Transition Southampton

We've had tremendous  turnouts in our last two AGMs (see here for some photos of the 2009 AGM), and are planning for the same again. We'll be meeting at 7pm at the Friends Meeting House (1a Ordnance Road, just off of London Road in Southampton SO15 2AZ).  Please join us for an evening filled with homemade food, lots of exciting discussions, reports back from all of our subgroups about the past 15 months, talking to other Transition-minded folks, and elections for new coordination group members.

If you are willing to run for chair, treasurer, membership secretary, or press officer, see the role descriptions and e-mail info@ transitionsouthampton [dot] org with your name, position, and a brief (3-5 sentences) of why you would like the role.

(In case you were expecting the AGM this past October, please note that this AGM is a few months later than the others, but still within our requirements in the Constitution)

Transition Southampton are starting a new series of talks held at the Art House that focuses on practical actions that we can take to reduce our own energy usage. The topics will range from "How to live green as a family--avoiding pester power" to "Eating Local - how one couple ate locally for a month" to "Creating a green home--one experience of retrofitting" and other topics, ranging from energy to built environment to food and ethical consumerism.

The first date will be Tuesday 10th January and will be taking place every second Tuesday from 7:30pm upstairs at The Art House. Our first speaker will be Megan Streb who spent a year 'buying nothing new'.  She'll be speaking about the struggle not to buy things, alternatives to buying new, and some tips that you can take away.

At the end of each talk will be a chance to ask questions, or have a chat with other Transition-minded folks.

This is one to put in the diary, folks!

We're hoping to complement this with hands-on workshops through the year, so watch this space for more information!

If you have an idea for a talk or workshop that you'd like to see, please e-mail courses @ transitionsouthampton [dot] org with your suggestions.