Comments on: An Evening at the Observer Ethical Awards http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claire Galea http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63078 Claire Galea Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:16:44 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63078 I have just found out about the transitional movement and have read of your achievement. I have the greatest admiration for you and think you're an incredibly inspirational person. Political leadership is not forthcoming, nor will it be, it's up to us and people like yourself, to take responsibility for both making the mistake in the first place and for rectifying it. Thank you! I have just found out about the transitional movement and have read of your achievement. I have the greatest admiration for you and think you’re an incredibly inspirational person. Political leadership is not forthcoming, nor will it be, it’s up to us and people like yourself, to take responsibility for both making the mistake in the first place and for rectifying it. Thank you!

]]> By: Rob Scott http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63054 Rob Scott Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:07:30 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63054 Congratulations Rob. Since the award is for all the transition movement I calculate it will be due to sit on my mantlepiece for a week somewhere around July 2012. lol. Good on you though. Congratulations Rob. Since the award is for all the transition movement I calculate it will be due to sit on my mantlepiece for a week somewhere around July 2012. lol.

Good on you though.

]]> By: Mike Grenville http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63051 Mike Grenville Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:58:12 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63051 Congratulations on the award. Brilliant. That wasn't very ethical to not feed you. Perhaps next year we can set up a soup kitchen outside for the starving delegates. Congratulations on the award. Brilliant. That wasn’t very ethical to not feed you. Perhaps next year we can set up a soup kitchen outside for the starving delegates.

]]> By: ceridwen http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63044 ceridwen Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:19:14 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63044 Congratulations from me as well. Just read the "Observer" article today - anyways they give a link to watch our film "In Transition" - and its back to your post on this and no way to get to view the film on from that. Is the film going to be available online for us all to watch soon - (hopefully on YouTube)? Congratulations from me as well.

Just read the “Observer” article today – anyways they give a link to watch our film “In Transition” – and its back to your post on this and no way to get to view the film on from that.

Is the film going to be available online for us all to watch soon – (hopefully on YouTube)?

]]> By: claude saint-jarre http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63043 claude saint-jarre Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:31:13 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63043 Hello. Congratulations for othis award. My question is out of place: is it independance from petrol and electricity tht is the purpose, because the grid mihgt not be functional and roads with no petrol can't be repaired and trucks with heavy equipment to repair the grid may not be able to use roads. Then what? Zeppelins$ tracks? Merci, claude also I am from Montréal, so from a northern country's point of view, and relocalization in mind, growing food in the winter seems rather not explored yet by anyone. Hello. Congratulations for othis award. My question is out of place: is it independance from petrol and electricity tht is the purpose, because the grid mihgt not be functional and roads with no petrol can’t be repaired and trucks with heavy equipment to repair the grid may not be able to use roads. Then what? Zeppelins$ tracks?
Merci,
claude
also I am from Montréal, so from a northern country’s point of view, and relocalization in mind, growing food in the winter seems rather not explored yet by anyone.

]]> By: Barbara Robinson http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63039 Barbara Robinson Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:53:34 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63039 Hi Rob, congratulations on your well deserved award. I found your observations of the “Ethical Awards Event” very illuminating !...... “event itself was packed with the great, the good and the gorgeous of London…....... , felt terribly out of place. ” Touché! ,....” and checked out the flamingos (really), before heading off into the balmy London night somewhat earlier than everyone else, due to not having had any supper and being somewhat faint with hunger by then.” ( photos available!) I had nominated Georgina, so I had a pass to go to the event. I Feel it would have been nice for all short-listed candidates to have name badges so congratulations could have been given, important networking and serious chat with the real “celebs” could have happened. That';s what really interested me. I “accosted” 3 middle-aged males in an effort to identify John Stewart! I never managed to track you down.. as it seems you had flown the nest! I did speak to “the BBC “Ethical Man” who was very approachable and interesting and Caroline Lucas who has been a stalwart in Supporting Georgina and some of the very friendly Ecover staff. I did enjoy the “spectacle” and wine and we did manage to get a meal back at the hotel by 10.30 as we too were famished. Maybe next year the Observer would be assisted with some helpful comments on how to make the event interesting. Meaningful AND Ethical!? Bit of a lost opportunity. See you there next year??!! Hi Rob, congratulations on your well deserved award.
I found your observations of the “Ethical Awards Event” very illuminating
!…… “event itself was packed with the great, the good and the gorgeous of London………. , felt terribly out of place.
” Touché!
,….” and checked out the flamingos (really), before heading off into the balmy London night somewhat earlier than everyone else, due to not having had any supper and being somewhat faint with hunger by then.” ( photos available!)

I had nominated Georgina, so I had a pass to go to the event.

I Feel it would have been nice for all short-listed candidates to have name badges so congratulations could have been given, important networking and serious chat with the real “celebs” could have happened. That’;s what really interested me.
I “accosted” 3 middle-aged males in an effort to identify John Stewart! I never managed to track you down.. as it seems you had flown the nest!

I did speak to “the BBC “Ethical Man” who was very approachable and interesting and Caroline Lucas who has been a stalwart in Supporting Georgina and some of the very friendly Ecover staff.

I did enjoy the “spectacle” and wine and we did manage to get a meal back at the hotel by 10.30 as we too were famished.
Maybe next year the Observer would be assisted with some helpful comments on how to make the event interesting. Meaningful AND Ethical!? Bit of a lost opportunity. See you there next year??!!

]]> By: marcus perrin http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63036 marcus perrin Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:07:25 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63036 Congratulations Rob. And well done all of us! Congratulations Rob. And well done all of us!

]]> By: adrienne http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63035 adrienne Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:58:01 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63035 Congratualtions, Rob. I respect your willingness to become a figurehead in service to us all. And the flamingos do help... The great turning is actually happening! Yeah! Adrienne Congratualtions, Rob. I respect your willingness to become a figurehead in service to us all. And the flamingos do help… The great turning is actually happening! Yeah!

Adrienne

]]> By: Sterling925 http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63033 Sterling925 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:04:07 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63033 Congratulations, Rob. You earned it many times over! Congratulations, Rob. You earned it many times over!

]]> By: Zenobia http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63030 Zenobia Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:11:17 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63030 Well done Rob. I read about Transition, and was really impressed by the effort. Congrats. Well done Rob. I read about Transition, and was really impressed by the effort.
Congrats.

]]> By: Vinnie mc cann http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63029 Vinnie mc cann Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:44:03 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63029 I’m really delighted for you Rob Well Done I’m really delighted for you Rob Well Done

]]> By: Graham Burnett http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63028 Graham Burnett Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:04:12 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63028 Well done Rob, have yourself a beer from me (you'll have to pay for it yourself though as Westcliff pounds arn't valid in Totness - also we haven't invented them yet either...) Well done Rob, have yourself a beer from me (you’ll have to pay for it yourself though as Westcliff pounds arn’t valid in Totness – also we haven’t invented them yet either…)

]]> By: Kate Murry http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63027 Kate Murry Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:18:54 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63027 With such tiny feet you will have to become adept at walking on your hands. well done you inspirational person you ! With such tiny feet you will have to become adept at walking on your hands. well done you inspirational person you !

]]> By: Paula Kovacs http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63025 Paula Kovacs Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:13:37 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63025 Yes, you acknowledge that the award is shared by all of us involved in the transition movement, but you do provide a very fine figure-head for the movement, svelte footprint an' all! Yes, you acknowledge that the award is shared by all of us involved in the transition movement, but you do provide a very fine figure-head for the movement, svelte footprint an’ all!

]]> By: James http://transitionculture.org/2009/06/04/an-evening-at-the-observer-ethical-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-63023 James Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:42:12 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2672#comment-63023 (Steve - Brilliant!) (Steve – Brilliant!)

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