Transition Goshen

03/19/2017

Inspiring community-based responses to global crises - screening in Goshen April 1 (no joke).
We could use some volunteers to help make it happen.

Tomorrow - Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent Many things have been tried to resolve the ecological and economic crises. They haven’t really worked. According to...

01/23/2017

Lots of great things happening at The Salon, here's a chance to check out the space and catch up on Transition at the same time.

Visit our new Transition Streets website, http://transitionstreets.org/! SAVE money, energy, and water. LIVE better, waste less. GROW food...

01/19/2017

I inquired about this game for Game Night at The Salon! Turns out it was made by Transition friends in Ireland and they sent us a free game as a show of support. Come play it yourself tomorrow evening at The Salon and Defeat the Dictator...

09/13/2016

-- Indiana solar policy webinar --

An invitation from Hoosier Interfaith Power and Light:
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Join us Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 6p.m. at College Mennonite Church (or online) to participate in the statewide webinar on Indiana Solar policy.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8208525380312797954

The Goshen area is critical to improve Indiana's solar policies due to the area's state representative, who might be a voice of reason in next year's General Assembly.

See you in Goshen--or online!

Call if you have any questions, 317-281-0568

Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light
http://www.hoosieripl.org/

08/30/2016

Nonviolent Communication Series with Amanda Blaine at AMBS

Marshall Rosenberg, founder of the nonviolent communication (NVC) movement, said, “Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don’t see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer.”

**All events are open to anyone curious about NVC, and there is no cost to participate! **

07/29/2016

When it comes to platforms on climate change, there's not much political ambiguity; the Democratic platform on climate issues is by far the strongest Americans have ever seen.
"But remember: election day is just one day in the political calendar. The other 364 count just as much.
Our job is not to elect a savior. Our job is to elect someone we can effectively pressure."
- Bill McKibben

We can't sit this election out. That's why we're organizing teams across the country to take action through the election -- and we need your help.

06/03/2016

The Vibrant Communities initiative has engaged hundreds of you in a discussion on quality of place, and with your more than 3,500 ideas and comments, we’ve drafted a tailored action agenda to increase the vibrancy in all of our diverse communities.

Please bring your friends, your family and your community to attend the Summit on the Future, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 5:00pm-6:30pm, in the Lerner Theatre. We’ll be celebrating the work we’ve done so far, hearing from an expert in creative place making, reviewing the draft Action Agenda, and asking you to tell us where we should start!

The doors open at 4pm to the Crystal Ballroom where we’ll have the whole Action Agenda on display. They’ll stay open after the presentation in the theatre, so you’ll have plenty of time to tell us your thoughts. We’ll have music, refreshments, and all the makings for a great time.

Register here: http://vibrantelkhartcounty.org/the-summit-on-the-future/ Join us as we reveal the draft Action Agenda! Be a part of an exciting event where w...

05/09/2016

Please take the time to watch Disruption (https://vimeo.com/105412070) and consider joining this major nearby action this coming weekend.
There will be a group from Goshen going, including students who would value help with transportation. Email [email protected] if interested.

Now is the time to end the age of fossil fuels. Join us May 15 at Break Free Midwest in the Whiting Lakefront Park, just outside the Chicago city limits near the BP Whiting Refinery and near the 2014 oil spill into the waters of Lake Michigan. Kayakivists at Noon followed by Rally and March

04/06/2016

'check out' a person/living book story teller for 15 minutes and hear their story in the library. This is based on the human library project practiced in some other places as a community building and breaking down of stereotypes.

Come meet your Goshen neighbors - as Living Books! On Tuesday April 12th, from 6:00-8:00 pm, patrons can "borrow" people from the Goshen Public Library instead of books and enjoy a unique story-telling experience. Some of the "titles" you'll be able to "check out" and "read" at the library that evening are: Fowl Encounters at Indiana Dunes, Trials & Triumphs of Wedding Cakes, Goshen: A Surprising History, and many more. Come "read up" on some wonderful Goshen people!

02/24/2016

This Sunday, a group of local citizens are gathering to organize and launch the Goshen chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. The group notes that “we need a national policy to put a price on carbon that will speed the transition to a clean-energy economy. The political will for such a policy is currently lacking. Therefore, it is time for citizens to reclaim their democracy and overcome the powerful influence of the fossil fuel industry."
https://www.facebook.com/events/799820173496702/

02/22/2016

Vibrant Communities conversations this week; today, 10-12 and 6:30-8:30 at the 4-H County Fairgrounds and Wednesday 6-8pm in Goshen.

Please help raise the level of conversation about quality of place in Goshen and Elkhart County.

The Community Conversations are set to take place next week in five locations across Elkhart County. The meetings are a follow-up to the well-attended Kickoff Event hosted on January 26 in Elkhart’s Lerner Theatre. During this second round of engagement the agenda will focus in on the smaller place…