Comments on: Inaugural Transition Network conference – 31st May 2007. http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:02:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike Hall http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50336 Mike Hall Sat, 19 May 2007 22:51:16 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50336 <p>Bill, Very interesting comment, & i'd never heard of Kapital und Arbeit, will google that. I think you are talking about a very important element of a transition period. I plan to speak to my family in Manchester (N of England=poss code for 'working class') about what may happen soon & how they might open their minds to this & do a little planning to make it easier for themselves. I might see about attending on the 31st. Mike</p> Bill,
Very interesting comment, & i’d never heard of Kapital und Arbeit, will google that. I think you are talking about a very important element of a transition period. I plan to speak to my family in Manchester (N of England=poss code for ‘working class’) about what may happen soon & how they might open their minds to this & do a little planning to make it easier for themselves. I might see about attending on the 31st.
Mike

]]> By: Bill Templer http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50259 Bill Templer Sun, 13 May 2007 02:31:26 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50259 <p>SIMPLE DISCOURSE NEEDED I'm a linguist based in rural Thailand and want to raise the issue about talking about transition communities and peak oil in language ordinary working class people can understand and feel comfortable with. Rich Heinberg is quite brilliant on alternative futures but he usually doesn't write for ordinary people in clear plain language. The Gunning-Fog readibility score for his essay "Back to the post-oil future" is 25, which is advanced post-graduate student, native speaker of English; the Flesch-Kincaid grade level checks out at 16, graduating BA university student, native speaker. You can check any text easily online: http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/resources/readability-score/ We need people writing on peak oil and transition communities and relocalisation initiatives in clear, simple discourse for the 'social majorities'. I hope activists at the conference and in this networking can think about that a bit. This is one direction ongoing: http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org/ Talk about transition communities and alternative futures and all issues on the left should be understandable to mass working family readership, for ordinary Australians and Californians and Cornwallians. Much of it today isn't. In 1876, Johann Most published a simple down-sized version of das Kapital, for working-class German readers, OK'd by Marx. It became hugely popular (Kapital und Arbeit). Lot more of that is needed everywhere on the left today. Bill</p> SIMPLE DISCOURSE NEEDED
I’m a linguist based in rural Thailand and want to raise the issue about talking about transition communities and peak oil in language ordinary working class people can understand and feel comfortable with. Rich Heinberg is quite brilliant on alternative futures but he usually doesn’t write for ordinary people in clear plain language. The Gunning-Fog readibility score for his essay “Back to the post-oil future” is 25, which is advanced post-graduate student, native speaker of English; the Flesch-Kincaid grade level checks out at 16, graduating BA university student, native speaker. You can check any text easily online: http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/resources/readability-score/
We need people writing on peak oil and transition communities and relocalisation initiatives in clear, simple discourse for the ’social majorities’. I hope activists at the conference and in this networking can think about that a bit. This is one direction ongoing: http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org/
Talk about transition communities and alternative futures and all issues on the left should be understandable to mass working family readership, for ordinary Australians and Californians and Cornwallians. Much of it today isn’t. In 1876, Johann Most published a simple down-sized version of das Kapital, for working-class German readers, OK’d by Marx. It became hugely popular (Kapital und Arbeit). Lot more of that is needed everywhere on the left today. Bill

]]> By: Ben Brangwyn http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50256 Ben Brangwyn Sat, 12 May 2007 20:58:05 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50256 <p>Hannah,</p> <p>Look at Rob's post above and you'll see my email address right at the end. Use that and I'll get back to you.</p> <p>Thanks. Ben.</p> Hannah,

Look at Rob’s post above and you’ll see my email address right at the end. Use that and I’ll get back to you.

Thanks. Ben.

]]> By: Darin Beckett http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50253 Darin Beckett Sat, 12 May 2007 13:45:11 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50253 <p>Hi</p> <p>I'm in a similar position to Hannah in that I'm nor related to any group as yet though will be looking to get involved in projects in Bath and/or Shaftesbury, Dorset in the near future. I intend to come to Richard Heinberg's presentation at the Subscription Rooms and, if possible, attend the Inaugral meeting at Ruskin Mill.</p> <p>Could you let me know the possibility of this i.e. places available etc, as it would be helpful to get a better understanding of the processes involved in setting up a TT group and gain an overview of TT implementation.</p> <p>Email: darin <em>at</em> lightfootdigital <em>dot</em> com</p> Hi

I’m in a similar position to Hannah in that I’m nor related to any group as yet though will be looking to get involved in projects in Bath and/or Shaftesbury, Dorset in the near future. I intend to come to Richard Heinberg’s presentation at the Subscription Rooms and, if possible, attend the Inaugral meeting at Ruskin Mill.

Could you let me know the possibility of this i.e. places available etc, as it would be helpful to get a better understanding of the processes involved in setting up a TT group and gain an overview of TT implementation.

Email: darin at lightfootdigital dot com

]]> By: Hannah http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50247 Hannah Fri, 11 May 2007 18:51:50 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50247 <p>Hi Ben,</p> <p>That's realy exciting to hear - not sure how I get you my details without posting them on the web?! I entered them in the site when I posted but they're not displayed...any ideas?</p> <p>Hannah</p> Hi Ben,

That’s realy exciting to hear – not sure how I get you my details without posting them on the web?! I entered them in the site when I posted but they’re not displayed…any ideas?

Hannah

]]> By: Ben Brangwyn http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50246 Ben Brangwyn Fri, 11 May 2007 18:02:26 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50246 <p>Hannah</p> <p>Please let me know your contact details. There's quite a lot bubbling up in Brighton right now...</p> <p>Thanks. Ben.</p> Hannah

Please let me know your contact details. There’s quite a lot bubbling up in Brighton right now…

Thanks. Ben.

]]> By: Hannah http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-50236 Hannah Thu, 10 May 2007 11:11:14 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/2007/05/10/inaugural-transition-network-conference-31st-may-2007/#comment-50236 <p>Hello,</p> <p>I appreciate that it is most important that people already involved in TT's come to the conference, but if you get nearer the date and think you can squeeze on more in I would be extremely interested in coming along as I would like to discuss the possibility with people when I move back to Brighton in Oct. I am more than hapy to come and volunteer with anything that needs doing if that helps at all?</p> <p>Thanks, Hannah</p> Hello,

I appreciate that it is most important that people already involved in TT’s come to the conference, but if you get nearer the date and think you can squeeze on more in I would be extremely interested in coming along as I would like to discuss the possibility with people when I move back to Brighton in Oct. I am more than hapy to come and volunteer with anything that needs doing if that helps at all?

Thanks,
Hannah

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