{"id":1561,"date":"2013-01-14T17:33:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T22:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transitionamherst.org\/blog\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2013-01-14T17:35:12","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T22:35:12","slug":"working-group-council-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transitionamherst.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/working-group-council-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Group Council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next Transition Amherst Council meeting happens this Thursday, January 17 at 44 Beston street in the home of Gabor Lukacs, from 7 to 9 PM.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the meeting is<br \/>\n1) To support and coordinate the work of all the working groups in<br \/>\noperation,<br \/>\n2) To support initiating further groups that have the goal to create a more resilient community, and<br \/>\n3) To connect people to people, resources and information.<\/p>\n<p>We do that by discussing current activities, look for tried and functioning models, attempt to bring out people&#8217;s inspiration as well as providing emotional support for overcoming challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Please see more about the working groups a href=&#8221;http:\/\/www.transitionamherst.org\/blog\/working-groups\/&#8221;>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As inspiration, here is what other transition towns do to support working groups do the work:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gUWgg7YchP\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/transitionjoshuatree.org\/get-involved\/general-information\/\">Transition Teams General Info<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Transition Teams General Info&#8221; &#8212; Transition Joshua Tree\" src=\"https:\/\/transitionjoshuatree.org\/get-involved\/general-information\/embed\/#?secret=unajxmc39u#?secret=gUWgg7YchP\" data-secret=\"gUWgg7YchP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DzAWNXktUT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/transitiontownmedia.org\/volunteer\/working-groups\/\">Working Groups<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Working Groups&#8221; &#8212; Transition Town Media\" src=\"https:\/\/transitiontownmedia.org\/volunteer\/working-groups\/embed\/#?secret=80e1H3j3TU#?secret=DzAWNXktUT\" data-secret=\"DzAWNXktUT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.growfoodamherst.org\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/groups.drupal.org\/transition-towns<\/p>\n<p>And a short status report:<\/p>\n<p>Transition Amherst started regular meetings in the spring of 2010 to<br \/>\nhelp the Amherst community be more resilient: transitioning to a lower<br \/>\nenergy use, having more local resources, and being aware of challenges<br \/>\nwe are facing and things we can do about them. In the process of this<br \/>\nwe held<\/p>\n<p>* Movie nights, seeing films about energy, food and transportation,<br \/>\n* Outings, to learn about the local resources we have<br \/>\n* Skill sharing workshops, to learn what we can provide for ourselves<br \/>\nand each other without much input from global corporations, and<br \/>\n* book discussion groups, to learn about the transition movement and<br \/>\nto get emotional support about the issues we are facing.<\/p>\n<p>We also put together a web site, transitionamherst.org, and<br \/>\nco-sponsored a variety of events with other like-minded organizations.<\/p>\n<p>In the process of starting a Transition movement there is a part where<br \/>\nthe Initiating group organizes a big event that many call Unleashing,<br \/>\nand pass the control to the working groups it helped form. This event<br \/>\ndid happen last fall, so now the control of where we are heading is<br \/>\nwith the various working groups, or, rather, with the people involved<br \/>\nwith those working groups, and the members of the original initiating<br \/>\ngroup still help the process by participating in those groups, and\/or<br \/>\nhelping their work. By the way in the Amherst area there are lots of<br \/>\ngroups with similar goals that we didn&#8217;t start or may not even know<br \/>\nabout, but we aim to support them if we can also. Ways we can help the<br \/>\nprocess are outreach, communications and connecting (helping the<br \/>\ncouncil function and updating the web site), and awareness raising.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes from last meeting:<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nTransition Amherst Council of Groups<br \/>\nDecember 5, 2012, Meeting Notes<br \/>\n7-9 p.m., the Brennan Farm<\/p>\n<p>Next Meeting: Thursday, January 17, 7-9 p.m. at the Gabor Lukacs home,<br \/>\n44 Beston St.<br \/>\nNote: this is an invitation to all sub-group representatives and persons interested in an administration-and-outreach subgroup, but space is limited, so please signal your intention to attend by phoning<br \/>\nGabor at 253-9755, or emailing him at gaborzol [at] gmail [dot] com<\/p>\n<p>Present 12\/5\/12: Bernard &#038; Patti Brennan (Morgan &#038; Ilana), Joshua<br \/>\nCohen, Rick Martin &#038; Melissa Perot (from Summer St.).<br \/>\nPatti facilitated; Rick took notes.<\/p>\n<p>1. We checked-in at 7:15, with a little extra time given to Joshua and<br \/>\nMelissa, who attended the All Things Community event, but are new to<br \/>\nthe Council.<\/p>\n<p>2. Considerable confusion was noted as to the date\/place of the<br \/>\nmeeting tonight, and who was invited.  Efforts were made to clarify<br \/>\nthis for our next meeting (above) after a Christmas break.<\/p>\n<p>3. We discussed the somewhat awkward morphing process from Initiating<br \/>\nCommittee to a Council of Groups (of four or more people), the Council<br \/>\nmeeting probably once a month.  The following subgroups are in various<br \/>\nstages of organizing, and made the following reports:<\/p>\n<p>A.   Skill-Sharing Group: organizer Gabor Lukacs reported ongoing<br \/>\nworkshops such as winter bicycling, a Christmas break, possible<br \/>\nupcoming workshop on his social-collapse-rebuild board game, Valley<br \/>\nTime-Trade, etc.  He also reported briefly on our website (now part of<br \/>\nadministration-and-outreach).<br \/>\nB.   Helping Hands Group: organizer Patti Brennan reported on<br \/>\ngathering people willing to give short-term physical assistance to<br \/>\npersons needing help with tasks  \u2013\u2013all for community-building and the<br \/>\njoy of giving.<br \/>\nC.   All Things Local Indoor Farm Market: representative Bernard<br \/>\nBrennan reported on the group\u2019s continuing search for a location, now<br \/>\nincluding a possible site on Rt. 9 (east).<br \/>\nD.   Neighborhood Organization: newcomer Melissa Perot described some<br \/>\nof her neighborhood priorities motivating her to participate in Town<br \/>\nMeeting and to organize the Summer St. area.  Rick promised to contact<br \/>\nTina and recover the contact information for people who attended this<br \/>\ninterest-group at the Great Unleashing.<br \/>\nE.   Grow Food Amherst: no report.  Organizer: John Gerber.<br \/>\nRepresentative: John White (also working to organize a micro-loan<br \/>\ngroup).<\/p>\n<p>4. We adjourned at 9 p.m.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next Transition Amherst Council meeting happens this Thursday, January 17 at 44 Beston street in the home of Gabor Lukacs, from 7 to 9 PM. 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