" Education and Awareness " working group 15th August (Gerry Goldsmith notetaker)
The group is in serious need of help and advice from successful Transition cities to guide our group. We need direction as to what information the HUB can give to guide us in our task.
We also need to know what we are expected to feed back in the way of education and awareness and is this to the HUB or someother and what happens to the information after that ?
We need to know what is the criteria that is expected of this working group. Do we make a genral awareness of Peak oil and or climate change or do we bring up education and awareness of matters important to a Transion town such as energy efficiency in housing, recycling etc and there effect and implimentation, the conceqences of ignoring them ?
Please bring a reply to the group on Wed 29 Aug as I will not be able to access my Email before then.
HERE ARE THE NOTES FROM THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS WORKING GROUP TAKEN ON 15 AUG 07
The Group requires
* Simple aims and targets
* A time scale of energy decent steps
* Learning from other Transitioners
* Organise a big awarness day with all function groups like in Lewes
* We would like to provide a rep to communicate with the HUB and vise versa
* Job responsibility to be joint wherever possible
Transition Brighton – Education Interest Group Discussion Notes
25th July 07
This is a key area for immediate action in any transition.
Notes from Flipchart:
Education and engagement with the community
Schools: “Eco Clubs”
“Green Education Plan”
Awareness: What is the need?
From awareness – into action.
Adult Education: Expand
Shift Values and Aspirations – use role models (and celebs?)
Run Events or “days” that model life style changes
Use mass media
Co-ordinated, decentralised and local but national event(s)
“Education for Sustainability” conference:
October – Council. “Online”
Energy Companies: More education
Use Action Learning method for innovation towards low carbon futures (contact: Margaret Geharty) (Also John Bristow)
Participants
David Allen, Melanie Rees, Terry Robinson, Thurstan Crockett, Persephone Bayley and the 6 others expressing interest on contact sheets.
This will be sent round this group of 11 members, and the “Co-ordinating Hub” alerted, once it is formed.
Education and Awareness working group 15th August
