Transition Towns Ashland - Open Space with "Fresh" the Movie 5-13 - Events

May 13, 2010 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm UTC-07
Location: ScienceWorks
Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2022

TRANSITION TOWN ASHLANDIn this edition: » Open Space (Please Respond!) » Fresh, the Movie--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Open Space (Please Respond!)We will tell you what this is all about, but first . . .To facilitate a good turn-out, we need to determine the best dates available for our participants.Please go to http://doodle.com/atkgfeh95h2mkwpt to indicate your preferences.When the time and place are set, we will let you know.Note: If May 15 and 16 are still among the options on the Doodle Page, please ignore them.What's it about?: For over a year, Transition Town Ashland has been working to educate local residents about the issues of Climate Change, Peak Oil, and economic instability, and about ways that our people can learn and plan and act together to shape a community that is increasingly sustainable and resilient. This work is useful, but there's still much more to do, to help facilitate the changes our society needs to make.We value the creative genius of our local community,and we invite you to bring your vision, your ideas and your energy to this enterprise.One excellent way to do that is to ATTEND THE TTA OPEN SPACE, to be held in May.An Open Space is a powerful way to enable all kinds of people to create inspired meetings and projects and organizations. It's a form of effective dialog and shared creativity used by many Transition Towns around the world.You can learn more about Open Space Technology at http://www.openspaceworld.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?AboutOpenSpaceWe look forward to taking this exciting next step together!To facilitate a good turn-out, we need to determine the best dates available for our participants.Please go to http://doodle.com/atkgfeh95h2mkwpt to indicate your preferences.When the time and place are set, we will let you know.Note: If May 15 and 16 are still among the options on the Doodle Page, please ignore them.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fresh, the MovieAt ScienceWorks in the SciTheater7 pm on Thursday, May 13$5 per person at the door. Seating is limited.This event is a fund-raiser for Rogue Valley Farm to School.The documentary Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.Among several main characters, Fresh features» Urban farmer and activist Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award» Sustainable farmer and entrepreneur Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book The Omnivore’s Dilemma» Supermarket owner David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.Following the movie will be a community food conversation including a panel of guests who have direct ties to farming and local food issues in our region.You can learn more about the movie, and see the trailer, at http://www.freshthemovie.com/.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please share this information with friends and associates who are interested in local sustainability.Thank you.

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