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I Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Transition Was in: Part III - Rejecting Survivalists?

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ECO-STAYS: Living Sustainability

October 1, 2009 to July 1, 2014 – Northwest Oregon Coast

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ECO-STAYS: Living Sustainability at Northwest Oregon Coast

October 1, 2009 to July 1, 2014

ECO – STAYS Imagine an off-the-grid and off-the-beaten path rural setting, mild marine temperatures, roosters crowing in the morning and the occasional comment from the horse, ducks, goats, sheep, geese, or eagles providing the day's background mus…

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Titanic Lifeboat Academy

A registered, tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit research & education organization helping people build self-sufficient "lifeboats" for the transition through resource depletion, climate change & population o...

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Spring & Summer Internships, Work Studies, Eco Stays

"It isn't easy being green!" observed Kermit, and he was right. Transitioning gets much more challenging when we actually begin to sever our connection with The Culture -- you now, the one we've been steeped in throughout our entire lives, the one w…

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Rite of Passage

RITE of PASSAGE "Life's like a movie, write your own ending Keep believing, keep pretending We've done just what we set out to do Thanks to the lovers, the dreamers, and you." ~ Jim Henson, The Muppet Movie A friend sent me the book, It's Not Easy…

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February 19

Titanic Lifeboat Academy posted a new listing titled, House plus Sustainable Mini Farm in WA State

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Titanic Lifeboat Academy posted a new listing titled, Sustainable Mini Farm in WA

February 18

Caren Black replied to bob banner's discussion 'I Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Transition Was in: Part III - Rejecting Survivalists?'

I am very disappointed to watch the name-slinging and arguing over nothing. Either you prepare. Or you don't. Either you're responsible or you aren't. Either you are part of the solution or a continuation of the problem. Call it whatever you will, b…

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How might your current work contribute to the Transition movement?

We live it daily.
As Robbie Robertson put it:
"Here's where we go off the map
Out past the power lines
Up that little side road without a sign
Hidden from the mainstream
The keepers of the ancient future
Keepers of the drum
They don't preserve it
They live it"
(~ Robbie Robertson, “Rattlebone”)

Transitioning is not verbal. It is not cerebral. It is real, active, and live. It does not involve the comforts to which we've all become accustomed. It involves risk. It does not guarantee we will ever see the outcome; in fact, we personally do not expect to.

We believe that "transitioning" attempted while feet and "tush" are planted in the past will lead full circle back to where we've been. To break with the past, we must break with the past. So, we have, and we are, daily.

We provide a living example of leaving the sinking ship behind, and moving forward. We learn from Nature as we daily walk with Her. We learn from our animal companions, both wild and co-domestic. We network with those others across North America who are doing the same. And, we offer support to those who are beginning this arduous, but exciting and rewarding journey.

We hope you'll join us -- for all Life.

In what ways do you personally identify with the Transition movement? Why are you interested?

As one of the original 3 Post Carbon "Outposts" -- before the Relocalization Network, before TransitionUS -- we have been working in the transition effort since before 2003. We founded our homestead in 2004 and created our nonprofit (later 501c3) Titanic Lifeboat Academy.

What background and skills do you bring to this community?

Caren Black , MA, MEd, Educational Director
With 14 years’ professional teaching experience and 11 years in administration, Ms. Black holds a valid California teaching credential and California Administrative credential. She also holds a Master’s degree in Administration and Higher Education, a BA in music, an MA in theater, and professional experience in dance. She founded a private performing arts school and nonprofit in 1975. While a public school teacher, she researched cognitive learning theory and systems studies. She’s authored two books on education as well as two children’s musicals.

What aspects of the Transition Town movement most interests you?

In 2005, we hosted a West coast Lifeboat Conference, followed by workshops, a "Petroholics Anonymous" community awareness group, and hundreds of "people hours" in speaking engagements in the Pacific Northwest.

We produced and hosted 40 episodes of "The Lifeboat Show", a half-hour radio program featuring analysis of the challenges we face with guests such as Dr. William Rees, Richard Heinberg, Julian Darley and OR Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, as well as interviews with local people creating local sustainable solutions.

On our 3 acre self-sustaining homestead, we have trained numerous interns and work study participants from the U.S., Canada and England; and, we offer an online version of The Lifeboat Course.

Each year we challenge our community and friends with our "Green Fest", a one-month test for unplugging, letting go and trying out our off-the-grid sustainable lifestyle. Each year we learn more and fill more gaps in our work.

In summer, 2009, we will offer Eco Stays in our homestead loft apartment, where like-minded people may try out a sustainable lifestyle in preparation for their own transition.

We've helped found and we work with several emergency preparedness groups from county-wide to neighborhood. Meanwhile, we continue our 30 hours average weekly research into current events, the history which got us (western civilization) to this point, and the ancient roots which we believe point a way back to the equity, balance and cooperative living we knew, 5000 years ago.

Your Favorite Books/Websites/Blogs/RSS Feeds for Information about the Transition Movement

Endgame I and II (Derrick Jensen)
We have literally hundreds of books and dozens of CDs and DVDs in our library, all pertaining to the information required to transition away from the past towards a truly different future.

Your Personal Website (if you have one)

http://TitanicLifeboatAcademy.org

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At 1:12am on July 19, 2009, Tara N Souza said…: Ms. Black!!! I have finally found you! I have been looking for you for years and I have finally found you LOL!!! I wanted to get in touch with you so badly because for so long we always have kept such good contact, but for the past 7 years or so you have been no where to be found. I joined this website so I can get in contact with you, I feel like a little stalker. Please, please, please call me sometime. I at least would like to be email buddies. Email me and lets be friends!!! sweetooth_05@yahoo.com

At 10:32pm on February 19, 2009, Sandi Brockway said…: Caren, how good to see you here!! Thanks for sharing all your photos.

At 11:35am on February 14, 2009, bob banner said…: Hi Caren and please feel free to POST articles about the Psychology of Change and other assorted material. see the upper left hand corner workgroups. we are trying to understand NING and its system to make certain important things MORE VISIBLE.. social networking is fine but we also need CONTENT...
thanks Caren.
bob
we also promoted/highlighted your group in the new HopeDance issue to be out in late feb.

At 4:02am on February 14, 2009, bob banner said…: thanks... please post your Event on this site. I can only do so much promotion myself. I actually might be very interested but I may be going to Cuba in April, so let us know the dates and the details!

leaving the empire! has anyone of your group written anything more about it or is having Derick's words good enough?

ciao

bob

At 1:17am on February 10, 2009, bob banner said…: WOW!! Thanks!!! for signing in.. I thought Id get a few people from the global guerrillas!!! are you familiar with John Robb?
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/

check out the site, collaborate, upload some videos, some audios, network with some other folks and enjoy..
bob