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Pledge “TTTraining”

"I will pledge 10 pounds to send Lynn Serafinn on "Training for Transition; How to set up, run and maintain a transition initiative" but only if 14 other local people will do the same."

— shane hughes (contact)

Deadline to sign up by: 20^th July 2009
10 people signed up, 4 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom

More details
Let's club together and send Lynn (founder of http://global-wellness-circle.com/) on this training to give local transition initiatives a real boost.

Lets not limit this to the Transition Training. If 14 people sign up then keep signing up and we can send Lynn on the next level the Transition Training for Trainers.

Here is some background on the Transition network http://transitionbedford.wordpress.com/a...

Here are details of the training:

Training for Transition:

How to set up, run and maintain a transition initiative

Learn the essential tools to make a thriving and resilient Transition Initiative.

Understanding the context for transition
The Transition Towns model – from inspiration to working groups
Identify the main steps of transition
Plans for yourself and your locality
Inner and outer aspects of transition
Provides the elements of an inspiring talk on Transition Towns

Norwich 25th/26th July or Cambridge 5/6th September, 2009 (depending on availability)
Cost: £100 to £110 per person
The additional money is to cover transportation and possibly accommodation costs.

Full course details here http://www.transitiontowns.org/Transitio...

The challenges of climate change and peak oil demand that neighbours come together as communities and act on a seemingly impossible planetary scale. Now over a 1,000 communities are coming together across the globe as part of Transition movement and starting to offer, not only a hope of resilience in the face of challenge, but a real glimpse of a positive vision of a post fossil fuel society.

Firstly the Transition movement is important beyond comprehension. Secondly, the Transition training is essential as we learn our way though unchartered waters and finally Lynn is a visionary and a motivator. Put the three together and you have a resource of unquantifiable value, helping to educate and galvanize the newly formed community groups and Transition initiatives of our region.

This pledge was inspired by Ben Metz of Ashoka who is involved with Transition Town Hackney. see http://transitionculture.org/2009/04/22/...

Comments on this pledge

• I am truly grateful to Shane for setting this up, and to everyone who has/will be pledging.
  
  My personal desire is to help empower local communities so they can spread awareness and create practical solutions for living in harmony with all aspects of our environment, inside and out.
  Lynn Serafinn, 14 months ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Hi Lynn,
  
  I'd love to support you getting this training - you are just the person for it.
  
  I have said it many times, and I say it again: Lynn, you are a source of inspiration for how to be and act in order to make change happen in the world. Your work is important - locally and globally.
  
  
  Kristina Berglund, CPCC
  Stockholm, Sweden
  Kristina, 14 months ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Great news!! Lynn has been offered a place on this weeks TT course in London. They've kindly agreed to let her pay a part of the money initially, with a view to paying the rest in future, if and when the pledge is completed. So keep on pledging!!!
  
  Shane
  shane hughes, 14 months ago. Abusive? Report it!
• What a blessing to have Lynn here in Bedford. I am reading her book - fasinating - a real book for our times. Transition Town could well prove to be a great idea and Lynn an ideal person to run with it so I will certainly pledge £10 towards the training.
  Cynthia Bagchi, 14 months ago. Abusive? Report it!
• Just a note to potential pledge-makers especially those who may not live in Bedford (or even in the UK):
  
  Even if you are not local, you can still help us reach our goal. First, sign this pledge, so we know you have made the commitment. Then, when you are ready to send your payment, you may send it via PayPal to:
  
  lynn [at] create-a-life [dot] co [dot] uk
  
  I've written it like that so the address doesn't get picked up by spammers. Just replace the [at] with "@" and the [dot] with "."
  
  If you mark it as a "gift", you can opt to pay the 53p service charge yourself if you wish to ensure we receive the whole £10.
  
  I received this suggestion by Global Wellness Circle member Mahesh. :-)
  
  Thanks!
  Lynn Serafinn, 13 months ago. Abusive? Report it!
• I can't think of anyone better than Lynn to go on this training course so lets make it happen.
  
  I have pledged (and paid) £10.
  
  Go Lynn x
  mahesh, 13 months ago. Abusive? Report it!