Friday June 14, 2013 -Films of Vision and Hope - Shift Change

Films of Vision and Hope presents "Shift Change"

"Shift Change" is a fascinating film about how employee owned businesses are helping to create a new economy - competing successfully while providing secure, dignified jobs in democratic workplaces.

With the long decline in US manufacturing and today’s economic crisis, millions have been thrown out of work, and many are losing their homes. The usual economic solutions are not working, so some citizens and public officials are ready to think outside of the box, to reinvent our failing economy in order to restore long term community stability and a more egalitarian way of life.

Join us for the film and discussion.

Friday, June 14, 2013
7:30 – 9:30p Film and Discussion
World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto CA 94306



Sponsored by World Centric, Transition Palo Alto,
and Transition Silicon Valley
www.worldcentric.org, transitionpaloalto.org, transitionsiliconvalley.org

Community Choice Aggregation Presentation in Sunnyvale 5/30/13

Introduction to Community Choice Aggregation
Thursday, May 30, 2013
7-8:30 PM
Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum
570 E. Remington Drive
Sunnyvale, CA


Free. Snacks provided.

RSVP requested:  http://communitychoiceaggregation.eventbrite.com/

Made possible by a generous grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.   

Late in the process to develop a climate action plan (CAP) for Sunnyvale, the consultant told the Horizon 2035 Committee, the citizen group helping draft the plan, of a single action the City could take to dramatically increase the carbon emissions reduction under the CAP. Horizon Committee members were intrigued.

A ten-year-old State program, Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), allows communities to purchase power directly from energy producers, while continuing to use the local utility to deliver it to homes and businesses.  Such a hybrid system would enable our community to purchase more clean, renewable power than PG&E alone can provide--at a price competitive with the current system.

How might a CCA program work? What is the experience of other communities both in California and across the US with this system? What might advantages and disadvantages be?

Gerry Glaser had been independently researching how to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy production years before he was appointed to the Horizon 2035 Committee and the Sustainability Commission. He will share what he has learned during his intensive study of the topic.

May Fourth Friday - Essential Knowledge for Transition - World Centric in Palo Alto

May Fourth Friday: Essential Knowledge for Transition with Marco Vangelisti – Part II

For May Fourth Friday, Marco Vangelisti, who’s been a major force in the Bay Area Slow Money movement, will give the second in his three-part series on Essential Knowledge for Transition. Come whether or not you were able to catch the first part!
From Marco:

In the face of increasing economic instability, building a resilient, enduring and equitable local economy is vital. To achieve this, we need to understand the current economic system, how it affects our communities and ways to transform it. 

At the May Fourth Friday, Marco will help us understand the current economic crisis in its historical context, how we dealt with the last major crisis in the 1930s and how we are (counter productively) dealing with it now. He’ll also explain the economic system and alternative ways of structuring it so that it democratizes and localizes economic activity and anchors wealth and capital formation in our community.
Marco’s a knowledgeable and engaging speaker – you’ll learn and enjoy doing so!

Friday May 24, 2013 World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto, 7:00p – 7:15pm: Welcome to Transition (for newcomers) 7:30p: Program World Centric, 2121 Staunton Court, Palo Alto CA Sponsored by Transition Palo Alto, Transition Silicon Valley, and World Centric

TSV Open meeting & potluck - Monday - 4/22/13 in Sunnyvale, 7-9:30p

TSV Open meeting & potluck - Monday - 4/22/13 in Sunnyvale, 7-9:30p

Victoria is hosting an open TSV meeting/potluck/film screening of newly released “Occupy Love” in Sunnyvale. Also invited is Manu Martin from the newly forming Transition Gilroy to brainstorm with us questions to ask during his upcoming meeting with the Mayor of Gilroy. If interested, please RSVP varmigo@earthlink.net

Earth Day Open Farm @ Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale, Sunday, April 21, 2013 10am–2pm Free

Please Join The Folks on the Farm This Sunday!
Earth Day Open Farm @ Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale
Sunday, April 21, 2013 10am–2pm  Free

This year, celebrate Earth Day in a simpler down-home way at the free Earth Day Open Farm at Full Circle Farm, Sunday, April 21 from 10am–2pm. The event's theme, Back to Our Roots!, is an open invitation for all to return to the original spirit and intent of Earth Day—a day of volunteering, renewing our dedication to care for the planet, and just plain old enjoyment of the great outdoors.

At Earth Day Open Farm, we'll open our gates and our arms to all our friends in the community, old and new. Families will enjoy strolling the grounds (bring a picnic!), while hardier visitors can help our farmers and volunteer in the fields. There will be farm tours, fun kids activities w/ our Summer Food & Farm Camp staff, a chicken raising demonstration by The Chicken Whisperer, and a plant sale. Plus, our farm stand will be open and stocked with all of the season's best produce for purchase.

Let's all get together and get Back to Our Roots for Earth Day!

Click "Going" on our Facebook Event page for announcements.

Eco-Districts. Wednesday, April 17; 7-9 PM in Sunnyvale

Please join me for another Informative talk on land use:

Introduction to Eco-Districts. Wednesday, April 17; 7-9 PM; Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, 570 East Remington Drive Sunnyvale. 

The eco-district concept is emerging a as a promising way to create a more sustainable city, not building-by-building, but neighborhood-by-neighborhood. Kate McGee, Lead Planner for the City of San Francisco's Sustainable Development Program, will share what she has learned about the eco-district concept and discuss San Francisco's Central Corridor Eco-District, now in the early stages of the planning process. Q&A to follow.

What is an eco-district? How is San Francisco applying the concept?
The eco-district is a promising path toward creating a more sustainable
city, neighborhood-by-neighborhood rather than building-by-building.
Portland, the Portland Sustainability Institute, and an increasing number of cities
across the country are looking at the district or neighborhood as the
optimal scale for accelerating the adoption of resource-efficient practices,
integrating buildings, infrastructure and community action.

Free. Pre-registration requested:
_http://introtoecodistricts.eventbrite.com/_ (http://introtoecodistricts.eventbrite.com/) #
 
Hosted by Sunnyvale Cool. Made possible by a generous grant from the
Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club Loma Prieta
Chapter, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the Greenbelt Alliance and
Transition Silicon Valley.

-victoria

Local Garden Share at Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale 3/24/13 11-12noon

          Local Garden Share

Neighbors Sharing Food/Flowers/Herbs from their Gardens

Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:00a – 12:00noon
Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale, 1055 Dunford Way, Sunnyvale, CA

Spring has sprung. All the little buds are flowering and my asparagus is really coming up! How is your garden doing?  Did you plant too many starts you don’t know what to do with? Do you have any seeds leftover? Whatever you have extra please bring it to share. And even if you don’t have extra, come anyway and share yourself. Last month after the garden share there was a potluck and drumming circle with Full Circle Farm staff and volunteers.

         Hope to see you all next Sunday. Come mingle your neighbors and see what surprises arrive. See you at the small Farmstand!