Portland Green Drinks is growing! We recently signed an agreement with Ecotrust to allow us to use the terrace and conference room. This is great because more people can attend, hear our awesome speakers and network with other green Portlanders. The downside is that it costs money. We recently formed an LLC, bought insurance, and we'll be starting fundraising this month. But in the mean time, if you feel like you're getting a lot out of Green Drinks and want to help out we'll be accepting donations($2-$5) - but this is totally optional. Thanks!
Zeratha will discuss how communities can address the dual challenges of climate change and peak oil at a grassroots level.
Zeratha Monique Young is currently a graduate student in the 'Sustainable Communities and Socially Responsible Business' program through Goddard College. She is studying the nexus between whole systems design, ecological/social art, and participatory grassroots community building. Currently Zeratha is a board member of CNRG (the Community Nonprofit Resources Group), a core hub member of Transition PDX, a council member of Portland Peak Oil and a steering committee member of the Portland Vision Into Action Coalition. Zeratha is also an artist, avid outdoor lover, writer, photographer and spiritual ecology explorer.
About the Transition Town Model:
The Transition Town Model is an exciting, active and evolving social experiment taking place on a massive scale. The Transition model works with the head, heart and hands of communities to address the dual challenges of climate change and peak oil as well as other concerns such as the economic crisis. It is a holistic, grassroots, bottom up model that seeks to build resilient communities prepared to positively make the shift to energy-descent lifestyles and culture. Transition communities do this in many ways, the relocalisation of our economies and food production, through the arts, through education and much more. The ultimate goal of the transition model is to create EDAP's (energy descent action plans) for each transition community, initiative or neighborhood. It is a promising model that each unique individual can plug into in a way that fits their skills, talents and interests. People involved in transition believe we are in a time of great opportunity and that the future we envision and create together can be pleasant, rewarding and sustainable.
