NELA Transition News | June 14, 2011

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North East Los Angeles Transition News June 14th, 2011 NELA Transition is a community group working on positive changes in our community as we face global warming, peak oil and economic decline. We share our skills working on projects which increase our local resilience and strengthen community connections. Our members are located in the Los Angeles neighborhoods including Pasadena, Altadena, Highland Park and Eagle Rock. nelatransition.org NELA Transition now a member of the Arroyo Time Bank It's official, NELA Transition is now a member of the Arroyo Time Bank! That means that NELA Transition can give members hours for help with events, or for bringing food to our potlucks. It also means that we can give hours to NELA Transition when attending workshops. Volunteers Needed NELA Transition is looking for volunteers volunteers for setup and take-down at events, to teach reskilling workshops, and to table at other upcoming events. If you are interested in volunteering, contact [email protected]     The Transition Handbook “There is no more important book than this one for any community seeking to change toward ecological sustainability” – Jerry Mander, founder/director of the International Forum on Globalization Transition Handbook, download Transition Handbook, order   Transition Los Angeles is a "city hub," in the L.A. basin which helps facilitates the sharing of information and resources between local Transition Groups. There are monthly leadership meetings which are open to the leadership of any of the local groups. www.transitionla.org     Learning Garden Resources Needed The Learning Garden which is a project of NELA Transition and Throop Church is looking for donations of the following for transforming the existing lawn into a beautiful, xeriscaped garden. Cardboard - not waxed, preferable with tape removed. This will be used for sheet-mulching the entire lawn on the South side of the building. Gravel - To help with drainage in key locations. Broken Concrete, flagstone, pavers, or cinder blocks If you can donate any of these items, contact [email protected], or call 626-388-0046 A Century of Challenges, with economic analyst Nicole Foss Thursday, June 16th, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Throop Church 300 S. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena 91101 Friday, June 17th, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Holy Nativity Church 6700 W 83rd, Westchester, CA Presented by Transition L.A. Housing values. Budget cuts. High gas prices. We're bound to bounce back soon and then things will be "normal" again. Right? Wrong, says internationally acclaimed energy and economic analyst Nicole Foss. "We will see a big shakeup of who has what. The people who do well are not necessarily going to be the people who are wealthy now." Foss views peak oil and the ongoing collapse of global finance as a "perfect storm," which threatens to trigger wealth destruction, social discontent, and global conflict. Writing under the pen name Stoneleigh, Foss is co-editor of the blog "The Automatic Earth." She integrates finance, energy, environment, psychology, population, and real politik. She is touring the U.S. and will be appearing in the Los Angeles area on two select evenings. $5 suggested donation Invite your friends on Facebook: Thursday event / Friday event   Altadena Community Garden Picnic & Market Saturday June 18th, 1pm-6pm Presented by the Altadena Community Garden $7 in advance, $8 at the door. Kids 6-12 $4 Over 30 years and 64 garden plots to celebrate with BBQ, music, booths, raffle, and community mingling at the Gardens annual fundraiser. Free Market table by the Arroyo Time Bank. Bring your donations.   Resilient Arroyo Potluck Saturday, June 18th, 6:30 PM Hosted by The Arroyo Time Bank Arroyo Food Co-op NELA Transition Throop Church Conscientious Projector Calif Federation of Time Banks HM157 Yoga Ripples We're having a joint potluck with some local great organizations particpating, including the Arroyo Time Bank, North East Los Angeles Transition, and the Arroyo Food Co-op. Come and meet others involved with these organizations. This event is open to everyone. Bring some food or drink to share. Bring some food to share and earn 1 Time Bank Hour! This potluck was planned at a recent meeting of members of local community-strengthening and reskilling organizations. It is time to put our heads and hearts and resources together to share info and ideas on community building. How else but over food! Join the potluck and find out more about the many creative, dynamic and energetic groups focused on community right here in town. Throop Church 300 S Los Robles Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101 Invite others on Facebook   Forgiveness, personal and planetary health Saturday June 18, 2011, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Presented by the Altadena Healing Art Center Come and join Ling O'Connor in a conversation on how to heal ourselves and the planet. There is no separation between personal and planetary health. What is good for us is good for the planet and vice verse. Forgiveness is the key to both personal and planetary health. Latest findings in biology, psychology and neuroscience are informing us of the nature of decision making and are allowing us to see how health can be related to forgiveness. Understanding the process can potentially give us more of an input in our decision making. We will have a greater chance to choose forgiveness which leads to personal and planetary health. Ling O'Connor teaches environmental science at PCC. She is a mother of four children and a member of the Altadena Healing Art Community. Saturday June 18, 2011 Altadena Healing Art Center 1911 N Lake Ave Altadena.   Summer Book Festival at Eaton Canyon Nature Center Free Saturday, June 18, 9:30-3:30 Eaton Canyon Nature Center is having something new: a summer book festival, which brings together local authors and their works on science, nature, local history, and environmental living. The festival will be Sat., June 18, from 9:30 AM-3:30 PM. Among the speakers and their topics are: Ed Begley, Jr., Living Like Ed; Paul Rippens on Mt. Lowe; Christopher Nyerges on Urban Self-Reliance; and Joel Harper, who will read All the Way to the Ocean and make music with the kids on the patio throughout the day. More details Eaton Canyon Nature Center is at 1750 N. Altadena Dr.   Neighborhood Resiliency Project - Opposable Thumb Technology June 26th, 2-3:30 PM Presented by The Arroyo Time Bank Madison Casita 805 N Madison Pasadena 91104 More information will be coming. Workshops every Sunday except Holidays - No workshop of Fathers Day, June 19th.   Inner Transition meeting Wed, July 13, 6:30-8:30 Presented by NELA Transition Pasadena, CA Please read this page for a feel of what we are coming together around: http://www.joannamacy.net/thegreatturning/personal-guidelines-t.html This will be a potluck event. contact [email protected] for the address   Home, a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand Thursday, July 14, 7pm Presented by Conscientious Projector It took billions of years to form the living organism that is planet Earth, our unique island home. Renowned aerial photographer and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand chronicles the story of Earth’s ecosphere--and humanity’s place in it--in his spectacular documentary Home, this month’s Conscientious Projector selection showing on Thursday, July 14, 7:00 p.m. at The Armory Center for the Arts. Arthus-Bertrand takes us on an enthralling flight over 54 countries and 120 locations to illustrate in awe-inspiring visual imagery both the beauty and vulnerability of the life system in which we live. The film’s theme is perhaps best expressed by narratorGlenn Close, “The engine of life is linkage. Everything is linked. Nothing is self-sufficient.” Join us for an experience of filmic art that evokes a dual sense of wonderand urgency. Armory Center for the Arts 145 No Raymond, Pasadena Free Event   Transition U.S. is offering a special teleconference: "A Conversation with Rob Hopkins" Date: Monday, July 18, 2011 - 8:00am - 9:15am Pacific Time Join us for a conversation with Rob Hopkins. Rob needs no introduction really but if you are new to the concept of "Transition" then this is a great opportunity to learn from the source. Rob Hopkins is the originator of the Transition concept and co-founder of the Transition Network. He spent many years teaching permaculture and cob building, mostly when living in Ireland. Now based in Totnes, he is a member of Transition Town Totnes, works part time for Transition Network, publishes www.transitionculture.org, is author of the 'Transition Handbook' and generally spends far too much time thinking about Transition stuff. He is also a Trustee of the Soil Association. Rob is a family man with 4 sons, Rowan, Finn, Cian and Arlo, and is deeply in love with the raised beds he just finished building. email: [email protected] Registration: Please register online, at http://transitionus.org/event/conversation-rob-hopkins After registration, you will receive email instructions as to how to get onto the teleconference call.