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New England Transition & Resilience HUB Gathering at the Slow Living Summit, Brattleboro VT, June 5 – 8 In conjunction with the Slow Living Summit and the Strolling of the Heifers Calling all “Transition & Community Resilience” activists in the northeast! Transition Towns, environmental justice groups, local green economy groups… Let’s gather together for inspiration, celebration, story sharing and skills building. Invite your friends on Facebook IF YOU REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 31st –You Can Get An Early-Bird Discount AND a Transition HUB Participant discount. REGISTER HERE ! Then email info@localcircles.org to let us know you plan to attend. DISCOUNT CODE FOR TRANSITION NETWORK MEMBERS (20%): Transitioner2013 SPEAKERS: Frances Moore Lappe, Judy Wicks, Steve Chase, Carlos Espinoza-Toro, Claire Wheeler and many more. PLENARY: “Transition to a New Economy” Plenary Session (Friday morning 6/7 at 8:30 am): “Transitioning to a New Economy,” with Gus Speth, Tina Clarke and Chuck Collin...

Forum - Civic Engagement at the Keene Public Library: Theme: Sustaining Ourselves: How Can We Best Meet the Needs of Today and Tomorrow? Keene Public Library - Kay Fox Room Saturday April 13, 2013, 9:30AM to 12:00PM It seems clear that the America inhabited by our grandchildren will look different from the America of today. We need to address what aspects of our current lifestyle are important enough to keep and pass down, and what we could choose to do without. It is time to ask: How can we best meet our needs today without hampering our ability to meet those needs tomorrow? Citizens have the opportunity to discuss this public issue in a moderated forum. To participate, please register by calling 603-352-0157.

I've just added new resources to the  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 's Academic Commons: Earth Day 2012 poster Campus Sustainability Day 2012 poster Diversity in Definition - Pierce Arrow article Reflections from Los Angele s - Pierce Arrow article The Academic Commons is growing... Add your resource!

Thanks to Doug Challenger and Lisa Murray at Franklin Pierce for the link: The Environmental Program at Franklin Pierce

In the category of inspired (and inspiring) ideas:  Check out Portland, Oregon's Be Resourceful Interactive Map . This is a clickable, scalable map of resources that empower people to live resourcefully. Places on the map include ones you will find in many cities, like The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity, and some uniquely Portland ones, like Green Furniture Hospital  and Waterfront Bicycle Rentals . There are even places you might not immediately think of as "resource centers", like Artist Repertory Theater and Happy Hamster Computer Repair . I've seen resource maps before, and think it's interesting that instead of material categories like "food", "housing", "energy," and "schools", this map lists action categories like "buy smart", "reuse", "borrow & share", and "fix & maintain". It's a different way to think about our role in sustainability and the impact o...