25 Aug - Joint meeting of the Forum and Enabling Group

There will be an informal joint meeting of the Forum and Enabling Group at the Werks, 45 Church Road, Hove, on Wednesday 25th August, 7:30 - 8:50 pm. The title is "TBH - the Way Forward", and we will be discussing ways of working together and expressing group solidarity.

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Eco Open Houses 9-12 Sept and 30-31 Oct

Over four days in September 2010 (9-12 Sept) and two days in October (30-31 Oct) people will be able to visit up to 14 eco-houses in Brighton & Hove. The event is free and all are welcome, but some houses have to be booked in advance through the Eco Open Houses website.

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Brighton Permaculture Trust courses

Various courses coming up from October...

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Food waste collection service

Magpie through their opt in collection are going to start collecting fruit and vegetable waste across the Brighton & Hove in the Autumn. Contact Rob rob@magpie.coop and he'll let you know when they start collecting (around September).

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Constitution working group

Some members of Transition Brighton & Hove have set up a Working Group to revise the Constitution. If you want to get involved or make comments, please email energy@transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk

Draft version here...

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Forum meeting

7:30pm Wednesday 28 July
The Werks, 45 Church Road, Hove

We need to nominate someone to the Brighton Sustainability Group. Please send suggestions to energy@transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk.

The Forum meets on the last Wednesday of every month

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United Nations Association London and South-East Region

Summer Council Meeting
The Road to Mexico
Saturday July 24th
The Friends Meeting House
Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AF East Sussex
1.30 pm – 5.30 pm

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Sat 3 July Open Space Co-Learning Workshop

Not an official Transition event: Open Space is a fundamental in the Transition Towns tool kit.

This workshop invites those who are new to using Open Space Technology and those who already have some (or even extensive) experience of using it to co-learn together, deepen our practice, and share our experiences.

It will be run as an Open Space so that participants can learn experientially, while learning how to design, prepare and facilitate an Open Space event, including tips and tricks, likely issues that may be encountered, follow up and incorporating an event within a wider context or strategy.

For booking go to > http://decisionlab.org.uk/open-space-training (and also for details of FacilitationCamp, London 9-10 July, and more)

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Totnes launches Energy Descent Action Plan

News: Transition Town Totnes, the epicentre of the Transition Network, have just launched their much anticipated 'Transition in Action - Totnes and District 2030, an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP)'

Many are already recognising the importance of it, and it has created a wave of excitement. Get a flavour of it, get inspired, order your copy or read it for free online: http://totnesedap.org.uk/ and read Rob Hopkins' overview of the exhaustive participatory process which led up to it: http://transitionculture.org/2010/04/28/how-the-totnes-edap-came-to-be/

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Climate Change Speaker Training

Saturday 19 June 2010 from 10am until 5pm
Friends Centre, 35 New England St. Brighton

This highly acclaimed one-day course, run by an experienced facilitator from COIN, will give you the skills, ideas and confidence to persuade others to act on climate change. Arrive keen to speak out on this issue, but not an expert, and leave able and prepared to deliver ahard-hitting half-hour talk.

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Brighton Energy Coop Public Meeting - Thur 17th June

17 June, 7.30pm, Free
Pheonix Community Centre, 2 Phoenix Place, Brighton, BN2 9ND

Learn about: how solar works, how communities can earn money through government Feed in Tariffs and how we're going to set up Brighton's largest renewable system.

Speakers:
Howard Johns (Southern Solar),
John Mcx, (Solar Century)
Will Cottrell (Brighton Energy Co-op)

Click here for a map or contactinfo@brightonenergy.org.uk for details.

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Transition Network Conference Fri 11 - Mon 14 June

This year's much anticipated national conference is taking place at the epicentre of the global Transition Towns movement, in Devon. There's a good chance it will sell out, but there are still early-bird discount tickets until 23 May.

Click here for booking, £prices, programme, accommodation and to generally get inspired.
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/conference-2010-uk
Round up of latest happenings on planet Transition, and sign up for the newsletter:
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/news/2010-05-10/may-round-whats-happening-transition

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