Summary of DreamStorm Evening - notes attached below

 

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Where we're up to at present...

A dozen or so people have been meeting since August 2009 and discussing ideas to see communities in the Gisborne/Tairawhiti region join the 'Transition Towns' movement.

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Contact Details:

Manu Caddie: 0274202957 / manu[at]ahi.co.nz

NZ Transition Initiatives Social Networking Site : Gisborne Group

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PAST EVENTS:

 

13/04/10: Beyond Suburbia - film evening at The Dome Cinema

23/04/10: Barry Coates

Barry Coates talk 23 April 2010

  • 9/3/10: The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil - film evening
  • 12/12/09 the 'Tcktcktck Tairawhiti' candlelight vigil gathered locally at the Rose Gardens during the Copehagen Climate Change Summit.
  • 19/11/09 Transition Tairawhiti hosted the 'Forestry Futures' public seminar attended by over 60 people. Copies of the presentations from Eastland Wood Council and Eastland Port are available to download at the bottom of this page.
  • On the same day we also hosted a sold-out screening of 'The Age of Stupid' film at the Odeon Cinema.

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We had a great time at the A&P Show on 14-15 October (distributing envelopes with seeds with the image below).

A number of initiatives and groups are looking at connecting with the Transition Tairawhiti network and we're keen to connect with anyone interested in these issues...

 

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Some existing local initiatives & networks that align with the Transition Towns principles include:

- Gisborne Farmers Market

- Gisborne Fleamarket

- Wasab! community newletter

- Tairawhiti Earth Centre (Gisborne Environment Centre)

- ReThinking Centre (GDC)

- Waiapu Restoration Project (Nga Taonga mo Nga Uri Tukuiho Trust)

- Out Of Our Own Backywards (Gisborne group)

- Critical Mass Gisborne

- Womens Native Tree Project

- Titirangi Community Garden

- Smile Campaign (Heart of Gisborne)

 

 

 

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