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Dear {usertag:name}
This is to keep everyone in the Energy Sub-group up to date with progress.
Firstly a reminder about the presentation at Transition the Gap on the 100% Renewables Campaign by Luke Reade 7:00 for 7:30pm Wednesday night 30th March at 98 Yoorala St The Gap (SOWN HQ and Yoorala Street Community Garden). This will be a great opportunity to get informed about this campaign. Unfortunately Anne and I can’t make it but I hope others in the group will.
Clare has made a start on starting a discussion about ideas for slogans that could be used on tee-shirts signs (out front of house) badges caps mugs and a range of appropriate low-cost low-carbon-consumptive items. You can contribute to this discussion on the forum here.
Peter emailed advice that “I am using AWSW recourses and am putting together a commercial option to solve the issue of the 100% Green energy for the 35000 odd house holds and businesses in the Valley. I hope to have it completed by next meeting“.
I have a meeting with the Ferny Grove State High School SEMP (School Environment Management Plan) committee on 11 April to discuss and develop the idea of a community ‘Energy Expo’ at the school. I will report back after this meeting.
Further to this I have been able to confirm that the Brisbane branch of the ATA (Alternative Technology Association) are keen to participate in this event. ATA could well provide some intersting exhibits and expert guest speakers.
I have also had confirmation of interest from several ‘solar’ product vendors with whom I have had contact from time to time. Hopefully we will be able to involve a diverse range of exhibitors and presenters.
I would like to encourage everyone to register on the GreenStreet http://www.greenstreet.net.au/ web-site to experience this process and see how it might be useful to further our aims of reducing the carbon footprint in The Grove. This is a Pine Rivers Climate Action Network initiative to encourage residents to share ideas knowledge and achievements in reducing their personal carbon footprint.
Remember that we are promoting a public video and discussion evening at Arana Library. The following was published in The Hills Echo this month and will be distributed more widely over the next few days.
Transition The Grove invites you to a free public video and discussion evening about building a local community that is sustainable environmentally responsible and resilient in the face of disruptive events. Watch locals put centrally located land back into food production. Enjoy the zest with which reskilling expertise is passed along. Tour a school where community building is taught. And go inside the council chambers as members discuss passing ordinances to accelerate Transition initiatives.
And there are the children. Lots of children. They are woven as a strand through the piece; their beaming faces a glimpse of a future with more holiness. We watch them as they learn and we listen as they speak in their own voices. A poised young lady emerges as one of the films narrators.
But the notion of community resilience is really the star of this show. The movie will be followed by a facilitated discussion and a chat over supper.
Where: Arana Hills Library 63 Cobbity Crescent Arana Hills
When: 7:00pm Thursday 14 April
Cost: Free (Gold coin donation appreciated)
This coincides with our next Energy Group meeting but we will still be able to discuss progress and ideas as well as seeing the movie.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Regards
John Tennock
3851 1016 or SMS 0432 478 703
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