Transition
Westchester
From oil
dependence to local resilience
A Local Transition Hub
Under Development for Westchester County, New York
Calendar of Past Events
- Permiculture Workshop at
Hilltop
Hanover Farm, July 24
How Permaculture Can Save Our Planet
An Interactive Presentation with Andrew Leslie Phillips
Saturday, July 24th, 2:00-4:00 pm
Hilltop Hanover Farm, 1271 Hanover St, Yorktown NY 10598, Tel: 914 962 2368
Permaculture design may be the only hope we have left for saving our planet! Within a permaculture system, work is minimized, "wastes" become resources, productivity and yields increase and the environment is restored. Permaculture principles can be applied to any environment, at any scale - from dense urban settlements to individual homes, from farms to entire regions. Learn how you can use permaculture principles on your own home garden or property to create a truly sustainable system.
Andrew Leslie Phillips is the founder of Hancock Permaculture Center located in Delaware County, New York
Fee: $10
Information Cameron Kelly 914.589.6744
- Transition Westchester at the
Clearwater Festival,
Jun 19th and 20th
Place: Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Transition Westchester will have a booth in the Activist Area at Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival. Come to the festival to hear great music, see and buy wonderful crafts items and learn what happening in the world of Transition and other critical activities for our future.
We would also be delighted if you wanted to volunteer to help man our booth for a hour or two on either day. Please email John Bell at Transition Westchester.
- A Presentation by Nicole M. Foss (Stoneleigh) of
The Automatic Earth
A Century of Challenges:
Peak Oil, the Financial Crisis, and how to prepare for what’s to come
Peak Oil and the collapse of global Ponzi finance are a “perfect storm” of converging phenomena that threaten to sink our age of prosperity through wealth destruction, social discontent and global conflict. The consequences for unprepared individuals and families could be dire.
Maureen Morgan, author of the "Surviving the Future" column in the Westchester Business Journal writes, "Stoneleigh describes a startling but persuasive picture of the future just ahead. She ties all the current energy, food and environmental trends together to paint a disturbing picture that demands our attention. Don't miss her."
Free admission, although donations are welcome to help offset expenses.
4:00 P.M., Saturday May 22nd, 2010 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester, 236 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. There will be a discussion group after the presentation.
- Transition Westchester Spring Film Series -
In
Transition 1.0
"In Transition" is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humor, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun. Free Admission, although small donations are welcome to help offset licensing costs of the series.
7:00 P.M., Saturday May 15th, 2010 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester, 236 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. There will be a discussion group after the film.
7:00 P.M., Sunday May 16th, 2010 at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, 25 Old Jackson Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706. There will be a discussion group after the film.
- Transition Westchester Spring Film Series -
The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we’ve arrived at this moment -- how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people. Free Admission.
7:00 P.M., Saturday April 17th, 2010 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester, 236 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. There will be a discussion group after the film.
7:00 P.M., Sunday April 18th, 2010 at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, 25 Old Jackson Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 NOTE NEW LOCATION. There will be a discussion group after the film.
- The End of Cheap Oil: Our Town's Survival
GreenYorktown Café is pleased to offer an evening of coffee and conversation with John Bell of Transition Westchester. The topic of discussion is the eventuality of the depletion of global fossil fuel supplies and how our society can prepare for this. With oil so deeply embedded in our way of life from transportation and food production to consumer products, the end the age of cheap oil will have a severe impact on the lifestyles we have become accustomed to.
Following the Q & A, GreenYorktown welcomes all to stay for a few minutes and take action- join our letter writing campaign to our Senators. Emailgreenyorktown@aol.com with questions you may have!
7:30 P.M., Friday, March 26th, Yorktown Town Hall
- Transition Westchester Winter Film Series -
The Power of Community
How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time resulting in an example of options and hope.
7:00 P.M., Saturday March 13th, 2010 at the UUFNW (Northern Westchester).
7:00 P.M., Sunday March 21st, 2010 at the CUCWP (Southern Westchester).
There will be a discussion group after the film. On the 21st the group will be led by Cameron Kelly, a frequent traveler to Cuba who has studied first hand Cuba's response to Peak Oil. Admission is free, although small donations are welcome to help offset licensing costs of the series.
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The End of Suburbia at
Croton-Harmon High School
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.
There will be a discussion group after the film.
7:30 P.M., Tuesday March 16th, 2010 at Croton-Harmon High School, Old Post Road South, Croton on Hudson, NY.
Call Iris at 914 271-2356 and ask to be registered for the "Oil Crash" movie or show up at the door. $10 donation.
- Renewal
-TO BE RESCEDULED DUE TO WEATHER
The film “Renewal” captures the vitality and diversity of today’s religious-environmental activists - who, from within their Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions – are becoming caretakers of the Earth. Their stories of combating global warming and the devastation of mountaintop removal, promoting environmental justice, recycling, and land preservation, are the heart of Renewal.
Both the showing and refreshments will be free. There will be a question and answer period afterwards.
7:30 PM., TBA at The First Unitarian Society of Westchester, 25 Old Jackson Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
- Transition Westchester Winter Film Series -
The End of Suburbia
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.
7:00 P.M., Saturday February 20th, 2010 at the UUFNW (Northern Westchester).
7:00 P.M., Sunday February 21st, 2010 at the CUCWP (Southern Westchester).
- Our Planet, Our Legacy at the Altar of Science &
Conscience
The challenge of our time is before us. Yet, unlike any other crisis of this magnitude, you cannot feel it, see it or touch it. The cause and effect of global warming do not seem real to us, but the consequences are very severe. Ours is a faith that embraces science, honors the rights of all peoples and respects the interdependent web of existence. In his sermon "Our Planet, Our Legacy at the Altar of Science & Conscience," Stuart Caplan will address doubt and the imperative to act. With action soon, the most unconscionable impacts of warming can be averted. Caplan will very pointedly present scientific consensus on the causes of global warming and its impacts, and then explore how a call to conscience and humanitarian principles crossing many faiths demand action on the path to attainable solutions. We shall overcome, but only if we appreciate the urgency, show leadership and courage in our homes, congregations and communities and exercise our collective voice to move forward.
Services at 9:30 and 11:15. February 21st. First Unitarian Society of Westchester, 25 Old Jackson Ave., Hastings on Hudson, NY www.westchesteruu.org
- Planning Ahead: Oil Supply and Climate Change -
RESCHEDULED
GreenYorktown Cafe invites the public to hear Sally Odland, a geologist and an expert in global oil supply. Join the discussion on depletion of fossil fuel supplies and how our society can prepare.
7:30 P.M., Thursday February 11th, Yorktown Town Hall
- General Meeting of Transition Westchester.
This will be the first meeting for all those who are interested in
the Transition Movement in Westchester County and the surrounding
region. Noon to 5:00 PM, Saturday, January 23rd. Please contact
John Bell at Transition Westchester for more details.
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Collapse
From the acclaimed director of The Yes Men and American Movie comes this portrait of journalist Michael Ruppert, who predicted the current financial crisis and has an apocalyptic vision for the future that spans economics, energy, the environment, and more. And it’s unnervingly persuasive. “What he says—right or wrong, prophecy or paranoia—takes up residence in your mind” (Entertainment Weekly).
Q&A after the 7:30pm showing with panelists John Bell, Cameron Kelly, and Sally Odland.
5:30 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday, January 19th at the The Jacob Burns Film Center, 364 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Info-line: 914.747.5555.
- Transition Westchester Winter Film
Series -
A Crude Awakening
Wonder why gasoline is still nearly $3.00 per gallon in the worst recession since WWII?This is a 90 minute documentary on the planet’s dwindling oil resources. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world’s top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion – our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled. Free Admission.
7:00 P.M., Saturday January 16th, 2010 at the UUFNW (Northern Westchester).
7:00 P.M., Sunday January 17th, 2010 at the CUCWP (Southern Westchester).