Transition Whidbey - nurturing community resilience

Upcoming Transition Whidbey Events

Potlucks with a Purpose

Wednesday February 1 - Bayview Hall, 5642 Bayview Rd, Langley

Facilitating the Paradigm Shift of the New Consumer Part 2

Second in a three part series on Facilitating the Paradigm Shift of the New Consumer. We will have lively discussions on topics suggested in January: What kind of quality products would we buy locally if they were available? What would a good barter and exchange system look like? How can we influence the housing market on Whidbey to help those facing foreclosures?

Potluck begins at 5:30. Bring a potluck dish that serves 4 - 6 + your own utensils and dinnerware to this evening of community connection and networking.

Program and discussion - 6:00-8:00.

Suggested donation $5, more if you can, less if you can’t.

Potlucks with a Purpose bring our community together on the first Wednesday of each month to share good food, fun, and conversation plus excellent programs and information about sustainability.

New Announcements

We have simplified the TW groupsite. Take a look and let us know what you think. https://twhidbey.groupsite.com/login

Click here to get the latest news from the Action Groups

Update on the proposed Whidbey Island Community Federal Credit Union:
The enthusiasm for establishing a localized credit union is spreading like wildfire.   It’s important for supporters to understand the steps necessary to make it happen.  The organizing committee has been working diligently to put together the Charter Application that will allow us to begin operation.  As part of this we have to raise $220,000 in donated funds for working capital; this is not to be confused with deposits, which are used to fund loans to members of the credit union.  The temporary board of directors is being formed currently. There is still a need for people who want to serve on the supervisory and credit committees. To volunteer or for more information, Contact Beverly Rose bubbybev@whidbey.com.

http://www.whidbeycreditunion.org

TW is collaborating with Puget Sound Partnership, Whidbey EcoNet and Puget Sound Starts Here on a project titled Join Whidbey, with a goal of reducing toxic runoff into Puget Sound. Click here for more information.

The May-June newsletter is here. Click on may-jun-newsletter4-low1 to download.

The March-April newsletter is here. Click on mar-apr-newsletter-web to download.

The January-February newsletter is archived here. Click on jan-feb-newsletter to download.

We have compiled the information we collected at the September 2010 potluck about local food sources. If you would like a copy, contact us at transition@whidbey.net.

The  October/November newsletter is archived at oct-nov-news-low.  We welcome your feedback and ideas about the newsletter. We’re also looking for a co-editor, so if you’re interested, contact Carol at transition@whidbey.net. The August/September Newsletter is still available as well as June/July. Click here to download.

The Executive Summary of the Food System Report is finished. You can see it online by clicking here. It is also available at the TW Center library in hard copy. You can also download a pdf file of it clicking on the document title - island-county-executive-summary-food-system-report-20101. This is the document that the Food Asset Mapping Group has been working so hard on. Take a look!!

Upcoming Action Group and Transition Whidbey Meetings

TW board meetings are once a month. If you’d like to attend, contact us at transition@whidbey.net.

Whidbey Citizens Climate Lobby meets monthly on the first Saturday at 9:45am at the South Whidbey Commons. For more information contact Tony Billera at: tony.billera@gmail.com.

Transport Whidbey has been meeting regularly at different local restaurants. Take a quick break and join us for lunch, coffee, or just a cup of tea. Here’s your chance to chat about or just listen to what your fellow islanders are thinking or doing with clean energy and alternative transportation. There will be no agenda; just come and connect with others with common interests. More info on www.TransportWhidbey.org.

Whidbey Community Exchange (WCx) has been working on some big changes. Look for details on their website http://www.whidbeycx.com/

Welcome to the Transition Whidbey movement!

Transition Whidbey exists to collectively increase our island community’s self-sufficiency, strengthen our resiliency, and celebrate the journey TOGETHER by building a strong sense of community cooperation and trust through working with individuals, neighborhoods, local government, local businesses, schools, churches and other groups and organizations on behalf of our shared future.

As we face the challenges of peak oil, climate change, and global economic instability, we are choosing collectively to prepare for a better NOW and a much more SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

You’ve made it this far and yet the journey has just begun. Within this website, you can learn what Transition Whidbey is all about, you’ll catch up on what our Action Groups are up to and how to contact the coordinators, you’ll see when our next community Potluck With a Purpose is happening, find out more about what you can do to prepare for the transition, and learn ways you can get involved. Take a moment to look over our pages, contact us, and get active in the transitioning of our island community!

Check out the U.S. transition initiative movement, we are now the 35th official Transition Initiative! Click on the Transition U.S. Logo in the right column.

We launched our Local Currency, the Terra, at the August 5th, 2009 Potluck With a Purpose!

Sign up and start trading on the Whidbey Community eXchange! Click the banner below to visit the site and have a look around. For help signing up, to ask questions or comment, please email Mark at mathman@markwahl.com

For more info, please visit our News & Events or Action Group Pages