Editor:
I just wanted to help create a wave of action, in response to the impactful message delivered by the recent performance in Gibsons of Nomadic Tempest. The message of the show was of the devastating impacts of climate change due to fossil fuel consumption. There are many concerned citizens, the world over, who have dedicated a lot of energy to creating helpful programs in response to this devastating situation – programs that can help us all with the day-to-day changes in lifestyle that are required to make the necessary shift in perception towards a lower carbon, less energy-intensive future.
In particular, the Tran-sition Town movement that came out of the U.K. has now become an international wave of change. They embrace building local resilience which is ecologically sustainable, while nurturing and celebrating community.
Locally the initiative is called Sunshine Coast in Transition. Their purpose is to help communities come together and increase their ability to live in balance with alternative resources. If you go online you can learn about projects like the Roberts Creek Rural Resilience Streets and Transition Streets, that can help connect people in other Sunshine Coast neighbourhoods. Once a Transition Streets project is initiated in a neighbourhood, a volunteer Transition coordinator will attend the first meeting and help folks get started. They will help facilitate conversations around “no cost” or “low cost” actions that can help with food, transportation, water, energy use and waste management.
The website is www.sunshinecoastintransition.wordpress.com. Contact [email protected]. Registration for the Roberts Creek Rural Resilience Streets Project is www.resilientcoast.ca. Contact [email protected]
There are so many areas of life that are in peril and it can all be very overwhelming and depressing. However, there is also tremendous potential for change and the discovery of solutions. I believe we are all being called, young and old, to connect more deeply with each other, listen to each other’s perspectives, be open to learning from one another and finding solutions together. In my view, curiosity and wonder are as equally alive as destruction.
Jill Shatford, Gibsons
