Transition Carlow kicks off next week on 5th May with a mini-series of three events exploring the potential of the local community.  The primary aim at this stage is to bring to the surface local people and organisations who might want to be part of Transition Carlow in order to develop  community responses to the challenges of peak oil, climate change and economic uncertainty – as well as building a better future!

How can local community best support the sustainability of the local economy ?

Tuesday 5 May, 7.30 pm at Carlow College (next to the Cathedral)

A Café style discussion on what local people and local organisations can do to support the local economy in these challenging times.

The Power of Community

Wednesday 13 May, 7.30 pm at the Graiguecullen Parish Centre, Carlow (parking behind swimming pool)

A showing of the film : ‘The Power of Community’ – How Cuba responded to their ending of cheap oil after the break up of the Soviet Union to be followed by a discussion on the lessons we can learn from their experience.

Community and the Environment

Thursday 21 May. 7.30 pm at Teagasc Oak Park Research Centre

How can the local community best support the sustainability of the local environment ? An in depth examination of the links between community and environment and the potential for local people and local organisations to contribute to the quality of our environment

About Transition Carlow

Transition Carlow is a new initiative looking at the how the communities of Carlow, Town and County, can develop greater resilience and happiness in the face of future economic, energy and climate shocks.  It is one of hundreds of Transition Initiatives across the world. Transition Carlow seeks to work with existing local groups, bringing the additional perspective of thinking about a future beyond peak oil and with the effects of climate change becoming steadily greater. It sees the most effective response to these and other issues as being a rejuvenation of local community.

For further details (particularly if you would like to help with future events and projects !!!!), please contact : Chris  087 2433691 or email transitioncarlow[at]gmail[dot]com

Please forward this post to anyone you think might be remotely interested and please print off the flier which you can download here if you have a good place to put them.