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Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium

Saturday, February 13

Registration 12:30-1:00, Symposium 1:00-6:00Pachamama Logo
Louden Nelson Center, Santa Cruz
Admission free; registration requested (see below)

Transition Santa Cruz and the Pachamama Alliance invite you to attend the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium. Experience the possibility of a hopeful new perspective on our biggest challenges and opportunities today:

  • The state of our industrial world and the thinking that got us where we are today
  • A new dream—new ideas about what really matters— leading to deep connection and surprising solutions
  • How you can be part of what’s emerging—because you already are!

For those who have attended a Symposium before, be prepared for some changes, as this event marks the release of a new presentation with a stronger emphasis on the international nature of the movement.

To register, visit the Awakening the Dreamer website, email Alain, or call Batya at 419-6574.
Download the event flier here.

February Monthly Gathering

Wednesday, February 17

6:30 Introduction to Transition slide show
7:00-9:30 Potluck and Main Gathering
@ Quaker Meetinghouse, 225 Rooney, Santa Cruz
Off Morrissey exit of Hwy. 1 (map)

Towards a Resilient Water Supply—Potluck, Discussion and Connecting Time

With all the rains lately, it might seem hard to put our minds on the fragility of our precious local water supply. And yet, this might be the best time to think about it, before the next drought or the probable drying effects of climate change take hold. With salt water threatening wells from Pajaro to Live Oak, the Santa Cruz County water supply is not currently resilient, and a desalination plant, if built, is not likely to solve all our problems. Yet here, as in other areas, we have barely begun to tap the great creativity of our community. Rick Longinotti will lead a discussion on how our community can sustain the water commons and lower our dependency on fossil fuels at the same time.

Laundry to Landscape Graywater Workshop

Saturday, February 27

10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Eastside Santa Cruz
$25-$75 sliding scale

Transition Santa Cruz is co-sponsoring a Greywater Community workshop with Golden Love, a local environmental landscaper.

This hands on demonstration workshop will show you what you'll need to know about how to hook up your laundry machine so that the water will irrigate your yard. Installing simple systems such as these will help us all save on water bills once the warm weather hits; and hopefully, reduce the need for costly community water alternatives like a desalination plant.

Housing Within Reach Series

Alternate Thursdays January 14 to March 11

 

Housing Within Reach:  Of Our Pocketbooks;  Of Our Workplaces, Schools, & Stores

United Methodist Church

250 California St. 7-9pm


Jan 14:   Overview of Housing Economics      Why we're losing ground on affordability and what we can do about it.   With Bruce Van Allen, former mayor & affordable housing project manager  and Paul Wagner, jounalist; former chair, City of Santa Cruz Housing Advisory Committee


Jan 28:  Programs for  Affordability      A primer on existing city programs: What's working? What can be improved?  With Carol Berg, Santa Cruz Housing & Community Development Manager

Generating more funding for affordability   With Jan Lindenthal, VP, Mid-Peninsula Housing

January Monthly Gathering

Wednesday, January 20

♦ Good for adults and kids! ♦Potato People

6:30 Introduction to Transition slide show
7:00-9:30 Potluck and Main Gathering
@ Quaker Meetinghouse, 225 Rooney
Santa Cruz
Off Morrissey exit of Hwy. 1
(map)

The theme of this month's Gathering is "How the Potato People Can Save Us!"

In this family-friendly evening, Michael Levy will guide us through a hands-on activity designed to unlock creativity, a crucial task for Transition. Don't be scared, adults, this will be fun for you too, and not really all that messy. In the guise of an art project, we will be looking at how we envision a resilient, post-fossil-fuel dependent Santa Cruz to function.

If you are coming with children, the hands-on activity will happen between 7:30 and 8:30.

You will also hear reports from working groups and find out how you can plug in. And, plenty of time to connect and chat. Come, and enjoy!

TSC reaches out to City government

City logoTransition Santa Cruz is ramping up its outreach efforts to Santa Cruz City officials. This is timely, as the General Plan revision heads into its home stretch, and the relatively well-funded Redevelopment Agency prepares its 5-year plan. Two reports follow:

Transition SC Influences City Redevelopment Plan, by Rick Longinotti

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