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Transition Town Expo
Transition Town Expo
Displays and exhibits open daily from 10:00am till 4:00pm
Public debates / discussion will be held throughout the week from the 6th to the 11th
Events Programme for the week 6-12 September
Sunday 6
6pm -c.8.30pm
Launch at 'The Loaves & Fishes' (the Cathedral Hall).
Introduction to Transition Towns
Presentation and discussion: "How sustainable and resilient is [Greater] Wellington?"
with speaker: Paul Bruce.
Free drinks and nibbles to follow.
Monday 7
12.10-12.55pm
Debate: "Will peak oil save us from climate change?"
Speakers: Hilary Dussing, Brian Pepperell , Simon Tegg
Tuesday 8
12.10-12.55pm
Debate: "Global warming will be fantastic for Wellington"
Speakers: Jonathan Boston, Ray Ahipene Mercer, Geoff Keey
7.30pm-9.00pm
Debate "Local economies offer a solution to global economy problems"
Speakers: Deidre Kent, John Robinson & Prue Hyman
Wed+Thu
9+10 12.00 noon -2.00pm
Mini-presentations around particular displays/information tables; School visits welcome
Friday 11
12.10-12.55pm
Three presentations and discussion: "Urban Food Production"
Speakers: Sue Boyle of Operation Green Thumb, Sister Loyola, and Janey Lewis of Community Supported Agriculture
7.30pm-9.00pm
Three presentations and discussion: "Renewable energy: transport, and housing"
Speakers: Ian Shearer, Paul Bruce, Richard Morrison
Saturday 12
2.00-c.8.00pm
Discussion day: Information exchange and networking amongst groups, with others welcome to attend.
2.00-3.30pm
Information exchange and networking, between groups. Groups explain what they are doing and why, provide contact details and begin networking.
3.30-4.00pm
Afternoon tea (koha)
4.00-5-30pm
Discussion among all groups: Where to now? What do we want Wellington to be like in 2020, and how do we get there? What would we best do separately and what could we best do together? Where are the gaps?
And what about an EDAP (Energy Descent Action Plan) linking individual groups with this process?
6.00-c.8.00pm
Celebration, including a potluck meal, byo food and drink, in The Loaves and Fishes
Location / Venue:
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Cnr Molesworth and Hill Street, Thorndon
Poster
Wow! That's a fantastic poster!! Well done!! - Natalie
Expo feedback
I was briefly in Wellington for a Hui and meetings, from Monday 7th to Thursday 10th, and as soon as I had a gap, made it my business to visit the expo.
Well done! it was very comprehensive and useful in a nice low key way, as it appeared to me. I was impressed by the level of organisation and the variety/range of participants, and even the venue.
The organisers and volunteers have created a great resource and model in this expo and I would like to know where it leads for Wellington and the various groups. Strategically, I'd imagine that the venue may assist in getting Transition Towns to an older, more 'traditional organisation' individual, which can only be a valuable thing
Great work, an inspiration for the rest of us! (only a pity I couldn't make it to any of the presentations/talks/etc).
Oh man. This is awesome. A
Oh man. This is awesome. A very inspiring exhibition!