhood pods – maybe mapping people who come here and others on the meetup
A member stressed the importance of reading the transition handbook. Transition is an entirely different approach to organizing
A member suggested collecting a series of articles to provide people an opportunity to get more information.
We discussed open space – a collective group process for organizing meeting to break down into workgroups
We discussed the overwhelming despair of having the conversations about peak oil/climate chamge over and over again and having no visible impact – “its like passenger on bus where driver is drunk, you can talk about it all day, but it doesn’t change the fact the driver is drunk”. Someone else argued – we want to show people the value of local solutions – its ok to be off that bus.
Angela attended the steering committee meeting if the Media Transition group – described how the organization is well developed. They network with the like minded groups at potlucks and reach out to these organizations have events going on too that.
We decided to facilitate meetings by switching facilitators weekly.
Bob suggested we document decisions and action items, money spent. Do we need more minutes.
We discussed the vision for transition Philadelphia – should it be city wide or neighborhood based – we concluded that as the group expanded, it will naturally be more neighborhood oriented, but would be city wide initially by necessity.
We agreed to these Goals for this year
1. Community mapping – think what the unleashing might be and take notes – ie next great cities – missions and contacts
2. Awareness Raising Events – we will plan a years worth. Can we have the web site integrated with a calender –
3. Promotion committee – to get the word out. We will continue working on the pamphlet and mission statement
We decided to have biweekly meetings – still looking for a location. Members will try to find a location and get back to the group.
We agreed that at the next meeting we would break down unto working groups for part of the meeting.
We discussed using Personal interaction rather that written information as a way to convince people of our predicament
We discussed Base camp – software program which could help coordinate the group. We may be able to gain acces to it.
Bob presented a proposition for reviving the do-it book.
