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Transition Bristol's Big Event – Programme TRANSITION BRISTOL'S BIG EVENT – PROGRAMME This programme gives advance information about an important event being run on 25th November 2007, at Bristol City Council House, College Green, Bristol. The event is aimed at anyone who is interested in ensuring that Bristol prepares now for the impending changes faced as a result of rising fuel prices and climate change. The programme includes speakers of international renown. Tickets for the event can be obtained from The Better Food Company , Sevier St, St Werburghs, BS2 9QS, Fresh and Wild , 85 Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1QS, Windmill Hill City Farm , Phillip St, Bedminster, BS3 4EA or from the Transition Bristol website at: http://www.transitionbristol.org/ . Limited tickets will be available on the door. Ticket prices are on a sliding scale from £14 full to £8 concession. Please pay what you feel you can afford between these two prices, bearing in mind that we are a volunteer run organisation with no core funding. Schedule of events Main Conference Room - Speakers 9.30 Welcome and introduction 10.00 Richard Heinberg – Big Melt Meets Big Empty: Why Carbon Trading Is Bound to Fail and What We Must Do Instead Richard is one of the world's leading experts and authors in Peak Oil. He will take latest info on Peak Oil and Climate Change and add info on coal resource limits, as a background for discussing current and possible policy responses. 11.30 David Strahan – Who's afraid of oil depletion? David is an award-winning investigative journalist and documentary film-maker who specializes in popularizing some of the most difficult and important stories in business and science. David is the author of The Last Oil Shock: A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man, and continues to write and broadcast about energy. 1.30 Jeremy Leggett – Peak oil meets climate change: carbon arithmetic and survival kit . A former geologist, Greenpeace climate change campaigner and founder of SolarCentury, Jeremy has been described by Time Magazine as ‘one of the key players in putting climate change on the world agenda.’ He is author of The Carbon War and Half Gone. 3.00 Rob Hopkins – Transition Originator of the Transition approach, Rob is currently stirring things up in Totnes, supporting other Transition Towns with the National Transition Network and finishing his book on all things Transition. Rob's work has been the inspiration for Transition Bristol and his website www.transitionculture.org is read across the world. 4.30 Dr. Chris Johnstone – Cultivating inspiration for change When facing issues like climate change and peak oil, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the many obstacles in our way. Chris Johnstone, author of Find Your Power, explores how courage, creativity and determination can be cultivated to help us bring out inspired responses to the challenge of our times. 5.30 Summary from Transition Bristol Workshops 11.30 Eco-building - Jackson Moulding, Sustainable Builder Jackson is a local sustainable builder and will talk about environmental choices in building. Jackson has recently built his own house in St Werburghs and is a local innovator in this field. 1.30 Community Supported Agriculture - Paul Sheridan, SCA (Stroud Community Agriculture) Learn how to run a CSA by hearing about how Stroud Community Agriculture provides vegetables and meat to 150 families in their area with approximately 50 acres of land. 3.00 Setting up a CRAG (Carbon Reduction Action Group) – Dr. Angela Raffle & Ian Shergold (Sustainable Redland) CRAGs are a bit like a carbon version of WeightWatchers®. Instead of going it alone on cutting your carbon footprint, you do it as a group. The workshop will be discussion based and look at practical steps. 4.30 Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy - Adam Charters, CSE (Centre for Sustainable Energy) Learn how to save energy in the home and about possible ways of generating your own power. An opportunity to ask questions and discuss alternatives. Workshops 10.00 Introduction to Permaculture – Mike Feingold, Permaculture expert and teacher Mike has been teaching Permaculture and learning from traditional communities around the world for over 20 years. Mike will present an inspiring slide show introducing the principles and practice of Permaculture. 11.30 The Big Café – Vala Ragnarssdotir Vala will be running a Big Cafe to discuss how Bristol can move towards sustainability. Your chance to share ideas in an open discussion. 1.30 Local Economy and the Totnes Pound – Ben Brangwyn, Transition Totnes Find out about the pioneering local currency, piloted by Transition Totnes. The scheme is part of a wider project to rebuild the local economy and strengthen the value of Totnes’ goods and services. 3.00 Community Gardeners' Question Time – Eirlys Rhiannon of Easton Community Allotment; Tom Hertogs of Boiling Wells Youth Environment Project; Mil Lusk of Buried Treasure; Eastside Roots Community Garden. Join our expert panel for a Q&A session on Community Gardening. 4.30 Community Organizing – Anton Bantock, University of Withywood Hear this inspiring and entertaining tale of people working together to build a thriving community based on learning, exploration and recognition whilst raising money to sponsor education in the developing world. Stalls 9.30-6.00 Take a break and visit stalls by Sustrans, CAT, The Soil Association, Transition Bristol, Freeconomy, Eco-logic Books, Bristol Wood Recycling Project, Agora Visit the BIKE DOCTOR! Life Cycle UK are offering free tune-ups all day long. Take this great chance to improve your bike's performance. Workshops 10.00 Local Food Groups - Lucy Wallis, The Soil Association This workshop looks at the benefits of and how to set up a local food group, whether it’s growing, buying or cooking food, doing it together with your neighbours can make it more fun, accessible and cheaper. 11.30 Implications of World Recession in Transition – Will Brown This workshop will look at the prospects for transition offered by the current economic climate. Are we about to enter a recession? Can transition allow continued economic growth? Is it environmentally preferable to work or be unemployed, to be rich or poor? This workshop is intended to be thought provoking and accessible to all. There'll be as much opportunity to raise questions as provide information and answers. 1.30 Herbal Medicine Beyond Sustainability – Mandy Dean Explore the potential role of plants as medicine within the transition model. A holistic and practical approach to health with a focus on local, seasonal plants. 3.00 Power for the Planet: Harnessing the power of feelings in the service of the planet - The Work that Reconnects – Jenny McKewan & Sue Ryall At a time when it is all too easy for people to feel powerless in the face of the impact of climate change, this workshop helps us explore our feelings of despair - with the goal of transforming that energy into creative collaboration. Building on the work of Joanna Macey, Stefan Harding, George Monbiot and others, we shall be working experientially to help us move forward into effective action. 4.30 Open Space – Transition Bristol A free form forum to discuss issues that will be raised during the day. Workshops 11.30 Climate Change and Land Use – Patrick Whitefield, Author and Permaculture Teacher What effect does global warming have on the land? What effect does the way we use the land have on global warming? What can we do in our daily lives to have a positive effect on this interaction? 1.30 Community Composting – Nicky Scott, Community Composting Network Hear about how effective community groups can be with a range of so -called 'waste' issues. Nicky is a founder of the Chagford Proper Job Recycling Centre and now works for the Community Composting Network. He is author of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’. 3.00 Sustainable Transport – Peter Lipman, Sustrans Join Peter in looking into the possibilities and practicalities of a sustainable transport system for Bristol. Can we move from car dependency to something altogether healthier and more interesting? 4.30 Restorative Justice – Paul Baker, Paul Crossland How often do you come out of conflict situations being more positive about the people involved and the world that we live in? How often does the conflict enhance the quality of life for you and your community? Given how natural and easy it is for us humans to get into conflicts, wouldn't it be a good idea if the answer to the above was "almost always!"? This workshop is about taking a practical first step to creating a life enhancing justice system for any community you care about. Transition Bristol is a not for profit community led organization working in conjunction with the national Transition Network. The project is run entirely by volunteers. Transition Bristol supports and is accountable to a network of locally active Transition Villages including Easton, Barton Hill and Redfield, Montpelier, Bishopston and Horfield, Redland and Ashton. We also have close links with Transition projects in Bath, Wrington and Thornbury..
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